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Goldsboro Books

978-0008363383

How to Speak Whale

How to Speak Whale

by Tom Mustill

Publisher William Collins

Genre: Non-Fiction

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About the book

Scary, important and brilliant Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan

A thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication, and a poignant look at how science may 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. A video clip of the event went viral, and Tom found himself inundated with theories about what happened. He became obsessed with trying to find out what the whale had been thinking. He 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.

Developments in natural science and AI mean that we are closer than ever to genuinely talking to animals. Scientists and start-ups across Silicon Valley and beyond are working to turn the fantasy of Dr Doolittle into a reality, using powerful new technologies to try to decode the languages of animals. Whales, with their giant mammalian brains and sophisticated languages, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for us to do so. But what would the consequences of such human-animal interaction be? Wed open a Pandoras Box that could never be closed.

How to Speak Whale is a lively, wide-ranging investigation into animal communication that explores how close we truly are to communicating with another species, and if we were to make meaningful contact how it would impact the world we live in.

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About the Author

Tom Mustill

Tom Mustill is a biologist turned filmmaker and writer, specialising in stories where people and nature meet.

His first book, How To Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication was published in 2022.

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