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A thought experiment on the intelligence of crows

2,757,511 views | Joshua Klein • TED2008

Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant thought experiment: a machine that could form a new bond between animal and human.

Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant thought experiment: a machine that could form a new bond between animal and human.

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Participate in the experiment for yourself — set up a Crow Box to test how wild crows adapt to perform basic tasks.

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Joshua Klein is a fervent hacker of all things, including wet, pulpy systems like animals and people and the way they behave.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Participate in the experiment for yourself — set up a Crow Box to test how wild crows adapt to perform basic tasks.