SCOUT· 35%19m·2026-10-26·ScienceIsabella Rossellini on how acting connects to animal cognition
Pass the cocktail napkins and refill your glass because we’re having a dinner party. You’ll be between Isabella Rossellini, the Italian model, movie star, and director; and ecologist Carl Safina, author of many books, including “Beyond Words: What Animals Think And Feel." This might seem like an unusual pairing, but…
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“As a social information scientist, I don't agree with the statement at the end about science having the questions, or even the answers. Rather, it provides us with methods by we can explore such questions in search of (falsifiable) answers.…”
“I think in the beginning that not anthropomorphizing was needed to legitimize the science of animal behavior. The reader will most likely anthropomorphize when doing their own interpretation and cynics will change their views.”
“Oh my goodness. Isabella Rossellini & Dr. Carl Safina are of my generation! I was good at science in school, and I love understanding biology, animals, plants, and much more. By the time it was time to go to college, I wanted to learn ethol…”
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