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In this information, it is mentioned that a chameleon takes about half a minute to change its color, while an octopus can change its color in milliseconds. The octopus is referred to as the real chameleon because it can not only vary its colors but also change the patterns and textures without color vision. It is also mentioned that octopuses have complex cognition and a larger brain-body ratio than most vertebrates, and if an octopus were to take a math IQ test as a human, it would score above 140, which is considered genius level. The conversation also touches on the documentary "My Octopus Teacher" and the guest, Dr. Jennifer Mathers, who was a scientific advisor on the film. 3, 2, 1. Now, here's some fun trivia for the next time you're just sitting around the dinner table. Did you know that it takes a chameleon about a half a minute to change its color? That's right, a half a minute. Now, let's talk us some octopus. An octopus can change its color in 50 to 200 milliseconds. That's right, milliseconds, not minutes. As Dr. Jennifer Mather tells us, the octopus really is the real chameleon. Not only can they vary their colors, they can change the patterns of the colors, and they can even change their textures. But here's something even more crazy about that. Do you know that they actually do this without color vision? Don't worry, we're going to get into this in the episode. Now, here's a couple other things. Did you know that an octopus has this really big brain power? They've got this thing called complex cognition. Basically, what that means is different systems working independently with different cognitive tests and also with a brain-body ratio that's larger than most vertebrates land and see. Here's another really, really cool fact. I love this one. If we could turn an octopus into a human and then have it take a math IQ test, it would score above 140. You know what that means? Genius level. And by the way, and since we're talking about octopus, did you happen to see the documentary, My Octopus Teacher? It was a great one, and I want you to hold on to this thought for a second. University of Lethbridge professor, Dr. Jennifer Mathers, she joins me. And you know what's cool? Dr. Mathers was a scientific advisor on that film. You know, I tell you what, it was such a privilege to talk to her. We talked about so many cephalopod topics. Did you catch that fancy word? I just can't wait for you to hear them. So she was so informative and gracious, and because of this and because of her, this is a great episode.