A music and science lover has revealed that some birds can store and retrieve digital data. Specifically, he converted a PNG sketch of a bird into an audio waveform, then tried to embed it in the song memory of a young starling, ready for later retrieval as an image. Benn Jordan made a video of this feat, sharing it on YouTube, and according to his calculations, the bird-based data transfer system could be capable of around 2 MB/s data speeds.

  • FarraigePlaisteaċ@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    I would have understood this text quicker if the picture wasn’t of a bird.

    Edit: wow, this is really amazing! You can jump to 17:40 to see the comparison, but it’s worth watching more of it.