Name: The interspecies internet? An idea in progress
Uploaded: 2013-07-10T15:00:05Z
Duration: 19 min 47 s
Description: Apes, dolphins and elephants are animals with remarkable communication skills. Could the internet be expanded to include sentient species like them? A new and developing idea from a panel of four great thinkers -- dolphin researcher Diana Reiss, musician Peter Gabriel, internet of things visionary Neil Gershenfeld and Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the internet.

Apes, dolphins and elephants are animals with remarkable communication skills. Could the internet be expanded to include sentient species like them? A new and developing idea from a panel of four great thinkers -- dolphin researcher Diana Reiss, musician Peter Gabriel, internet of things visionary Neil Gershenfeld and Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the internet.

Diana Reiss, Peter Gabriel, Neil Gershenfeld and Vint Cerf: The interspecies internet? An idea in progress

The interspecies internet? An idea in progress

The interspecies internet could expand our network to include non-human sentient beings, redefining global connectivity.

Dolphins, elephants, and apes, sharing the web? Envisioning an interspecies internet to expand communication beyond humans.

Mirror self-recognition in dolphins and elephants challenges our notion of consciousness, bridging human and animal cognitive traits.