{"product_id":"humanish-by-justin-gregg-9780861549825","title":"Humanish","description":"\u003cp\u003eEver 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthropomorphism – the irresistible desire to apply human characteristics to animals, natural phenomena and even inanimate objects – is as natural as breathing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd 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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiving into the strange way anthropomorphism shapes our understanding of the world, Gregg offers an eye-opening, humorous 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 an eye-opening journey through the strange world of anthropomorphism and explores what it reveals about this weird and wonderful bias within us all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288511561964,"sku":"9780861549825","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/817f2d44f156fc50596c00bbc428671c.jpg?v=1770630352","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/humanish-by-justin-gregg-9780861549825","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}