Creatures of the Wind

How to (Fail to) Become an Octopus

July 20, 2026·8 min
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I request that you fully submerge and do your best to become an octopus, too. Miriam Simun founded the Institute for Transhumanist Cephalopod (ITCE) in response to rising sea levels. Last spring in Brooklyn, she led a group of around 40 people to dance, touch and observe themselves, each other and their environment in an effort to be more like octopuses (and sometimes squid). She believes that if we try our best to become these slimy, eight-armed creatures, then who we will become in th...

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