Octopus arms can make decisions on their own without a brain
It's a completely different type of intelligence than what we're familiar with.
Dr. Andrei Mihai is a geophysicist and founder of ZME Science. He has a Ph.D. in geophysics and archaeology and has completed courses from prestigious universities (with programs ranging from climate and astronomy to chemistry and geology). He is passionate about making research more accessible to everyone and communicating news and features to a broad audience.
It's a completely different type of intelligence than what we're familiar with.
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Healthcare systems all around the world are increasingly pressured.
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We're not out of the pandemic just yet.
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This type of lamp could be quite useful.
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For environmentally-friendly nutrition, this could be an important breakthrough.
While one side of the US is burning, the other is struck by floods.
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