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A wrap of highlights from Cephalopod Week, and a check-in with SciFri education manager Ariel Zych and biologist Chuck Fisher aboard the exploration vessel “Nautilus.”
Print one of our cutouts and take your own selfielopod for Cephalopod Week.
Can you engineer a jet propulsion system that mimics the speed of a squid?
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We kick off our second annual Science Friday Cephalopod Week—a celebration of all things tentacled.
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The nautilus, the “living fossil” of cephalopods, can uncover the origins of the complex brain of modern cephalopods.
They’re the amazing cephalopods, and Science Friday, public radio’s source for news and entertaining stories about science, celebrates them with Cephalopod Week.
Happy Cephalopod Week! Squid, octopuses, and cuttlefish use ink to confuse predators and to communicate. But there’s even more to know about inking. Plus, researchers used citizen science observations and machine learning to understand where fireflies are and what they need to thrive. And, psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour helped make “Inside Out 2” more scientifically accurate.
Ira Flatow celebrates Cephalopod Week live in Miami with two scientists who study squids and octopuses. Plus, the endangered Przewalski’s horse and black-footed ferret are the faces of cloning for conservation. Plus, same-sex animal pairings are common in nature. But fungi might be the queerest kingdom of all.
On June 21, join our event with a squid biologist and the author of ‘Monarchs of the Sea’ as they talk all things cephalopods.
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Ira and undersea experts tackle audience questions at a Cephalopod Week celebration at Norwalk’s Maritime Aquarium.