Oddbean new post about login | logout @51fb1883 @06d3112a Unneeded energy is great to save, but for Birds, turn off Schrodinger, and let the cat out of the box. "How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate" ". . . our experimental evidence suggests something extraordinary: a bird’s compass relies on subtle, fundamentally quantum effects in short-lived molecular fragments, known as radical pairs, formed photochemically in its eyes . . birds) ...appear to be able to “see” Earth’s magnetic field" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-migrating-birds-use-quantum-effects-to-navigate/
@8664af58 To be honest that was a heavier dose of science than I’m used to and I skimmed a lot, but I never knew that there was so much that scientists didn’t know about birds.
@51fb1883 I am discovering a lot is ready to be discovered.
@8664af58 I always assumed there were some older experienced birds that led the way. It’s humbling to learn about the abilities of birds and animals. There are so many different kinds of intelligence. Man isn’t always the superior being that we like to think we are.
@51fb1883 Cats I understand have an extra structure in their eye in addition to our rods and cones, that ignites on movement, not brightness or color. Tea cup poodles are the 'victorious species' by any measure, and lions are just ecological garbage trucks, a necessary, but increasingly limited, job descripfion.