[ExI] nova on dogs

[Darin Sunley]

I know this. Chihuahuas and Pugs will never forgive us for what we've done
to them.

On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 10:44 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> Amazing stuff, ja?  That Nova on dogs proposes the theory that dogs
> descend from wolves who have the same sequence of genes that cause
> Williams-Beuren syndrome in humans.  If they are right, it explains a lotta
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> For so long I wondered if dogs love us for food, or just love us.  I have
> seen my own dog leave his own treat to come for some lovin from his
> peoples.  Could he be a wolf with WBS?  I have met a human with that
> syndrome, and I do see the similarities with a dog’s personality traits.
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> *From:* spike at rainier66.com <spike at rainier66.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 20 September, 2023 7:52 AM
> *To:* 'ExI chat list' <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> *Cc:* spike at rainier66.com
> *Subject:* nova on dogs
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> I have been a fan of Nova for most of my life (the TV series.)  I now get
> it on internet.
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> The episode on dog domestication whacks it outta the park.  It answers
> some questions I have wondered about for some time, such as: do dogs love
> us because we feed them, or do they love us because evolutionary psychology
> somehow created the brain circuitry for them to love us?
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> spike
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