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Sep 17 2009

How do dogs perceive time?

26 min 2 movies discussed
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A dog that knows exactly when its owners will arrive home every day seems to have a human perception of time, but in fact, they perceive time very differently than we do. Find out more about how dogs view time in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

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In this episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating question of whether dogs can actually perceive time or if they're just living in an eternal present moment. They explore the difference between episodic memory (remembering specific experiences) and semantic memory (learned facts and behaviors), debating whether your dog's dinnertime excitement is based on past memories predicting the future or just biological programming. The hosts challenge some scientific theories about animal consciousness and get into some surprisingly deep philosophical territory about what it really means to experience time.


Movies Discussed

30 Rock
30 Rock
2006
★ 7.5
"we compared them up and showed a 30 rock — Chuck mentioned that they had compared the Muppets to the TV show 30 Rock in a previous episode." — Chuck
The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World
The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World
2025
★ 6.8
"I found it in the Daily Mail, which is not known for satire — Josh mentioned finding a news story about a dog being used as a witness in a French criminal case in The Daily Mail." — Josh

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