surf-matic

waves, culture, aphorisms

foto friday

1) I’m not one for tattoos, but I like this photo. La bella vita: the beautiful life. Windsurfers are definitely living it. 2) The Kevin Pritchard knows how to fly! Look at how bloody high that is. The shot was captured thanks to James Schmitt during the Pistol River AWT event. 3) I’m a sucker […]

Why Octopuses Matter to Philosophy by Peter Godfrey-Smith

Why Octopuses Matter to Philosophy by Peter Godfrey-Smith For the “Academic Minute,” National Public Radio, 2010. Why do octopuses matter to philosophy? They matter to the part of philosophy concerned with the mind. To see why, we step back and think about the evolutionary connections between all living things. Biologists think of these relationships in […]