Humanish

How Anthropomorphism Makes Us Smart, Weird and Delusional

By: Justin Gregg

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Hardcover | 1 February 2026

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Ever glanced at your cat and wondered if they were plotting something? Or passed a car and thought it seemed âfriendlyâ, âsurprisedâ or âangryâ depending on the shape of its headlights?

Anthropomorphism â" the irresistible desire to apply human characteristics to animals, natural phenomena and even inanimate objects â" is as natural as breathing.

And it gets weirderâ¦ Million-dollar industries have sprung up to provide âcosmetic enhancementsâ for dogs whoâve had the snip â" their (inevitably male) owners wracked with guilt that their pets might be missing out onâ¦ something. Similarly, Justin Gregg, a researcher with the Dolphin Communication Project, regularly receives emails from mothers-to-be convinced that dolphins would make excellent midwives (spoiler alert: they definitely wouldnât).

Diving into the strange way anthropomorphism shapes our understanding of the world, Gregg offers an eye-opening, humorous journey through human perception. From cinemaâs obsession with talking animals to the way we interact with our soon-to-be robot overlords, Humanish takes an eye-opening journey through the strange world of anthropomorphism and explores what it reveals about this weird and wonderful bias within us all.

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