Synchronized Swimming and Dolphin Cognition and Communication

As humans become more technologically advancedmounted machines traveling to our schools, Discovery
and are able to see our environments from the outsideChannel TV and picture books will do the same thing
looking in, we gather insight to our 3D space that weto awaken our current human evolutionary process as
normally would not be able to do, these leaps indid the cultures which had the look out advantages of
understanding which leads to increased technologicaltheir own lands, as such previous civilizations did have
advances appears to be increased due to sucha huge growth spurt over similar peoples in flat lands.
abilities. We have been able to increase ourMapping, GPS visual handheld devices, Satellite
understanding of our total world and space throughphotography, Aerial pictures should be shown in
sea exploration, aircraft observation and space flight.schools and today they are more available than ever,
Watching an Earth Rise from the moon would indeednow we should up the ante and provide better visual
be such a moment, watching it on TV or by way ofimages to our entire population to bring them to the
video link also gives way to additional total populousnext step. We have found life on Mars and realize that
insight and makes available to our culture to takewe are not alone now and will no longer be able to
another huge leap into the such understanding.maintain the thought that we are so special a life form
Ancient peoples who lived in the hills and mountainsthat none other exists anywhere else in the universe.
developed better spatial reasoning than those cultures,Such a thought is now as silly as the notion of a flat
who dominated flat lands. Flat land civilizations oftenworld.
put up castles, pyramids, and temples and from theIs it possible to show pictures and videos to Dolphins
tops of these they could better see the land, study theof the Synchronized swimming from our perspective,
terrain and space and better adapt to theirthen show them the perspective of the birds on their
environments. Perhaps a ruler or advisor could look outwater world, then show them the perspective of the
over the lands and develop plans for better use of thespace shuttle or space station on the Earth to a point
land, strategic defense of the area and control overthey can understand it? Surely it should be, since their
the territorial innate needs of the region. Perhaps thisbrains are the same size and they are very well
also was the first version of today's urban planningadapted for spatial reasoning, Dolphins can fly in their
methodology. Such a view from above would giveworld of water in the 3D that humans cannot without
humans, like birds a better perspective of theirartificial wings, balloons, parachutes, aircraft, etc. So in
environment, for a species of prey such as a birdessence their evolution has an advantage over us in
flying over the fields in search of small rodents,spatial reasoning, is this to say Dolphins are smarter or
humans also were able to use advantage of thehave better cognitive abilities than humans? I did not
mountains since they were unable to fly. I can vouchsay that, but I certainly wouldn't bet either way, in fact
the increased ability of understanding from an aerialthey are much better adapted to their environment
perspective having a father take me up in a lightthen we appear to be in ours. What would a Dolphin
aircraft often when I was very young and thenthink in space, floating around in near zero gravity?
teaching me to fly at age nine through my teens.What would that Dolphin say when he got back to his
Those who build scale models, especially train set upsbuddies in the water? The first step of my project
have another advantage over others in that they beginconcept would be to entertain the Dolphins with our
to see the world from another perspective and thissynchronized swimmers, much the way they might
brings to mind additional thinking in how the worldentertain us at sea world, but using 3D. We know that
works and our place in it as surface dwellers limited byDolphins like to entertain and be entertained and have
gravity, perhaps ideas in how best to adapt our worldshowed up at huge surfing events in record numbers
to serve us better. Drawings and paintings alsosimply to say, "Here we are, we can do this too!"
achieve this additional cognitive ability allowing us toPerhaps bringing both the species together in a
see from someone else's perspective, point of view orcommon cause and help each other understand one
actual place of viewing, without ever having beenanother we can learn more about ourselves and our
there or had such a thought previously. Such thoughtcurrent environment, current perspective and increase
provoking images trigger our brains to a newour cognitive abilities to understand what comes next.
perspective and increase cognition.As the human race increases their work with
Now then what if we take the Athens 2004 Olympicsfrequency modification, gravity waves, sound and light
Synchronized Swimming Event and then videotape itand discover new ways and uses for these, we may
and then put it on large screen plasma TV monitorsfind our selves unlocking time, quantum physics and
and play it outside the pool where non-stressed andmany other great discoveries which will forever
happy Dolphins are and can view it, they will watch itchange the way we perceive the world we are in. By
and smile. We know cats and dogs will sit for hoursbringing up our next generation and current generation
beside a TV set and that some will in fact mayto a higher and current level they can be ready for
eventually realize that if in front of a mirror that theywhat comes next, without rejecting it, calling it evil or
are looking at themselves in reflection. We can haverefusing to adapt to it. Taking chimpanzees into the
at least 15 hours of the Synchronized Swimminginternational space station is not as silly as it seems.
Olympic Event if you take into consideration all theTeaching them to communicate with us through
different teams, it would be good PR for the Olympicscomputers they can control with their minds is a
and all those countries submitting videos. This will helpworthy and minimal investment in the possibilities of the
increase the Dolphin Cognition and increase thefuture. Taking them into a submarine to visit the
Dolphin's Visualization since they will be looking atDolphins is a great idea. Showing them the water level
screen in virtual reality signifying and simulating anotherand submerging below it to meet with the Dolphins and
pool of water from the outside perspective looking intothen allowing them to meet, play and attempt
their own type of world which they are familiar with.communication, whether assisted through Virtual
This could be considered similar to humans watching aReality, computers or human go betweens is a smart
videotape, which is taken looking out the window of anthing to do. It is time we all got together and learned
aircraft flying over their cities. We know that this doesbecause it is readily apparent that millions and millions
help humans understand things much better.of years of evolution has created some unique and
I believe that such vide tapes of the cities should bevery well niche adapted species here. Our most
played in grade school for kids, to show the kids arecent technological advances of the last 200 years is
better idea of their true environment from anothershocking considering the previous 2000 and yes we
perspective. This concept is similar to the idea ofare moving quite fast and almost at a break through
unlocking the prisoners in the Plato's "Cave Allegory"point of the next innovations of computer-human
and allowing them to see the larger picture. Also asinterfaces, life extension, space exploration, time travel,
the Mars Rovers send back video the video should begravity and weather manipulation to mention only a
played on ten surround a sound screens for a virtualfew; however the possibilities of the future are so
reality environment for kids to see, this will developintense, that we must not leave stones un-turned.
their spatial cognitive abilities so they can think andThere are many species on this planet with extremely
understand. If we are to move the human race to thehigh intellectual capacity and we should be thinking in
next level and understanding of multi-dimensional spaceterms of their perspectives, as well as our own to get
and help them grasp the current theories and reality ofto the next level of human understanding of the life
the future we need to insure now that their brains areexperience and world's we live in, effect and move
adapted in such a way to think there. Imagine what thisthrough.
can do for early childhood cognitive development? InWill the Dolphins appreciate the human entertainment?
Mesa Union School District in Phoenix, NASA has aWill they laugh at the synchronized swimming, will it
Space Shuttle VR Machine that the kids can use, thistrigger additional stimuli, what do they think of us? Will
type of things should be available everywhere in allthey immediately form a closer bond with us, try to
United States Schools, we cannot now afford to slackbetter our efforts? Will the Flat screen plasma TV of
off, because in the future we need generations thinkingthe synchronized swimmers fall short as seeing is not
here to propel our country and the future of allthe same as understanding and the Dolphins may see
mankind.it for what is, rather than what it is suppose to
Spatial reasoning, thinking, outside the box cognition willrepresent? Or will they immediately understand what it
be fully necessary in the future for mankind's nextrepresents, understand why we are showing it and
evolutionary step, we need to be ready because hererespond with additional communications or brain waves
we come. If we can share our environment with theor fMRI lighted up sections of the brain we have not
Dolphins and understand the basics of how mammalsseen before? How about the idea of flying dolphins
learn and think we are well on our way to awith blimps amongst the birds, parasailing with the birds,
world-class educational system, which crossesvideos of flying over water and land, and from space?
species and uses the whole brain. For instance takingTheir brains are the same size as ours, they are highly
dolphins up in a hot air balloon over their environment,adapted, evolved and intelligent creatures as we are,
letting them literally fly with the birds. We should bewhy wouldn't they enjoy such intellectual stimulation?
measuring their brains also to see what they think of allWould they wish to thank us for the entertainment?
of this, through our advances in TMS and fMRI. WeWould they more enjoy the videos than the free fish
should indeed not limit our observational perspectivesfor those at sea world? Something tells me they
to only mammals, as it does appear that many otherwould respond is a most positive and shocking way.
species of fish, reptiles, birds, marsupials also containThis experiment will cost about $30,000 in equipment,
many similar traits with regards to genetic code andabout $10,000 in video licensing, $10,000 in travel and
therefore perhaps insights into cognition of higher life$15,000 in travel and perhaps some monies for time
forms. Such studies and experiments will give us theand space rentals at a World Class Oceanography
abilities needed to progress Artificial Intelligence inUniversity or Sea World. This could also be done under
computing, robotics and the creation of organizationalgrants from NASA, US Naval Research or DARPA.
swarms and socialization which will be necessary toThe biggest question is why has this not been done
co-evolve amongst non-organic manmade machines.already and if it has, what are the results so far and if
Establishing moon bases and continued video fromthe results are inline with such expectations, then how
Space and NASA on websites, VR portable trucksoon can we take this to the next level?