Dolphins This article is more than 2 years oldDolphins have similar personality traits to humans, study findsThis article is more than 2 years oldCuriosity and sociability among traits found, despite dolphins having evolved separately for millions of years
Dolphins have developed a number of similar personality traits to humans, despite having evolved in vastly different environments, researchers have found.
A study, published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, looked at 134 male and female bottlenose dolphins from eight facilities across the world, with each dolphin’s personality being assessed by staff at the facilities. Read More...
Book of the dayJoyce Carol OatesReviewRunning the gamut from tragic to funny, Joyce Carol Oates’s immersive new novel is an uncomfortable snapshot of modern-day America
Words spill from Joyce Carol Oates with fabled prolificacy. In a career spanning more than half a century, the laurelled American author has published more than a hundred books, including volumes of poetry and essays, plays and numerous bestselling novels. An enviable backlist, except that its sheer bulk and range has sometimes led her to be taken for granted. Read More...
History booksReviewMike Jay’s fascinating book charts the development of mental health care through the lens of London’s infamous hospitalMike Jay’s beautifully designed book is a fascinating tour d’horizon of the treatment – and mistreatment – of mentally ill people, seen mostly through the lens of London’s Bethlem royal hospital. Founded in 1247 and now merged with the much younger Maudsley, this ancient institution has been by turns the archetypal “madhouse”, an asylum and a mental hospital. Read More...
