The Wisdom of Crows

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| Mon May. 19, 2008 12:15 PM PDT

I'm fascinated by crows and the fact that they are always left off the list of super smart animals (dogs, dolphins, chimps). In fact, crows use and even create tools in impressive ways, and adapt to their environments so quickly it may shock you. Here's an interesting video on this subject from TED.com, where you can find a wealth of videos on perhaps more serious topics like how the news is geographically distorted and why we eat all wrong.

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