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Comment on Google Wave – first impressions by Tommi Himberg

Tommi Himberg — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:05:20 +0000

Sorry Trimit, unfortunately I don’t have any spare ones…

Comment on Google Wave – first impressions by Ecologie umana

Ecologie umana — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:23:15 +0000

Please send me a Google Wave invitation. Thanks in advance.

trimit.scrisori [at] gmail.com

Comment on Virtually academic by Tommi Himberg

Tommi Himberg — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:12:48 +0000

Thanks Steve, and thank you, Helen for the link and your suggestions! I’ll post and tweet your link.

Tommi

Comment on Virtually academic by Helen Chen

Helen Chen — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:09:25 +0000

Hey Tommi – If you are into fun with MATLAB, check out the other contests: Gene splicing, Board wiring, a couple different Ant wars, and Sudoku to name a few past ones. We have a new one coming up, so check out http://www.mathworks.com/contest/ at high noon (Eastern time) November 4th if you or your readers want to join in the fun.

Best,
Helen and the MATLAB Central Team

Comment on Virtually academic by Steve Eddins

Steve Eddins — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:15:42 +0000

Glad you enjoyed the experience, Tommi! I did, too.

Comment on MATLAB Virtual Conference by Ilkka

Ilkka — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:24:28 +0000

Wau. That looks really pro!

Comment on Kognitiivisen musiikintutkimuksen perusteet by Aida Khorsandi

Aida Khorsandi — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:08:55 +0000

I am Aida from MMT ,Master course.
I just check the videos you chose and they were great… thanks.

Comment on World Science Festival 2009: Snowball, the dancing cockatoo by Henkjan Honing

Henkjan Honing — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:08:43 +0000

Thanks for your comments on [1] (see also [2]).

I’m currently working on a response to Current Biology

[1] http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=689068461&share_id=146673394910

[2] http://www.musiccognition.nl/blog/2009/05/is-beat-induction-special-part-5.html

Comment on World Science Festival 2009: Snowball, the dancing cockatoo by Tommi Himberg

Tommi Himberg — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:30:11 +0000

Dear Ms Schulz, thanks so much for your comment and the kind invitation! It would be really interesting to see Snowball in action, based on what I’ve seen in the videos, he’s quite a character!

And thanks for that information. I’ve heard Ani Patel and John Iversen talk about their studies on Snowball, and as such I don’t doubt Snowball’s abilities, as they have been objectively documented and analysed in a transparent way.

But, why Snowball can do that is a more difficult question, and even more difficult is to say what conclusions we should draw from it. The debate on music and evolution has picked up during the last few years, and of course these kinds of comparative studies provide very important, and very rare empirical evidence. And in this debate the aspects of social interaction, learning (imitation, vocal learning etc.) and motivation are of crucial importance, even though perhaps somewhat underrepresented in some accounts of human evolution.

But, it’s great that we now know of Snowball, thanks so much for sharing his abilities with the world, and especially for letting Ani Patel and others study his abilities in a scientific way! I hope this example encourages others to come forward so that we get a better understanding of other animals’ abilities before ruling some of them to be uniquely human.

Best, Tommi

Comment on World Science Festival 2009: Snowball, the dancing cockatoo by Irena Schulz

Irena Schulz — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:02:45 +0000

You are cordially invited to witness Snowball’s abilities firsthand. Many people are skeptical until they see him dance without any type of movement from anyone. Dr. Ani Patel came here to witness Snowball for the first time in April of 2008 and was convinced when he watched with his own eyes how Snowball would adjust to the different tempi while NO ONE else in the room danced along…not even a head bob.

Snowball had no training whatsoever. Snowball began dancing shortly after his previous owner purchased him. He would bob at first, and then became more intricate as time progressed…as is the case with many parrots. Snowball has just gone above and beyond…most likely because of the positive response he receives from those who watch him.

Warmly,
Irena Schulz
Founder and President
Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.