Thanks to analogical thinking we group men and mice into the class of mammals or we visualize atoms as a planet (the nucleus) with the satellites spinning around (the electrons).
It is not the first time that we have discovered that octopods have unique capabilities: from changing the color of their skin, their shape or even their texture, not only in order to camouflage themselves but also as a means of communication with their environment. Now, a new study by scientists at the University of California in Santa Barbara (USA) has concluded that octopus skin works like eyes.
It is a hypothesis proposed in 1970 by the Japanese Masahiro Mori. According to this robotics expert, the more anthropomorphic traits and behaviors we give to robots, the greater our empathy with them. We tend to react better to machines that have eyes or mouths, even if they are not necessary elements to carry out their functions.
A megacity is one that has more than 10 million inhabitants. Taking this criterion into account, a study carried out by engineers from the University of Toronto (Canada) has analyzed the resource consumption of these large metropolises, concluding that New York is the one that consumes the most energy, even ahead of Tokyo.
The longest running within a single country is Australia's Highway-1. It is a set of connected roads and highways, of 14,523 km, that bypasses the national territory more or less along the coast, and passes through the main cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra and Darwin.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
