For the past 30 years, Dr. Denise Herzing has been observing and collecting data about the Atlantic spotted dolphins of the Bahamas. “I’m interested in dolphins because of their large brains, and what they might be doing with all that brainpower in the wild.” Do dolphins have a language? If so, can we learn to interpret its meaning? And one day have two-way communication with them? Aided by new technology, we are closer to the answer than ever before. Studying dolphin communication is made easier through the use of a sound localizing system. This technology enables researchers to distinguish which dolphin is making a given sound. An underwater camera is linked to an array of microphones that can isolate and tag individual dolphin sounds and connect them to visual signals. Assisted by a grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation’ Diverse Intelligences initiative, Dr. Herzing and her team are focused on discovering if the observed symbolic communication in the spotted dolphin is complex enough to be considered language.