Could these animals talk? Or was each one just another dumb ol’ Clever Hans? In any case, rest assured that both Alex the parrot and Koko the gorilla were every bit as cute as you might have thought.
But not Clever Hans. Man, f*** that guy.
EPISODE LINKS
All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Jake’s story
Alex the parrot (Northern Parrots dot com): https://www.northernparrots.com/alexs-legacy-blog522/
The first animal to ask an existential question: https://mymodernmet.com/alex-the-african-gray-parrot/
Alex’s math skillz: https://bit.ly/3DeKhV9
Alex demo video: https://youtu.be/ldYkFdu5FJk
Video of Alex’s general story: https://www.pbs.org/video/nova-sciencenow-profile-irene-pepperberg-alex/
Wyatt’s story
Koko the gorilla (WaPo): https://wapo.st/3Hjb84L
The Education of Koko pdf: https://bit.ly/3c4j0ZM
Koko selfie: https://i.natgeofe.com/n/54f15004-b163-4018-89f8-5a65b81bde66/kok-gorilla-selfie.jpg
Why tell Koko about Robin Williams’ death? (NYT): https://nyti.ms/3CcEGNN
The Wire article: https://thewire.in/the-sciences/did-the-worlds-most-famous-gorilla-ever-talk-like-humans-did
Robin Williams and Koko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9I_QvEXDv0&t=26s
The Onion video: https://youtu.be/CJkWS4t4l0k
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