Sentences with phrase «such simple creatures»

Cats are such simple creatures.

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In spite of the fact that Socrates studied with all diligence to acquire a knowledge of human nature and to understand himself, and in spite of the fame accorded him through the centuries as one who beyond all other men had an insight into the human heart, he has himself admitted that the reason for his shrinking from reflection upon the nature of such beings as Pegasus and the Gorgons was that he, the life - long student of human nature, had not yet been able to make up his mind whether he was a stranger monster than Typhon, or a creature of a gentler and simpler sort, partaking of something divine (Phaedrus, 229 E).
It also makes it simpler to study more exotic creatures (beyond the standard flies and mice), such as animals like Parhyale or butterflies.
In a 2012 paper in Neuron, based on meetings organized by the Oxnard, California - based Kavli Foundation, Yuste and colleagues laid out a plan to progress gradually from mapping the brain activity of simple model organisms such as the fruit fly to charting the brains of creatures that contain roughly 1 million neurons, such as the Etruscan shrew.
The breakthrough in imaging the nervous system of a hydra — a tiny, transparent creature related to jellyfish — as it twitches and moves has provided insights into how such simple animals control their behaviour.
Would it be simple forms of life such as bacteria, viruses or algae, or more advanced, multi-cellular creatures, perhaps even intelligent beings?
A simple stroll through the streets brings her into contact with supernatural creatures such as spirits, goblins, ghosts, and not - grim - at - all reapers.
We're going to have seven - or eight - year - old kids making robotic devices that have a probabilistic element built into them so that they can get around obstacles in the way that, if you look at any simple creaturesuch as a fly — it has randomness in its behavior, and this is how it avoids being trapped.
Kids love to watch them at work, and diligent observation will reveal subtle differences in personality, even amongst such a seemingly simple creature.
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