{"product_id":"humanish-1st-oct","title":"Humanish (1st Oct)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e: What talking to your cat or naming your car reveals about the uniquely human need to humanise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEver glanced at your cat and wondered if they were plotting something? Or passed a car and thought its headlights looked ‘angry’?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnthropomorphism – the irresistible desire to apply human characteristics to animals, natural phenomena and even inanimate objects – is as natural as breathing. And it gets weirder… Million-dollar industries have sprung up to provide ‘cosmetic enhancements’ for dogs who’ve had the snip – their (inevitably male) owners wracked with guilt that their pets might be missing out on… something. Similarly, Justin Gregg, a researcher with the Dolphin Communication Project, regularly receives emails from mothers-to-be convinced that dolphins would make excellent midwives (spoiler alert: they definitely wouldn’t).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiving into the strange way anthropomorphism shapes our understanding of the world, Gregg offers an eye-opening journey through human perception. From cinema’s obsession with talking animals to the way we interact with our soon-to-be robot overlords, Humanish takes a hilarious journey through the strange world of anthropomorphism and explores what it reveals about this weird and wonderful bias within us all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Illuminating and lively.’ Guardian, Book of the Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Everyone who is interested in both human and animal behaviour will love this book.' Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Hilarious, engaging, informative, timely, and astute, and truly addictive to read.' Alie Ward, host of Ologies podcast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'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\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book House (Thame)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56348197749121,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/7873\/5421\/files\/9780861549849.jpg?v=1791044384","url":"https:\/\/shop.thebookhousethame.co.uk\/products\/humanish-1st-oct","provider":"The Book House Thame","version":"1.0","type":"link"}