[ExI] nova on dogs

[William Flynn Wallace]

Even more so - English Bulldog.  bill w

On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 12:01 PM Darin Sunley via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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