Denise Herzing

Marine Mammal Communication Expert & Founder of Wild Dolphin Project; TIME 100 Most Influential in AI; Guggenheim Fellow

Jupiter, FL, USA
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Animals & Wildlife, Art & Design, Author, Biology, Communication, Conservation, Disruptive Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Influential Women, Mathematics, Music, Research & Exploration, Science, Social Sciences, STEM, TED, Thought Leadership
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Denise Herzing Biography

Dr. Denise Herzing is a leading authority on dolphin behavior and communication. She is the founder and research director of the Wild Dolphin Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to studying the natural behaviors and communication of Atlantic spotted dolphins in their natural habitat. The Wild Dolphin Project, established to advance the study of dolphin communication in the wild, is recognized as the longest-running underwater dolphin research project globally. Herzing is among the few marine mammal researchers who utilize a non-invasive approach to studying wild dolphins, focusing on underwater behavior to uncover insights not accessible through surface observations.

Herzing holds a Ph.D. in behavioral biology and environmental studies, an M.A. in behavioral biology, and a B.S. in marine zoology. She serves as an affiliate assistant professor in biological sciences at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Herzing has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, awarded for scientific achievement and promise. She is also a fellow with the Explorers Club and serves as a scientific advisor for the Lifeboat Foundation and the American Cetacean Society.

Central to Herzing's research is the pursuit of two-way communication between humans and dolphins. In collaboration with Dr. Thad Starner and his team at Georgia Tech, she helped develop the Cetacean Hearing Augmentation Telemetry device, or CHAT, a wearable technology that produces sounds in the water. Using CHAT, Herzing can generate her own whistle name and create synthetic sounds that refer to specific objects introduced to the dolphins. Building on her research, scientists have developed the first large language model for dolphin vocalizations, known as DolphinGemma. This model, created through a partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology and Google DeepMind, analyzes the Wild Dolphin Project's audio data to identify patterns in dolphin sounds and predict sequences. Herzing's contributions to artificial intelligence and marine mammal communication earned her recognition on TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI.

Herzing is co-editor of "Dolphin Communication and Cognition" and author of "Dolphin Diaries: My 25 Years with Spotted Dolphins in the Bahamas," "Is Anyone Listening? What Animals Are Saying to Each Other and to Us," and "The Wild Dolphin Project." Her work has been featured in National Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Ocean Realm, and Sonar magazines, as well as on Nature, Discovery Channel, PBS, ABC, BBC, and NHK. Herzing has presented at TED, the Society for Marine Mammalogy, European Cetacean Society, International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Explorers Club, and the Boston Museum of Science. Her decades of fieldwork, technological innovation, and commitment to understanding animal intelligence position her as a prominent voice in marine science and interspecies communication.

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Denise Herzing Speaking Topics

  • Field Work with Whales and Dolphins around the World

    There are over 70 species of cetaceans, whales and dolphins, around the world. Some are cosmopolitan and others live in remote parts of the world. Researchers use various techniques to work with wild marine mammals, including photography, video, GIS, tagging and telemetry. She will describe and explore these techniques and give various examples around the world of their application.

    Depending on the audience, these topics can be combined if needed to suite the interest level.

  • Dolphin Communication and Behavior

    Dolphins use body language as well as sound to communicate to each other. Some of their sounds are audible to humans while other sounds are ultrasonic in nature. Through the use of specialized sound equipment we can "see" what dolphins are saying to each other and begin to decipher their culture and communication. Her talk includes special ways to visualize sound, audio examples, and underwater behavioral examples that are correlated with sound. She also talks about what work is left to do with dolphin communication and how we might "crack the code" of their language.

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Denise Herzing Videos

A Conversation between Dr. Denise Herzing and Dr. Lori Marino

A Conversation between Dr. Denise Herzing and Dr. Lori Marino

Take a deep dive with pioneering dolphin researcher Dr. Denise Herzing and Whale Sanctuary Project President Dr. Lori Marino as they explore the...

Cracking the Dolphin Communication Code | Denise Herzing | Talks at Google

Cracking the Dolphin Communication Code | Denise Herzing | Talks at Google

Scientists have struggled to understand dolphin vocalizations, but new computer tools to both track dolphins and decode their complex vocalizations...

Denise Herzing: Could we speak the language of dolphins?

Denise Herzing: Could we speak the language of dolphins?

For 28 years, Denise Herzing has spent five months each summer living with a pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins, following three generations of family...

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Dolphin Communication and Cognition Past, Present, and Future
Dolphin Communication and Cognition Past, Present, and Future
Is Anyone Listening? What Animals Are Saying to Each Other and to Us
Is Anyone Listening? What Animals Are Saying to Each Other and to Us
The Wild Dolphin Project Long-term Research of Atlantic Spotted Dolphins in the Bahamas
The Wild Dolphin Project Long-term Research of Atlantic Spotted Dolphins in the Bahamas
Dolphin Diaries My 25 Years with Spotted Dolphins in the Bahamas
Dolphin Diaries My 25 Years with Spotted Dolphins in the Bahamas

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Denise Herzing is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Field Work with Whales and Dolphins around the World, Dolphin Communication and Behavior and Dolphin Life in the Wild. The estimated speaking fee range to book Denise Herzing for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Denise Herzing generally travels from Jupiter, FL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Danni Washington, John McWhorter, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Sylvia Earle and Dr. Liberty Boyd. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Denise Herzing for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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