Peter Godfrey-Smith

Link to the slides for "Biological Naturalism and Biological Chauvinism," given yesterday at the excellent UCLA conference on biological naturalism about consciousness.
petergodfreysmith.com/wp-content/upl… 1/

Last night was a great night for the ordinary, mundane workings of democracy. Glad to be in the US to watch it unfold.

What is @Google thinking? Bad policy, and one that looks awful for them, too.

In 'Living On Earth' I quickly survey tool use by marine animals and note how limited it is. Dolphin use of sponges to protect the nose is one case. Via @BBC, their use of sponges turns out to be richer. Very good video from the new Blue Planet show.
youtube.com/watch?v=q0QFv4…

Some of the characteristically elegant covers by @Ed_Flammarion for their "Champs sciences" series.
librairie-gallimard.com/listeliv.php?b… Includes the French edition of "Metazoa."