
Animals That Make Believe
Jason G. Goldman is a science journalist based in Los Angeles. He has written about animal behavior, wildlife biology, conservation, and ecology for Scientific American, Los Angeles magazine, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the BBC, Conservation magazine, and elsewhere. He contributes to Scientific American's "60-Second Science" podcast, and is co-editor of Science Blogging: The Essential Guide (Yale University Press). He enjoys sharing his wildlife knowledge on television and on the radio, and often speaks to the public about wildlife and science communication.

Animals That Make Believe

Putting Science on Screen (A Tale Told In Tweets)

Seven Things You Didn't Know About Ravens, Superbowl Edition

Eight Things You Didn't Know About Groundhogs

Tiger Tradeoffs: Balancing Medical and Psychological Well-Being in Zoos

Adventures in Pedantry: Fringe's Captain Windmark Can't Be A Toe-Tapper

Is Playtime All Fun and Games?

A Feathered Innovator
In a first for its species, a captive cockatoo creates a tool

The Best Animal Stories of 2012

Is Orangutan Culture Made of Ideas?

Science Seeker Editor's Selections: Music, Knowledge, Cortisol, Language

What Is Operant Conditioning? (and How Does It Explain Driving Dogs?)

Koalas and Bison Use the Same Rules for Choosing Mates

ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections: Dogs, Money, Sensation & Perception, NeuroNewtons, and DSM-5

You're Not As Special As You Think

For Word Learning, Size Matters If You're A Dog

ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections: Headaches, Turkey, Gratitude, and Dogs

Clever Captive Cockatoo Creates Tool, A First For His Species

ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections: Election Day Edition

ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections: Replications, Illusory Faces, High Art, and Fridge Moms

How Elections Are Decided: Who Would You Choose as Captain of Your Boat?

It's Time For Donors Choose

What Does It Mean To Be Human?

Sesame Street and Child Development