Tag: paul the octopus

Posthumous Paul

I am sure you have heard of Paul the Octopus by now and his recent death. I think along with the Vuvuzela this was one of the things the World Cup will be remembered for. More than the football. But, putting aside the well acceptable cognitive and predictive abilities of Octopus vulgaris, just how clever is Paul?

Here is an excellent post that I missed first time around but found in my recent google search of our departed deity.…