Katharina Brecht
katharinabrecht.bsky.social
Katharina Brecht
@katharinabrecht.bsky.social
Science Strategy at MDC Berlin / Bird Lady at heart
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October 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Absolutely thrilled to share my Ted Ed Lesson on corvid cognition and brains ed.ted.com/lessons/how-...
How smart are crows? - Katharina Brecht
In one of Aesop’s fables, a crow is searching for water. It spies a pitcher— but the water inside is beyond its reach. So, the crow begins dropping in pebbles. One-by-one, they displace the water, and...
ed.ted.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Reposted by Katharina Brecht
Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.
A crow's math skills include geometry
Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.
www.npr.org
April 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM