The Natural Curiosity Project

Just some intriguing thoughts about Halloween.

Philip Caputo wrote more than a dozen books, including ‘Notes from the Longest Road’ about a trip he took with his wife that started in Key West, Florida, and ended in Point Barrow, Alaska, towing an Airstream camper behind their pickup. The goal? Answer one question: After nearly 250 years, a Civil War, countless other conflicts, racial divides, and political turmoil, what is i...

60 years ago, Peter Sugarman began a project that would consume his entire life: how could he develop a linguistic bridge between humans and another sentient species, specifically dolphins? In this interview, Peter walks us through the research, his ups and downs, and the remarkable aUI language that he believes will serve as that bridge.