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TED Talks: Season 2019

2019x129 Roger Hanlon: The amazing brains and morphing skin of octopuses and other cephalopods
TV-PG

  • 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 15m
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Octopus, squid and cuttlefish — collectively known as cephalopods — have strange, massive, distributed brains. What do they do with all that neural power? Dive into the ocean with marine biologist Roger Hanlon, who shares astonishing footage of the camouflaging abilities of cephalopods, which can change their skin color and texture in a flash. Learn how their smart skin, and their ability to deploy it in sophisticated ways, could be evidence of an alternative form of intelligence — and how it could lead to breakthroughs in AI, fabrics, cosmetics and beyond.
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