Readings

1. The impact of environment on the comprehension of declarative communication in apes.

2. Cognitive skills of dolphin communication

3. The ethics of artificial intelligence

Discussion

1. Are we just “missing” language in other species? Do our capabilities and/or hubris prevent us from recognizing the languages of other species or is language truly something special and different to humans? You may want to think about the importance of comparative psychology in understanding human behavior and/or cognition.