Thursday, April 25, 2024

Be Smart asks 'Can AI Help Us Talk to Whales?' for Throwback Thursday

Happy Throwback Thursday! Today's retrospective covers the most commented on entries during the blog's 13th year. The post with the most responses last year talked about technology. Hmm, communication using technology — I just watched a video about that, Be Smart asking Can AI Help Us Talk to Whales?

New technology is revolutionizing how we study and protect nature. In this video, we’ll learn how artificial intelligence is being used to decode the sonic landscapes of the ocean - specifically, whale song. That’s right, there may come a day soon where AI allows us to understand and talk to whales. But some scientists are saying: the question may not be CAN we talk to whales, but SHOULD we talk to whales?
Roger Payne and National Geographic's release of "Songs of the Humpback Whale" shows the power of music to not only make people aware of issues, but to change how they think and feel about them. That demonstrates why I write about entertainment as much as I do. Not only is it fun, it's important, too.

Dr. Joe Hanson invited his viewers to watch We're putting a body cam on a blue whale by Planet Wild.

Blue whales are on the brink of extinction. Despite being the biggest animals to ever exist on Earth, they remain a mystery. To protect them, we first need to understand them better.

In our 14th Planet Wild mission, we’re using drones to drop camera robots on whales. Our goal is to find out what a day in the life of a blue whale looks like.

Special thanks to Cascadia Research for providing us with additional footage, taken under NOAA permit to John Calambokidis.

Additional footage by "World of Survival: Humpbacks–the Gentle Giants”, The world of survival show/ TV channel Anglia
First, A.I., now drones. Both show the importance of technology in advancing science.

Follow over the jump for the most commented on entries during the 13th year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News.


It seems that the most commented entry nearly every year turns out to be a spam trap. This year's post with the most responses, Videos show the tech in Virginia Tech from October 12, 2013, is no exception. It earned at least 26 published comments during the 2023-2024 blogging year plus ten that never made it out of the spam filter. My 16 replies survive, I deleted four, and Blogger retroactively sent six into the spam filter.

As I wrote in 'Godzilla Minus One' wins two Critics Choice Super Awards plus an entertainment retrospective, "'Barbie' vs. 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' for Best Fantasy Film at the Saturn Awards had the most comments during December 2023 with five and the most comments on an entry posted during the blogging year with six comments from a conversation between Infidel753 and me."

Three entries tied for second most commented with five entries. One of them as also about Barbie, Vietnam bans 'Barbie,' the most anticipated film of the year, over map showing Chinese territorial claim from July 8, 2023, which had the most comments of any entry posted during July 2023 thanks to a conversation between Infidel753 and me.

I mentioned in IgNobel Prizes for April Fools Day, a holiday special that Dancing American witches on Black Cat Day for Halloween from October 27, 2023, had the most comments for the month thanks to a conversation among Friend of the Court, Infidel753, and me.

As I wrote in PBS Terra describes how 'This Winter Trend Is Overpowering Global Warming' for Flashback Friday, "PBS Terra asks 'Is Earth's Largest Heat Transfer Really Shutting Down?' from August 24, 2023 tied for second most comments on an entry posted during the blogging year with five because of a conversation between Nebris and me. Great chatting with you, Nebs!" It was also the most commented on entry during August 2023.

That's a wrap for today's retrospective. Stay tuned to see if I continue this series tomorrow for Flashback Friday.

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