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May 2024 · 3 dispatches

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In reply to @MIT_CSAIL · May 7, 2024

If sperm whales could talk, what would they say?

New research on their communication reveals a complex combinatorial system that challenges our understanding of animal vocalizations.

By analyzing 8,719 whale click sounds called “codas”, using machine learning, MIT CSAIL & Project CETI scientists uncovered a nuanced "sperm whale phonetic alphabet.”

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@MIT_CSAIL When I read "If sperm whales could talk, what would they say?" instantly reminded me of Laurie Anderson's 1984's "Mach 20"