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From the Ted Talk by Joshua Klein: A thought experiment on the intelligence of crows

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(Laughter)

So, the moral being: don't piss off crows. So now, students at the University of Washington that are studying these crows, do so with a giant wig and a big mask.

(luhtaegr)

It's fairly irestnietng.

(Laughter)

So we know these crwos are really smart, but the more I dug into this, the more I found that they actually have an even more significant aoatadtipn.

Video: Crows have become highly skilled at mnkaig a living in these new urban environments. In this Japanese city, they have devised a way of eating a food that normally they can't manage: drop it among the traffic. The problem now is collecting the bits, without getting run over. Wait for the light to stop the traffic. Then, collect your cracked nut in safety.

Open Cloze


(Laughter)

So, the moral being: don't piss off crows. So now, students at the University of Washington that are studying these crows, do so with a giant wig and a big mask.

(________)

It's fairly ___________.

(Laughter)

So we know these _____ are really smart, but the more I dug into this, the more I found that they actually have an even more significant __________.

Video: Crows have become highly skilled at ______ a living in these new urban environments. In this Japanese city, they have devised a way of eating a food that normally they can't manage: drop it among the traffic. The problem now is collecting the bits, without getting run over. Wait for the light to stop the traffic. Then, collect your cracked nut in safety.

Solution


  1. adaptation
  2. laughter
  3. interesting
  4. making
  5. crows

Original Text


(Laughter)

So, the moral being: don't piss off crows. So now, students at the University of Washington that are studying these crows, do so with a giant wig and a big mask.

(Laughter)

It's fairly interesting.

(Laughter)

So we know these crows are really smart, but the more I dug into this, the more I found that they actually have an even more significant adaptation.

Video: Crows have become highly skilled at making a living in these new urban environments. In this Japanese city, they have devised a way of eating a food that normally they can't manage: drop it among the traffic. The problem now is collecting the bits, without getting run over. Wait for the light to stop the traffic. Then, collect your cracked nut in safety.

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