Animals' Understanding of Death w/ Susana Monsó

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

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Natural Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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On this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author and assistant professor at the Dept. of Logic, History, and Philosophy of Science at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Madrid, Susana Monsó. They discuss her new book, “Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death” which grapples with how animals conceive death—and what it can teach us about our own relationship with mortality. Follow Susana: @SusanaMonso

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Talk Nurdy. Today is Monday October 21st
0:18.0	2024 and I'm the host of the show, Dr. Kara Santa Maria.
0:22.6	And I want to thank you all for your birthday wishes.
0:24.8	Those of you who sent them to me,
0:25.8	the big four one this weekend.
0:27.8	It's bleh.
0:28.0	Thanks for your support in all these endeavors and 10 years of
0:33.8	podcasting. It's been it's been a wonderful time.
0:37.4	And as always before we get into this week's episode, I do want to thank those of
0:41.7	you who make Talk Nurdy possible.
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1:38.0	All right, let's get into it.
1:40.0	So this week I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Susanna Mansour.
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