The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

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With her, Vinnie is able to cast off some of society’s shackles – hurtling along on a bicycle, bloomers on show, or changing into her swimsuit behind a rock on the beach. Since my last visit to a large aquarium I have been fascinated by octopuses, and this book has deepened and strengthened my love for them, along with all sea creatures, and made me feel so much more connected to their world. Georgia Toffolo Remarkable memoir… This book will bring comfort and hope to anyone experiencing grief. The cute illustrations and lovely rhymes will make Good Night Octopus a go-to part of your family’s bedtime! She encourages Vinnie to just, ‘Get doing’ instead of being held back by the fear of making mistakes.

It isnt a straightforward natural history book so much as a swooning account of falling in love with tentacles. When I moved to Bozeman, Montana, I had the opportunity to create content for a museum exhibit on early life forms. By turns funny, entertaining, touching and profound, The Soul of an Octopus reveals what octopuses can teach us about consciousness and the meeting of two very different minds. They observe the nuances of creativity, art, relationships, and self-expression through the lens of neurodiversity, reflecting on the poet’s experience of being diagnosed with dyspraxia as an adult. We’re excited to release the first of many educational resources from educators who have a love of cephalopods, too!Tova, like several characters in “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” is marked by loss and lingering grief. In ‘Understood’ the narrator describes the complex process of re-imagining one’s place in the world, armed with new knowledge: ‘Slowly, we adjust / our own soft ignorance / unroll our prejudice / in gentle waves. But if you can swim with it, Van Pelt has spawned a heartwarming tale about the importance of reaching out with open arms to make meaningful connections. Tom Stoppard [A] moving account of how reconnecting with nature helped [Goldsmith] rebuild a capacity for joy.

She takes the janitorial job not because she needs the money, but because she’s compulsively clean and needs purposeful activity. I read Lily and the Octopus, a novel about a man caring for his 12-year-old dachshund as she succumbs to a brain tumor, shortly after I put down my 12-year-old golden Stella. This book questions the common perception that complex emotions and feelings are exclusive to humans, and makes a strong argument for rethinking the parameters and yardsticks that we use to decide whether animals have a "mind" or a "soul". Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope.And I’m going to argue that we change lives precisely because we force open that too-small box that most human beings think they live in.