Friday Grey Matters.........Sort-of?

Ugh, I'm writing a paper today and swamped until the afternoon. And there seems to be some problem with file uploading right now, so i'm gonna check back later. So Grey Matters will be out around 3 or 4 pm today. Sorry for the delay!

Some exciting news though: Irene Pepperberg has agreed to do an interview here on Grey Matters! I can't wait to pick her brain about Alex and her studies on greys. That should be happening in September sometime.

Meanwhile, check out some of the past editions of The Synapse! (Info on how to submit to the next round in a post below.)

The Synapse
Edition 1
Edition 2
Edition 3
Edition 4

UPDATE: Friday Grey Matters will resume next Friday.

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