Author. Thinker. Other things.
Nero's catastrophic reign was less the product of individual pathology than of a political system that had already dismantled its own accountability. Grandiose narcissism shaped his psychology, but Rome created the conditions in which that psychology could operate unchecked for fourteen years.
Corvids, particularly crows and magpies, exhibit cognitive abilities comparable to human toddlers, including tool use, self-recognition, and social inference. Their intelligence prompts reconsideration of evolutionary assumptions about cognition. Recognizing these advanced mental processes highlights the need for conservation efforts to protect these remarkable birds amidst human threats to their habitats.
ERIC DORFMAN 