What if humans and other animals could speak to one another? Author and wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill reveals how a close encounter with a humpback whale off the coast of California inspired him to spend years exploring the cutting edge of marine biological research with scientists who are combining underwater robots and new advances in artificial intelligence to decode the communications of whales and dolphins and attempt the first-ever two-way communication.
Following on the critically acclaimed launch of his book, 'How To Speak Whale' (A New Yorker Best Book of 2022 and Amazon Editors Pick Top 10 Science Book), Tom brought us up to speed on why recent technologies have transformed cetacean science, how the current expeditions are going, how citizens can take part, and why this matters. Please enjoy the webinar if you've ever wanted to speak to your dog, or wondered how we might decode the conversations of other species!
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ABOUT Tom Mustill
Tom Mustill is a biologist turned filmmaker and writer, specializing in stories where people and nature meet. His work with David Attenborough, Greta Thunberg, Stephen Fry, and conservation and science heroes across the globe has won over 30 international awards, including two Webbys, a Wildscreen Panda, two Jackson Wild Awards, and has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy. He directed the blockbuster Inside Nature’s Giants series which won a BAFTA, Royal Television Society and Broadcast award, as well as the ZSL Award for Communicating Zoology.
Although he loves any excuse to get into the sea, he lives far from it in London, with his wife, Annie, his daughter, Stella, and the inhabitants of his small but surprisingly deep pond.
