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Permalink Reply by Adriana on April 10, 2012 at 2:21pm

LOL, I felt the same way!

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on April 11, 2012 at 4:46pm

Must see video.

 

 

Everybody loves cephalopods—that class of animals containing octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. But why? What makes these non-fluffy, non-mammals so appealing?

Last August, I attempted to answer that question in a presentation for a University of New Mexico IGERT symposium (http://www.chtm.unm.edu/incbnigert/2010Symposium.html). "Those Fabulous Octopus Brains" is a  speech linking cephalopod neurobiology to cephalopod behavior, and asking what it really means to call a species "intelligent". It'll get you caught up on what we do, and don't, know about cephalopod smarts—and what studying these amazing creatures means for the future of human technology, and our understanding of the human brain.

Permalink Reply by Adriana on April 12, 2012 at 11:16am

I love cephalopods. Back in my meat-eating days, I used to love grilled octopus; nowadays I feel as if it would be like eating a cousin :-) (a smart one at that!)

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on April 12, 2012 at 11:33am

Hmm, was it tender or rubbery?

Permalink Reply by Adriana on April 12, 2012 at 11:36am

It was divine, not rubbery

Permalink Reply by Michel on April 12, 2012 at 1:26pm

FASCINATING!

Convergent evolution is fascinating. There are so many different pathways to smarts. And this research helps redefine smarts and shows how consistently we underestimate non-human intelligence.

This is a very good talk and it's easy on my brain =)
I'll post it as a video so I can find it again. 

Permalink Reply by doone on April 14, 2012 at 9:27am

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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on April 22, 2012 at 3:56pm

Live penguin cam (cool) at Seaworld (ick):

 
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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on April 28, 2012 at 1:48pm

Live webcam of nesting red-tailed hawk with chicks.

 

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Permalink Reply by Michel on May 9, 2012 at 12:34pm

Spectacularly weird lifeform - must watch!


A commenter:

"It is a jellyfish, Deepstaria sp. The reticulated (net-like) gastrovascular canals seen in some views are pretty distinct for this family (Ulmaridae). The family includes the common shallow water moon jellies as well as a number or bizarre deep ocean forms. Very cool, these are known from fragmentary specimens, I haven't heard of any vids of live specimens before."

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on May 9, 2012 at 12:59pm

JFC, it's like a shape-shifter. I can't help but wonder what its sense of proprioception would be like, when the body is like a big giant sheet.

Permalink Reply by doone on May 10, 2012 at 11:26am

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