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Ep 232: Octo smarts!

Posted August 22, 2019 • 00:17:33

Octo smarts! It’s a rough life. With no shell, octopuses are a delicious boneless morsel, just waiting for some big something or another to gobble...

Ep 231: Intelligent insects?

Posted August 15, 2019 • 00:21:37

Intelligent insects? Building homes, farming crops, herding animals for milk and meat, and using tools—some of the insects do some impressively clever...

Ep 230: In search of intelligent animals

Posted August 8, 2019 • 00:15:39

In search of intelligent animals We spent nine months looking at the human brain, and one episode looking at the cognitive abilities of plants. Today,...

Ep 229: Can plants remember?

Posted August 1, 2019 • 00:21:28

Can plants remember? It was a throw away question from Phil, something he said in the middle of an episode as a joke. Obviously plants have no memory—how...

Ep 228: A few final bits of brain business

Posted July 25, 2019 • 00:17:13

A few final bits of brain business We’ve been talking about the brain for over nine months now. It’s time to play with some other subjects. Join...