The Genius of Birds
ISBN-13:
9781594205217
ISBN-10:
1594205213
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Jennifer Ackerman
Publication date:
2016
Publisher:
Penguin Press
Format:
Hardcover
352 pages
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9781594205217
ISBN-10:
1594205213
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Jennifer Ackerman
Publication date:
2016
Publisher:
Penguin Press
Format:
Hardcover
352 pages
Summary
The Genius of Birds (ISBN-13: 9781594205217 and ISBN-10: 1594205213), written by authors
Jennifer Ackerman, was published by Penguin Press in 2016.
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Description
An award-winning science writer tours the globe to reveal what makes birds capable of such extraordinary feats of mental prowess
Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. According to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores their newly discovered brilliance and how it came about.
As she travels around the world to the most cutting-edge frontiers of research, Ackerman not only tells the story of the recently uncovered genius of birds but also delves deeply into the latest findings about the bird brain itself that are shifting our view of what it means to be intelligent. At once personal yet scientific, richly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and fiercely intelligent creatures.
Ackerman is also the author of Birds by the Shore: Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast.
Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. According to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores their newly discovered brilliance and how it came about.
As she travels around the world to the most cutting-edge frontiers of research, Ackerman not only tells the story of the recently uncovered genius of birds but also delves deeply into the latest findings about the bird brain itself that are shifting our view of what it means to be intelligent. At once personal yet scientific, richly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and fiercely intelligent creatures.
Ackerman is also the author of Birds by the Shore: Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast.
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Apr 15, 2024
The book is a superb read! I'm a retired Neuroscientist who once piddled with bird brain structure and I'm totally impressed by what has happened with understanding avian neurobiology. The book captures decades/centuries of understanding (and more misunderstanding!) of what is/is not known of brain function in birds. And it does so in readable fashion, written by an author who writes with the pleasant storytelling manner of a writer but who could pass for a well-read working neuroscientist! Great book!!
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