tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718489810672736947.post1713321579460425430..comments2023-08-27T11:05:59.182-05:00Comments on Here on Earth - Blog Without Borders: Ideas Worth Spreading - Airdate - 1/8 - 4 p.m. (ET)Joe Hardtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733727243930710353noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718489810672736947.post-45150946229549570742009-01-08T17:28:00.000-06:002009-01-08T17:28:00.000-06:00In today's show, Jean mentioned that Einstein the ...In today's show, Jean mentioned that Einstein the African Grey Parrot, who spoke at the TED Conference in 2006, had died.<BR/><BR/>That, I'm afraid to say, was incorrect and my fault! In my research I confused Einstein with another famous African Grey, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)" REL="nofollow">Alex, who passed in 2007</A>. Alex was the subject of last year's best selling book <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Alex-Me-Scientist-Uncovered-Intelligence/dp/0061672475/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231457080&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow"><I>Alex & Me</I></A>.<BR/><BR/>Einstein the African Grey is, thankfully, <A HREF="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/10/earlyshow/living/petplanet/main769849.shtml" REL="nofollow">alive and well</A>.Joe Hardtkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733727243930710353noreply@blogger.com