Good survey paper. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Fifteen years ago I blogged about a different SQUID. Here’s an update : Fleeing drivers are a common problem for law enforcement. They just won’t stop unless persuaded­—persuaded by bullets, barriers, spikes, or snares. Each option is risky business. Shooting up a fugitive’s car is one …

Interesting research : Using jet propulsion inspired by squid, researchers demonstrate a microjet system that delivers medications directly into tissues, matching the effectiveness of traditional needles. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Lots of details that are beyond me. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Fantastic video of a female Gonatus onyx squid swimming while carrying her egg sack. An earlier related post. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Squid-A-Rama will be in Des Moines at the end of the month. Visitors will be able to dissect squid, explore fascinating facts about the species, and witness a live squid release conducted by local divers. How are they doing a live squid release? Simple: this is Des Moines, Washington …

Great blow-up sculpture. Blog moderation policy. [...]

A giant squid has washed up on a beach in Northern Spain. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Cute squid scarf. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Fishermen in Tamil Nadu are reporting smaller catches of squid. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Interesting map, from this paper. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Fishermen are catching more squid as other fish are depleted. Blog moderation policy. [...]

The teaser for Squid Game Season Two dropped. Blog moderation policy. [...]

This is an odd story of serving squid during legislative negotiations in the Philippines. [...]

The first live video of the Promachoteuthis squid, filmed at a newly discovered seamount off the coast of Chile. Blog moderation policy. [...]

The first live video of the Promachoteuthis squid, filmed at a newly discovered seamount off the coast of Chile. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Details. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Making self-healing materials based on the teeth in squid suckers. Blog moderation policy. [...]

How did I not know before now that there was a market for squid oil ? The squid oil market has experienced robust growth in recent years, expanding from $4.56 billion in 2023 to $4.94 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5 …

Yet another SQUID acronym : SQUID, short for Surrogate Quantitative Interpretability for Deepnets, is a computational tool created by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists. It’s designed to help interpret how AI models analyze the genome. Compared with other analysis tools, SQUID is more consistent, reduces background noise, and …

A newly discovered parasite that attacks squid eggs has been treated. Blog moderation policy. [...]

They’re better for the environment. Blog moderation policy. [...]

Peru is trying to protect its territorial waters from Chinese squid-fishing boats. Blog moderation policy. [...]

I didn’t know : In 1994, Hewlett-Packard released a miracle machine: the HP 200LX pocket-size PC. In the depths of the device, among the MS-DOS productivity apps built into its fixed memory, there lurked a first-person maze game called Lair of Squid. [...] In Lair of Squid, you’re trapped …

A new vampire squid species was discovered in the South China Sea. Blog moderation policy. [...]