http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/26/does-a-dancing-cockatoo-really-feel-the-rhythm/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/26/does-a-dancing-cockatoo-really-feel-the-rhythm/#comment-8020 Bastette Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:59:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/26/does-a-dancing-cockatoo-really-feel-the-rhythm/#comment-8020 Why is there any doubt that music has a biological basis? How could we create music otherwise? And how else to explain why some people are musically gifted, while others are tone-deaf, why some people have absolute pitch and others do not? Why is there any doubt that music has a biological basis? How could we create music otherwise? And how else to explain why some people are musically gifted, while others are tone-deaf, why some people have absolute pitch and others do not?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/26/does-a-dancing-cockatoo-really-feel-the-rhythm/#comment-7633 Suzie A.F. Saltiel Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:15:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/26/does-a-dancing-cockatoo-really-feel-the-rhythm/#comment-7633 I used to have a grey-cheek dwarf parrot for 20 1/2 yr. that would dance and spin all of the time w/various tunes! But this birdie snowball....!! WOW!!! There's NO DOUBT whatsoever that he has MUCH better rhythm than MOST guys I've EVER dated & danced with!! THANX!!!!REALLY cheered me up and I shall pass this along to all of my buds:> TWEET! I used to have a grey-cheek dwarf parrot for 20 1/2 yr. that would dance and spin all of the time w/various tunes! But this birdie snowball….!! WOW!!! There’s NO DOUBT whatsoever that he has MUCH better rhythm than MOST guys I’ve EVER dated & danced with!! THANX!!!!REALLY cheered me up and I shall pass this along to all of my buds:> TWEET!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/26/does-a-dancing-cockatoo-really-feel-the-rhythm/#comment-7544 musiccognition Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:16:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/26/does-a-dancing-cockatoo-really-feel-the-rhythm/#comment-7544 See http://www.musiccognition.nl/blog/2008/06/is-beat-induction-special-part-4.html See http://www.musiccognition.nl/blog/2008/06/is-beat-induction-special-part-4.html

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/26/does-a-dancing-cockatoo-really-feel-the-rhythm/#comment-7542 Mary Bailey Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:40:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/26/does-a-dancing-cockatoo-really-feel-the-rhythm/#comment-7542 I enjoyed reading this article! I went to google Snowball and found many videos of him. Absolutely incredible!!! I enjoyed reading this article! I went to google Snowball and found many videos of him. Absolutely incredible!!!

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