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Birding Shanghai in March 2024

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Of course, me being me, this is a good reason to show it. As I am sure I have mentioned before, a lot of science work seems to aim to prove the obvious – though the researchers still phrase their results very carefully. ” Aren’t we all at least a little bit fascinated by psychology?

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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The first half describes the problem (why birds hit windows, the scale of the deaths, scientific research, what happens when birds strike windows) and the second half discusses what to do about it (community and worldwide education, window deterrent solutions, legal mandates and building codes, citizen science–what individuals can do).

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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

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Some researchers did an experiment that among humans is only done rarely and only via mistakes made in maternity hospitals. Similar to the rare human experiment, the results were generally acceptable, though of course that does not account for any potential psychological damage caused by the switch in parents.

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

10,000 Birds

This is something not seen in very young children but then typically develops and becomes observable and testable by psychology graduate students who have done innumerable studies on it. A number of research projects have sought to determine if some of these human brain abilities are found in other animals. But that’s another story.

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Of Eagle Abduction

10,000 Birds

I was pretty sure it was fake from the get-go, because who brings their baby to a golf course in Montreal to bait eagles? Experts and bloggers agree that this has in all probability never actually happened , although the Institute of Creation “Research” and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association are a bit more open to the claim.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

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research) rally in defense of his community (he considers himself a proxy for the entire UCLA community). He then says he goes to "exceptional lengths" to make ensure the physical and psychological welfare of the primates he uses, "except when it's absolutely necessary" to harm them. Guess what the answer is? No surprise there.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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Marc Hauser, a cognitive psychologist at Harvard University, recently opened his own such research lab and has 1,000 dogs lined up as subjects. In some cases, their research suggests that our pets are manipulating us rather than welling up with human-like feeling. Other facilities are operating in the U.S. and Europe.

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