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Einstein's parrot: a great brain and a bird brain spend time together

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The associated press reported the discovery of a diary that was of 62-page written by a woman, Johanna Fantova, who was a close friend of Albert Einstein. One fascinating revelation of the diary is that Einstein received a parrot as a 75th birthday gift, which by speaking in German-accented English recited a monologue.

Author: Mirsky, Steve
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
Behavior, Einstein, Albert, Cage birds, Pet birds

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Captive audience

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The journal 'Nature' published a study in which scientists made ferrets watch the movie 'The Matrix', as they were interested to know how a brain processes visual stimulation. The scientist found that watching the movie made an adult ferret brain's visual system work only a bit harder than its baseline output.

Author: Mirsky, Steve
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Criticism and interpretation, The Matrix (Motion picture)

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Check those figures

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The features of presenting famous scientists and personalities as action figures are presented. Some of the scientists are suggested for future designing as action figures.

Author: Mirsky, Steve
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
Design and construction, Personalities, Comic heroes

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