neonascent

I’ve just been made aware of a project this year by world-hacker Josh Klein – Training crows to pick up lost change. This is a fantastic engagement with urban wildlife, as an application of what Klein calls Synanthropy (co-opting parasites into cooperative relationships). Here is Klein’s presentation of his thoughs and project:

I can only imagine a not-too-distant future where riots of crows mug beggars and pedestrians alike for the juicy, juicy peanut payoff.

“Excellent, my pretties!”