Sy Montgomery and Animal behaviors

A few months ago I interviewed Sy Montgomery to discuss her award-winning book, The Soul of an Octopus. Sy and I have talked before when I reached out to her for my undergraduate thesis. She lives on the East Coast and has written over 60 books.

I read The Soul of an Octopus quite a while ago, but I remember being struck by how Sy had captured the personality of the octopuses she encountered in her adventures. From reading her book, I realized that other animals can be considered intelligent by their own standards, and not by the standards humans put on them. I found that each octopus had their own story to tell, and I found myself enjoying the time Sy spent with the octopuses more and more. 

I interviewed Sy to ask her about story-telling within this book, and why she decided to write this book in particular. Sy has covered other animals and looks specifically at animal behaviors. She's written on endangered pink dolphins in the Amazon river basin, the Great Apes, and other animals. Sy's personal story is one of adventure and surprises, and well...I'll let her tell it. You can listen to the interview below in the YouTube video. You can find her book here if you want your own copy! 

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This was originally supposed to be a podcast, but I have turned it into a blogcast instead! Now you may be wondering what a blogcast actually is, and yes I did just make up that word. It's a blog with an audio file mixed in so readers can hear but also read about our work.

Here at "From the Biblio-files," I, Kenna Castleberry, your host, and interviewer, talk with famous science writers about their work, discussing the needs of story-telling within science. Some of these authors you may have never heard of, and feel free to read the books we cover in these blogs. They're great fun and I can say that each of these writers has helped me to better understand how science writing works.

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Kenna