An early case of quorum sensing to be uncovered involves—appropriately for this book—the sea and a cephalopod.

It would be tough to sim accurately, but I suppose you could just have someone saying whatever you see on the autoscroller.....

[A]s we are all aware, the Skalds used all sorts of kennings from Jewels, Gold, Silver, &c., to betoken Women, &c. Gold is called The Sea's Blink (Blik), and so on, and a female is Gold's Mistress, The Goddess of the Golden Jewel, and so forth.

The menu at this new brick-walled wine bar features Italian snacks, including a nice selection of cheeses and salumi; and crostinis and small plates like sardines baked with fennel, pine nuts, raisins and pecorino; and pigs’ trotters with bread stuffing and chestnuts.