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SETI podcast explores what whales and dolphins reveal about alien intelligence

Original: What can whales and dolphins teach us about intelligence in the universe? 🐋🌌 On the SETI Live podcast, Bill Diamond talk

On the SETI Live podcast, SETI Institute executive Bill Diamond speaks with Dr. Lori Marino, recipient of the 2026 Drake Award, about animal intelligence and brain evolution. Marino, a specialist in whale and dolphin cognition, argues that studying non-human minds on Earth can shape how scientists think about intelligence elsewhere in the universe. The conversation covers dolphin and whale brains, what intelligence means beyond humans, and the search for extraterrestrial minds.

Why now: SETI is promoting the podcast episode and Marino's upcoming 2026 Drake Award, drawing attention to links between animal cognition and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

SETI InstituteBill DiamondLori MarinoDrake Award

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• What can whales and dolphins teach us about intelligence in the universe? 🐋🌌 On the SETI Live podcast, Bill Diamond talks with 2026 Drake Award recipient Dr. Lori Marino about animal intelligence, brain evolution, and what other minds on Earth might teach us about intelligence… · setiinstitute · 5

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