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8 Oct, 13 tweets, 4 min read
Humans of Twitter, today is #WorldOctopusDay. That can mean only one thing. It’s time for an octopus thread…
Octopus, it’s fair to say, are very weird creatures.
Some even argue that...
Octopus come in all shapes and sizes. Many species are barely known to science. Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Did I mention that octopus are really smart?
Sometimes, though, they need a little help.
Where baby octopus come from...
Look at this little rascal.
The last common ancestor of humans and octopus lived more than half-a-billion years ago. But we've still got stuff in common. Like us, for instance, octopus sleep perchance to dream.
At the same time, octopus are probably so different from us psychologically that it's almost impossible to put ourselves in their shoes.
Well-played, little octopus; well-played.
What. The. Hell.

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2 Oct
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"(Over)estimation of political opponents' agreement with extreme issues predicted cross-partisan dislike, which in turn predicted unwillingness to engage with opponents, foreclosing opportunities to correct misperceptions." psyarxiv.com/cr23g/ [2/5] Image
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Misguided Criticisms of Evolutionary Psychology #1: Evolutionary psychology aims to justify traditional gender roles, societal inequalities, etc. From #TheApeThatUnderstoodTheUniverse amazon.com/Ape-that-Under…
Misguided Criticisms of Evolutionary Psychology #2: Evolutionary psychology provides an excuse for bad behavior – in particular, for the kinds of bad behavior that men specialize in. From #TheApeThatUnderstoodTheUniverse amazon.com/Ape-that-Under…
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Inspired: Dan Baldassarre (@evornithology) submitted a joke science article to a predatory journal, to see if they'd actually publish it. They did. The paper is called "What's the Deal with Birds?" and it's hilarious. 😂 irispublishers.com/sjrr/pdf/SJRR.… Image
Come to think of it, though, what *is* the deal with birds? 👇
Seriously. Birds are really kinda weird…
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