Ways of Thinking. From Crows to Children and Back Again

Corvids (jays, crows, magpies and ravens) are known for their cognitive abilities; in some skills, they even rival the Great Apes. Nicola Clayton joined the Leibniz ScienceCampus to speak about her research on the birds’ ability to think about other minds and about their physical problem solving. In her comparative work with young children, she shows that they do not pass similar tests until they are at least four years of age in the case of the social cognition experiments, and eight years of age in the case of the tasks that tap into physical cognition.
Please note: two videos presented in the presentation had to be removed. One of them showing how a scrub jay solves Aesop's fable task can be found here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00p0116
 Nicola S Clayton is Professor of Comparative Cognition in the Department of Psychology at Cambridge University. While she is particularly known for her groundbreaking work on corvids, she studies a plethora of species, from humans and apes to cuttlefish.
Furthermore, Professor Clayton is a vivid dancer and scientist-in-residence at the Rambert Dance Company, where she was involved in the creation of several science-inspired choreographic works.

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