Episode 97

Deciphering the Language of Whales in "Fathom"

AUGUST 30, 2021

Dr. Michelle Fournet and Dr. Ellen Garland, the scientists featured in the new Apple TV+ documentary Fathom, believe the songs of the humpback whales to be perhaps the oldest form of verbal communication between intelligent life on planet Earth. A language and culture which may predate humans by millions of years.