Live Chat on Thursday at 3 PM EST: Is It Ethical to Study Dolphins in Captivity? The more researchers learn about the intelligence and sentience of the animals they study, the more they're forced to confront the ethics of keeping these animals in captivity. This has proven especially true with chimpanzees, elephants, and now dolphins. Some researchers argue that dolphins are too smart to be kept in captivity. Others argue that ending captive research will prevent us from learning anything new about the minds of these animals. Where does one draw the line between ethics and knowledge, and is it possible to have both? Join us for a spirited live chat at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, 28 April, with dolphin experts Lori Marino and Richard Connor. You can leave your questions on the page in advance or log in at 3 to ask them live! Go this link : http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/live-chat-the-ethics-of-animal... Thanks! Lori Marino, PhD Senior Lecturer, Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Program Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Room 488 36 Eagle Row Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 30322 (404) 727-7582 ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments).