Museum of Science, Boston

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Cahners Theater
With Irene Pepperberg, PhD, adjunct associate professor, Department of Psychology, Brandeis University; author, Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence; interviewed by Robin Young, host of WBUR's daily news magazine, "Here and Now". This presentation is part of the ongoing Celebrity Science Series.

Please join us for this Reno Family Foundation Symposia event, part of the Celebrity Science Series.

In a revelatory discussion about exploring the animal "mind," WBUR Radio host Robin Young interviews Alex & Me author Dr. Irene Pepperberg, who has been studying the intelligence and reasoning abilities of the African gray parrot for more than 30 years. Her star pupil, Alex, now deceased, mastered more than 100 English labels and could answer questions about the color, shape, and number of objects.

Tickets: $12. Member ticket sales start Monday, April 27; general public ticket sales start Wednesday, April 29. Purchase tickets in person at the Museum box office, by phone at 617-723-2500, or online at store.mos.org. Seating is limited; advance purchase is strongly recommended.

Funded by the Reno Family Foundation.

Additional funding for adult programs provided by the Barbara and Malcolm L. Sherman Fund for Adult Programs and by the David and Marion Ellis Endowment Fund.