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Speaking of Psychology — Some birds talk, but do they understand you? With Irene Pepperberg, PhD
Scout ratingSCOUT· 27%38m·2024-11-06·Science

Some birds talk, but do they understand you? With Irene Pepperberg, PhD

Speaking of Psychology · 308

“Birdbrain” may be an insult, but birds are far smarter than they’re often given credit for. Irene Pepperberg, PhD, talks about her five decades of research with gray parrots, how she teaches parrots to communicate with English words, how birds’ mathematical and other abilities compare with young children, how the…

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