TED Radio Hour: "Animals And Us" - Esteem For Animals Rising; Esteem For Humans Falling

Alan: I was especially taken by Ian Dunbar's "Are We Training Dogs All Wrong?"

"Do Animals Have Morals?" is also eyeopening.

And finally, America's inimitable Poet Laureate, Billy Collins, is - blessedly - Billy Collins.

Animals And Us

Our relationship with animals is complicated: we love and fear them; hunt, consume and protect them. In this hour, TED speakers explore what happens when humans and animals interact.

Jon Mooallem: Why Do We Care About Some Animals More Than Others?

Ian Dunbar: Are We Training Dogs All Wrong?

Billy Collins: What Do Our Dogs Really Think? A Poetic Possibility

Laurel Braitman: What Does Animal Madness Teach Us About Our Own?

Frans de Waal: Do Animals Have Morals?

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