Explorer Cubs will make a splash on Saturday with David Gruber! With David and Project CETI, Explorer Cubs will learn about how we’re learning to speak to whales, what speaking to whales might mean, and what inspired David and his team to push the boundaries of exploration.
- When: Saturday June 6th, 11:30am – 12:30pm
- Who: Young explorers, ages 7-11 years old
- Where: The Explorers Club
- Cost: Free!
Please reserve one space per student. Parents/Guardians are required to stay but should not register.
Through fun and interactive sessions with field explorers, the Explorer Cubs Program aims to foster future citizens of the planet and strengthen the relationships between Explorers Club members, the community, and the next generation of change makers.
David Gruber
David Gruber is Founder & Lead of Project CETI, a nonprofit organization and flagship National Geographic Program using machine learning and gentle robotics to translate sperm whale communication. With a team of 50+ scientists across eight disciplines, CETI is the largest and most interdisciplinary interspecies communication effort to date. Among its findings thus far, CETI has identified a whale phonetic alphabet, vowel- and diphthong-like patterns in sperm whales and developed the first translative models for whale communication. CETI’s efforts are revealing how breakthroughs in animal translation can deepen human empathy and reshape our relationship with nature. A National Geographic Explorer and Distinguished Professor at CUNY, Gruber’s prior work focused on coral reefs and climate science, discovering over 200 biofluorescent fish species and biofluorescence in sea turtles. He holds the Lagrange Prize and the Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize for advances and leadership in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection.
