Watch this short ted talk (its like 6-8 minutes long) and answer the following questions to it (link for it is in the image)

What realization did Dr. Natterson-Horowitz come to due to her work as both a cardiologist at UCLA and a contractor who helped the Los Angeles Zoo? What question did that raise in her mind?


What is one of the explanations that Dr. Natterson-Horowitz gives for why there’s such a divide between treatment of humans and animals in contemporary society?


Name and describe one of the three conditions Dr. Natterson-Horowitz mentions that have been well-studied by veterinarians, who might have insights to provide in diagnosing or treating those conditions in human patients.


Do you find Dr. Natterson-Horowitz’s argument that physicians can learn a lot from veterinarians convincing? What part of her argument is, to you, especially strong or weak?


Let’s play devil’s advocate. What are two arguments you would use to support the claim that medical doctors and veterinarians do not need to collaborate in the way that Natterson-Horowitz is suggesting?


Natterson-Horowitz mentions several programs that she works with to “close the gap” between medical doctors and veterinarians. What is another way that these two fields could collaborate?