Below is a selection of media coverage for research I have been involved in:
BBC Two, Chris Packham’s Animal Einsteins, 21 February 2021: Masterminds
National Geographic Kids, September 2020: Special Super-Smart Issue, pages 14-19
TVNZ1, Sunday, 05 April 2020: Kea, Kaitiaki
The Guardian, 03 March 2020: Study finds parrots weigh up probabilities to make decisions
The Times, 03 March 2020: Parrots understand probability
Forbes, 03 March 2020: Parrots Make Predictions Based On Statistical Probabilities
🇪🇸 El Pais, 03 March 2020: Los loros gamberros que saben calcular probabilidades para sacar tajada
🇪🇸 El Mundo, 03 March 2020: Los loros entienden la estadística como los bebés y los grandes simios
🇧🇷 Revista FAPESP, 03 March 2020: Papagaios que “calculam” (featured video)
New Zealand Geographic, May/June 2018: Birds of Play, pages 30-50
New Zealand Geographic, Issue 151, May/June 2018
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BBC Radio 4, More or Less, 24 May 2020: School re-opening, Germany’s Covid success and statistically savvy parrots
Parsing Science Podcast, 12 May 2020: Parroting Probabilities with Amalia Bastos
Stats + Stories Podcast, 30 April 2020: Birds of Probability
The Conversation, 03 March 2020: Polly knows probability: this parrot can predict the chances of something happening
TVNZ1, News at 6pm, 03 March 2020: Kea much smarter than originally thought, dubbed ‘world leaders’ in bird world
🇧🇷 Revista Galileu, 03 March 2020: Papagaio da Nova Zelândia tem noção estatística vista apenas em primatas
🇪🇸 SINC Madrid, 03 March 2020: https://www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/El-loro-kea-utiliza-la-probabilidad-para-prever-el-futuro
95bFM Radio, Ready, Steady, Learn 25 February 2020: Ready, Steady, Learn w/ Scott Claessens
Scoop, 12 February 2020: Yawning Difference Between Us And Dogs
Insider, 12 February 2020: A new study says human yawns are contagious to dogs but that may not mean what we think it means
Stuff.co.nz, 12 February 2020: Dogs’ contagious yawning may not be a sign of empathy
Newsweek, 12 February 2020: Contagious Yawning and Empathy Link Questioned by Scientists After Finding Dogs Can Catch Yawns From Strangers
🇫🇷 TV5Monde, 12 February 2020: Les chiens imitent les bâillements des humains, même inconnus
🇧🇪 HLN, 12 February 2020: Studie bewijst: honden imiteren mensen die geeuwen
🇵🇹 Delas, 12 February 2020: Cães podem não sentir empatia quando contagiados pelo bocejo humano
🇫🇷 24 Heures, 12 February 2020: Les chiens imitent nos bâillements
Voxy.co.nz, 12 February 2020: Yawning difference between us and dogs
TVNZ 1, Seven Sharp, 22 August 2019: Animals less likely to steal food if you stare at them
Radio New Zealand, Our Changing World, 25 January 2018: Clever Canines
Faculty of Science InSCight magazine, December 2017: How do dogs think? Clever canines and comparative psychology, pages 6-7
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My research has been featured in the documentaries “The Birds of Play” and “Chris Packham’s Animal Einsteins“:
