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Meet the Bird Brainiacs: Eurasian Jay
February 29, 2016 — Superstar scientist Nicky Clayton uses worms and chocolate teddy bears to help figure out where bird and human intelligence intersect.
Michael Balter covers paleontology and anthropology for Science magazine, and also teaches science journalism at New York University.
Articles by Michael Balter
True Nature
Which Came First: the Dinosaur or the Bird?
January 07, 2015 — The consensus is in: Birds are living dinosaurs. But how that epic evolutionary leap took place remains one of science’s greatest mysteries.
