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☆ Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering the secret language of sperm whales. AI could be the key.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Using AI to decode clicks from sperm whales, the scientists discovered a sophisticated alphabet hidden in the animals' sounds. And similar to Morse Code, their clicks are what they mainly use to communicate and socialize with other sperm whales. AdvertisementThinking like baby whalesA Project CETI collaborator holds the drone that the researchers use to observe sperm whale behavior and body language. Project CETIIn partnership with the Dominica Sperm Whale Project, Project CETI observes and documents sperm whale communication using a variety of different technologies. The researchers supplement these auditory recordings with drone surveys of the whales' body language and field observations taken by Project CETI researchers.

Persons: —, David Gruber, Gruber, Brandon Sloter Organizations: Service, Business, Project, Morse, Nature Communications, Project CETI, NOAA Locations: Dominica, Eastern

☆ ‘Alphabet’ of sounds reveals complexity of sperm whale communication, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

They’ve identified previously unknown complexity in whale communication by analyzing thousands of recorded sequences of sperm whale clicks with artificial intelligence. What sperm whales are saying with their clicks remains a mystery to human ears. “This work builds on a lot of prior work focused on understanding the calls of sperm whales. For the new study, the researchers used machine learning to detect patterns in audio data collected by The Dominica Sperm Whale Project, a repository for observations of sperm whales that inhabit the Caribbean Sea. The study authors defined four features in codas: rhythm, tempo, rubato and ornamentation.

Persons: They’ve, ”, Daniela Rus, ” Rus, Luke Rendell, Andrews, Rendell, “, it’s, Rus, ” Rendell, Brenda McCowan, McCowan, ” McCowan, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN —, Nature Communications, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, MIT, University of St, University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Scientific Locations: United Kingdom, Dominica, Eastern, Caribbean, Alaska

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine protected area for one of earth’s largest animals: the endangered sperm whale. Sperm whales defecate near the surface because they shut down non-vital functions when they dive to depths of up to 10,000 feet (3,000 meters). And sperm whales in Dominica are believed to defecate more than whales elsewhere, said Shane Gero, a whale biologist and founder of the Dominica Sperm Whale Project, a research program focused on sperm whales in the eastern Caribbean. He noted that sperm whales are a matrilineal society, with young males leaving and switching oceans at some point in their lives. Another sperm whale was nicknamed “Fruit Salad” because a researcher happened to be snacking on that at the time.

Persons: “, Roosevelt Skerrit, Shane Gero, Gero, ” Gero, Vincent, ”, Enric Sala, ‘, ’ ” Gero, Margaret Atwood Organizations: JUAN, ”, Geographic Locations: Puerto Rico, Dominica, ” Dominica, St, Guadeloupe, Caribbean, ‘ I’m

☆ Climate Change Is Killing the Sun-Seeking Summer Vacation - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Henry Wismayer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As a general rule, the response of tourists to upheaval is a barometer of a destination’s perceived stability. The future of the climate crisis portends the far grimmer prospect of disruption without end. Placed alongside the more mortal implications of catastrophic shifts in our climate, the upending of vacation plans might seem trivial. However, it reveals something about climate change’s totalizing potential and the extent to which persistently violent and volatile weather might compromise our quality of life. But in every case, it will become harder to see our best-laid plans through to fruition, and that threatens the foundations of hope.

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No one knows what all the sperm whale codas mean, but they can have distinctive rhythms and tempos, known as “dialects,” Hersh said. They’ve now determined that there are at least seven distinct sperm whale “vocal clans” across the Pacific Ocean, each with their own identity codas, Hersh said. And the sperm whale clans may be thousands of years old. Beguš is part of Project CETI — the Cetacean Translation Initiative — which was established last year to decipher the sounds of sperm whales. “As the authors note, we still understand little about the function of sperm whale codas,” she said in an email.

☆ Boom pe piaţa imobiliară, în primele trei luni ale lui 2021. În Capitală au fost date în exploatare de două ori mai multe locuinţe
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Potrivit Biroului Naţional de Statistică, în lunile ianuarie-martie au fost date în exploatare 1 500 de apartamente, de aproape 1,3 ori mai multe față de aceeaşi perioadă a anului trecut. De cealaltă parte, a scăzut cu puțin peste 9% numărul caselor individuale.Cele mai multe au fost date în exploatare în municipiul Chişinău, 1539 la număr, dublu faţă de ianuarie - martie 2020. În centrul țării au fost ridicate 152 de case noi, iar în regiunea de nord s-au construit tot atâtea cât și în 2020. Sudul țării este codaş la acest capitol, cu o scădere de peste 40 la sută.

Locations: Chişinău

(raport) Renato Usatîi este lider la numărul de postări pe Facebook. Cât de de activi sunt cei opt candidați pe rețelele socialerealizat de MediaPoint. Candidatul Partidului Nostru la alegerile Prezidențiale, Renato Usatîi, este cel mai activ politician în campania electorală. Foștii parteneri ai Blocului Electoral ACUM, Andrei Năstase și Maia Sandu, au publicat 93 și 84 de postări consecutiv. Echipa #diez a sistematizat toată informația relevantă din programul electoral, din declarația de avere și biografia candidaților și candidatelor și a creat un dosar personalizat al candidatului (candidatei) la alegerile prezidențiale.

Persons: Renato Usatîi, Facebook, Violeta Ivanon, Igor Dodon, Dorin Chirtoacă, Andrei Năstase, Maia Sandu, Tudor Deliu, Violeta Ivanov, Violeta Ivanon, Andrei Năstase Organizations: Prezidențiale, Facebook, Facebook, Igor Dodon, Dorin Chirtoacă, Tudor Deliu Locations: PLDM

☆ Câte femei conduc raionul Cahul? INFOGRAFIC
▼ + stars: | 2020-03-30 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +3 min

Potrivit noilor prevederi, listele candidaților pentru alegerile parlamentare și locale vor fi întocmite respectându-se cota minimă de reprezentare de 40% pentru ambele sexe. După finisarea alegerilor și după ce au fost repartizate mandatele, vrem să aflăm câte doamne conduc localitățile din raionul Cahul, și cum s-a schimbat acest număr după ce au fost introduse modificările enunțate. Cota de gen impusă de către CEC la înregistrarea candidaților pe liste în mediu nu este atinsă în raionul Cahul. Procentul doamnelor în consiliile locale din raionul Cahul este de 38,52. În raionul Cahul avem și exemple inverse: în 4 localități, numărul femeilor din consiliu este mai mare decât numărul bărbaților.

Persons: Isac ., Isac, . Cuza Organizations: Electoral, CEC, municipal, Municipal Cahul Locations: Cahul, Primare, Burlăceni, Lebedenco, Lopățica, Alexanderfeld, . Cahul, Larga, Moscovei, Slobozia Mare, municipal Cahul, codaș

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