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  • An Alien in Our Sea: A look at the intelligence of an octopus

    An Alien in Our Sea: A look at the intelligence of an octopus

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    In 2016, one of my favourite sci-fi films Arrival was released, and – mild spoiler alert – it presented us with an alien species named the heptapods, who challenged human perception of the universe and life. Had these species originated instead from Earth, I wouldn’t blame you for assuming them to be related to the…