Wed. 04/21 - Translating Whales' Conversations Using AI

<p><strong><em>A few newly-announced NASA funded projects, including one to build a radio telescope in a crater on the moon. A Welsh farmer shares his secrets to ultimate contentment. And can machine learning help us understand what whales are saying to one another? </em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>StartMail, Get 50% off your first year at <a href="http://startmail.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">StartMail.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/scientists-plan-to-use-ai-to-try-to-decode-the-language-of-whales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Groundbreaking effort launched to decode whale language</a> (National Geographic)</li><li><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-selects-innovative-early-stage-tech-concepts-for-continued-study" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NASA Selects Innovative, Early-Stage Tech Concepts for Continued Study</a> (NASA JPL)</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/apr/16/experience-ive-had-the-same-supper-for-10-years" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Experience: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/russia-mulls-withdrawing-international-space-station-after-2024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russia mulls withdrawing from the International Space Station after 2024</a> (Science Mag)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-updates-launch-date-tv-coverage-for-agency-s-spacex-crew-2-mission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NASA Updates Launch Date, TV Coverage for Crew-2 Mission</a> (NASA) </li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Bird on Twitter</a></li></ul><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">h