Peter the Dolphin: A Love Story That Science Wasn’t Ready For
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In the 1960s, NASA-funded experiments led by neuroscientist John C. Lilly saw researcher Margaret Howe Lovatt live with a bottlenose dolphin named Peter in a flooded house to try to teach him human language. The controversial project blurred lines between science, intimacy, and ethics, and ended with tragic consequences for Peter.
In the 1960s, NASA-funded experiments led by neuroscientist John C. Lilly s…
