A scientist sniffs out the world of dogs
Clip: Season 4 Episode 19 | 7m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Alexandra Horowitz examines a dog's sense of smell.
Dogs may be man’s best friends, but how much do we actually know about our beloved pets? Alexandra Horowitz, professor of cognitive science at Barnard College and author of Being a Dog: Following the Dog into a World of Smell, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how she examines our four-legged friends by studying the complexities of their noses.
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A scientist sniffs out the world of dogs
Clip: Season 4 Episode 19 | 7m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Dogs may be man’s best friends, but how much do we actually know about our beloved pets? Alexandra Horowitz, professor of cognitive science at Barnard College and author of Being a Dog: Following the Dog into a World of Smell, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how she examines our four-legged friends by studying the complexities of their noses.
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