Shreesha Bhat

“a recent study found that people learn better after a quiet stroll through the woods than after a noisy walk down a city street.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Will focusing on de-extinction and designer pets distract us from protecting existing endangered species or mistreated and neglected companion animals?”
― Jennifer A. Doudna, A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution

“Labradors are prone to some thirty genetic conditions, 60 percent of golden retrievers succumb to cancer, beagles are commonly afflicted with epilepsy, and Cavalier King Charles spaniels suffer from seizures and persistent pain due to their deformed skulls.66 These poignant medical problems haven’t kept humans from letting tastes dictate the genotype and phenotype of humankind’s best friend.”
― Jennifer A. Doudna, A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution

“Being truly connected to the other person happens when we see them in a way that’s both emotional and rational, especially if we include listening with our eyes: looking for clues in the face, in gestures—in all the nonverbal signs of a state of mind. It’s complete and total listening. First, it’s understanding what another person is feeling—what’s usually called empathy—and second, an awareness of what another person is thinking—what scientists call Theory of Mind.”
― Alan Alda, If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating