Octopuses came from outer space ....

[ccannon707]

Interesting article... and evidently not that new of a theory. I know. after watching My Octopus Teacher, I can't eat them anymore.

New scientific paper claims octopuses are actually aliens from outer space

Octopuses are from space. I know, that sounds like the opening line of a cheesy science fiction movie from the black and white days of Hollywood. But it’s actually the main part of the argument behind a research paper published in an actual peer-reviewed journal. The paper was published in the...

www.yahoo.com

 

[tursiops]

Interesting article... and evidently not that new of a theory. I know. after watching My Octopus Teacher, I can't eat them anymore.

New scientific paper claims octopuses are actually aliens from outer space

Octopuses are from space. I know, that sounds like the opening line of a cheesy science fiction movie from the black and white days of Hollywood. But it’s actually the main part of the argument behind a research paper published in an actual peer-reviewed journal. The paper was published in the...

www.yahoo.com

This is such hogwash. The suggestion is equivalent to the Middle ages claiming if you don't understand it, it must be a miracle. Notice even Yahoo posts it in "entertainment," not "science."

 

[ccannon707]

Tursiops, Evidently you didn't click thru to the link to the scientific article.

 

[ggunn]

It's one of the premises of the streaming show "Resident Alien".

 

[tursiops]

Tursiops, Evidently you didn't click thru to the link to the scientific article.

But I did. That is part of the problem. The author can't explain anything without "positing" extraterrestrial sources, for which he can offer nothing other than "maybe." That's not science.

 

[dberry]

This may also explain

 

[Bigbella]

 

[waterone]

I know. after watching My Octopus Teacher, I can't eat them anymore.

I watched My Octopus my Teacher and it did not curb my appetite for them.

However, I have met a few that think similar to you about not eating them after watching. Interesting thing is all of the ones I know still enjoy eating pig.

 

[Couv]

...not long ago in Silver Springs, Fla.

Hey, how did this thread end up in the CZM forum? There must be some strange science at work.

 

[Jaan]

You'd probably need 9 brains to fully understand

They are incredibly intelligent ...

Octopuses keep surprising us - here are eight examples how | Natural History Museum

An octopus has blue blood and three hearts. But these aren't even the most astonishing things scientists have discovered about these beguiling marine animals. Here are some additional ways octopuses are keeping researchers on their toes.

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