Bird Brain vs. Brainy Birds

If someone calls you a "bird brain," thank them for the compliment. Birds are highly intelligent according to Edward A. Wasserman of the University of Iowa. He had much to say on this subject during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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The Magic of Music

A surgeon struck by lightning and a dancing parrot hold clues to music’s profound effects.
by Geoff Olson

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