New essay! Why have we paid so much attention to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, while the study of animal intelligence continues at a skeptical crawl?

A new post! open.substack.com/pub/wildlive...

Every day science discovers ways in which these remarkable insects are capable of reasoning, risk assessment, and understanding. So are we. 🐝 open.substack.com/pub/wildlive...

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Wild Lives: Essays on Animal Behavior
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Hello friends! I have decided to share more of my writing more often, and so I've started a Substack! My goal is to share an essay on bird/wildlife behavior weekly (😬), so if you would like to keep up, or at least keep me accountable, consider subscribing!

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Here's an article about one my animal training inspirations, Karen Pryor, who recently passed, and what her work taught me and the birds I work with.
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I donate to the VT Herp Atlas, and you should too! gofund.me/ff185b02 Jim is a generous, dedicated soul who truly cares about these vulnerable animals in our brave little state. #wildlifeconservation #wildlifescience #reptileconservation #ilovevermont

"Climate action shouldn’t be the exclusive domain of environmental activists who pass a purity test based on intention, but instead on a pragmatic evaluation of what is required to make decarbonization good business, irrespective of politics." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/o...

It's almost always a good time to #OptOutside; you never know whoooooo you may stumble across (I'm so sorry).

"Those who live & work alongside animals, whether they’re scientists or not often think... that animals can speak with one another... Instead of being surprised by the discovery of each 'unexpected' animal ability, maybe we should be surprised that humans have such low expectations." bit.ly/3UX9EG4