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Project CETI is a nonprofit organization applying machine learning and robotics to listen to and translate the communication of whales in Dominica. #ProjectCETI

https://linktr.ee/ProjectCETI
ICYMI: Last week we launched Listen to the Whales with the National Geographic Society! Dive into the website to:
🐳Meet the whales
🔊Hear special audio
🌊Learn about CETI’s vision to reframe our connection to the natural world through listening
Projectceti.org/listen
Project CETI •-- Listen to the whales
CETI is a nonprofit organization applying advanced machine learning and state-of-the-art robotics to listen to and translate the communication of sperm whales.
Projectceti.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Come listen with us - watch the full Listen to the Whales video on the National Geographic Society’s YouTube channel here: bit.ly/3LtKmxN
January 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Learn about the legacy behind the Listen to the Whales campaign in this archival National Geographic piece, written by the late Dr. Roger Payne in 1979, re-released this week in honor of the launch: bit.ly/4jI7Ewy
These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction
Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National Geographic issued a record-breaking album of those tunes alongside a story about...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
“The whole purpose of doing this is to bring the connection to nature closer.”
- CETI’s Founder and Lead David Gruber talks all things CETI with host Alex Honnold on the Planet Visionaries podcast, in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, listen here: bit.ly/49JcIwa
January 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Today, together with The National Geographic Society, we launch Listen to the Whales — a global invitation to explore the rich communal lives of sperm whales and discover why deciphering their world matters. Take the plunge and immerse yourself in the journey: Projectceti.org/listen
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Are you ready to listen to whales? Soon, we dive. 👀🐳

Video: Amanda Cotton
January 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Thank you @discovermag.bsky.social and Avery Hurt for delving into CETI’s recent publication, “Vowel- and Diphthong-Like Spectral Patterns in Sperm Whale Codas,” by: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva & Shane Gero.

Read the article here: bit.ly/3MKqR45

📷: Amanda Cotton
December 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Bioacoustics just got more accessible, as CETI Scientists led by CETI Robotics Team Member, Daniel Vogt, have published the first fully open-source digital bioacoustics sensor for studying marine animals!

Explore here: bit.ly/4q4VIaa
🎨: PACT. Media
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This Giving Tuesday, join us on our audacious interspecies understanding journey! Support our research by donating or by purchasing sustainable, limited-edition CETI collectables through our website here: bit.ly/4ikRWGO
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Introducing WhAM: An A.I model that transforms any audio into authentic-sounding sperm whale vocalizations!

Learn more: bit.ly/48g0885

By: Orr Paradise, Pranav Muralikrishnan, Liangyuan Chen, Hugo Flores García, Bryan Pardo, Roee Diamant, David Gruber, Shane Gero and Shafi Goldwasser.
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Read how CETI Founder and Lead David Gruber believes technology can be a powerful tool in fostering connection between humanity and the more-than-human world, in his @nytimes.com op-ed here: bit.ly/482imd6
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Thank you @popsci.com and @laurabaisas.bsky.social for highlighting our research!

By: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva and Shane Gero.
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A new study shows that sperm whales don’t move randomly — they follow structured, socially influenced patterns that are also predictable.

Read here: bit.ly/3JTnMh0

By: Yaly Mevorach, Alaa Maalouf, Guy Gubnitsky, Pernille Tønnesen, David Gruber, Daniela Rus, Dan Tchernov & Shane Gero.
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Thank you @iflscience.com and @rachaelhfunnell.bsky.social for featuring our research!

By: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva and Shane Gero.
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thank you @economist.com for covering our paper,“Vowel and Diphthong-Like Spectral Patterns in Sperm Whale Codas.”

By: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva and Shane Gero.
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Thank you National Geographic and @chameauleon.bsky.social for featuring our research! By: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva and Shane Gero.

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'
The mammals' mysterious clicks contain a stunning level of complexity, a new study shows.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
CETI scientists have discovered vowel and diphthong-like patterns in sperm whale communication! Read: bit.ly/3WSn9rc

By: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva & Shane Gero.
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, @umich.edu, @carleton.ca, @csail.mit.edu
Animation: Meghan Fenske
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
CETI Scientists developed a system which uses the pressure variations of whales’ dives to regenerate a vacuum in the suction cups on our bio-inspired whale digital bioacoustic sensors! By: Germain Meyer, Daniel Vogt, Xinyi Yang & Robert Wood from @harvardseas.bsky.social.
Read:https://bit.ly/47TM9U5
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We are honored to be featured in Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @elizkolbert.bsky.social’s new book! It is a collection of thought-provoking essays, including her piece on CETI and witnessing a sperm whale birth with our scientists in Dominica in 2023. Learn more: bit.ly/4qOY91N.
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Thank you @insideclimatenews.org and @katiesurma.bsky.social for diving into our recent publication in partnership with The More-Than-Human Life Program (@nyulaw.bsky.social) by: César Rodríguez Garavito, David Gruber, Ashley Otilia Nemeth and @begus.bsky.social.
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Dive into our article written in partnership with MOTH (@nyulaw.bsky.social) now published in Ecology Law Quarterly (ELQ) here: bit.ly/4hnUfbz 🐋🐝🐘🦋Co-authored by: César Rodríguez Garavito, David Gruber, Ashley Otilia Nemeth and @begus.bsky.social. 📸:Amanda Cotton, 🎨: Alejandro Ospina.
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Thank you @cacmmag.bsky.social and @neilsavage.bsky.social for highlighting our work! Read the article here: bit.ly/42wEV6q
Featuring our team: Shafi Goldwasser, Shane Gero, Jacob Andreas, Pratyusha Sharma, @begus.bsky.social and David Gruber.
October 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Thank you BBC World Service and Maria Margaronis for having our Founder and Lead David Gruber on The Documentary Podcast! Listen to the episode here: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
October 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Listen to Zahrek Gonzalez-Peltier, CETI Drone Pilot and David Gruber, CETI Founder & Lead, discuss on @reuters.com how we execute our “tap-and-go” drone based approach to whale tagging & explain advancements it brings to marine mammal research! 🎥:Thank you @reuters.com, watch here: bit.ly/4p498U1
September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Thank you @sierramagazine.bsky.social and @kathrynhulick.substack.com for highlighting our work!🐋Read the quote from Daniela Rus (@csail.mit.edu), PI on CETI Machine Learning and Robotics Team and more in the piece “Could AI Help Humanity Understand Whales?” here: bit.ly/45tksRL 📸: Arun Madisetti
September 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM