Mentioned Books

Other Minds by Peter Godfrey Smith

"Peter Godfrey-Smith is a leading philosopher of science. He is also a scuba diver whose underwater videos of warring octopuses have attracted wide notice. In this book, he brings his parallel careers together to tell a …

“This is Peter Gottfried Smith, professor at the University of Sydney, and the author of Other Minds, The Octopus, and The Deep Origins of Consciousness. The professor has a new speculative theory of rhythmic consciousness.”
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has…

“just been talking about. I haven't abandoned something radical earlier or anything like that. Have you seen remarkably bright creatures? No, I've read some of the book and I've been enjoying it, but I haven't seen the film yet. People love it, it seems. Yeah, well, I'm a film buff. I used to”