Mission
What I am after
I want to know what those patterns might mean when behaviour is in view.
That means patterns and context, not a fake translator or invented dictionary.
Careful field listening already exists in the north, including Ocean Sounds in Bodø. This work starts from that record.
Hypotheses
Open questions
established well supported inferred from evidence speculative early
With the evidence we have so far.
With the evidence we have so far. See the questions
Reading room
Papers
Literature that shapes the questions.
- Reading room · papers that shape the questions. See the papers
Archives
Existing recordings
Cite them, and only use what the license allows.
Watkins first. See the recordings
Craft
How the work moves
Deciphering tools stay with the recordings. Sister EvoForm is on the long path.
- Segment Break the sound into pieces worth comparing
- Compare Look across time, context, and individuals
- Hypothesize Say what a pattern might mean, with the papers beside it
- Test Try it, and stay willing to be wrong
Status
Where this stands
- Now Working through published recordings
- Next Sharper methods on open sets · careful field partners
Focus
Who we listen to
Sperm whales
Codas · dialects · combinatorial structure
Orcas and dolphins
Signature whistles · clan dialects
Belugas
Vocal flexibility · dense repertoires
Pilot whales
Social groups · dense calling