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I like to think that bird song, evolved over millions of years going back to their dinosaur ancestors, is a language that encodes vast amounts of information th
by konfusinomicon 7mo ago
I like to think that bird song, evolved over millions of years going back to their dinosaur ancestors, is a language that encodes vast amounts of information that our brains can't even begin to understand the complexities of
- nucleardog 7mo agoI'd easily believe that bird songs are vastly more complex and interesting than we currently understand! If you haven't seen it, you might enjoy Benn Jordan's video of "saving" a PNG to a bird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQCP-5g5bo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQCP-5g5bo (Besides the hook-y title, some interesting info on the acoustics of bird songs with some cross-over into tech.)
- eucyclos 7mo agoThe old story of the 'language of the birds' suggests that we can make headway. No one's ever complained of time they wasted listening to birdsong.