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4.0 AVERAGE
Um daqueles livros legais de ler pelas curiosidades que ele vai contando, na mesma linha do Are We Smart Enough.
Ackerman tirou o livro para mostrar como tem uma série de comportamentos entre aves que mostram que elas sabem muito mais do que parece. Com mais câmeras, mais cientistas e mais pessoas filmando e compartilhando o comportamento dos bichos, estamos tendo muito mais chances de saber o que os animais fazem. Quem mais iria acreditar que corvos fazem snowboarding se não fosse pelo YouTube? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WupH8oyrAo
Ela passa por vários tipos de inteligência, espacial, comunicação, social, capacidade de aprender. E ao longo do livro vai contando como descobrimos aquilo e explicando até detalhes como o que faz uma espécie capaz de aprender novas habilidades quando a espécie mais próxima não aprende nada de novo.
Ackerman tirou o livro para mostrar como tem uma série de comportamentos entre aves que mostram que elas sabem muito mais do que parece. Com mais câmeras, mais cientistas e mais pessoas filmando e compartilhando o comportamento dos bichos, estamos tendo muito mais chances de saber o que os animais fazem. Quem mais iria acreditar que corvos fazem snowboarding se não fosse pelo YouTube? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WupH8oyrAo
Ela passa por vários tipos de inteligência, espacial, comunicação, social, capacidade de aprender. E ao longo do livro vai contando como descobrimos aquilo e explicando até detalhes como o que faz uma espécie capaz de aprender novas habilidades quando a espécie mais próxima não aprende nada de novo.
informative
slow-paced
Overused the phrase "inspired experiment" and under explained the potential ethical problems with some experiments
This book had a lot of information and was super cool. It was an enjoyable read even though it took me a long time to get through.
I like birds.
I like birds.
I'm so torn on this one. On the one hand, this was at times a fascinating read, very interesting and the author's passion was obvious and infectious. On the other hand, it also sometimes felt scattered and unfocused/disorganized and somewhat repetitive. I personally wonder if it suffered from too ambitious an approach; trying to speak to the intelligence of all manner of birds in all manner of ways - tackling corvid ingenuity, mockingbird singing, pigeon mapping/navigation, and dozens of other bird species in one singular forum felt like a big challenge that wasn't quite met.
Overall, a good read but I think, a bit of a missed opportunity.
Overall, a good read but I think, a bit of a missed opportunity.
informative
medium-paced
informative
slow-paced
informative
medium-paced
Excellent exploration of brainy birds. Anyone with even a passing interest in birds will enjoy the anecdotes of avian intelligence and the scientific research that is uncovering the remarkable abilities of these creatures. Highly recommended.
I've read a few books on animal intelligence, and I feel unconvinced. This book is not bad (certainly much better than Soul of an Octopus, a truly awful piece of garbage), but I think it makes two common mistakes. The first is anthropomorphizing animals. My favorite example is from jays "cheating on their partners" which requires a lot of intelligence of terms of not getting caught. Maybe they're just spreading their DNA? Maybe they just be sluts. There's no reason to think that the birds are trying not to "get caught" but the author imagines a soap opera where the birds are carefully crafting romantic trysts with one another, so bird smart.
Second is that the examples of intelligence are only impressive if you start from the assumption that the animals are dumb to begin with. If you start from the position of "evolution crafted this behavior for a very particular reason that we might not understand yet, but there is a reason." If a crow solves a puzzle, is it consciously planning everything out and imagining a blueprint in its mind, or is this just following a evolutionary response to not starving to death?
In general, these books never really get past the initial hurdle of "what is intelligence?" You can make the definition as broad or narrow as you want just to say that anything or anyone is intelligent.
Second is that the examples of intelligence are only impressive if you start from the assumption that the animals are dumb to begin with. If you start from the position of "evolution crafted this behavior for a very particular reason that we might not understand yet, but there is a reason." If a crow solves a puzzle, is it consciously planning everything out and imagining a blueprint in its mind, or is this just following a evolutionary response to not starving to death?
In general, these books never really get past the initial hurdle of "what is intelligence?" You can make the definition as broad or narrow as you want just to say that anything or anyone is intelligent.