[Hac-announce] December 2019 Book Discussion: "The Soul of an Octopus" by Sy Montgomery

[kvngough at aol.com]

Our book for December is The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery. The discussion will take place Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 2:30 pm in the Library of the Unitarian Society of New Haven at 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden.

>From Amazon:
Scientists have only recently accepted the intelligence of dogs, birds, and chimpanzees but now are watching octopuses solve problems and are trying to decipher the meaning of the animal’s color-changing techniques. [Popular naturalist Sy] Montgomery chronicles the growing appreciation of this mollusk as she tells a unique love story. By turns funny, entertaining, touching, and profound, The Soul of an Octopus reveals what octopuses can teach us about the meeting of two very different minds.

[T]his “fascinating…touching…informative…entertaining” book explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature—and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. – Daily Beast
“A captivating book on an intelligence as ‘alien’ as one from outer space. And its not science fiction.” – Bernd Heinrich, author of Mind of the Raven
SupplementaryReading:"Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins ofConsciousness" by Peter Godfrey-Smith (who is mentioned in "The Soulof an Octopus").


Light snacks will be served.    
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