Podcast appearances and mentions of tom mustill

Hoy en Planeta Vivo os recomendamos la exposición inmersiva Ecos del Océano que nos permite vivir en primera persona la importancia vital del sonido para los habitantes del mar y la sostenibilidad de los ecosistemas marinos. Se puede ver en el Espacio Fundación Telefónica de Madrid. Una muestra que aúna arte, ciencia y tecnología para reflexionar sobre la relación de la especie humana con los ecosistemas marinos y generar conciencia sobre la amenaza de extinción que afrontan las ballenas jorobadas, unos mamíferos que habitan el planeta desde hace unos 55 millones de años.La exposición Ecos del océano, comisariada por José Luis de Vicente, es fruto de un diálogo creativo entre el colectivo artístico británico Marshmallow Laser Feast, y la investigación científica del Laboratorio de Aplicaciones Bioacústicas de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya y el escritor y cineasta de historia natural Tom Mustill, además de artesanos del vidrio y especialistas en acústica en torno a la percepción de la realidad de los cetáceos. Actualmente, los satélites, los drones y la inteligencia artificial, permiten observar los movimientos de las ballenas desde el espacio, registrar sus cantos bajo el agua, y trazar nuevas estrategias para proteger a estos cetáceos en un océano cada vez más ruidoso y contaminado. Todos estos descubrimientos y avances en torno al paisaje sonoro marino llegan justo cuando la acción humana ha empezado a degradarlo y amenazarlo a causa del ruido que arrojamos al océano y que afecta enormemente a la vida de los cetáceos. Los océanos son el soporte vital de nuestro planeta, constituyen el mayor ecosistema del mundo, albergan casi un millón de especies conocidas y presentan un enorme potencial científico por explorar. Una cuestión que nos lleva a repensar nuestra responsabilidad con el medio ambiente y nos insta a proteger y preservar el equilibrio entre el ser humano y el resto de las especies que conviven en el planeta.  Haz gestos, haz un gesto para preservar el PLANETA VIVO. Escuchar audio

Have you ever wondered what it sounds like under the sea?Well in this episode, we're taking you on a journey. We encourage you to lie back and listen, as we immerse you in whale songs, sounds and stories...You might recognise Tom Mustill, author of How to Speak Whale, from last season.In 2015 he was almost killed when a breaching whale landed on his canoe. This event launched an obsession into whale communication, and with childhood friend and audio expert Vahakn Matossian, he's using whale song to raise awareness of their plight.https://www.tommustill.com/Shambala Festival - Adventures in Utopia:https://www.shambalafestival.org/

En su colaboración para MVS Noticias con Luis Cárdenas, la especialista en libros, Dalila Carreño, recomendó la obra “Cómo hablar balleno” de Tom Mustill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

En entrevista para MVS Noticias con Luis Cárdenas, Manuel Bravo, presidente del Consejo de Empresas Globales, abordó los desafíos que enfrenta el organismo que dirige. En su colaboración para MVS Noticias con Luis Cárdenas, el consultor Pedro Tello Villagrán, destacó que la economía de México está experimentando una desaceleración significativa en el cierre del sexenio. En mesa de debate para MVS Noticias con Luis Cárdenas, los analistas políticos Hernán Gómez y Juan Ignacio Zavala ofrecieron perspectivas contrastantes sobre las elecciones en Venezuela, reflejando la polarización que rodea el evento. En su colaboración para MVS Noticias con Luis Cárdenas, el periodista Óscar Balmen ofreció un análisis detallado sobre el impacto del secuestro de Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, líder histórico del Cártel de Sinaloa. En su colaboración para MVS Noticias con Luis Cárdenas, la especialista en libros, Dalila Carreño, recomendó la obra “Cómo hablar balleno” de Tom Mustill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

En entrevista con Pamela Cerdeira, para MVS Noticias,  en la sección Oasis,  Adán Serret habló del libro “Cómo hablar balleno” de Tom Mustill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Y Bombín se despide de esta temporada con un libro: Cómo hablar balleno. Una historia de Tom Mustill que indaga en esa hipotética comunicación entre los animales y las personas. Acompañado de la mejor música relacionada con las ballenas. Escuchar audio

Hoy mismo empieza el Festival de Teatro Clásico de Olmedo y hemos invitado a Germán Vega, uno de sus directores, para que nos cuente la programación con la que cuentan este año y sus expectativas. ¡Llevar las obras de arte del Prado en el bolsillo ya es posible! El Museo Nacional del Prado ha lanzado 19 stickers de whatsapp de algunas de sus obras, hablamos con el director de comunicación del museo Carlos Chaguaceda.Y Bombín se despide de esta temporada con un libro: Cómo hablar balleno. Una historia de Tom Mustill que indaga en esa hipotética comunicación entre los animales y las personas. Escuchar audio

Walsprache, Kaltwasserschwimmen, Windstärke und Moby Dick - zum Tag der Ozeane gibt es eine volle Ladung Meeresbücher. Jan und Katharina waren mit dem Podcast im Ozeaneum Stralsund zu Gast - im beeindruckenden Saal der Meeresriesen, direkt unter einem - nein, keinem Oktopus, aber fast: einem Riesenkalmar. Zu Gast ist Kuratorin Dorit Liebers, die unter anderem verrät, warum die Möwen nur den Touristen die Brötchen klauen. Und falls "Moby Dick" immer noch auf eurer "müsste ich lesen, aber …"-Liste steht, gibt es in dieser Folge einen Motivationsschub! Alle Infos zum Podcast: https://ndr.de/eatreadsleep Mail gern an: eatreadsleep@ndr.de Alle Lesekreise: https://ndr.de/eatreadsleep-lesekreise Unseren Newsletter gibt es hier: https://ndr.de/eatreadsleep-newsletter @eat.read.sleep_and_friends – der eat.READ.sleep.-Fanclub auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eat.read.sleep_and_friends/ Podcast-Tipp: Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti https://1.ard.de/ZwischenHamburgUndHaiti?=cp Die Bücher der Folge (00:01:56) Tom Mustill: "Die Sprache der Wale", übersetzt von Christel Dormagen (Rowohlt) (00:03:32) Coinneach MacLeod: "The Hebridean Baker", übersetzt von Susanne Kammerer (btb) (00:09:04) Caroline Wahl: "Windstärke 17" (Dumont) (00:18:41) Gregor Hens: "Die eigentümliche Vorliebe für das Meer" (Aufbau Verlag) (00:22:38) Josie Lloyd: "Der Brighton-Schwimmclub", übersetzt von Brigitte Heinrich (Insel TB) (00:29:38) Marie Darrieussecq: "Das Meer von unten", übersetzt von Patricia Klobusiczky (Secession Verlag) (00:35:18) Hannah Gold: "Der verschwundene Wal", übersetzt von Sylke Hachmeister (Von Hacht) (00:42:28) Holger Teschke: "Möwen" (Matthes & Seitz) (00:51:20) Herman Melville: "Moby Dick" (diverse Ausgaben) (00:56:54) Jouvray & Alary: "Moby Dick", Graphic Novel (Splitter) (00:57:53) Moby Dick - das Quiz (Coppenrath) Bestseller für die nächste Folge: "25 letzte Sommer" von Stefan Schäfer Das Rezept für Hafer-Schoko-Kekse von den Hebriden gibt es hier: http://www.ndr.de/kultur/buch/eatREADsleep-114-Hebriden-Kekse-und-Meeresrauschen,eatreadsleep876.html Link zur Folge mit Caroline Wahl: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/eat-read-sleep-buecher-fuer-dich/88-pestoschnecken-mit-caroline-wahl/ndr-kultur/12706423/ eat.READ.sleep. ist der Bücherpodcast, der das Lesen feiert. Jan Ehlert, Daniel Kaiser und Katharina Mahrenholtz diskutieren über Bestseller, stellen aktuelle Romane vor und präsentieren die All Time Favorites der Community. Egal ob Krimis, Klassiker, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Kinder- und Jugendbücher, Urlaubsbücher, Gesellschafts- und Familienromane - hier hat jedes Buch seinen Platz. Und auch kulinarisch (literarische Vorspeise!) wird etwas geboten und beim Quiz am Ende können alle ihr Buch-Wissen testen und Fun Facts für den nächsten Smalltalk mitnehmen.

Tom Mustill is a biologist, wildlife filmmaker and author of the book How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication. In this episode, we talk about the time a whale jumped on Tom, the unexpectedly popular album of whale song that galvanised the Save the Whales movement, and the researchers working on using artificial intelligence to understand whale communication. Produced by Ryan Pemberton Editing help from Alex Tighe and Cheyne Anderson Fact checking by Caitlin Cherryh, Piyumal Demotte and Nhan Ly-Trong Artwork by Evie Hilliar The whale recordings on this episode are courtesy of Ocean Alliance (https://whale.org/)

Hello again everyone! Welcome to Episode 19 of Season 7! Everything Under The Sun has been nominated for Best British Podcast in the kids category, has moved to Bali, Indonesia, and the paperback book of Everything Under The Sun is OUT NOW!!   This week we're finding out about EVERYTHING UNDER THE SEA!!!!!   First off: how many kilos can a whale eat? Whale expert Tom Mustill answers this one! He makes nature documentaries and he's even written a book called How to Speak Whale.   Next up: how do mermaids grow their tails? It's a question we all want to get to the bottom of.   And lastly: what lives in the Mariana Trench? We find out about the spooky creatures who survive in the world's deepest trench...   Happy listening everyone! It's a good one.   And do buy the brand new PAPERBACK edition of Everything Under The Sun - a year of curious questions - out now!   Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241433460   Target Australia: https://www.target.com.au/p/everything-under-the-sun-molly-oldfield/65704592   And order it in any beautiful bookshop! Thank you! Hope you love it.   Instagram: @mollyoldfieldwrites Pod Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod   Do check out our website www.mollyoldfield.com for more info about how to send in questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to how we treat other animals, humanity's track record is spotty at best. Has it always been that way? And how do the beliefs we hold about animals shape how we treat them? Are they really as different from us as Western culture has long suggested? Join Dave as he speaks with anthropologist Dave Aftandilian about how different religious traditions may play a role in influencing the way people relate to other animals, and with biologist turned wildlife filmmaker and writer Tom Mustill about what the latest advances in science are revealing about animals' internal lives. Dave Aftandilian is founding Director of the Human-Animal Relationships program at Texas Christian University, and the lead editor of the recently published Animals and Religion. Find out about his other publications and activities here. The storytellers Dave mentions during the episode are Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey and Basil Johnston. And the audio of Koyukon people talking about animals and hunting is from the excellent documentary series Make Prayers to the Raven, available on YouTube. Tom Mustill is the author of How To Speak Whale: The Power and Wonder of Speaking To Animals. Find out more about his other work, including several films and a podcast, on his website. Thanks again to Tom for sharing his recordings of whale song with us for this episode. For listeners interested in reading more about animal welfare, we recommend checking out Vox writer Kenny Torrella's work. If you're wondering where to donate to help reduce animal suffering, start here. Also, here are two recent New York Times articles on topics related to this episode: Scientists Find an ‘Alphabet' in Whale Songs How Do We Know What Animals Are Really Feeling?

In dieser Folge begibt sich Petra Hartlieb mit ihrem Gast Dominika Meindl auf eine außergewöhnliche Reise. Das Gespräch führt uns nach Hallstatt, nach China und zu einer dort aufgebauten Replica des österreichischen Tourismus-Mekkas. Meindl hat mit ihrem Buch "Selbe Stadt, anderer Planet" einen sehr ironischen und klugen, durchaus auch politischen Roman geschrieben.Am Ende der Sendung empfiehlt Ihnen Katharina Kropshofer aus der FALTER-Redaktion noch zwei Bücher zum Thema Tierkommunikation. Hier gehts zu den Büchern: "Selbe Stadt, anderer Planet" von Dominika Meindl: https://shop.falter.at/detail/9783711721440/selbe-stadt-anderer-planet "Der Krake, das Meer und die tiefen Ursprünge des Bewusstseins" von Peter Godfrey-Smith: https://shop.falter.at/detail/9783957577115/der-krake-das-meer-und-die-tiefen-urspruenge-des-bewusstseins "Die Sprache der Wale. Eine Reise in die Welt der Tierkommunikation" von Tom Mustill: https://shop.falter.at/detail/9783498003258/die-sprache-der-wale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode I'm speaking with Tom Mustill, a nature filmmaker and the author of ‘How to Speak Whale'. We recorded this a few weeks ago but since then I actually had the chance to travel to COP28, the climate conference, and see Tom and his friend Vahakn perform a whale song bath on the beach, which was absolutely magical. He was in Dubai to help give whales a voice with Whale and Dolphin Conservation, an organisation he's an ambassador for. Tom is really great at telling the story of why whales matter and how crucial it is for us not only to try to protect them but also to allocate more resources and focus towards the technologies that could allow us to understand them and maybe even one day, communicate with them.So we spoke about the anthropocentric approach we've taken to define language, and how both museums and zoos (the places most of us can easily go to to observe other species) are failing to capture behaviour and communication. We also discussed the philosophical idea of alignment within Ai (in other words, how do we teach new forms of computer intelligence to have value systems and a moral compass so they can operate within a framework that values human life and how the rest of the living world fits in.Want to dive deeper?Buy ‘How to speak whale' - https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/tom-mustill/how-to-speak-whale/9780008363420Come say hi!Tom on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tommustill Why We Care on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whywecarepodcast/Tiphaine on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tiphainemarie_/If you enjoyed the episode and want to help the podcast, I would be super grateful if you could leave a little review or share it with a friend who might like it. Thank you so much for caring and sending you lots of love! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Räkna inte ut undulater eller svårbegripliga författare. Och inte heller djuphavsfiskarna som kan vänta i evigheter på en fallande val. Aase Berg berättar om livet i mörkret. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Den här tidsåldern heter inte Antropocen. Den heter Narkissocen. Förr var det onda gudar som ställde till naturkatastrofer, nu tar vi själva på oss ansvaret för undergången. Det är hybris, och klimatskammen är en sorts humble bragging.Den dolda bekräftelsehungern är mycket mer fascinerande än den öppna. Ett introvert beteende till exempel, det kan maskera ett sammanbitet storhetsvansinne, så grandiost att man inte bevärdigar populasen med en blick. Att varken gud eller instagram hyllar min existens beror bara på att jag själv har valt att leva i en bortglömd biotop.Det här gäller till exempel oss författare som inte fixar att vara sådär skamlöst kommersiella som de massproducerande populärförfattarna är. Vi som gör oväntade språkliga grejer ibland och skriver sånt som inte kan efterapas av en AI. Vi får sällan några belöningar, är nästan alltid panka, och när vi av misstag råkar stöta ihop med varandra i det asociala grumlet pratar vi bara om pengar. Vi kallas för kultureliten, men påminner mer om djuphavsfiskar, de där som lever på en nattsvart havsbotten som gud glömde. Där ligger vi och lurpassar med gungande lanternor i antennerna och väntar på ett stipendium. Förr eller senare inträffar kanske underverket som kallas whalefall, det vill säga att det sjunker ner en död val. Eller åtminstone en Pripps blå. Besvärjelse: ”Plötsligt händer det!”Det är bara det att det gör det inte.Nej, när nånting plötsligt händer är det oftast skitdåligt. Plötsligt kommer en pandemi. Plötsligt pajar tvättmaskinen. Plötsligt befinner man sig mitt i en snöstorm i Gävle. Det är sällan man får vara med om ett whalefall i människolivet. Snarare tvärtom. Oftast är det man själv som är den döda valen.Osynliga kvalitetsförfattare hamnar längst ner i gruvan, i den djupaste djuphavsgraven, i näringskedjans bottenslam och ekosystemens yttersta avkrok. Vi är typ vattenlik, och förlagen och bokbranschen tar stora tuggor av vårt svampiga kött. Vi har det ungefär som Vedius Pollios slavar i romarriket. Pollio gillade nämligen muränor, de där ålliknande monstren med stickig blick som utstrålar tom ondska. I den vackra boken ”Vattenvarelser” från 2021 skriver Jacob Christensson att Pollio ”i omsorgen om sina muränor inte ens /lär/ ha dragit sig för att utfodra dem med slavar”. Christensson skriver också om jättesköldpaddornas vidriga öde i klorna på sjöfarare. Djuren placerades upp- och ner på fartygsdäcken och kunde leva i veckor utan att minska nämnvärt i vikt innan de svalt ihjäl. De var rika på både protein och C-vitamin och motverkade skörbjugg. Jag ser framför mig hur de väldiga, värdiga djuren ligger på rygg och dör en långsam död i stekande sol för att bidra till upptäckarnas rovdrift. Själv vill jag varken ätas eller äta. Jag vill varken dölja mig eller bli beundrad. Jag vill inte kriga om vem som ska ha mest fiskmat. Jag vill ha något fräschare än olika nivåer av förnedring eller makt. I Narkissocens hierarkier är osynlighet lika med förnedring. Makten ligger i stjärnglansen.Jag sätter mitt hopp till djurvärlden. Där finns det gott om livsformer som har en helt annan attityd, som är totalt far out och fattar noll av de antropocentriska motivationssystemen. Till exempel just valar.I boken ”Att prata val” skriver Tom Mustill om valforskningens framväxt, och om försök att kommunicera med valar genom AI, men först redogör han för människans massutrotning av de mäktiga djuren. Det var faktiskt så sent som i slutet av 1900-talet som valjakten trappades ner, främst för att det fanns så få valar kvar att de blev svåra att hitta. Men innan dess hann man nästan utrota exempelvis blåvalen. ”Det är svårt att ta in denna globala hetsjakt”, skriver Mustill, ”vars motsvarighet skulle vara att man dödade alla på hela jorden utom Bulgariens invånare”.Sen citerar han Arthur C Clarke: ”Vi känner inte till den sanna naturen av det vi förstör.” Men går det att förstå valarnas sanna natur? Ställer vi ens rätt frågor?Enligt Mustill tror forskarna att valarnas klickljud är ett slags morsekod. Man kan förledas att tro att det går att avkoda med hjälp av AI. Men hur ska en AI kunna härbärgera de filosofiska djupen i mötet? Även om språket inte vore extremt avancerat, så skulle valarna ändå att prata om en värld vi inte kan föreställa oss, ur sinnen vi inte trodde fanns. De lever t ex i ständigt mörker, och använder ljud som omvandlas till visuella bilder. Det är som när man ska förklara hundarnas luktsinne: de ser med lukten eller hörseln.Eller är det bara oförmågan att föreställa sig något annat än ett bildtänkande som gör att forskningen drar denna slutsats? En ljudkarta utan bilder inblandade borde väl funka lika bra om man är en ljudvarelse och lever i en värld av mörker och sång.Nej, att tro att man kan prata med valar med hjälp av AI är tyvärr lika korkat som att tro att man kan prata med sina djur via medium. Ta bara exemplet med djurviskare: när de översätter till exempel hundars budskap brukar det oftast röra sig om saker som ”Jag vill ha en kompis” eller ”Jag är sugen på kyckling”.VILL folk att deras husdjur ska framstå som själsgrunda idioter? Om någon ska förmedla vad mina djur vill säga – just nu visserligen bara två undulater och jag tvivlar på att nån kvacksalvare har kommit på tanken att specialisera sig på den arten – så vill jag höra poetiskt nyanserade beskrivningar av deras fantastiska ljudvärld, varför de skriker högt av glädje när diskmaskinen drar igång, varför de älskar zombieserier på teve, och jag vill veta allt om de magiska färgerna de ser – de har ju syn för en helt annan färgskala. Det jag inte vill är att betala tusen spänn till nån narcissistisk auratomte för att få höra är att mina fåglar är sugna på hirskolvar.Men vänta – nu märker jag att jag använde ett förringande språkbruk om mina fina fåglar, jag sa att jag bara har undulater, som om jag omedvetet anslöt mig till synen att de tillhör bottenskrapet i husdjurens hierarki. Som om det till exempel vore coolare att ha en grå jako, som är mer människolik eftersom den är bättre på att härmas. Å andra sidan ska man inte underskatta bottenskrapet. Varken undulater eller svårbegripliga författare. Glöm inte hur det gick för ubåten Titan, som skulle dyka efter fartyget Titanic. Äntligen! ropade djuphavsfiskarna när ubåten sjönk. Whalefall!Det var inte precis några panka poeter som imploderade i plåtskorven. Så kan det gå även om man har så mycket makt och pengar att man kan katastrofturista bland vraken. Det finns trots allt fördelar med att vara en genomskinlig slemkropp som livnär sig på resterna från ovan. Lågstatusvarelser är härdade, allt de har är sin egen pragmatiska överlevnadskonst. Så till skillnad från maktmiljonärer i ubåtar hopsnickrade av hybris står djuphavsfiskarna faktiskt på riktigt pall för trycket.Aase Berg, författare och kritiker

durée : 00:51:40 - De cause à effets, le magazine de l'environnement - par : Aurélie Luneau - Quand deux hommes unissent leurs paroles pour redonner voix aux grands animaux marins. À deux voix, Tom Mustill et François Sarano : rencontre exceptionnelle pour défendre le monde du silence.

What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who went viral when a thirty‑ton humpback whale breached onto his kayak—asks this question in his thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication. “When a whale is in the water, it is like an iceberg: you only see a fraction of it and have no conception of its size.” On September 12, 2015, Tom Mustill was paddling in a two-person kayak with a friend just off the coast of California. It was cold, but idyllic—until a humpback whale breached, landing on top of them, releasing the energy equivalent of forty hand grenades. He was certain he was about to die, but they both survived, miraculously unscathed. In the interviews that followed the incident, Mustill was left with one question: What could this astonishing encounter teach us? Drawing from his experience as a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker, Mustill started investigating human–whale interactions around the world when he met two tech entrepreneurs who wanted to use artificial intelligence (AI)—originally designed to translate human languages—to discover patterns in the conversations of animals and decode them. As he embarked on a journey into animal eavesdropping technologies, where big data meets big beasts, Mustill discovered that there is a revolution taking place in biology, as the technologies developed to explore our own languages are turned to nature. From seventeenth-century Dutch inventors, to the whaling industry of the nineteenth century, to the cutting edge of Silicon Valley, How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication (Grand Central Publishing, 2022) examines how scientists and start-ups around the world are decoding animal communications. Whales, with their giant mammalian brains, virtuoso voices, and long, highly social lives, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for this to happen. But what would the consequences of such human animal interaction be? Here are some recordings of whale songs:  Humpback Orca Blue Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who went viral when a thirty‑ton humpback whale breached onto his kayak—asks this question in his thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication. “When a whale is in the water, it is like an iceberg: you only see a fraction of it and have no conception of its size.” On September 12, 2015, Tom Mustill was paddling in a two-person kayak with a friend just off the coast of California. It was cold, but idyllic—until a humpback whale breached, landing on top of them, releasing the energy equivalent of forty hand grenades. He was certain he was about to die, but they both survived, miraculously unscathed. In the interviews that followed the incident, Mustill was left with one question: What could this astonishing encounter teach us? Drawing from his experience as a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker, Mustill started investigating human–whale interactions around the world when he met two tech entrepreneurs who wanted to use artificial intelligence (AI)—originally designed to translate human languages—to discover patterns in the conversations of animals and decode them. As he embarked on a journey into animal eavesdropping technologies, where big data meets big beasts, Mustill discovered that there is a revolution taking place in biology, as the technologies developed to explore our own languages are turned to nature. From seventeenth-century Dutch inventors, to the whaling industry of the nineteenth century, to the cutting edge of Silicon Valley, How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication (Grand Central Publishing, 2022) examines how scientists and start-ups around the world are decoding animal communications. Whales, with their giant mammalian brains, virtuoso voices, and long, highly social lives, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for this to happen. But what would the consequences of such human animal interaction be? Here are some recordings of whale songs:  Humpback Orca Blue Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who went viral when a thirty‑ton humpback whale breached onto his kayak—asks this question in his thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication. “When a whale is in the water, it is like an iceberg: you only see a fraction of it and have no conception of its size.” On September 12, 2015, Tom Mustill was paddling in a two-person kayak with a friend just off the coast of California. It was cold, but idyllic—until a humpback whale breached, landing on top of them, releasing the energy equivalent of forty hand grenades. He was certain he was about to die, but they both survived, miraculously unscathed. In the interviews that followed the incident, Mustill was left with one question: What could this astonishing encounter teach us? Drawing from his experience as a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker, Mustill started investigating human–whale interactions around the world when he met two tech entrepreneurs who wanted to use artificial intelligence (AI)—originally designed to translate human languages—to discover patterns in the conversations of animals and decode them. As he embarked on a journey into animal eavesdropping technologies, where big data meets big beasts, Mustill discovered that there is a revolution taking place in biology, as the technologies developed to explore our own languages are turned to nature. From seventeenth-century Dutch inventors, to the whaling industry of the nineteenth century, to the cutting edge of Silicon Valley, How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication (Grand Central Publishing, 2022) examines how scientists and start-ups around the world are decoding animal communications. Whales, with their giant mammalian brains, virtuoso voices, and long, highly social lives, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for this to happen. But what would the consequences of such human animal interaction be? Here are some recordings of whale songs:  Humpback Orca Blue Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/language

What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who went viral when a thirty‑ton humpback whale breached onto his kayak—asks this question in his thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication. “When a whale is in the water, it is like an iceberg: you only see a fraction of it and have no conception of its size.” On September 12, 2015, Tom Mustill was paddling in a two-person kayak with a friend just off the coast of California. It was cold, but idyllic—until a humpback whale breached, landing on top of them, releasing the energy equivalent of forty hand grenades. He was certain he was about to die, but they both survived, miraculously unscathed. In the interviews that followed the incident, Mustill was left with one question: What could this astonishing encounter teach us? Drawing from his experience as a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker, Mustill started investigating human–whale interactions around the world when he met two tech entrepreneurs who wanted to use artificial intelligence (AI)—originally designed to translate human languages—to discover patterns in the conversations of animals and decode them. As he embarked on a journey into animal eavesdropping technologies, where big data meets big beasts, Mustill discovered that there is a revolution taking place in biology, as the technologies developed to explore our own languages are turned to nature. From seventeenth-century Dutch inventors, to the whaling industry of the nineteenth century, to the cutting edge of Silicon Valley, How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication (Grand Central Publishing, 2022) examines how scientists and start-ups around the world are decoding animal communications. Whales, with their giant mammalian brains, virtuoso voices, and long, highly social lives, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for this to happen. But what would the consequences of such human animal interaction be? Here are some recordings of whale songs:  Humpback Orca Blue Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who went viral when a thirty‑ton humpback whale breached onto his kayak—asks this question in his thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication. “When a whale is in the water, it is like an iceberg: you only see a fraction of it and have no conception of its size.” On September 12, 2015, Tom Mustill was paddling in a two-person kayak with a friend just off the coast of California. It was cold, but idyllic—until a humpback whale breached, landing on top of them, releasing the energy equivalent of forty hand grenades. He was certain he was about to die, but they both survived, miraculously unscathed. In the interviews that followed the incident, Mustill was left with one question: What could this astonishing encounter teach us? Drawing from his experience as a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker, Mustill started investigating human–whale interactions around the world when he met two tech entrepreneurs who wanted to use artificial intelligence (AI)—originally designed to translate human languages—to discover patterns in the conversations of animals and decode them. As he embarked on a journey into animal eavesdropping technologies, where big data meets big beasts, Mustill discovered that there is a revolution taking place in biology, as the technologies developed to explore our own languages are turned to nature. From seventeenth-century Dutch inventors, to the whaling industry of the nineteenth century, to the cutting edge of Silicon Valley, How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication (Grand Central Publishing, 2022) examines how scientists and start-ups around the world are decoding animal communications. Whales, with their giant mammalian brains, virtuoso voices, and long, highly social lives, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for this to happen. But what would the consequences of such human animal interaction be? Here are some recordings of whale songs:  Humpback Orca Blue Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who went viral when a thirty‑ton humpback whale breached onto his kayak—asks this question in his thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication. “When a whale is in the water, it is like an iceberg: you only see a fraction of it and have no conception of its size.” On September 12, 2015, Tom Mustill was paddling in a two-person kayak with a friend just off the coast of California. It was cold, but idyllic—until a humpback whale breached, landing on top of them, releasing the energy equivalent of forty hand grenades. He was certain he was about to die, but they both survived, miraculously unscathed. In the interviews that followed the incident, Mustill was left with one question: What could this astonishing encounter teach us? Drawing from his experience as a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker, Mustill started investigating human–whale interactions around the world when he met two tech entrepreneurs who wanted to use artificial intelligence (AI)—originally designed to translate human languages—to discover patterns in the conversations of animals and decode them. As he embarked on a journey into animal eavesdropping technologies, where big data meets big beasts, Mustill discovered that there is a revolution taking place in biology, as the technologies developed to explore our own languages are turned to nature. From seventeenth-century Dutch inventors, to the whaling industry of the nineteenth century, to the cutting edge of Silicon Valley, How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication (Grand Central Publishing, 2022) examines how scientists and start-ups around the world are decoding animal communications. Whales, with their giant mammalian brains, virtuoso voices, and long, highly social lives, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for this to happen. But what would the consequences of such human animal interaction be? Here are some recordings of whale songs:  Humpback Orca Blue Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who went viral when a thirty‑ton humpback whale breached onto his kayak—asks this question in his thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication. “When a whale is in the water, it is like an iceberg: you only see a fraction of it and have no conception of its size.” On September 12, 2015, Tom Mustill was paddling in a two-person kayak with a friend just off the coast of California. It was cold, but idyllic—until a humpback whale breached, landing on top of them, releasing the energy equivalent of forty hand grenades. He was certain he was about to die, but they both survived, miraculously unscathed. In the interviews that followed the incident, Mustill was left with one question: What could this astonishing encounter teach us? Drawing from his experience as a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker, Mustill started investigating human–whale interactions around the world when he met two tech entrepreneurs who wanted to use artificial intelligence (AI)—originally designed to translate human languages—to discover patterns in the conversations of animals and decode them. As he embarked on a journey into animal eavesdropping technologies, where big data meets big beasts, Mustill discovered that there is a revolution taking place in biology, as the technologies developed to explore our own languages are turned to nature. From seventeenth-century Dutch inventors, to the whaling industry of the nineteenth century, to the cutting edge of Silicon Valley, How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication (Grand Central Publishing, 2022) examines how scientists and start-ups around the world are decoding animal communications. Whales, with their giant mammalian brains, virtuoso voices, and long, highly social lives, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for this to happen. But what would the consequences of such human animal interaction be? Here are some recordings of whale songs:  Humpback Orca Blue Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/animal-studies

Con il professor Luigi Musco dell'Università del Salento e Rosario Balestrieri di Ciso, parliamo di come comportarci in vacanza, ma anche di Oipa e dei nidi di rondini e rondoni a Roma, del libro Come parlare il balenese, il futuro della comunicazione animale di Tom Mustill, Il Saggiatore editore

Famed biologist and conservationist Roger Payne, who first discovered whale song in 1967, has died aged 88. Nature filmmaker Tom Mustill worked with Mr Payne up until his death, and told Today's Amol Rajan: "He totally changed our perception of these animals that we were just slaughtering. "It's not data that drives change in people, it's emotion and connection." We also hear some of the whale song that Mr Payne was so famous for.

Nippes und Kitsch aus dem Judentum - zu sehen im Jüdischen Museum Fürth. Allzweckwaffe Sackpfeife - zu Gast beim Musiker Thomas Gundermann. "Broker" von Hirokazu Koreeda. Tom Mustill und sein Buch "Die Sprache der Wale". Moderator: Christoph Leibold.

heute u.a. Rechtschreib-Debatten als gesellschaftlicher Seismograph; Eifel-Roman "Ginsterhöhe" von Anna-Maria Caspari; Tiemanns Wortgeflecht: Kaiserschnitt; "Die Sprache der Wale" von Tom Mustill; Musiktipp: "UK Grim" von den Sleaford Mods; Moderation: Stefanie Junker. Von WDR 5.

Der britische Dokumentarfilmer Tom Mustill hat ein Buch über die Sprache der Wale geschrieben - er selbst wäre beim Kayakfahren einmal fast von einem Buckelwal erschlagen worden. Tobias Wenzel hat Mustill zu Hause in London getroffen. Von Tobias Wenzel.

Cats have traditionally received far less attention from the veterinary health market than dogs. How can we better support them? This week, Shawn & Ivan speak with Susan Groeneveld of Sylvester AI about artificial intelligence in animal health. Susan recommends How to Speak Whale by Tom Mustill (amzn.to/3RHVO7z). Learn more about Susan at sylvester.ai. Reach out to Susan at susan@sylvester.ai.

Tom Mustill is a conservation biologist and he makes beautiful films about where nature and people meet. He's worked with Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough, he's been shat on by bats in Mexico, and recently he finished a book called How to Speak Whale.  It describes the very real possibility that someday, maybe even in my lifetime, we'll begin to understand the complex language of whales--and all this would imply.I interviewed Tom for hours and I didn't want him to stop until he'd told me every last thing he's learned about whale behavior and every story he could remember. He was polite about it. I don't know why I felt this insatiable need to hear every story. Maybe it seems that if we could understand whale culture a little bit, everything would make a little more sense? Anyway I recorded Tom for as long as he'd let me.

Humans have long been fascinated by the idea of communicating with other species — not just teaching animals to mimic human words, but truly understanding their calls or cries, and interpreting their meaning. In recent years, new technologies and research are getting us closer to that point. So what are scientists learning about the way animals' minds work — what they think about, care about, and want us to understand? On this episode, we explore animal communication — from their ability to speak our language, to our ability to understand theirs. We hear stories about what viral videos of “talking” dogs and cats are teaching scientists, the hidden meanings behind whale songs and dolphin whistles, and how machine learning is decoding the oinks and squeals of pigs. Also heard on this week's episode: Nicole Cordova says her husky Manson loves to talk — whine, argue, and yell like Chewbacca. We hear about what it's like living with a chatty canine. In 1970, biologist Roger Payne released a haunting album called “Songs of the Humpback Whale” that left listeners spellbound. Fifty years later, what have we learned about what those songs mean? We talk with nature documentary filmmaker Tom Mustill — author of the recent book “How to Speak Whale” — about what scientists have discovered. We talk with Justin Gregg, a researcher at the Dolphin Communication Project, about what dolphin clicks and whistles mean, how their communication differs from human language, and what we're learning about what matters to dolphins. When pigs oink, grunt, or snort, does it mean they feel good or bad? That's the question Élodie Briefer, an animal cognition expert who teaches biology at the ​​University of Copenhagen, is trying to answer. She tells us what machine learning is uncovering about the feelings behind these vocalizations, and how it can help livestock farmers and inspectors improve pigs' lives.

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How can we maintain a sense of freshness, awe, and wonder in our perspective on the world? Today's Soul Curriculum episode finds Rohan diving deeper into this question with nature filmmaker and author Tom Mustill. Tom shares more about his experiences living close to our animal kin, and what he's learned from their behavior, both spectacular and mundane. With great warmth and heart, Tom talks about how a breaching humpback whale gave him a much-needed wake-up call — and how this encounter helped him know when to put down his camera to see the world with fresh eyes.Listen to Tom Mustill's full episode of Meditative Story, "The beetle and the whale": https://listen.meditativestory.com/TomMustillTom's website: https://www.tommustill.com/Tom's book, How To Speak Whale, an Amazon Editors top 10 Science book of 2022, can be purchased here: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/tom-mustill/how-to-speak-whale/9781538739112/ Find Tom on Instagram and Twitter @tommustill.Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.comSign up for the Meditative Story newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gyDGgDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Englantilainen luontoelokuvien tekijä, biologi Tom Mustill vietti 4 vuotta perehtyen valaiden ääniin, niiden tutkijoihin ja uusiin tekoälyä käyttäviin hankkeisiin, joissa yritetään selvittää valaiden kieltä. Minna Pyykkö jutteli hänen kanssaan aiheesta.

Nature filmmaker Tom Mustill travels the globe capturing breathtaking footage of animals while highlighting the work of the world's leading conservationists. But one summer day, on a vacation kayak trip, he comes face to face with nature in a way he never expected. He shares the story of how this rare and terrifying encounter re-sparks his sense of wonder — reminding him to sometimes put down the camera to see the world as it truly is.Listen to John Moore's episode of Meditative Story, "The perfect photograph I never took": http://listen.meditativestory.com/JohnMooreSeason1More about Tom Mustill:Tom's website: https://www.tommustill.com/Tom's book, How To Speak Whale, an Amazon Editors top 10 Science book of 2022, can be purchased here: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/tom-mustill/how-to-speak-whale/9781538739112/ Find Tom on Instagram and Twitter @tommustill.Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.comSign up for the Meditative Story newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gyDGgDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom Mustill, who's a biologist, filmmaker, and author, discusses how he's forever primarily identified by a 2015 incident: while kayaking with a friend, a humpback whale breached, landing on the pair. The post Tom Mustill, author of “How To Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication” first appeared on Talking Animals.

How to Speak Whale is an investigation into the possibility, or otherwise, of human cetacean dialogue. It looks into the history of our relationship with these creatures—in some important ways so similar to us, in others, so profoundly different. It lays out our various attempts to interpret their song, and looks at how big data, combined with an open source philosophy might allow us to create a “Google Translate for animals”.It's also one man's quest to make sense of the particular, transcendent but terrifying moment, a humpback whale almost landed on top of him.Buy How to Speak Whale: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/product/6534146/mustill-tom-how-to-speak-whale*SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR BONUS EPISODESLooking for Friends of Shakespeare and Company read Ulysses? https://podfollow.com/sandcoulyssesIf you want to spend even more time at Shakespeare and Company, you can now subscribe for bonus episodes and access to complete chapters of Friends of Shakespeare and Company read Ulysses.Subscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoSubscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/shakespeare-and-company-writers-books-and-paris/id1040121937?l=enAll money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit, created to fund our noncommercial activities—from the upstairs reading library, to the writers-in-residence program, to our charitable collaborations, and our free events.*Tom Mustill studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge, before becoming a conservation biologist and then a wildlife filmmaker. His work with David Attenborough, Greta Thunberg, Stephen Fry and other conservation and science heroes across the globe have won over 30 international awards, including two Webbys, a Wildscreen Panda, two Jackson Wild Awards, as well as a Primetime Emmy nomination. He directed on 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.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel Feeding Time here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/product/7209940/biles-adam-feeding-timeListen to Alex Freiman's Play It Gentle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I guess you never quite know what you’ll do when a thirty‑ton humpback whale breaches onto your kayak until it happens…… Naturalist, wildlife filmmaker and author, TOM MUSTILL decided it was time to investigate the levels of communication between fellow humans, the animal kingdom and the natural world. His book is How To Speak Whale.

Join 5x15 for a thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication with Tom Mustill, author of the ground-breaking new book How to Speak Whale and Lucy Jones author of Losing Eden. How could breakthroughs in science change our relationship with animals forever? In 2015, wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill was whale watching when a humpback breached onto his kayak and nearly killed him. After a VIDEO CLIP of the event went viral, Tom found himself inundated with theories about what happened. He became obsessed with trying to find out what the whale had been thinking and sometimes wished he could just ask it. In the process of making a film about his experience, he discovered that might not be such a crazy idea. In this special event, Tom tell's the story of the pioneers in a new age of discovery, whose cutting-edge developments in natural science and technology are taking us to the brink of decoding animal communication – and whales, with their giant mammalian brains and sophisticated vocalisations, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for us to do so. Using ‘underwater ears,' robotic fish, big data and machine intelligence, leading scientists and tech-entrepreneurs across the world are working to turn the fantasy of Dr Dolittle into a reality, upending much of what we know about these mysterious creatures. But what would it mean if we were to make contact? And with climate change threatening ever more species with extinction, would doing so alter our approach to the natural world? Enormously original and hugely entertaining, How to Speak Whale is an unforgettable look at how close we truly are to communicating with another species – and how doing so might change our world beyond recognition. Tom Mustill is a biologist turned filmmaker and writer, specializing in stories where people and nature meet. His film collaborations, many with Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough, have received numerous international awards, including two Webbys, a BAFTA, and an Emmy nomination. They have been played at the UN and COP 26, and been shared by heads of state, the World Health Organization, and Guns N' Roses. He lives in London with his wife Annie, daughter Stella and the inhabitants of his small but surprisingly deep pond. Lucy Jones is a writer and journalist based in Hampshire, England. She previously worked at NME and the Daily Telegraph, and her writing on culture, science and nature has been published in BBC Earth, BBC Wildlife, The Sunday Times, the Guardian and the New Statesman. Her first book, Foxes Unearthed, was celebrated for its 'brave, bold and honest' (Chris Packham) account of our relationship with the fox. Losing Eden took Jones from forest schools in East London to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault via primeval woodlands, Californian laboratories and ecotherapists' couches. Praise for How To Speak Whale ‘We rarely pause to consider what animals think or feel, or question whether their inner lives resemble our own. Tom Mustill's fascinating and deeply humane book shows us why we must do so – and what we, and the planet, could stand to gain by it' Greta Thunberg ‘A rich, fascinating, brilliant book that opens our eyes and ears to worlds we can scarcely imagine' George Monbiot, Sunday Times bestselling author of Regenesis 'Scary, important and brilliant' Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan 'Extraordinary' Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and co-author of The Future We Choose With thanks for your support for 5x15 online. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

We explore the tech that helps us understand the language of plants and animals, and how it may hold the key to protecting biodiversity. With guests Karen Bakker, professor of geography at the University of British Columbia, and author of The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants; and Tom Mustill, wildlife videographer and author of How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication. Plus, a documentary about DNA barcoding from Spark contributor David Kattenburg, featuring Guelph, Ont. genomics researcher Dirk Steinke, UBC professor of obstetrics and gynaecology Deborah Money, and Dutch DNA barcoder Kevin Beentjes.

From CGI to costume dramas to Dragons' Den, what's being done to lower the impact of making our favourite TV shows?Deborah and Fliss turn the spotlight on themselves to look at the world of TV (and radio) production. They discover why its footprint can be so high and what's being done to lower it.You'll hear from the BBC's Director of Sustainability who wants the corporation to become the most sustainable broadcaster in the world. Plus wildlife film maker Tom Mustill explains how he's making his documentaries without flying huge teams all over the world. And you'll hear from the boss of Albert, TV and film's sustainability body which is helping producers to measure their carbon footprint.Get in touch if you have a question you'd like the Green Money team to answer. You can email us at GreenMoney@bbc.co.uk or use the hashtag #GreenMoneyShow on Twitter.Production team: Lexy O'Connor, Luke Wilson, Kath Paddison, Gareth Jones, Hal Haines, Justin Bones, Natasha Johansson.

A.I. technology is being used to decode the language of animals. Tom Mustill is a biologist turned filmmaker and writer, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his deep dive into how scientists are trying to decode the “words” of whales, and the potential consequences of human-whale interactions. His book is “How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication.”

Finding a way that allows humans to communicate with whales has become the obsession of wildlife film-maker Tom Mustill. His first encounter with a whale was very nearly his last. In 2015 he was out whale watching off the coast of California, when a humpback breached his kayak, tipping him and his companion into the water. Since then Tom Mustill has wanted to understand whales, if possible to learn how to communication with them. So he went in search of researchers who could help him in this quest and has written about it in How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication.

What would you do if a whale landed on top of you—and you lived to tell the tale? That's exactly what happened to wildlife biologist and filmmaker Tom Mustill in 2015, when a breaching humpback whale came crashing down on his kayak in California's Monterey Bay—an event that was caught on video and quickly went viral. And what Tom did was to embark on a multi-year journey to better understand the inner life of the majestic sea mammal that had come so close to ending his own life. Why do whales breach? Do whales communicate? What is the meaning of their songs? These questions and more led him into the fascinating world of animal communication, enabled by the latest breakthroughs in technology that are enabling us to gather and analyze unprecedented volumes of data. The resulting book, How to Speak Whale: A Voyage Into the Future of Animal Communication, is an extraordinary and engaging read, filled with groundbreaking new research and insights.As a lifelong lover of animals, I count this book among a handful of seminal works that have, over the past decades, powerfully changed my own understanding and reshaped our collective perception of a particular animal species and also of animal life in general. We still have so much to learn about inner lives, the cultures, and the intelligence of the other sentient beings with whom we share our planet. And as we learn, we must grapple with profound, even existential questions about our own place in the web of life, our impact, and the ways we relate to our fellow creatures. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to explore some of these big questions with Tom Mustill on this episode of Thinking Ahead.

Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters began following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Iranian-American journalist Negar Mortazavi shares the latest. Then, MSNBC's Ali Velshi talks about the impact of the Federal Reserve's latest rate hike. And, naturalist and filmmaker Tom Mustill talks about his new book "How to Speak Whale: A Voyage Into the Future of Animal Communication." A close encounter with a humpback whale started Mustill on a journey to find out how scientists are attempting to determine how whales and other cetaceans communicate.

Tom Mustill was sure he was going to die — that was the last thing he thought as he watched a humpback whale arc majestically out of the water … and begin to fall directly onto his kayak. But Mustill didn't die. A video of the incident went viral, and as he later learned from an expert, it appeared that the whale pivoted at the last second — maybe to avoid crushing Mustill. It was a terrifying experience — but one that also ignited a deep curiosity in him. What exactly was the whale thinking? Was it all just an accident? Or was it really trying to save the tiny humans in its wake? These questions sent Mustill, a biologist-turned-nature documentarian, on a journey to understand whales — how they think, how they live, and how they communicate. The result is his new book, “How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication.” In the process, Mustill discovered a revolution at the intersection of biology and technology — researchers who are using AI to observe, document, and decode animal communications. We'll hear about the book and talk to some of the whale researchers who are working to get a better understanding of these animals. Also heard on this week's episode: We talk with Joy Reidenberg — a professor of anatomy at the Icahn School of Medicine — about what she's learned from her years spent studying whales, including how smart they really are, what makes their brains different from ours, and what new technologies are teaching us about them. Justin Gregg talks about his work with the Dolphin Communication Project and what he's learned about how and why they communicate. Gregg's book is called “If Nietzsche were a Narwhal.”

I am delighted to have Tom Mustill as my guest today. He is an environmental director, producer, writer, the founder of Gripping Films. He creates stories, connects people with the world and some of the burning issues around climate. He made films for BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, National Geographic, won many awards and worked with many pioneering environmentalists and scientists of our days and some of the legends like David Attenborough himself.    Tom shared the story of how he became a filmmaker. He is a conservational biologist who always loved documentaries about nature. So he decided to use storytelling as a conservation tool and started making films in 2006, first as a producer and later as a director. The first film he directed was Inside Nature's Giants for Channel 4.   We talked about challenges Tom faced during filming and how he chooses projects that move him and that can move other people as well. He shared feelings he had when his films reached millions of viewers and described their impact on decision-makers and the general public. A story can be impactful in loads of different formats, and there doesn't have to be a call to action for people to actually take action.   As we were wrapping up for today, Tom explained how the filmmaking industry can reduce carbon and plastic waste to become more sustainable and told us what film he would make if he knew it is his last one.   Right now, Tom is finishing his book, and soon it will be available for readers.   Key points of discussion:   When did it all start for you? (01:17) What was the first film that you put together? (03:24) What have you seen that changed you as a person? How do you choose your projects? (08:40) About the starting concept and the impact of Tom's films today (13:26) Have you seen any changes in people as a consequence of your work? (23:09) The most impactful films (31:10) Sustainable filmmaking (34:44) Who would you have coffee with if you could have it with anyone? (39:07) If you were going to make one last film, what would it be about? (40:33)   Additional Resources:    Follow Tom on Linkedin   Learn more about Gripping Films   Follow us on Instagram   Visit our website

We were SO excited to speak with Tom Mustill! “Tom is an award-winning film director specialising in wildlife, science and adventure. He has directed and produced TV series documentaries on a variety of animals for such shows as Inside Nature's Giants, Natural World, and The Secret Life of Primates.” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/oceanlovers/support