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The Instinctive Engineer - Part 2: The Octopus and the Cathedral - Rethinking Where Intelligence Lives

8 July 2020·771 words·4 mins

Systems and Innovation Engineering Philosophy Biological Intelligence Octopus Adaptability Technological History

Lessons from the octopus on embodied intelligence and why engineering must move beyond brain-centric models.

The Alien Lesson: How the Octopus Thinks Without a Central Brain

1 July 2020·1329 words·7 mins

Systems and Innovation Octopus Intelligence Neuroscience Evolution Biomimicry Systems Thinking Design and Innovation Innovation History Biomimicry

Exploring the distributed intelligence of the octopus, an alien mind that challenges our understanding of cognition.