“Rather than relying on a disparate band of artists, First Amendment campaigners, local-radio enthusiasts, music historians, archivists, and the like, the nation’s cultural life would have a defender with the weight of the executive branch behind it, and the power to discipline and compel corporate behavior.”
Tag: 07.25.10
Soft-Headed Intellectuals: Octopuses Do The Darnedest Things
They use tools. They consider and change strategies in order to solve problems. They make mental maps of their surroundings. They play games with objects. Says one expert, “They make decisions all the time, complicated decisions. People don’t expect that from a creature related to an oyster.”