This book provides a lot of food for thought, and ranges from questions about what counts as intelligence to the organic networks we often overlook. I was especially intrigued by the idea of retooling surveillance devices to learn more about the animals we share the world with, rather than for the more nefarious purposes they are currently being used for. The only thing I will say is that the author skims over some topics that I wish he had spent a little more time with. Luckily, there are books like Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled Life, Rebecca Wragg Sykes' Kindred, and Ed Yong's An Immense World, to name a few, which offer more in depth information on mycorrhizal networks, neanderthals, and animal sense, respectively.

Recommended if you want a book that will pique your interest in many subject areas and give you a lot to think about, this is a good one to read. I highly recommend the audiobook, especially. The narrator is very good.

The perfect book for someone who wants to look at the world through a different lens. Exploring intelligence through Bridle’s curious eyes was a joy.

Thank you to the publisher, author and NetGalley for this ALC!

I expected something differed from the book. The cover screams pop culture science, but it’s more academic. The author redefines “intelligence” through case studies and anecdotes. Intelligence is SO much more than I realized and is something I’ll now be thinking about differently.