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Cetacean Sanctuaries: Centers for the Study of Natural Communication
September 30, 2021 @ 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT
Whale and dolphin communication has been studied in captivity and in the wild. Sanctuaries will provide a more natural setting than aquariums, along with a potentially more accessible and convenient way of studying communication among whales than in the wild. Therefore, sanctuaries are places that can catalyze ways to validate and explore innovative methods of studying whale communication.
In this webinar we explore the various ways whale communication can be studied in sanctuaries with pioneers who are taking the study of whale and dolphin communication to the next level.
- Thursday September 30th: 4:00 – 5:15 pm Eastern Time
- Register for the webinar here.
Participants
Dr. Valeria Vergara has conducted groundbreaking studies of beluga whale communication both in captivity and in the wild and is well-known for her discovery of contact calls between beluga whale mothers and calves and between adults, and for illuminating the impacts of underwater noise on beluga communication.
Aza Raskin is co-founder and executive director of the Earth Species Project, a nonprofit organization devoted to decoding nonhuman communication and creating better interspecies understanding. He is also co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology.
Dr. Brenda McCowan is a biological anthropologist interested in vocal and social complexity in primates and cetaceans as a means to enhance their welfare and conservation. She and her colleagues use information theory (among other tools) to assess the diversity, complexity, and development of communicative repertoires across a wide range of species.
Dr. David Gruber is the founder and lead of Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative), an interdisciplinary project aimed at decoding sperm whale communication using advanced AI and non-invasive robotics.
Dr. James Crutchfield is a physicist whose interests are in the areas of complex systems and pattern discovery and how these can be applied to understanding nonhuman communication systems.
Register for the webinar here.
Bring your questions, too, or send them in advance by email.
And then join us on Thursday September 30th, 2021, at 4 pm Eastern Time.