{"id":534,"date":"2022-01-26T06:16:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T06:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/?page_id=534"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:24:41","slug":"media-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/?page_id=534","title":{"rendered":"media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGSR-IOR_HomePage-black-1024x328.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGSR-IOR_HomePage-black-1024x328.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGSR-IOR_HomePage-black-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGSR-IOR_HomePage-black-768x246.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGSR-IOR_HomePage-black-1536x491.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGSR-IOR_HomePage-black-2048x655.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGSR-IOR_HomePage-black-1200x384.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FGSR-IOR_HomePage-black-1980x634.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Animal Architecture&#8221; by ACRG PhD student Andr\u00e9s Camacho <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coverage of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0342277\">PLoS ONE <\/a><\/em>paper highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lauren Guillette was on NPR&#8217;s Science Friday: Zebra finch home design <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/segments\/farmers-almanac-zebra-finch\/\">https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/segments\/farmers-almanac-zebra-finch\/<\/a> (starts 8 min 19 sec in)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radio Interview: Julia Self was interviewed on The Early Edition on AM 1150 in Kelowna, BC, Canada for the series \u2018Bianca\u2019s Bizarre\u2019 (March 04, 2026, 00:07:43), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.am1150.ca\/show\/the-early-edition\">https:\/\/www.am1150.ca\/show\/the-early-edition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Podcast: Julia Self was interviewed on the podcast The Last Show with David Cooper, Episode: Zebra finches love pink (March, 2026, 00:10:14), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hfqrwOnzCe0\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hfqrwOnzCe0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong opinions matter: Why some birds refuse to follow the flock, The Conversation, <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/strong-opinions-matter-why-some-birds-refuse-to-follow-the-flock-275905\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/strong-opinions-matter-why-some-birds-refuse-to-follow-the-flock-275905<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence that some birds are stubborn appears in the form of color preferences, Phys Org, <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-02-evidence-birds-stubborn.html\">https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-02-evidence-birds-stubborn.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These Finches Have A Favorite Color, And Nothing Their Friends Can Say Will Change Their Minds, IFLScience, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/these-finches-have-a-favorite-color-and-nothing-their-friends-can-say-will-change-their-minds-82585\">https:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/these-finches-have-a-favorite-color-and-nothing-their-friends-can-say-will-change-their-minds-82585<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article in Quebec Oiseaux by Jean-Philip Rousseau. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Un-art-ancestral-dans-les-branches-du-desert.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Un art ancestral dans les branches du desert.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-56d37a23-31fa-42f1-957c-97525afac235\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Un-art-ancestral-dans-les-branches-du-desert.pdf\">Un art ancestral dans les branches du desert<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.psych.ualberta.ca\/animal-cognition-ualberta\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Un-art-ancestral-dans-les-branches-du-desert.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-56d37a23-31fa-42f1-957c-97525afac235\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coverage of ManyBirds collaborative paper in PLoS Biology in over <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgerepository.altmetric.com\/details\/182542692\/new\">44 news outlets worldwide <\/a>highlights include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why Some Birds Shy Away from New Experiences: The Science Behind Avian Neophobia, <a href=\"http:\/\/bioengineer.org\">Bioengineer.org<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bioengineer.org\/why-some-birds-shy-away-from-new-experiences-the-science-behind-avian-neophobia\/#google_vignette\">htps:\/\/bioengineer.org\/why-some-birds-shy-away-from-new-experiences-the-science-behind-avian-neophobia\/#google_vignette<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why Some Birds Shy Away from New Experiences: The Science Behind Avian Neophobia, Sciencemag, <a href=\"https:\/\/scienmag.com\/why-some-birds-shy-away-from-new-experiences-the-science-behind-avian-neophobia\/#google_vignette\">https:\/\/scienmag.com\/why-some-birds-shy-away-from-new-experiences-the-science-behind-avian-neophobia\/#google_vignette<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coverage of weaver bird nest building paper published in <em>Science, <\/em>reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/science.altmetric.com\/details\/166792862\/news\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/science.altmetric.com\/details\/166792862\/news\">71 news outlets word wide<\/a> highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scientific American, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/these-bird-nests-show-signs-of-an-architectural-culture\/\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/these-bird-nests-show-signs-of-an-architectural-culture\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Conversation,<a href=\" https:\/\/theconversation.com\/avian-architects-weaver-birds-in-africa-have-unique-building-styles-240950\"> https:\/\/theconversation.com\/avian-architects-weaver-birds-in-africa-have-unique-building-styles-240950<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Washington Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/29\/nx-s1-5090967\/birds-build-nests-tradition-culture-architecture\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/29\/nx-s1-5090967\/birds-build-nests-tradition-culture-architecture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Public Radio,<a href=\" https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/29\/nx-s1-5090967\/birds-build-nests-tradition-culture-architecture\"> https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/29\/nx-s1-5090967\/birds-build-nests-tradition-culture-architecture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The New York Times, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/29\/climate\/weaver-bird-nests-kalahari-desert.html\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/29\/climate\/weaver-bird-nests-kalahari-desert.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Popular Science, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/environment\/bird-culture\/\">https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/environment\/bird-culture\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/science\/news\/2024\/july\/animal-psychology-style.html\">https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/science\/news\/2024\/july\/animal-psychology-style.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CBC video: Who teaches birds how to build nests? (3 min video) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/2306012227849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/2306012227849<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CBC radio, Edmonton AM live: Can birds have their own sense of style? (8 min audio): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-17-edmonton-am\/clip\/16039455-can-birds-sense-style\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-17-edmonton-am\/clip\/16039455-can-birds-sense-style<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Conversation: Birds&#8217; nests express their unique style and past experiences. <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/birds-nests-express-their-unique-style-and-past-experiences-216799?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/birds-nests-express-their-unique-style-and-past-experiences-216799?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty of Science News: Study finds no link between birds\u2019 nest-building experience and learning new skills. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/science\/news\/2022\/january\/nest-building-cognition.html\">https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/science\/news\/2022\/january\/nest-building-cognition.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2021<\/strong><br>Videos from our laboratory featured on BBC programme Animal Einsteins episode 03 Builders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Alberta Folio&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/folio\/2021\/02\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows.html\">https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/folio\/2021\/02\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows.html<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phys.org&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2021-02-zebra-finches-materials-based.html\">https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2021-02-zebra-finches-materials-based.html<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EurekAlert&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2021-02\/uoa-zfc022521.php\">https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2021-02\/uoa-zfc022521.php<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News Break&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/news\/2170712704328\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows\">https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/news\/2170712704328\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arabica Post&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arabicapost.net\/new-research-shows-that-zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience\/\">https:\/\/arabicapost.net\/new-research-shows-that-zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience\/<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agenparl (Massachusetts, USA)&nbsp;https:\/\/agenparl.eu\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows\/<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida News Times (USA):&nbsp;&nbsp;https:\/\/floridanewstimes.com\/zebra-finch-chooses-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows\/152457\/<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Albert Today (Canada):&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stalberttoday.ca\/local-news\/birds-stick-with-what-works-when-nest-building-3462066\">https:\/\/www.stalberttoday.ca\/local-news\/birds-stick-with-what-works-when-nest-building-3462066<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stalberttoday.ca\/local-news\/birds-stick-with-what-works-when-nest-building-3462066\">Earth.com&nbsp;https:\/\/www.earth.com\/news\/zebra-finches-build-nests-based-on-past-successes-and-failures\/<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stalberttoday.ca\/local-news\/birds-stick-with-what-works-when-nest-building-3462066\">Zephyrnet&nbsp;https:\/\/zephyrnet.com\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows\/<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scienmag&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scienmag.com\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows\/\">https:\/\/scienmag.com\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows\/<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4StateNews:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/4state.news\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows\/\">https:\/\/4state.news\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows\/<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4state.news\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows\/\">NSERC Impact story&nbsp;https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Media-Media\/ImpactStory-ArticlesPercutant_eng.asp?ID=1638<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contours Vol. 38&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/science.publications\/docs\/science-contours-summer-2021\">https:\/\/issuu.com\/science.publications\/docs\/science-contours-summer-2021<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/science.publications\/docs\/science-contours-summer-2021\">University of Alberta Folio&nbsp;https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/folio\/2021\/07\/zebra-finches-learn-to-build-nests-by-studying-unoccupied-ones-new-research-shows.html<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/science.publications\/docs\/science-contours-summer-2021\">India Education Diary&nbsp;https:\/\/indiaeducationdiary.in\/university-of-alberta-zebra-finches-learn-to-build-nests-by-studying-unoccupied-ones-new-research-shows\/<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MicroNews.ca&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/westcentralcrossroads.ca\/science\/how-do-zebra-finches-learn-to-build-their-nests\/\">https:\/\/westcentralcrossroads.ca\/science\/how-do-zebra-finches-learn-to-build-their-nests\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/science.publications\/docs\/science-contours-summer-2021\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/4state.news\/zebra-finches-choose-nest-materials-based-on-past-experience-new-research-shows\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2020<\/strong><br>The University of St Andrews<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.st-andrews.ac.uk\/archive\/nest-building-style-reflects-birds-early-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/news.st-andrews.ac.uk\/archive\/nest-building-style-reflects-birds-early-experience\/<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHYS ORG&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2020-05-nest-building-style-birds-early.html\">https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2020-05-nest-building-style-birds-early.html<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mirage News&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/nest-building-style-reflects-birds-early-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/nest-building-style-reflects-birds-early-experience\/<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MailOnline (UK)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-8277507\/Birds-pick-colour-style-parents-just-like-humans.html\">https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-8277507\/Birds-pick-colour-style-parents-just-like-humans.html<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Alberta (Canada)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/science\/news\/2020\/may\/birds-nest-construction.html\">https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/science\/news\/2020\/may\/birds-nest-construction.html<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amed post:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amedpost.com\/birds-pick-up-colour-and-style-from-their-parents-just-like-humans\/\">https:\/\/amedpost.com\/birds-pick-up-colour-and-style-from-their-parents-just-like-humans\/<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Herald (Scotland):&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/news\/18422274.baby-birds-pick-nesting-tips-parents\/\">http:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/news\/18422274.baby-birds-pick-nesting-tips-parents\/<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/news\/18422274.baby-birds-pick-nesting-tips-parents\/\">Ethologisch (German):&nbsp;https:\/\/ethologisch.de\/erfahrungen-beeinflussen-vorlieben-beim-nestbau\/<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian Geographic:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadiangeographic.ca\/article\/study-shows-birds-build-nests-based-experiences-adolescence-not-birth\">https:\/\/www.canadiangeographic.ca\/article\/study-shows-birds-build-nests-based-experiences-adolescence-not-birth<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EurekaAlert! AAAS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2020-05\/uoa-eed051220.php\">https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2020-05\/uoa-eed051220.php<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ScienceDaily:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2020\/05\/200512134526.htm\">https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2020\/05\/200512134526.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/animalcognitionualberta.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/7\/7\/0\/17706815\/daily_star_-_nesting_birds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Star (UK)<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/animalcognitionualberta.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/7\/7\/0\/17706815\/the_times__ireland__-_nesting_birds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Times (Ireland)<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/animalcognitionualberta.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/7\/7\/0\/17706815\/times_-_nesting_birds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Time (London)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2016<br>The Scotsman<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/environment\/birds-watch-friends-for-lessons-in-nest-building-1-4079736\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/environment\/birds-watch-friends-for-lessons-in-nest-building-1-4079736<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The University of St Andrews&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/news\/archive\/2016\/title,438501,en.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/news\/archive\/2016\/title,438501,en.php<\/a><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/animalcognitionualberta.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/7\/7\/0\/17706815\/cage__aviary_birds.jpg\">Cage &amp; Aviary Birds<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>Issue 5902, April 20 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interviewed for:<br><strong>BBC Scotland Newsdrive&nbsp;<\/strong>Nightly new program<br><strong>Wave 102&nbsp;<\/strong>Local radio station, Dundee, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are some links to media coverage of&nbsp; some of the work I took part in while I was a PhD student in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psych.ualberta.ca\/~csturdy\/\">Songbird Neuroethology Laboratory<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stalbertgazette.com\/article\/20130109\/SAG0804\/301099978\/-1\/sag\/the-amazing-chickadee\">The Amazing Chickadee<\/a>&#8221;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stalbertgazette.com\/section\/SAG\">St. Albert Gazette<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; January 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChickadees, pigeons and humans show similar patterns of chord perception\u201d,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/monitor\/2011\/12\/inbrief.aspx\">American Psychological Association, In Brief: Snapshots of some of the latest peer-reviewed research within psychology and related fields<\/a>, December 2011, Volume 42 (11), http:\/\/www.apa.org\/monitor\/2011\/12\/inbrief.aspx<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cA break from the flock\u201d \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.expressnews.ualberta.ca\/NewsArticles\/2010\/09\/Abreakfromtheflock.aspx\">Express News<\/a>&nbsp;at the University of Alberta and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.folio.ualberta.ca\/issue.cfm?i=100742\">Folio<\/a>, Volume 48(3), October 2010, http:\/\/www.news.ualberta.ca\/article.aspx?id=8E569A69AD4344919F77BC588CD68D08, http:\/\/www.folio.ualberta.ca\/issue.cfm?i=100742<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.physorg.com\/news204883901.html\">Birds of a feather\u2019 may need rewriting<\/a>\u201d &#8211; 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