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Non-Committal Musings

@kgoldschmitt / kgoldschmitt.tumblr.com

Ethno/Musicologist, Professor, Former Expat, Prefers Two Wheels

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My twitter handle is the same. cya.

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Octopuses recognise individual humans

Many mammals and birds can recognise individual humans, as well as some insects (did you know honeybees and cockroaches can, presumably using olfaction?), but the generality of human recognition abilities in invertebrates is unclear.

In 2010, however, a group of scientists proved that octopuses can remember how individual people treated them, hence demonstrating they can discriminate between human individuals.

The pdf of the study report is available here.

Now that I have an aquarium membership, I can only hope that my neighborhood octopuses begin to recognize me.

Heyo it’s HEALTHCARE SEASON and who the heck knows what any of this stuff even means?! It’s VERY CONFUSING. The good news is my pal Thursday and I put together a little zine to help you out. 

Even if you’re not in Oregon, we hope this makes the process a little less scary. You can do it! Healthcare for all! 

You can download a free PDF of this zine to share at https://gumroad.com/l/ACAZine

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For her 1989 album “Rhythm Nation 1814,” Janet Jackson drew on an already established idea: the dance-based utopia. Lyrically, she was exploring the idea that the right rhythm can intoxicate and control us, and, eventually, unite us as living, breathing, flesh-and-bone humans. The album’s accompanying 30 minute longform music video did just that, with a chair routine that would be imitated for years after. 

This whole thing is so good!!