Justin Gregg

Financial Times Best Books for Summer 'Entertaining and original.' Guardian 'Accessible and insightful, it's a thought-provoking read.' Observer 'Highly readable.' The Times 'Nothing less than brilliant.' Wall Street Journal What if human intelligence is actually more of a liability than a gift? After all, the animal kingdom, in all its diversity, gets by just fine without it. At first glance,...

Ever glanced at your cat and wondered if they were plotting something? Or passed a car and thought it seemed ‘friendly’, ‘surprised’ or ‘angry’ depending on the shape of its headlights?Anthropomorphism – 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...