The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things

Peter the Dolphin: The NASA Experiment That Went Too Far

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Peter the Dolphin is one of the strangest true stories in science history: a NASA-funded dolphin communication experiment, a flooded Caribbean lab, and researcher Margaret Howe Lovatt living alongside a dolphin named Peter. This episode explores John C. Lilly, animal language research, LSD, Dolphin House and the bizarre experiment that became infamous for all the wrong reasons

Topics include

  • The Dolphin House experiment and its unconventional design
  • John C Lilly’s theories on dolphin communication and sensory deprivation
  • Margaret Lovatt’s role and the emotional reality of long-term isolation
  • Why NASA funded dolphin research during the space race
  • What happened to Peter the dolphin after the experiment ended
    • Resources and Further Reading
    • Margaret Howe Lovatt - Wikipedia
    • The dolphin who loved me - the Guardian
    • John C. Lilly - Wikipedia
    • The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins - BBC Documentry

      • Host & Show Info

      • Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
      • Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland

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