10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

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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New York City Birds Illinois Science 253

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

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.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Scientific research and expertise are needed here. The question can be raised: Why should these organisms be killed and others not be killed? If so, no moral objection based on the killing of animals could be raised to the eating of meat. Neither is it obvious, however, that eating microorganisms does not kill them.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken. There is no need for infants to be raised on cow's milk formulas. Unfortunately, switching from red meat to chicken does not help very much.

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40