Humanish

‘Everyone who is interested in both human and animal behaviour will love this book. Justin Gregg uses interesting stories to explain anthropomorphism.‘―Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation

’Justin Gregg’s Humanish is hilarious, engaging, informative, timely, and astute, and truly addictive to read. I wanted to hug the cover, and tell the pages they were doing a great job… His books live on my shelves, and they are my friends.’ —Alie Ward, host of Ologies podcast

‘From M3gan to Companion, from spiders to sapient briefcases – to how bonding emotionally with your guitar actually increases your inclusive fitness – Humanish taught me a lot. Thanks to the jokes, I barely even realized I was being educated. Neat trick.‘ —Peter Watts, Hugo Award-winning author of Blindsight

‘Going beyond a delightful explanation of why we dress our dogs in cute costumes, this is an engaging and timely investigation of how we interact with technology, politics and religion through a unique narrativizing lens – demonstrating that what makes us human is what we see as human-ish.‘―Adam Aleksic, author of Algospeak

’Humanish is at once a riveting read and a breath of fresh air. Justin Gregg opens our senses and our hearts to nature’s whims and to the other beings with whom we share our one and only planet. Identifying with them is a win-win for all.‘―Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals

‘Justin Gregg’s Humanish looks beyond whether it’s right or wrong to anthropomorphize, focusing instead on what prompts us to see human qualities in the non-human world and how it affects our decision-making. Thoughtfully reported and nuanced, Gregg’s book will forever change the way you look at your pets, other people, and the last, sad stuffed animal for sale on the shelf.‘ —Tove Danovich, author of Under the Henfluence

‘A comprehensive and enlightening look at a topic that becomes more important as the world around us becomes less human.‘—Adam Waytz, author of The Power of Human

Dr. Justin Gregg is a Senior Research Associate with the Dolphin Communication Project and an Adjunct Professor at St. Francis Xavier University where he lectures on animal behaviour and cognition. He is the author of If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal, a Waterstones and Times book of the year. He currently lives in rural Nova Scotia where he writes about science and contemplates the inner lives of the crows that live near his home.