Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative)

??Join our Founder David Gruber at #Bioneers2025 on March 28th, alongside César Rodríguez-Garavito, founding director of the More-Than-Human Rights Project (TERRA at NYU Law, NYU Center for Human Rights & Global Justice) for an insightful panel discussion exploring the question: What if we understood what animals were saying? ??Their conversation will delve into our collaboration with the More-Than-Human Rights Project, to establish ethical and legal guardrails for the responsible use of non-human animal communication technologies. ??For 36 years, Bioneers has been at the forefront of nature-inspired problem solving, leading critical discussions around justice, regeneration, and transformative change. Join David and César at the conference to experience hands-on workshops, immerse yourself in eye-opening art, and engage in the deep discussions necessary to renew our work for our communities and the web of life. Learn more about the Bioneers conference and secure your spot: https://bit.ly/BIO–2025 #CETI #MOTH #Bioneers #bioneersconference #morethanhumanrights #interspeciescollaboration #policy #law #ethics

??Thank you Synapse Conclave for having CETI’s Network Science Lead, Giovanni Petri at the 2025 Synapse Conference!??Watch Giovanni’s session here: https://bit.ly/4iFwQSA ??: Shiv Nadar Foundation, Synapse Conclave #CETI #Synapse2025 #SynapseConclave #ShivNadarFoundation #networkscience #scienceandtechnology

Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce that César Rodríguez Garavito, TERRA's Founding Director, will be speaking at the 36th Annual Bioneers Conference in Berkeley on March 28th. This year’s theme focuses on visionary solutions for today’s pressing environmental and social challenges. Together with David Gruber, César will discuss the effort to establish ethical and legal guardrails to guide the development of cutting-edge technologies that aim to reveal the mysteries of nonhuman animal communication. Join us to hear more about the collaboration between Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) and the NYU More-Than-Human Rights (MOTH) Program. We hope to see you there! When: March 28th, 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm Where: Berkeley, CA Tickets & more info: https://bit.ly/4bHE9aa

Catch a glimpse of 2024/2025 CETI Fellow Chelsea Lugay favorite moments from the CETI Dominica Marine Conservation Fellowship!?? ??Chelsea is dedicated to advocating for ocean conservation and promoting the health and sustainability of our marine environments. Her Associates degree in Geography supports her deep understanding of coastal ecosystems and maritime laws, and has fostered her aspiration to protect the oceans for future generations. ????When Chelsea is not sailing, diving or learning about marine science, she is leading tours around Dominica, sharing the immense natural beauty of the island with visitors and promoting environmental awareness!?? Learn more about Chelsea and the CETI Dominica Marine Conservation Fellowship here: https://lnkd.in/eqy_NYKv ??: Chelsea Lugay #CETI #CETIFellows #Dominica #marineconservation #marinescience #whales #spermwhales #ocean #sea #fellowship

?Thank you AI for Animals for having our Founder David Gruber and Orr Paradise, CETI Theory team member from UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS) at the 2025 AI for Animals Conference! ??Watch the recordings from the conference soon, here: https://lnkd.in/eB76maie #CETI #AIforAnimals #whales #marineconservation #wildliferesearch #machinelearning #AI #artificialintelligence #Dominica #conservation

??Thank you National Geographic and Anna Peele for featuring us in the November 2024 issue of the National Geographic Magazine! ??Read the article, “What are animals saying? AI may help decode their languages” here: https://lnkd.in/evaSQSD8 ??: National Geographic Magazine Cover, Nov.2024 #CETI #NatGeo #NationalGeographic #NatGeoMagazine #Dominica #whales #oceanconservation #wildliferesearch #spermwhales #marineconservation #conservation #artificialintelligence #AI

??Join us at the More-Than-Human Life Festival of Ideas on March 13th at the New York University School of Law where our Founder David Gruber will be in conversation with César Rodríguez-Garavito, founding director of the More Than Human Rights (MOTH) Project at NYU School of Law!?? Anthropocentrism has been a hallmark of much academia, legal practice, and culture for decades. However, that is changing.??????The More-Than-Human Life (MOTH) Festival of Ideas is dedicated to exploring the rich and rapidly evolving efforts of practitioners and scholars from a wide range of disciplines, who are working to bring the more-than-human world into the realm of moral, legal and social concern. ??The Festival will unfold over three days- from March 12th to 14th- and will feature leading thinkers and doers working to advance the rights, interests, and well-being of nonhumans, humans, and the web of life that sustains us all. ??With creativity and interdisciplinarity at its heart, the Festival will include keynote talks, an exhibit, interviews, film screenings, book launches, poetry readings, concerts and performances of various kinds. ??? Learn more about the Festival and get tickets here: https://mothfestival.org/! ??: Elena Landinez #CETI #MOTH #mothfestivalofideas #festival #morethanhumanlife #morethanhumanrights #NYUlaw #ethics #science #arts #law #interspeciescollaboration NYU Center for Human Rights & Global Justice

Continuing our #CETIScientists series, we are honored to highlight Alyssa Hernandez, a CETI Robotics Team member???? Alyssa is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory. Her research is at the interface of biology and robotics, drawing inspiration specifically from the adhesive discs of fish to construct durable and gentle suction cups for CETI’s sperm whale research- see CETI’s most recent paper: https://lnkd.in/ejtH5gMw Alyssa received a PhD from Harvard University in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and her research focused on plant-insect interactions and adaptive functional morphologies utilized for attachment. This interest in the adhesive systems seen in nature motivates her current work, and her interdisciplinary background allows her to leverage multiple fields (ecology, evolutionary biology, and engineering) for bioinspiration. In addition to her scientific achievements, Alyssa is an active member of the STEM community at Harvard; having served as a board member for several graduate student groups. In addition to these leadership positions, she was also a Graduate Mentor for Harvard College’s Women in STEM (WiSTEM) program, receiving Mentor of the Year in 2018. Learn more about Alyssa on her website here: https://lnkd.in/eU2rPwQa ??: Alyssa with the bio-inspired suction cups, Alyssa with robotic arm “Armando” used for testing bioinspired suction cups- Jessica Sandoval, PhD. #CETI #harvardseas #robotics #harvardmicroroboticslab #gentlerobotics #womeninstem #spermwhales #insects #functionalmorphology #adhesion

Throwback to last November, when the whole CETI team came together in #Dominica!???? We celebrated the work we have done so far, discussed our goals for 2025, and enjoyed the beauty of The Nature Island!???? ??: Michael Lees, Ashley Zafaranlou #CETI #natureisland #marineconservation #teambuilding

What does the sea mean to you??????? Meet Antonio,Czequille Guye, one of the 2024-2025 CETI Dominica Marine Conservation Fellows! ??Antonio has a great passion for the sea, and protecting and preserving the marine life which inhabits it. Recently, he gained an advanced open water diving certification through the fellowship, which has allowed him to explore greater depths of the ocean and progress towards his goal of becoming a marine biologist. Learn more about Antonio and the CETI Marine Conservation Fellowship here: https://lnkd.in/eqy_NYKv #CETI #CETIfellows #marineconservation #Dominica #scubadiving #marineconservationfellowship #marinescience #ocean #sea #quote #fellowship