Sveriges mest populära poddar

Sci Guys

31: Talking Animals

45 min • 18 november 2019
“You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you” were the last words of Alex the Parrot, who may have been the only animal to understand and engage in human speech

We cover the life of Alex, and the controversy surrounding his supposed ability to actually speak English. 

References and Further Reading
  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/science/10cnd-parrot.html
  2. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/sep/13/usa.stephenmoss
  3. https://youtu.be/rrX1nrvPbLY
  4. https://youtu.be/62rXKjXgr60
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/science/10cnd-parrot.html
  6. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-parrots-mimic/
  7. https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/how-do-parrots-talk/amp/
  8. http://whoami.sciencemuseum.org.uk/whoami/findoutmore/yourbrain/whatisspecialabouthumanlanguage/howdoesyourbraincontrollanguage/howdoyouspeak
  9. https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=129083762
Support us on Patreon:
patreon.com/SciGuys

Watch us on YouTube:
youtube.com/SciGuys

Follow the Sci Guys
@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
Förekommer på
00:00 -00:00