Episode 152 – Animalia Sunt, Ergo Cogitant
Could these animals talk? Or was each one just another dumb ol’ Clever Hans? In any case, rest assured that both Alex the parrot and Koko the gorilla were every bit as cute as you might have thought.
But not Clever Hans. Man, fuck that guy.
EPISODE LINKS
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website
Four Phantoms store
JAKE’S STORY
Alex the parrot (Northern Parrots dot com)
The first animal to ask an existential question
Alex’s math skillz
Alex demo video
Video of Alex’s general story
WYATT’S STORY
Koko the gorilla (WaPo)
The Education of Koko pdf
Koko selfie
Why tell Koko about Robin Williams’ death? (NYT)
The Wire article
Robin Williams and Koko
The Onion video