02/17/2012

Where’s The Cuttlefish

Duke biologist Sarah Zylinski wants to better understand how cuttlefish see the world. Like their relatives octopus and squid, cuttlefish are master camouflagers — and Zylinski says you can learn something about how they process visual information by testing how they change their skin patterns in relation to different backgrounds.

Meet the Producer

About Flora Lichtman

Flora Lichtman is a host of Science Friday. In a previous life, she lived on a research ship where apertivi were served on the top deck, hoisted there via pulley by the ship’s chef.