Diana Reiss
Animal Cognition Researcher | Scientific Innovation
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Diana Reiss is a leading expert on animal intelligence, exploring how dolphins, elephants, and other species understand themselves and the world around them. Her pioneering research has shown that bottlenose dolphins can recognize themselves in mirrors, demonstrating self-awareness—a cognitive ability previously thought to be unique to humans. Reiss shares these groundbreaking discoveries in thought-provoking talks that challenge assumptions about animal consciousness and its evolutionary origins.
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The interspecies internet? An idea in progress
Apes, dolphins and elephants are animals with remarkable communication skills. Could the internet be expanded to include sentient species like them? A new and developing idea from a panel of four great thinkers -- dolphin researcher Diana Reiss, musician Peter Gabriel, internet of things visionary Neil Gershenfeld and Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the internet.
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