Episode 152 – Animalia Sunt, Ergo Cogitant

<p>Could these animals talk? Or was each one just another <em>dumb ol’ Clever Hans</em>? In any case, rest assured that both Alex the parrot and Koko the gorilla were every bit as cute as you might have thought.</p><br><p>But not Clever Hans. Man, f*** that guy.</p><br><p><strong>EPISODE LINKS</strong></p><br><p>All-purpose show links: <a href="https://superduperstitious.com/links" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://superduperstitious.com/links</a></p><br><p>Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com</p><p>Four Phantoms website: <a href="https://www.fourphantoms.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.fourphantoms.net/</a></p><p>Four Phantoms store: <a href="https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/</a></p><br><p><strong>Jake’s story</strong></p><br><p>Alex the parrot (Northern Parrots dot com): <a href="https://www.northernparrots.com/alexs-legacy-blog522/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.northernparrots.com/alexs-legacy-blog522/</a></p><p>The first animal to ask an existential question: <a href="https://mymodernmet.com/alex-the-african-gray-parrot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mymodernmet.com/alex-the-african-gray-parrot/</a></p><p>Alex’s math skillz: <a href="https://bit.ly/3DeKhV9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3DeKhV9</a></p><p>Alex demo video: <a href="https://youtu.be/ldYkFdu5FJk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/ldYkFdu5FJk</a></p><p>Video of Alex’s general story: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/nova-sciencenow-profile-irene-pepperberg-alex/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/video/nova-sciencenow-profile-irene-pepperberg-alex/</a></p><br><p><strong>Wyatt’s story</strong></p><br><p>Koko the gorilla (WaPo): <a href="https://wapo.st/3Hjb84L" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wapo.st/3Hjb84L</a></p><p><em>The Education of Koko