What Do You Call A Tiny Octopus That’s Cute As A Button?

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What pigment do we owe to the squid? And what do you name a teeny tiny octopus that’s cute as a button? In this episode of Diction Dash, we’re talking about those clever and often tentacled marine invertebrates: Cephalopods.

Diana Montano, Science Friday’s resident trivia maestro, quizzes Johanna. But this time, Johanna calls in reinforcements—from Science Friday host Ira Flatow himself.

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Read a transcript of this episode.

Guests:

Diana Montano is the Outreach Manager at Science Friday.

Ira Flatow is the Host of Science Friday. 

Footnotes & Further Reading:

• Join Science Friday’s annual Cephalopod Week celebration of our favorite clever, often-tentacled, marine invertebrates.
• In the episode, we mention Science Friday’s video on the Adorabilis—check it out, and prepare to say “awww.”
• For a detailed explanation of how to pluralize “octopus,” Merriam-Webster has your back.
• Sponsor a cephalopod! With every donation of $8 made during Cephalopod Week, you’ll get a special Cephalopod Badge, featuring your choice of ceph, your first name and city. You’ll find it swimming in our very own Sea of Support!

Credits:

This episode of Science Diction was produced by Johanna Mayer with Diana Montano and Katie Feather. Elah Feder is our Senior Producer. D Peterschmidt composed all our music and they mastered this episode. Nadja Oertelt is our Chief Content Officer.