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Is our understanding of light completely wrong? Two consciousness theories go head-to-head; decoding dolphin whistles

The world, the universe and us

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Exploring Consciousness and the Language of Dolphins

This chapter examines a pivotal bet between thinkers on the nature of consciousness, culminating in the 2023 concession regarding the absence of a universal neural footprint. It also delves into advances in understanding dolphin communication, emphasizing their signature whistles as names that illustrate complex cognitive abilities in both humans and marine mammals.

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