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Next time, think twice before calling someone a "birdbrain." A new study published in the journal Nature Thursday suggests our feathered friends are a lot smarter than we thought -- at least when it comes to remembering where they put that nice, juicy bug. Behavioral scientists studying scrub jays said that the birds displayed what is known as episodic, or event-based, memory. The jays were able to remember which side of a tray their larva was buried on, and how long ago they put it there; if the larva was past its sell-by date, the birds didn't even...
Yesterday, representatives from Ivy League universities convened at the Faculty Club to discuss the millennium bug, or possible problems that could plague computer systems in the year...
...project coordinator in charge of their school, department or central administration unit, Bradner said. He added that employees at the Science Center's computer help desk are being trained to "understand the problems and resources" available to undergraduates and will be sending an e-mail message about the "millennium bug" later this semester...
Bradner said the bug could plague anything from spreadsheets to "something some graduate student did 10 years ago" but predicted it to be a minor problem for computers throughout the University...
...other hand, Paul J. Malagrifa, director for applied technologies for the Harvard University Operations Service--which gauges year 2000 compliance for fire alarms, elevators, electrical systems and other building infrastructure systems--said there are "many systems that could possible be affected by the Year 2000 bug. It's too early to tell at this phase." Right now, Malagrifa said he is asking vendors to furnish Year 2000 compliance reports and testing strategies. He hopes to begin testing equipment for compliance by next year...