What We Are Reading Today: A Dog’s World

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Updated 11 May 2023
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What We Are Reading Today: A Dog’s World

Authors: Jessica Pierce & Marc Bekoff

What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? “A Dog’s World” imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now.

Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff show how dogs are quick learners who are highly adaptable and opportunistic, and they offer compelling evidence that dogs already do survive on their own—and could do so in a world without us.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Mystery of the Mind’ by Wilder Penfield

Updated 09 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Mystery of the Mind’ by Wilder Penfield

Can the mind be explained by what we know about the brain? Is a person’s being determined by their body alone or by their mind and body as separate elements?

With a foreword by Charles W. Hendel, an introduction by William Feindel, and reflections by Sir Charles Symonds, “The Mystery of the Mind” is Penfield’s compelling personal account of his experiences as a neurosurgeon and scientist observing the inner workings of the brain in conscious patients.