Activity for Jonathan Böcker‭

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Question	—	adaptations for land-based octopuses This is a follow up question to: How realistic is the Swampus? What adaptations would current octopus have to evolve, to become land based, meaning that they spend at least 1/3 of their time on land? How long would the development of such features take, and can you come up with a scenario, that mak... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	How realistic is the Swampus? In the 2002 documentary the future is wild, numerous biologists and other scientists speculated about the future evolution of various species. In the '100 million years in the future' segment, the "swampus" was introduced. Swampuses are the evolution of modern octopuses, who adapted to shallow ponds... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	what makes a disease deadly? I am writing a story, in which a mad scientist (based on Ted Kaczynski) wants to kill as many people as possible with an artificially created disease. The idea is, that more complex societies are better able to solve many small problems (wildfire, etc.) compared to hunter-gatherer societies, because... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Myelination in cephalopods I am a complete amateur regarding biology, so please forgive me if this question is a little stupid. Could we ever create squids that have human-level intelligence and could serve as a replacement in case humans die out? I heard that squids can have giant axons, that can exceed 1mm in diameter. Howev... (more)	—	over 4 years ago