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Polly Wants a Video Chat

via New York Times

April 21, 2023

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By Emily Anthes

Parrots are popular pets, but they are highly intelligent creatures that need social connection and mental stimulation. A team of scientists wondered whether technology might help provide it. So they enrolled 18 parrots and their owners in an unusual experiment: Would the birds connect over video calls?

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