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Magpies swoop bald men more often, eight-year-old's viral survey finds

Posted by kenc
Tags: australia, ornithology, birds, magpies, ethology, science.community, research, men, baldness, children, viral, author.tom melville, source.abc
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/magpies-swoop-bald-more-often-survey-finds/103297520

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Title
Do magpies target you? This eight-year-old's viral research could explain why
Published
Jan 9 2024
Word count
809 words

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  1. [5]
    kenc
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    I just wanted to share this article because it made me smile.

    I just wanted to share this article because it made me smile.

    Emma asked respondents how old they were, how tall, what their hairstyles were, how much they weighed, and whether they were hurt as a result of the swooping.

    [...]

    Being eight years old and not familiar with Excel spreadsheets just yet, Emma found a special way to present her data using Lego.

    [...]

    According to magpie expert Darryl Jones, professor emeritus at Griffith University, it's the first time anyone has ever examined the link between magpie swooping and appearance.

    19 votes
    1. [3]
      first-must-burn
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      Thank you for sharing this. I love seeing kids get the chance to explore things, and kudos to her for following through on it. Children have such a unique perspective. I think we might learn a lot...

      Thank you for sharing this.

      I love seeing kids get the chance to explore things, and kudos to her for following through on it. Children have such a unique perspective. I think we might learn a lot if we listened to them more. But we might also have more pirate battles.

      13 votes
      1. [2]
        terr
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        You say this like it's a bad thing, but I think you're wrong. We should have a pirate battle to sort it out.

        But we might also have more pirate battles

        You say this like it's a bad thing, but I think you're wrong. We should have a pirate battle to sort it out.

        4 votes
        1. first-must-burn
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          Hoist the mizzen! Ready the cannon! A cask of ale to the one who brings me that scurvy dog @terr's Tildes password!

          Hoist the mizzen! Ready the cannon! A cask of ale to the one who brings me that scurvy dog @terr's Tildes password!

          2 votes
    2. tanglisha
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      This is the cutest thing I've read in a long time. I think it's also a great example of data display that's easy to understand.

      This is the cutest thing I've read in a long time.

      I think it's also a great example of data display that's easy to understand.

      4 votes