Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone in Science and Inquiry

Aug 10, 2019 bup rated it liked it

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I learned as much about the author's life as I did about jellyfish.

Still, I learned a lot more about jellyfish than I knew before, and I don't know of any other books aimed at the general public devoted to jellyfish.

I do wish she had addressed the neural network in jellyfish more. They don't have brains, but they clearly have intention. They have eyes (or at least similar organs). What are those eyes reporting their findings to? I think therein lies a whole lot of the puzzle of consciousness, wh ...more

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Jun 04, 2017 GONZA rated it really liked it

I would have never thought that jellyfishes could be so interesting. A dive into this special world that I enjoyed a lot, even if I had no background information on this topic.

Non avrei mai pensato che il mondo delle meduse potesse essere cosí interessante. Un tuffo in un argomento che non conoscevo per niente e che mi é piaciuto parecchio!

THANKS TO EDELWEISS FOR THE PREVIEW!

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