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TED Talks Science and Medicine

The amazing brains and morphing skin of octopuses and other cephalopods | Roger Hanlon

TED Talks Science and Medicine

TED

Ted, Design, Technology, Science & Medicine, Science, Tech Demo, Ted Talks, Tedtalks, Creativity, Entertainment, Education, Inspiration

4.2833 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2019

⏱️ ? minutes

Summary

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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