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It's very useful to come back home and try and read
as many scientific papers as possible. She's a common octopus. Octopus vulgaris is the scientific name. Two-thirds of her cognition is actually outside of her brain,
in her arms. Her entire being
is thinking, feeling, exploring. She's got 2,000 suckers, and she's using
all of them independently. How do you do that? Imagine having 2,000 fingers
as many scientific papers as possible. She's a common octopus. Octopus vulgaris is the scientific name. Two-thirds of her cognition is actually outside of her brain,
in her arms. Her entire being
is thinking, feeling, exploring. She's got 2,000 suckers, and she's using
all of them independently. How do you do that? Imagine having 2,000 fingers
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It's very useful to come back home
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and try and read
as many scientific papers as possible.
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She's a common octopus.
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Octopus vulgaris is the scientific name.
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Two-thirds of her cognition
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is actually outside of her brain,
in her arms.
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Her entire being
is thinking, feeling, exploring.
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She's got 2,000 suckers, and she's using
all of them independently.
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How do you do that?
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Imagine having 2,000 fingers.
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Movie Summary
A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.