You may have seen Snowball, the dancing cockatoo on YouTube. I first saw the video and thought it was hilarious. Here is an interview with a scientist who has studied the birds movements, and how it relates to humans dancing. It is interesting to hear him talk about his work, however, I am not sure just studying Snowball will lead to any breakthroughs in the field.
Snowball: the dancing cockatoo
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That's pretty interesting. I laughed pretty hard when I originally saw the video. It's kind of funny how connections are being made today from entertainment (YouTube, etc.) to actual science.
ReplyDeleteI'm out of the YouTube loop, so I hadn't seen this video. It is a funny concept that a pop culture sensation (for lack of a better term) is actually inspiring someone's work.
ReplyDelete(In addition, this sort of thing will be interesting to students, since I'm sure all of them are viewing the most popular videos each week.)
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