Deep Thinkers Humans aside, dolphins, whales, and porpoises are often considered to be the smartest creatures on Earth. Science and nature buffs are drawn to stories of their use of tools, their self-recognition, their beautiful and complex songs, and their intricate societies. But how do we know what we know, and what does it mean? In Deep Thinkers, renowned cetacean biologist Janet Mann gathers a gam of the world’s leading whale and dolphin researchers—including Luke Rendell, Hal Whitehead, and many more—to illuminate these vital questions, exploring the astounding capacities of cetacean brains. Diving into our current understanding of and dynamic research on dolphin and whale cognition, communication, and culture, Deep Thinkers reveals how incredibly sophisticated these mammals are—and how much we can learn about other animal minds by studying cetacean behavior. Through a combination of fascinating text and more than 150 beautiful and informative illustrations, chapters compare the intelligence markers of cetaceans with those of birds, bats, and primates, asking how we might properly define intelligence in nonhumans. As all-encompassing and profound as the seas in which these deep cetacean cultures have evolved, Deep Thinkers is an awesome and inspiring journey into the fathoms—a reminder of what we gain through their close study, and of what we lose when the great minds of the sea disappear.

Whale chat lunch dates are the stuff of civility.

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We're all mutants who possibly descended from fire at multiple junctions of deep time. Below is merely one of those junctions. #STEMreading #STEM

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To H, this is already liberation.

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(Book info via @inqbiol. Make sure to look up his review.

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Jazzy pasta experimentation in bid for programmable, DIY-style 3D-printable, flat-packed, Earth-saving culinary marvels! Disclosure B/O food coders: No smartly dressed ancient bird's on the review panel. #FoodTwitter #STEMreading

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Mathematician Who Visited An Art Museum

D'une part, le déluge dans « Scène du Déluge » de Théodore Géricault est impossible. D'autre part, la réalité physique et la réalité non physique coexistent dans notre monde.

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Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real | Quanta Magazine Like a perpetual motion machine, a time crystal forever cycles between states without consuming energy. Physicists claim to have built this new phase of matter inside a quantum computer.

"Gobblin
Everyday's a hungry day" - The Cellshank Redemption (2021)

Now, THAT resonates. #STEMreading

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