Stephanie White: I'm going to let her  introduce herself to everybody. Can you tell everybody your name? Einstein: Einstein. SW: This is Einstein.  Can you tell everyone "hi"? E: Hello. SW: That's nice. Can you be polite? E: Hi, sweetheart. SW: Much better. Well, Einstein is very honored  to be here at TED 2006, amongst all you modern-day Einsteins. In fact, she's very excited. E: Woo. SW: Yeah. (Laughter) Since we've arrived,  there's been a constant buzz about all the exciting speakers here  for the conference. This morning we've heard a lot of whispers about Tom O'Reilly's wrap-up on Saturday. Einstein, did you hear whispers? E: [Squawks] SW: Yeah. (Laughter) Einstein's especially interested  in Penelope's talk. A lot of her research goes on in case,  which can get pretty dusty. E: Achoo! SW: It could make her sneeze. But more importantly,  her research could help Einstein find a cure for her  never-ending scratchy throat. Einstein: [Coughs] SW: Yeah. (Laughter) Well, Bob Russell was telling us  about his work on nanotubes in his research at the microscopic level. Well, that's really cool,  but what Einstein's really hoping is that maybe he'll genetically engineer  a five-pound peanut. E: Oh, my God! My God! My God! SW: Yeah. She would get  really, really excited. (Laughter) That is one big peanut. Since Einstein is a bird, she's very interested in things that fly. She thinks Burt Rutan is very impressive. E: Ooh. SW: Yeah. She especially likes  his latest achievement, SpaceShipOne. Einstein, would you like to ride  in Burt's spaceship? E: [Spaceship noise] SW: Even if it doesn't have a laser? E: [Laser noise] (Laughter) SW: Yeah, yeah.  That was pretty funny, Einstein. Now, Einstein also thinks, you know, working in caves  and travelling through space -- it's all very dangerous jobs. It would be very dangerous  if you fell down. E: Wheeeeeee! [Splat] SW: Yeah. (Laughter) Little splat at the end there.  Einstein, did that hurt? E: Ow, ow, ow. SW: Yeah. It's all a lot of hard work. E: [Squawks] SW: Yeah. It can get a bird  like Einstein frustrated. E: [Squawks] SW: Yeah, it sure can. But when Einstein needs to relax  from her job educating the public she loves to take in the arts. If the children of the Uganda  need another dance partner, Einstein could sure fit the bill,  because she loves to dance. Can you get down? E: [Bobbing head] (Laughter) SW: Let's get down for everybody.  Come on now. She's going to make me  do it, too. Ooh, ooh. Einstein: Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. SW: Do your head now. E: Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. (Laughter) SW: Or maybe Sirena Huang would like  to learn some arias on her violin, and Einstein can sing along  with some opera? E: [Operatic squawk] SW: Very good. (Laughter) Or maybe Stu just needs  another backup singer? Einstein, can you also sing? I know, you need to get rid  of that seed first. Can you sing? E: La, la. SW: There you go. And, of course, if all else fails, she can just run off  and enjoy a fun fiesta. E: [Squawks] SW: All right. Well, Einstein was pretty embarrassed  to admit this earlier, but she was telling me backstage  that she had a problem. E: What's the matter? SW: No, I don't have a problem.  You have the problem, remember? You were saying  that you were really embarrassed, because you're in love with a pirate? E: Yar. SW: There we go. And what do pirates like to drink? E: Beer. SW: Yeah, that's right. But you don't like to drink beer,  Einstein. You like to drink water. E: [Water sound] SW: Very good. Now, really, she is pretty nervous. Because one of her favorite folks  from back home is here, and she's pretty nervous to meet him. She thinks Al Gore  is a really good-looking man. What do you say to a good-looking man? E: Hey, baby. (Laughter) SW: And so do all the folks  back home in Tennessee. E: Yee haw. (Laughter) SW: And since she's such a big fan, she knows that his birthday  is coming up at the end of March. And we didn't think he'd be in town then, so Einstein wanted to do  something special for him. So let's see if Einstein will sing  "Happy Birthday" to Al Gore. Can you sing "Happy Birthday" to him? E: Happy birthday to you. SW: Again. E: Happy birthday to you. SW: Again. E: Happy birthday to you. SW: Big finish. E: Happy birthday to you. SW: Good job! (Applause) Well, before we wrap it up,  she would like to give a shout out to all our animal friends  back at the Knoxville Zoo. Einstein, do you want  to say "hi" to all the owls? E: Woo, woo, woo. SW: What about the other birds? E: Tweet, tweet, tweet. SW: And the penguin? E: Quack, quack, quack. SW: There we go. (Laughter) Let's get that one out of there.  How about a chimpanzee? E: Ooh, ooh, ooh. Aah, aah, aah. SW: Very good. (Laughter) What about a wolf? E: Ooooowww. SW: And a pig? E: Oink, oink, oink. SW: And the rooster? E: Cock-a-doodle-doo! SW: And how about those cats? E: Meow. (Laughter) SW: At the zoo we have  big cats from the jungle. E: Grrrrr. (Laughter) SW: What about a skunk? E: Stinker. (Laughter) SW: She's a comedian. I suppose  you think you're famous? Are you famous? E: Superstar. SW: Yeah. You are a superstar. (Laughter) Well, we would like  to encourage all of you to do your part to help protect  Einstein's animal friends, and to do your part to help protect  their homes that they live [in]. Now, Einstein does say it best  when we ask her. Why do we want to protect your home? E: I'm special. SW: You are very special. What would you like to say to all these nice people? E: I love you. SW: That's good.  Can you blow them a kiss? E: [Kissing noise] SW: And what do you say  when it's time to go? E: Goodbye. SW: Good job. Thank you all. (Applause)