At A Night of Awe and Wonder, marine biologist David Gruber, founder of Project CETI and a National Geographic Explorer, traces the extraordinary journey linking humans and whales, from our shared ancestors to what we’re learning about their rich underwater communications. Through wartime recordings, bioacoustics pioneers, and cutting-edge AI, he shows how scientists are attempting to decode the phonetic alphabet of sperm whales and begin translating their ancient language. Gruber argues that understanding whale communication could reshape our sense of intelligence, ourselves, and our connection to life on Earth.
This video How whales became the poets of the ocean is featured on Big Think.
