# Parrots, the universe and everything

- Institution: TED
- Department: University of California
- Speaker: Douglas Adams
- Year: 2001
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Religion, Literature and writing
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/douglas_adams_parrots_the_universe_and_everything)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Blind river dolphins, reclusive lemurs, a parrot as fearless as it is lovelorn ... Douglas Adams' close encounters with these rare and unusual animals reveal that evolution, ever ingenious, can be fickle too -- in a University of California talk that sparkles with his trademark satiric wit.

## Lectures

1. [Parrots, the universe and everything](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/douglas_adams_parrots_the_universe_and_everything/3eb791365551), 1 h 28 min (TED's player)