Alex and Me - How a Scientist a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal

Will relentless consumerism end up destroying our planet? Or can science and technology allow us to innovate our way out of trouble? The authors invite us to examine critically the risks and opportunities to come.

About the author

Dr Irene M. Pepperberg is an associate research professor at Brandeis University in Massachusetts and teaches animal cognition at Harvard University. Her work has been featured on television and in newspapers and magazines in the United States and Europe.

Summary

Will relentless consumerism end up destroying our planet? Or can science and technology allow us to innovate our way out of trouble? This book invite you to examine the risks and opportunities to come.

Product details

• Authors: Irene Pepperberg, Irene M. Pepperberg, Irene Maxine Pepperberg
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2009
• EAN: 9781921372728
• ISBN: 978-1-921372-72-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); NATURE / Animals / General, NATURE / Animals / Birds, PETS / Birds, Psychology, Birds (ornithology), Animal behaviour, Wildlife: general interest, Birds, Including Cage Birds, As Pets, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching: general interest