We don’t need to look for aliens to start communicating with another intelligent species.

We can start right here on Earth.

Watch interspecies language decoder David Gruber – marine biologist, Nat Geo Photographer, builder of gentle robots – talk about his mission to speak with whales. Using the most powerful machine learning tools available. In a bid to breach the human non-human barrier – and bring us closer to the natural world.

After his presentation, hear him in conversation with Shibani Chaudhury, Green Oscar winner and development professional, as he shares lessons for humans from watching whales on community and harmony, and the existential implications of being in open communication with another intelligent species on a shared planet.