Susana Monsó is associate professor of philosophy in the Department of Logic, History, and Philosophy of Science at the National Distance Education University. Her work focuses on the socio-cognitive capacities of animals and their ethical implications. She has published in leading journals in her field, such as Philosophical Quarterly, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Synthese, Erkenntnis, and Philosophy of Science. Her book, Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death (2024, Princeton University Press), was recommended in The New York Times and The Guardian and selected as one of the best books of 2024 by The New Yorker. It is being translated into twelve languages, including Chinese (Unread Sky).