New study shows how birds work to sing together

https://phys.org/news/2017-12-birds.html

by dnetesn • 9 years ago

40 5 9 years ago

It is highly difficult to synchronize an orchestra without a conductor, that is, some centralization is needed (like CPU clock). Same problem with bands but they tend to use some kind of rhythm generator. It seems that birds have learned how to sing together asynchronously.

tonmoy• 9 years ago

Like when stadium full of football (soccer) fans start chanting the team name and sometimes even songs without any centralized entity

ams6110• 9 years ago

It's one thing to have everyone chanting the same few words in unison. It's another to have an orchestra/band where every musician has a separate part but they all need to be played in sync.

posterboy• 9 years ago

there's always that inconspicuous guy with the huge drum but ymmv

New study shows how birds work to sing together

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