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I meant to post this earlier in the week, but our first “discussion” for this is tomorrow. We are just reading the epigraph, so if you don‘t have your copy yet, it‘s nothing to worry about.
#PeterGodfreySmith #Otherminds #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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The first day is 3 weeks, but 4 Sundays away. The epigraph looks like it‘s about 2 pages, so that shouldn‘t be too bad if someone can‘t get this book until the following week.

2 Feb - Epigraph
9 Feb - Meetings Across the Tree of Life
16 Feb - A History of Animals
23 Feb - Mischief and Craft
2 Mar - From White Noise to Consciousness
9 Mar - Making Colors
16 Mar - Our Minds and Others
23 Mar - Experience Compressed
30 Mar - Octopolis

This also sounds fun. Let me know if you‘d rather read this (or something like it). This seems like it might be a bit more upbeat… which I feel like we need these days.
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Meh. This was published in 2016 and was written more like a text book. I was hoping it was more layman friendly, also having octopus in the title is a bit misleading. He spent more time on cuttlefish.

On a spring morning in 2009, Matthew Lawrence dropped the anchor of his small boat at a random spot in the middle of a blue ocean bay on the east coast of Australia, and jumped over the side. #FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Less fun to read than other animal books I‘ve read before but nonetheless a fascinating read!

For the most part, a pleasantly scattered approach.
Speculation, hedging and hey, look what nifty thing this cephalopod can do! Then discussing current knowledge on consciousness in humans, which, okay, but not what I was reading it for? Then back to that thing the octopus or cephalopod did and an associated theory. 1/2

Pfft, go Charles! 😆

Seems like the perfect candidate for a Jaws-style summer action-horror blockbuster. Just need some clueless tourists/incautious teens.

Aaaand now I'm picturing a French dessert with a Rolling Stones tongue sticking out of it. 🤦🏼‍♂️

“a continual electrical clamor, a symphony of tiny cellular fits“
A satisfying description of my thought process...😅

Bacterial cooperation = glowy squid safe from predators on moonlit nights.
I love Nature. ☺️

#naturalitsy #midwintersolace @AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

I'm not sure, but this is either the first book that got me into this area or one of the first. It's a fascinating look at the octopus, and Peter quickly became an auto-buy author for me.

Can recommend this #99ponkindle #ukkindledeal

Finally knocked out my #bookspin 🐙 This book does a good job of explaining the fascinating path to octopus intelligence, one very different to our own, and how that manifests in octo behavior. Due to its explanations of consciousness generally, the book was drier and less octopus-central than I was hoping, but I considered consciousness in new ways ⭐️⭐️⭐️

#recommendsday for anyone looking for #liveandlearn #booked2020 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

4 1/2 ? - the reason it's not 5 is that some of the science went over my head.

I never thought I'd be identifying with a cuttlefish - "Once the decline starts, it occurs very quickly. Their health seems to drop off a cliff". This is me when I get ill, except I bounce back rather than die!

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

😂

1. 🐙🐚🦀🦐🦑
2. Not in my eyes.

@rockpools @TheSpineView #two4tuesday

Tagging @kezzlou85

I must admit I found the Precambrian and Cambrian a bit of a slog to get through but other parts were fascinating and thought-provoking.

However, there is no excuse these days for an ebook not providing links between the endnotes and the portion of the text being discussed further.

Baby octopus gunkan

This book was fantastic! I honestly learned so much and it was truly fascinating!

Very interesting look at what consciousness is and how it developed three separate times (vertebrates, and probably separately in octopuses and squid/cuttlefish). I‘m not sure I understood it all, but a good read. Thanks to @jmofo who gave me this one!

I‘m at 2:44 so far for #24B42020, nowhere near where I‘d like to be but the readathon is young! I also took a break to get a haircut and a mini-facial.

@TheReadingMermaid @jb72 @Andrew65

About 2/3 through this one (was halfway at readathon start), and around 1.5 hours so far. Unfortunately I‘m having trouble concentrating on it because kiddo got exactly what she wanted from Santa and has this fascinating non-stop play narration going on. 😆 She‘s been giving her dolls makeovers with the new beauty kit for three days now.

#24B42020

#adventrecommends day 20!

This is absolutely fascinating, and at times hilarious. I can thoroughly recommend it - unless you really enjoy calamari.

Very much enjoyed this book on cephalopods, blending biology, psychology, and philosophy - and learned quite a few new things! E.g. how their skin colours work. I would have liked a conclusion that brought more of the elements discussed all together, but each section was very interesting.

Pic: me with an octopus at the Quebec aquarium in 2011

1. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; Other Minds; The Loneliest Magician; la petite poule d'eau
2. Probably will be Other Minds (tagged), I'm really enjoying and definitely will finish before the end of the month
3. Hmm... not sure! Maybe Dune

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Fascinating read which has a good mixture of data and funny anecdotes. I really enjoyed it - but maybe avoid it if you love calamari.

Onto my fourteenth book of the #summersendreadathon ( @Clwojick )

Reading and enjoying this fascinating book about cephalopod intelligence.

This was a fascinating look at the world of cephalopods and the difficulties that are inherent in attempting to understand a mind that is so alien to our own, but I didn‘t feel like the author really got very far with the discussion of consciousness - I don‘t think he even successfully defined it! This was my book about nature for #ReadingWomenChallenge

I've given this book away 2x and now own my 3rd copy. Godfrey-Smith is the kind of academic that can make his topic as engaging for the layman as the specialist. But then, what's more fascinating than octopuses and consciousness? He investigates the history of cephalopod evolution as a way into the philosophy of consciousness on the premise that cephalopods developed intelligence not because they are like us but thru an entirely parallel process.

I magically went from, “There are zero books I want to read!..” to, “Download EVERYTHING. Put holds on ALL the things! At the same time!!!!”

#helpme😂 #manicreading?

I don't read a ton of science writing, but Other Minds looks so intriguing.

In all the activity yesterday I wasn‘t able to thank @jmofo for this wonderful book that arrived in my mailbox! Thank you so much! It looks like a fascinating read.

Listening to this on audiobook and made cookies for my daughters work party tomorrow.😋 yum may have to make some extra for us 😝

My next read I can‘t wait to dive in this has been on my TBR for some time and I really wanted read it when I got it but now I am now starting it so excited 😋📖

This is an intriguing look at the mind of the octopus and other cephalopods and how they‘ve evolved parallel to humans. Part evolutionary biology and part philosophy, the book gave me a lot to think about considering the obscure topic.

A fascinating look at what the octopus can tell us about the development of complex minds. Godfrey-Smith considers the difference between sentience and consciousness and his approach brilliantly covers the philosophy and history of science and it's just full of incredible facts.

1. See above
2. They‘re talking about making all the parking around Forsyth Park paid, it‘s exciting in an infuriating way.
3. Nope, got to work and finish school work
4. What do you call a fly with no wings? A walk
5. Will do
#friyayintro @jesshowbooks

May‘s Happy Hour Book Club pick.

I love this cover. Excited to learn more about octopus intelligence after loving The Soul of an Octopus. Daisy is excited too #dogsoflitsy

#litsyisthebestINT

What's a holiday without a trip to the bookstore? I'll never know, because I'm sure they call to me with their siren song. My latest holiday haul 😆😁📚

 @callielafleur

What are you reading this weekend? I picked this up in Oxford the other week and am looking forward to dipping In 👍🏻 happy Sunday Litterns 💕

This one I have high hopes for though....

So I have some more books one from the mail and two I bought 😝 I did say I had a problem with buying books even though I have some at home I haven‘t read yet 🤣📖📚📚📚

The narrative was a little dry to the layman on the subject. Lots of data collected over many years of research reside in this book. The author has obviously done their homework here. There's some great information here. For anyone who's interested in biology, this would be a good read. However I definitely do not recommend this to the casual reader. It will come off as boring.

Sometimes the content of this science #audiobook was a little dry, but it‘s a pick overall because octopuses (and other cephalopods) are fascinating. Their brains are distributed throughout their bodies. They can fit through a space the size of their eyeball. They use tools in complex ways. They have individual personalities. They‘re like intelligent alien beings…except they originated in the same place as humans did: Earth‘s oceans. 🐙

When you dive into the sea, you dive into the origins of us all.

(I was on an island with no wifi for the past few days. This audiobook was perfect company for being by the ocean.)

#AllTheBooksOf2017 #favoritebookcoverof2017

Limiting this to books I read this year - and I couldn't pick just one! I'm very drawn to bright colours and simple but bold images on book covers 😍

#novemberbythenumbers #eight

Discovered via the #goodreadschoiceawards and added to my #tbr!