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Cracking the Code: Searching for Language in Dolphins with Dr. Denise Herzing

2020/9/16
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Dr. Herzing discusses her 35-year quest to understand dolphin communication, focusing on their three types of sounds: whistles, clicks, and burst pulse sounds. She highlights the advancements in technology, particularly AI, that have enabled deeper categorization of these sounds and potential insights into their social interactions.

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In this episode, we hear from Dr. Denise Herzing, Research Director and Founder of the Wild Dolphin Project and Affiliate Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University in biological sciences. For the last 25 years, Dr. Herzing has been on a quest to crack the code — to discover the keys to the secret language of dolphins. Today she talks about what she’s learned so far about dolphin “language,” what’s surprised her about wild dolphins’ interactions with each other and the researchers, and the possibility of humans someday communicating directly with dolphins.

Learn more about Dr. Denise Herzing) and the Wild Dolphin Project).

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