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Happy Halloween?
Oct. 31st, 2017 07:40 pm( Talk of household bug, no pictures )
In lighter Halloween events, Logan airport had decorations up in our terminal, including a cluster of foam tombstones that said things like:
Here is a non-scary critter story!
While in California I attended a talk by a scientist who did her PhD thesis on squirrels, specifically nut-caching habits. How do squirrels decide and remember where they store nuts? How frequently do they dig them up and move them around? What is the average forgetting rate? Who steals nuts from whom and how often?
Mid-presentation, she looked for her backpack on the lawn where we were all standing.
Scientist: Where is my storage bag?
Attendee: You can't even remember ONE nut.
In lighter Halloween events, Logan airport had decorations up in our terminal, including a cluster of foam tombstones that said things like:
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Here is a non-scary critter story!
While in California I attended a talk by a scientist who did her PhD thesis on squirrels, specifically nut-caching habits. How do squirrels decide and remember where they store nuts? How frequently do they dig them up and move them around? What is the average forgetting rate? Who steals nuts from whom and how often?
Mid-presentation, she looked for her backpack on the lawn where we were all standing.
Scientist: Where is my storage bag?
Attendee: You can't even remember ONE nut.
