Date: 4/12/2022 08:35:07
From: buffy
ID: 1963070
Subject: Smart Pigeon Brains

I’ve been reading the December issue of Scientific American. I found this interesting. Short read.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pigeon-neurons-use-much-less-energy-than-those-of-mammals/

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Date: 4/12/2022 08:36:54
From: The Rev Dodgson
ID: 1963073
Subject: re: Smart Pigeon Brains

buffy said:


I’ve been reading the December issue of Scientific American. I found this interesting. Short read.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pigeon-neurons-use-much-less-energy-than-those-of-mammals/

So if someone calls you a bird brain it’s actually a compliment?

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Date: 4/12/2022 08:37:48
From: dv
ID: 1963074
Subject: re: Smart Pigeon Brains

buffy said:


I’ve been reading the December issue of Scientific American. I found this interesting. Short read.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pigeon-neurons-use-much-less-energy-than-those-of-mammals/

interesting

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Date: 4/12/2022 08:41:31
From: roughbarked
ID: 1963079
Subject: re: Smart Pigeon Brains

The Rev Dodgson said:


buffy said:

I’ve been reading the December issue of Scientific American. I found this interesting. Short read.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pigeon-neurons-use-much-less-energy-than-those-of-mammals/

So if someone calls you a bird brain it’s actually a compliment?

Has been for a long time. Birds aren’t stupid because they have a smaller brain than us. We are for not using all of ours.

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Date: 5/12/2022 19:48:56
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1963705
Subject: re: Smart Pigeon Brains

roughbarked said:


The Rev Dodgson said:

buffy said:

I’ve been reading the December issue of Scientific American. I found this interesting. Short read.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pigeon-neurons-use-much-less-energy-than-those-of-mammals/

So if someone calls you a bird brain it’s actually a compliment?

Has been for a long time. Birds aren’t stupid because they have a smaller brain than us. We are for not using all of ours.

Agree. Lots of really smart birds.

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Date: 5/12/2022 20:21:53
From: ms spock
ID: 1963718
Subject: re: Smart Pigeon Brains

mollwollfumble said:


roughbarked said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

So if someone calls you a bird brain it’s actually a compliment?

Has been for a long time. Birds aren’t stupid because they have a smaller brain than us. We are for not using all of ours.

Agree. Lots of really smart birds.

Much smarter than a lot of humans!

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Date: 5/12/2022 20:26:18
From: SCIENCE
ID: 1963721
Subject: re: Smart Pigeon Brains

quacks

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Date: 5/12/2022 20:43:44
From: ms spock
ID: 1963725
Subject: re: Smart Pigeon Brains

SCIENCE said:


quacks

quack quack!

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