Other Minds: The Octopus, The Sea, and The Deep Origins of Consciousness

This explores the development of the octopus, a distant branch of the tree of life, from its humble beginnings in the ocean. A scuba diver and philosopher of science, traces the mind's development from unruly clumps of seaborne cells living together and becoming capable of sensing, acting, and signaling. He probes the mysteries surrounding the lineage, such as how the octopus became so smart and what it's like to have eight tentacles packed with neurons that can "think for themselves."

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