# Blue Dot: How animals influence human thought: A conversation with author Michael Bond

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Podcast: [Blue Dot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-dot-396518)
Published: 2026-07-31T17:40:09+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-07-31/blue-dot-how-animals-influence-human-thought-a-conversation-with-author-michael-bond
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## Resource

Host Dave Schlom is joined by British author Michael Bond, author of the new book, Animate: How Animals Shape the Human Mind. Bond specializes in writing about psychology and human behavior and in this masterful work, he goes back to the very beginnings of humanity's relationship with the animal world.

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