When We Talk About Animals

Ep. 2 – Peter Godfrey-Smith asks: What can the octopus teach us about consciousness?


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Dr. Peter Godfrey-Smith is professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney and the author of Other Minds: The Octopus, The Sea, and The Deep Origins of Consciousness. We discuss how our distant evolutionary cousins, cephalopods, are challenging ancient assumptions about the nature of consciousness. For more information about the episode and about Dr. Godfrey-Smith’s work, visit whenwetalkaboutanimals.org.

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When We Talk About AnimalsBy Law, Environment & Animals Program at Yale Law School

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