My previous post also had some collection of "clever animals".
http://ajabgajab.blogspot.com/2009/12/clever-crow-octopus-does-it.html
However, I am amazed by the capacity of the chimp shown in the video.
I hope this does not scare you :D
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Friday, June 4, 2010
The Art of Problem Solving
The humans were regarded superior than other animals because of "inherent" art of problem solving. As we grew up hearing the stories of clever crow, they were regarded as mere fiction.
My previous post also had some collection of "clever animals".
http://ajabgajab.blogspot.com/2009/12/clever-crow-octopus-does-it.html
However, I am amazed by the capacity of the chimp shown in the video.
I hope this does not scare you :D
My previous post also had some collection of "clever animals".
http://ajabgajab.blogspot.com/2009/12/clever-crow-octopus-does-it.html
However, I am amazed by the capacity of the chimp shown in the video.
I hope this does not scare you :D
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Clever Crow, Octopus does it
We probably have heard of the story of thirsty (clever) crow.
The idea that only human have ideas to use stuffs around them to use as tools has been challenged in several fronts.
I think it comes down to our being able to assume the virtue of being super power in the earth bound ecosystem supported by ignorance.
The more we become aware of other living beings, the more we learn from nature because nature has also been teaching other living beings to struggle for existence.
The acts of clever crow has been captured in camera:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=clever+crow&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=RSooS9O1MYH8lAfFps2cDQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=8&ved=0CC4QqwQwBw#
On the same hand how about having smart Octopus?
http://video.google.com/videosearch?oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=smart%20octopus&um=1&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iv&tbo=0#emb=0&hl=en&q=smart+octopus+bbc&view=3
The idea that only human have ideas to use stuffs around them to use as tools has been challenged in several fronts.
I think it comes down to our being able to assume the virtue of being super power in the earth bound ecosystem supported by ignorance.
The more we become aware of other living beings, the more we learn from nature because nature has also been teaching other living beings to struggle for existence.
The acts of clever crow has been captured in camera:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=clever+crow&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=RSooS9O1MYH8lAfFps2cDQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=8&ved=0CC4QqwQwBw#
On the same hand how about having smart Octopus?
http://video.google.com/videosearch?oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=smart%20octopus&um=1&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iv&tbo=0#emb=0&hl=en&q=smart+octopus+bbc&view=3
Sunday, April 12, 2009
How Bacteria Communicate: Next Gen AntiBiotics
I came across an outstanding talk by Bonnie Bassler in TED. The talk is on the molecular biology. I used to be a good student of Biology during my Undergraduate classes in Nepal.
Traditionally we have been killing the Bacteria and hence evolution will make the mutant bacteria which are resistant to the AntiBiotics. We have seen the failure of the same medicine over the time because of such development of drug resistant properties of Bacteria. In this talk she talks about the new way to cure the attack of bacteria.
It is amazing in the sense that it turns the things around.
How?
Watch the video...
If they can not communicate... they can not launch the attack!
Traditionally we have been killing the Bacteria and hence evolution will make the mutant bacteria which are resistant to the AntiBiotics. We have seen the failure of the same medicine over the time because of such development of drug resistant properties of Bacteria. In this talk she talks about the new way to cure the attack of bacteria.
It is amazing in the sense that it turns the things around.
How?
Watch the video...
If they can not communicate... they can not launch the attack!
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