Q&A: Do rats like taking selfies?

Hi! I’m Jacqueline Nesi, a clinical psychologist and professor at Brown University, co-founder of Tech Without Stress, and mom of two young kids.

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Email Subject Line: Even Rats Are Taking Selfies Now (and Enjoying It) - The New York Times

Email: Ok. So you had to realize I was going to send this to you right?

-Dad

I’m happy to report that today’s question—which, admittedly, is not exactly a question—comes from my own dad. Before we dive in, one thing you should know about my dad is that he has long been fascinated by the psychologist B.F. Skinner (creator of the Skinner Box and pioneer of modern behaviorism). To illustrate, here’s a story from my childhood that I absolutely never thought I would share in public, but here we are: