tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post8635444172589638284..comments2023-11-03T09:29:33.763-04:00Comments on good evening: THIS VIDEO OF A CROW BROKE MY BRAINhodg-manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095136165935728617noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-34819122558083267382008-05-25T10:56:00.000-04:002008-05-25T10:56:00.000-04:00Thanks so very much for introducing me to TED.org....Thanks so very much for introducing me to TED.org. This is a wonderful resource, especially for an educator who wants to illuminate minds.sgreerpitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764262558160301061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-61950137866581905142008-05-22T02:51:00.000-04:002008-05-22T02:51:00.000-04:00lhyzz, that fact makes it even more mind warping.....lhyzz, that fact makes it even more mind warping...<BR/><BR/>thanks for sharing... <BR/><BR/>i can now commence wasting even more time on the internet researching a new topic...crow intelligence...<BR/><BR/>off to google!OrAreWe Artistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860788556894106661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-86063488194852944602008-05-22T00:44:00.000-04:002008-05-22T00:44:00.000-04:00Very nice presentation, I love his vending machine...Very nice presentation, I love his vending machine. <BR/><BR/>I've been studying crows and other corvids as a hobby for a couple of years. Crows and Ravens are actually very personable animals, and have very quirky and unique personalities. <BR/><BR/>The speaker made a slight mistake in recounting the story of "Betty," the New Caledonian Crow, and her hook-making innovation. The researchers put two wires in the cage: a bent one, and a straight one. They wanted to see if the crows would pick the correct tool for the job (the hook). Unfortunately, one of the other crows figured out that the food was inaccessible without the hook, so he made off with it so he could monopolize all the meals. That is what left Betty bereft of a proper hook and inspired her tool-making.Lhyzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18284527304359354892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-6142204896038664842008-05-21T03:48:00.000-04:002008-05-21T03:48:00.000-04:00Where do they find these smart people who want to ...Where do they find these smart people who want to fix the world? Why don't we just round up all the Ted speakers and put them in charge, in the fashion of Plato's Republic? That would solve EVERYTHING.Anton Seimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241903691845785010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-3635614976048191442008-05-21T02:37:00.000-04:002008-05-21T02:37:00.000-04:00I would never suggest that Corvids have no place i...I would never suggest that Corvids have no place in the inevitable nonhuman revolution, but it is <A HREF="http://telecommuniculturey.blogspot.com/2007/02/im-stabby-mcspear-put-me-in-your-tasty.html" REL="nofollow">the chimpanzees with pointy sticks</A> against whom we must remain ever vigilant.Matildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864272738244481954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-9730905650035697922008-05-20T22:31:00.000-04:002008-05-20T22:31:00.000-04:00Shit. THIS episode of RadioLab (damn you HTML!):h...Shit. THIS episode of RadioLab (damn you HTML!):<BR/><BR/>http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2008/03/14Laura Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002216932517170040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-47920989778838996232008-05-20T22:30:00.000-04:002008-05-20T22:30:00.000-04:00The crow bending the wire made my head explode. Th...The crow bending the wire made my head explode. <BR/><BR/>This<A HREF="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2008/03/14" REL="nofollow"></A> episode of RadioLab also made my head explode.<BR/><BR/>Good thing I have a regenerating head.Laura Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002216932517170040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-75523901408107613632008-05-20T19:23:00.000-04:002008-05-20T19:23:00.000-04:00Very cool. I already knew a little bit about crow ...Very cool. I already knew a little bit about crow intelligence and was glad to learn more. Those critters have plenty to uh crow about.Thomas Burchfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554344522458052169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-31351776685902749162008-05-20T16:49:00.000-04:002008-05-20T16:49:00.000-04:00Reminiscent of this awesome little piece that was ...Reminiscent of this awesome little piece that was in Harper's magazine a few years back: <A HREF="http://www.utne.com/2001-03-01/Countoncrows.aspx" REL="nofollow">Count on Crows</A>.Tim Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637376679373704808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-19857273211310378542008-05-20T16:45:00.000-04:002008-05-20T16:45:00.000-04:00I'm glad the embed worked because you forgot to li...I'm glad the embed worked because you forgot to link to anything when you said "JUST GO HERE."<BR/><BR/>(I also like that you said "<I>IF</I> THE EMBED FAILS" and not "<I>WHEN</I> THE EMBED FAILS". <BR/><BR/>That shows you are learning! <BR/>Learning like a crow!)DeleteMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745497092490330425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-45653110892378384262008-05-20T16:12:00.000-04:002008-05-20T16:12:00.000-04:00And you didn't ask Zimbardo what he was in the int...And you didn't ask Zimbardo what he was in the interstitial periods between filming his tv show? He always signed off, "until next time I'm Philip Zimbardo."nelsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715328405427421323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-60405232184924994592008-05-20T15:25:00.000-04:002008-05-20T15:25:00.000-04:00The first time I saw Zimbardo in person, his evil ...The first time I saw Zimbardo in person, his evil scientist beard broke my brain.<BR/><BR/>Obviously my brain is very fragile.Annie Wuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07007720908515914893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-10587691739720953682008-05-20T15:02:00.000-04:002008-05-20T15:02:00.000-04:00If you split the tongue of a crow when it's young ...If you split the tongue of a crow when it's young it can actually learn to mimic human voices.<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nqpo9F_4Sc&feature=related<BR/><BR/>It's not reading the words of course, it's just trained to say different things on different cues, but it's very impressive nevertheless.bcwoodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259036475770620452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-82718811370165372492008-05-20T14:45:00.001-04:002008-05-20T14:45:00.001-04:00"Moral-Do not piss off crows."No shit."Moral-Do not piss off crows."<BR/>No shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-68358365829820956502008-05-20T14:45:00.000-04:002008-05-20T14:45:00.000-04:00This, shortly after JoCo performs with Bill Corbet...This, shortly after JoCo performs with Bill Corbett (aka Crow) -- what kind of deranged scientist millionaire crow doom do you two have planned for all of us?<BR/><BR/>Nevermore.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056721426777461131noreply@blogger.com