Wednesday, September 12, 2007

bird brains

Alex the super-smart parrot just died. (Obsidian Wings) (NYT) He could tell shapes and colors, answer questions, and express frustration and boredom at tedious science experiments on him. LOL.

Good assignment for early intelligence week -- pair it up with this study of chimp brains and the differences between them and toddlers. (AS) (CogNews has the full report) The findings appear in the Sept. 7, 2007 issue of the journal of Science.

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