DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane WHALE OF A TALE: MIT DECODES WHALES' ALPHABET Source: Stock MIT scientists are using AI machine learning to analyze and decipher the complex communications system used by sperm whales. They appear to have their own alphabet. Here are some facts: MIT scientists have discovered a highly sophisticated communications system that sperm whales are using to speak with each other It's very similar to human phonetics The scientists believe it's comprised of the whales' own alphabet They say their songs or calls "are capable of expressing a wider space of meanings than previously thought" They speak by coda, which are bursts of clicks MIT has detected 9,000 codas, which the whales embellish with tempo, rhythm changes & more Sperm whales have 1 of the largest brains, live in groups, delegate duties and are having very complex conv