“What does it feel like to be an octopus? To be a jellyfish? Does it feel like anything at all? Which were the first animals whose lives felt like something to them?” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
“most behaviorally sophisticated animals outside the bilaterians are the—terrifying—box jellyfish” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
“But Toulmin and Goodfield's Fabric of the Heavens (1962.), an old book recently reprinted, is my favorite.” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
“Crabs and some shrimp, in contrast, will groom injured areas.” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
In a world full of audio visual marvels, may words matter to you and be full of magic. — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
“Octopuses in at least two aquariums have learned to turn off the lights” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
“All living things affect their environment by making and transforming chemicals, and” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
“if you focus on the large fossils, you miss most of the life that is present” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
“Inner speech seems to be an important part of System 2 thinking.” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
“When you dive into the sea, you are diving into the origin of us all.” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
“seems plausible that an animal might feel pain or thirst without having an “inner model” of the world,” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
“They are curious, embracing novelty, protean in behavior as well as in body” — Peter Godfrey-Smith Copy Share Image
