SIGAL SAMUEL: From the 1993 blockbuster Free Willy to the recent Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher, a core premise of the animal rights movement — that intelligent, autonomous creatures deserve our moral concern — has seeped into pop culture. As we’ve learned more about whale language, the movement to save the whales has grown. As … Continue reading NEVER MIND: Why do we care how smart animals are? Maybe we shouldn’t