| Currently special tablet computers are being used by | | | | communicate with Dolphins and they can communicate |
| law enforcement police officers in some areas and by | | | | with us in this interspecies language technology, It really |
| the soldiers in Iraq to help communicate with people | | | | is something that should be developed and studied. |
| that do not speak their language. These hand-held | | | | After all when we find intelligent life on other worlds |
| computer translation machines are a godsend and | | | | how will we be able to communicate with them? And |
| they are a tremendous help in the field. As we refine | | | | wouldn't it be nice to talk to your dog so they could tell |
| these techniques to translate dialogues between | | | | you how they feel. |
| humans, why not design one to translate dolphin clicks | | | | Right now chimpanzee trainers are able to talk using |
| or dolphin language into human language? | | | | sign language, but in the future there would be no |
| As a futurist I am often condemned for such thoughts | | | | barriers to communication with any species once we |
| and recommendations for future technologies and yet | | | | broke down their language codes and programmed |
| it makes sense. We study how the Dolphins use their | | | | them into such a computer translation system. I |
| clicking sound to describe objects or other Dolphins | | | | certainly hope this article is of interest and that is has |
| and we know it is a communication device; that is to | | | | propelled thought. The goal is simple; to help you in your |
| say it is a language. Better call DARPA and get them | | | | quest to be the best in 2007. I thank you for reading |
| working on it right away. | | | | my many articles on diverse subjects, which interest |
| By translating this language we can better | | | | you. |