Some birds can fashion tools and create tiny works of art, so why do we always underestimate their bird brains? In this panel discussion, recorded at the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival, Flora talks with writer Jennifer Ackerman and crow expert Alex Taylor about the genius of birds.  
Guests: writer Jennifer Ackerman and New Caledonian crow expert Alex Taylor.
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The Genius of Birds: Live From the Aspen Ideas Festival

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The Genius of Birds: Live From the Aspen Ideas Festival

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