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Watch as birds solve puzzles and challenge our basic notions of intelligence.
(Premiered December 20, 2017)
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Call somebody a “bird brain,” and you’re not delivering them a compliment. But as NOVA shows, birds turn out to have advanced problem-solving skills that we usually assume are unique to humans. Watch astonishing tests of avian aptitude: parrots that can plan for the future, jackdaws that can “read” human faces, and crows that can solve multi-step puzzles with tools like pebbles, sticks, and hooks. Could these just be clever tricks based on instinct or triggered by subtle cues from their human handlers? To rule out any doubts, NOVA puts feathered Einsteins through their paces and reveals skills that even three- or four-year-old children have a hard time mastering—such as putting off one reward now to get a bigger one later. From this revolution in thinking about our feathered friends, the conclusion seems irresistible that bird brains see the world in ways that aren’t so different from our own.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
05:08 Instinct vs. Intelligence
14:02 Flexible Thinking in Different Bird Species
28:14 Social Relationships of Birds
39:06 Understaying Delayed Exchanges
43:56 Do Birds Remember People?
48:06 Do Birds Feel Emotion?
51:16 Conclusion
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