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Scientific breakthrough of human-to-whale conversation could lead to alien contact
NY Post ^ | 12/19/23 | David Propper

Posted on 12/19/2023 5:09:04 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda

Scientific breakthrough of human-to-whale conversation could lead to alien contact

These scientists are trying to make a connection between the deep sea and outer space.

A group of scientists said they had a first-of-its-kind conversation with a humpback whale that could lead to humans communicating with aliens one day.

The extraordinary exchange happened between researchers and a female humpback in August 2021 for 20 minutes in southeast Alaska. The scientists played a recorded “contact” call that boomed underwater, drawing the whale to their boat, according to a new study.

The marine mammal, named Twain, circled the team’s boat and consistently replied in conversational style to the “greeting signal,” according to a SETI Institute news release.

Dr. Brenda McCowan, of U.C. Davis, lauded the breakthrough.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: brendamccowan; imnotsayingitsaliens; laurancedoyle; newage; startrek; ufo
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1 posted on 12/19/2023 5:09:04 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

What about human-to-pig conversation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrWXGIyDLA0


2 posted on 12/19/2023 5:14:43 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

You mean, they called the whale and the whale responded. Haven’t duck hunters been doing this since forever? I called my dog and he came and wagged his tail. I asked if he needed to go out and he yipped and went to the door. How is this different?


3 posted on 12/19/2023 5:16:39 AM PST by Jemian (So many people, too few voodoo dolls)
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To: EvilCapitalist

Shiiit, man. That honky mofo messin' mah old lady - got to be runnin' cold upside down his head, you know?


4 posted on 12/19/2023 5:19:06 AM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: Jemian

It’s different because these “scientists” are getting millions of YOUR tax dollars to conduct this “experiment”.


5 posted on 12/19/2023 5:19:35 AM PST by imabadboy99
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To: Jemian

My dogs can spell.

I say to them “S - N - A - C - K” and they get really excited.


6 posted on 12/19/2023 5:25:25 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Contact with aliens can only happen if aliens exist

Which I seriously doubt.


7 posted on 12/19/2023 5:26:00 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
Well, there was, of course, this scene:
8 posted on 12/19/2023 5:26:34 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: All

“So long, and thanks for all the fish”.


9 posted on 12/19/2023 5:34:44 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Rosie O’Donnell ordered a couple of pizzas.


10 posted on 12/19/2023 5:42:31 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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To: DuncanWaring

I bought talking buttons for my cat. I’ve been working for 6 weeks and it’s finally starting to occasionally press the snack button. It doesn’t understand why just scratching the box of treats is not sufficient and direct communication.


11 posted on 12/19/2023 5:57:28 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: DuncanWaring

We are the Aliens.


12 posted on 12/19/2023 5:58:22 AM PST by lee martell
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

13 posted on 12/19/2023 6:01:58 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DannyTN

My cat just tells me, “Feed me, Slave!”


14 posted on 12/19/2023 6:02:30 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

It’s not a “conversation” any more than a duck hunter luring a duck with a duck call and the duck quacking back at him is a conversation.

A conversation requires understanding of meaning by both parties.


15 posted on 12/19/2023 6:12:49 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Jemian

this is so idiotically childish....it’s actually less sophisticated than a duck call.

They prerecorded the sounds that whales make and then played them in the water. Of course the whales responded. They even admitted they might be playing back a recording of the whale that responded. They weren’t even “making the sound” (like the clever duck hunter). They were a mere conduit for sounds that whales already make.

Then to jump to the idiotically far fetched “this is how we will communicate with aliens” is maybe why we don’t “trust the science”.

No one even brought up the objection, “well have you recorded alien sounds yet?”.

This whole thing is ridiculous.

Plus, it was in one of the Star Trek movies. I think that’s where they got the alien idea.


16 posted on 12/19/2023 6:25:41 AM PST by ConservativeDude
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Day of the Dolphin - 50 years ago

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/72425/the-day-of-the-dolphin#overview


17 posted on 12/19/2023 6:39:13 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Finally democrats have a more intelligent alternative to slow Joe


18 posted on 12/19/2023 7:01:02 AM PST by 2nd Amendment
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Put this in the “What will they come up with next” file.


19 posted on 12/19/2023 7:12:45 AM PST by yelostar (Spook codes 33 and 13. See them often in headlines and news stories. )
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Gematria is the ancient practice of coding numbers into letters, often to reveal meanings and connections that are not outwardly apparent. The coding of numeric values to letters/alphabets goes back at least as far as the 8th century BCE.

from myjewishlearning.com (not a link):

This system, developed by practitioners of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), derived from Greek influence and became a tool for interpreting biblical texts.

Currently, Gematria (English alphabet) and numerology are used to break down current events and news stories - to reveal meanings and connections that are not obvious. The idea behind this is that events are scripted, and the numeric component is evidence of the scripting.

To be clear, this is not the same thing as Biblical Gematria - which uses the Hebrew alphabet and is a complete field of its own, complex and heavily mathematical.


The four base Gematria ciphers used are Ordinal, Reverse Ordinal, Reduction and Reverse Reduction. Ordinal counts letters A to Z, A = 1, Z = 26. In Reverse Ordinal, Z = 1, A = 26. The Reduction ciphers use numbers 1-9, then repeat.

This particular story relates whales and aliens, and seems to have a numeric element.

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20 posted on 12/19/2023 7:42:08 AM PST by yelostar (Spook codes 33 and 13. See them often in headlines and news stories. )
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