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vanessa woods author researcher journalist home videos books articles bio duke puppy kindergarten order book videos books puppy kindergarten the new science of raising a great dog purchase book convincingly shows that each puppy is a unique puzzle solve it and you will have a perfect friend anderson cooper host of anderson cooper 360 a firehose of knowledge suffused with levity and charm from the ingenious minds behind the puppy kindergarten at duke university alexandra horowitz author of the new york times 1 bestseller inside of a dog wonderful these explanations of individual canine foibles will make raising your next best friend more fascinating successful and joyful than ever richard wrangham author of the goodness paradox survival of the friendliest understanding our origins and rediscovering our common humanity purchase book brilliant eye opening and absolutely inspiring and a riveting read hare and woods have written the perfect book for our time cass sunstein author of how change happens and co author of nudge powerful insightful accessible this book gives me hope megan phelps roper author of unfollow how can a top predator like the wolf have evolved to become man s best friend finally a book that explains in the clearest terms how friendliness and cooperation shaped dogs and humans this book left me with a happy and optimistic view of nature isabella rossellini actress and activist the genius of dogs new york times bestseller purchase book the genius of dogs is a fascinating look at what goes on between the ears of the animals we share our lives with i found it entertaining fast moving and filled with gee whiz insights that gave me a new appreciation for the complex social intelligence of man s best friend john grogan author of marley me and the longest trip home the genius of dogs is a fantastic book it makes it very clear that there are different kinds of intelligence all dog lovers should read this book temple grandin author of animals make us human and animals in translation the genius of dogs is not just about dogs and not just about genius it s an exciting detective story by two comparative biologists with amazing discoveries to report bernd heinrich author of mind of the raven bonobo handshake winner of the thomas lowell award purchase book this is a startling book page after page astonished me a beautifully written journey into the tangled jungle of the human mind it also brings us movingly into intimate loving contact with our extraordinary cousins this is a compelling story told with striking honesty humor and intelligence alan alda actor director screenwriter comedian and author funny adventurous and heartbreaking woods takes us with her to darkest africa to meet our nearest relative the nearly extinct bonobo this must read book illuminates extraordinary courage in both people and animals sara gruen author of new york times bestseller water for elephants don t think that this is just a book about apes it s a love story an adventure story and a political education about a country that has seen more tragedy and inhumanity than you can imagine above all it s an introduction to creatures who have every claim to being more human in the best sense of the word than we are adam hochschild author of the award winning king leopold s ghost articles which pups will make the grade as a service dog washington post dogs and bonobos can help humans build a more peaceful society the news observer natural selection favors the friendly north carolina public radio survival of the friendliest why kindness not aggression helped humans thrive science focus humans owe our evolutionary success to friendship popular science one advantageous way humans are more like dogs than neanderthals inverse friendliest not fittest is key to evolutionary survival scientists argue in book washington post friendliness and cooperation are secrets of humans success psychology today not so random acts science finds that being kind pays off ap news survival of the friendliest scientific american why bonobos don t kill each other new york times why so many books about dogs new york times survival of the friendliest bbc wildlife being human bbc wildlife under the congo s spell sydney morning herald rumble in the jungle cosmos triumph of the friendly cass sunstein bio vanessa woods is the director of the duke puppy kindergarten and an award winning writer and journalist in 2010 her book bonobo handshake a memoir of love and adventure in congo won the thomas lowell award for non fiction and her children s book it s true space turns you into spaghetti was named an acclaimed book by the royal society in 2007 her books have been translated into 12 languages woods received the australiasian science award for journalism in 2004 in 2022 vanessa was voted a duke icon by the duke community and selected by a special committee at the chronicle an award which recognizes kindness passion talent or intellect woods and hare live together with their dog in north carolina their first book together the genius of dogs was a new york times bestseller and their second book survival of the friendliest was an international bestseller and won the smart book of the year 2022 vanessa is the director of the duke puppy kindergarten a project funded by the national institute of health with the goal of helping graduate more service dogs by studying the development of their cognition from 8 to 20 weeks old puppies go through their final rapid stage of brain development by playing problem solving games with puppies at regular intervals we can see which cognitive skills come online at which time points the results allow us to predict which puppies are most likely to graduate as service dogs through our work with canine companions puppies and ears eyes nose and paws we have discovered that puppies have multiple intelligences and when these intelligences emerge follow the puppies on instagram vanessa woods is the director of the duke puppy kindergarten and an award winning writer and journalist her book the genius of dogs is a new york times bestseller bonobo handshake a memoir of love and adventure in congo won the thomas lowell award for non fiction and her children s book it s true space turns you into spaghetti was named an acclaimed book by the royal society her books have been translated into 12 languages woods also received the australiasian science award for journalism in 2004 useful links videos books articles bio duke puppy kindergarten contact me bonobohandshake gmail com www vanessawoods net vanessa woods all rights reserved website powered by sanibel technologies llc