Small Study: Young Gang Members Want Dogs Mostly for Companionship
60-Second Mind
English - June 18, 2011 04:00 - 2 minutes - ★★★★ - 215 ratingsScience Technology science technology minute brain behavior psychology psychiatry neuroscience scientific american 60-second Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Inattentional Blindness Can Make You Not Perceive Events
Next Episode: Paying in Cash Keeps Us Healthy
A study of 25 young gang and group members in South Wales found that they wanted dogs less as weapons or protection and mostly for companionship and socialization. Steve Mirsky reports