What makes the very smart octopus's way of thinking so different from our own?

Author Peter Godfrey Smith joins us to talk about his new book, Other Minds, The Octopus,

The Sea, and The Deep Origins of Consciousness.

Perhaps something like two thirds of the neurons in the animal are not where you'd expect

to find them, you know, in the head, between the eyes, but spread through the whole body,

especially in the arms.

How can we keep up?

Technology just keeps making the world spin faster, faster, and faster.

Jeff Howell will be here to talk about his new book, Whiplash, How to Survive, Our

Faster Future.

This is an age of very complex system.

There are no strict firewalls.

Strength alone is not a wise strategy, but resilience.

Being able to bounce back from failures and anticipate them.

Alexander Alter will give us an update from the literary world.

Plus we'll talk about what we and the wider world are reading.

This is Inside the New York Times Book Review.

I'm Pamela Paul.

Peter Godfrey Smith joins us now from Sydney, Australia.

His new book is called Other Minds, The Octopus, The Sea, and The Deep Origins of Consciousness.

Peter, thanks for being here.

Thank you, Pamela.

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