Dear MARMAMers The Dolphin Communication Project is pleased to announce the launch of our new science podcast: The Dolphin Pod. http://www.thedolphinpod.com <http://www.thedolphinpod.com/> Last week¹s episode titled ³The Dim Dolphin Controversy² features a discussion of Dr. Paul Manger¹s recent article: Manger, P. R. (2006). An examination of cetacean brain structure with a novel hypothesis correlating thermogenesis to the evolution of a big brain. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc, 81(2), 293-338. Both Dr. Manger and Dr. Lori Marino have been interviewed for this episode, yielding a very lively and fruitful discussion. Although intended for a general audience (with an interest in science), this episode will appeal to academics and marine science professionals as well. If you are already podcast savvy, you can download this and other episodes by subscribing to this feed: http://www.thedolphinpod.com/podcast.php You can also download mp3 audio files of this and other episodes from The Dolphin Pod website directly (www.thedolphinpod.com). You can also play the audio from our website using an integrated Flash player. If you are not exactly sure what a podcast is, you can follow this link for an explanation: http://www.thedolphinpod.com/index.php?p=faq In brief: podcasts are audio broadcasts that are available for download from the internet. A transcript of The Dim Dolphin Controversy episode is available here http://www.thedolphinpod.com/index.php?p=transcripts/thedimdolphincontrovers y You can read a full transcript of the interviews with Dr. Manger and Dr. Marino here: http://www.thedolphinpod.com/index.php?p=transcripts/thedimdolphincontrovers yinterview Our weekly podcasts feature facts about dolphins, coverage of dolphin news items, explanations of recent research results from dolphin studies, scientific discussions and debates. We aim to bring scientifically accurate information about dolphin behavior, cognition, anatomy, etc. to the public, and also provide a forum for researchers and academics to discuss their work. We hope that MARMAMers will use The Dolphin Pod as a means of reaching both the public and other MARMAMers. If you are currently involved in research that you would like to have featured in an upcoming episode, or if you can suggest some dolphin facts that you feel need airing, or if you have a book to promote, or simply a scientific point of view that you would like to share with the world, please contact our producer (Justin Gregg) at podcast@thedolphinpod.com. Although primarily focusing on dolphins, we also discuss other marine mammals as well. If you have any questions about The Dolphin Pod, please get in touch with us at podcast@thedolphinpod.com Kind regards, Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Ph.D. Director, Dolphin Communication Project Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration 55 Coogan Blvd. Mystic, CT 06355 kdudzinski@mysticaquarium.org www.mysticaquarium.org www.dolphincommunicationproject.org