Peter the Dolphin: Weird History and NASA’s Experiment That Went Too Far
About this episode
This episode explores the controversial NASA-funded experiment involving a dolphin named Peter and the ethical implications of teaching him human language.
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.
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