“women ignore their cats so much cats don’t even bother trying very much with vocalizations” could have been an equally crap "interpretation. It’s one study with a hypothesis that hasn’t been duplicated, ever, let alone tested to control variables to prove the hypothesis. Nice clickbait article and that’s all that matters to the NYT in 2025 apparently.

I remember when science articles were actual scientifically validated and reasonably proven before someone would think to publish something. One study? Deserving an article?