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I've been fascinated by Cephalopods since reading (the excellent) book "Other Minds" by Peter Godfrey-Smith. They are probably the closest we'll get to an alien

by rolfus 7d ago

I've been fascinated by Cephalopods since reading (the excellent) book "Other Minds" by Peter Godfrey-Smith. They are probably the closest we'll get to an alien intelligence. Their nervous systems evolved along a completely different evolutionary path from us vertebrates. It pains me that they are so short lived, though. I wonder what potential could be unlocked by their intelligence if they lived for 40 years or longer.

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PowerElectronix 7d ago
You just need to convice the ethics review board on some research lab to allow for editing the genes of a few octopus to make them longer lived, give them education, etc...
- lproven 7d ago
  Q: What do you get when you cross an octopus with a cow? A: An immediate cessation of funding and a stern letter from the Ethics Committee.
  - adolph 6d ago
    For your consideration, a cephalopod joke I made while stopped in traffic considering the name of an SUV: Q: What do you call a mischievous mollusk? A: A Naughty-lus
    - lproven 6d ago
      As I believe the kids say: Thanks, I hate it. ;-)
- __patchbit__ 7d ago
  The nautilus is a genetic precursor to the octopus on the cephalopod branched tree of life and takes 20 years to mature.
samsari 7d ago
You should read Time by Stephen Baxter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(novel). Part of it deals with this precise topic.
- rolfus 7d ago
  Thank you - ordered!
askvictor 6d ago
"the mountain in the sea" is recent sci fi that deals with this idea.
hermitcrab 6d ago
You will be happy to read this then: https://www.ciwf.org/media-and-news/press-releases-and-media-statements/plans-for-world-s-first-octopus-farm-abandoned-following-ngo-pressure/ https://www.ciwf.org/media-and-news/press-releases-and-media... "Other Minds" is definitely worth a read.
chasd00 6d ago
or read "Gentle Giant Octopus" to your kids, the ending hits parents a little hard though.
adolph 6d ago
You might find the recent Theories of Everything podcast interview [0] with Peter Godfrey-Smith interesting. 0. https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/peter-godfrey-smith-this-scientist-6e9 https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/peter-godfrey-smith-thi...

by rolfus 7d ago

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PowerElectronix 7d ago

You just need to convice the ethics review board on some research lab to allow for editing the genes of a few octopus to make them longer lived, give them education, etc...

lproven 7d ago
Q: What do you get when you cross an octopus with a cow? A: An immediate cessation of funding and a stern letter from the Ethics Committee.
- adolph 6d ago
  For your consideration, a cephalopod joke I made while stopped in traffic considering the name of an SUV: Q: What do you call a mischievous mollusk? A: A Naughty-lus
  - lproven 6d ago
    As I believe the kids say: Thanks, I hate it. ;-)
__patchbit__ 7d ago
The nautilus is a genetic precursor to the octopus on the cephalopod branched tree of life and takes 20 years to mature.

samsari 7d ago

You should read Time by Stephen Baxter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(novel). Part of it deals with this precise topic.

rolfus 7d ago
Thank you - ordered!

askvictor 6d ago

"the mountain in the sea" is recent sci fi that deals with this idea.

hermitcrab 6d ago

You will be happy to read this then: https://www.ciwf.org/media-and-news/press-releases-and-media-statements/plans-for-world-s-first-octopus-farm-abandoned-following-ngo-pressure/ https://www.ciwf.org/media-and-news/press-releases-and-media... "Other Minds" is definitely worth a read.

chasd00 6d ago

or read "Gentle Giant Octopus" to your kids, the ending hits parents a little hard though.

adolph 6d ago

You might find the recent Theories of Everything podcast interview [0] with Peter Godfrey-Smith interesting. 0. https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/peter-godfrey-smith-this-scientist-6e9 https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/peter-godfrey-smith-thi...