Posts on July 9th, 2008

9 July 2008

Octopuses given Rubik’s Cubes to find out if they have a favourite tentacle

Octopuses given Rubik’s Cubes to find out if they have a favourite tentacleFrom the article: “Marine experts have given 25 octopuses a Rubik’s Cube each in a study aimed at easing their stress levels in captivity. Scientists believe the intelligent sea creatures have a preferred arm out of eight that they use to feed and [...]

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one month of gratitude

My social software habits have become dreadful. My status updates are usually complaints about work or illness, compiled as an archive of generic distress that makes me cringe. I am not a victim of circumstances, and I want to behave accordingly. To this end, each day this month I will attempt to [...]

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I am pretty sure I am the last person on the planet to hear of Leslie Hall, but I don’t care now that I have seen the wonder of her gold lamé octopus epaulettes. (Thanks, Rebecca!)

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