Scientists Confirm That Cats a) Are Pretty Smart, b) Don't Really Care What You Want

Yes, your cat is very special, and your dog is very cute. Millions of years of evolution, however—tens of thousands in the company of humans—have instilled cats and dogs with some particular traits and mental skills. And while cat people and dog people love to debate the superiority of their preferred pet, pet lovers who really want to compare and contrast species-wide superiority would do best to turn to the science of animal cognition.
 One problem: According to David Grimm, writing at Slate, there's oodles of research on how dogs think. Not so for cats.