Episode guide
Dolphins: Riding the Waves
Dolphins name themselves with whistles and sleep with half a brain at a time. This episode rides alongside the pod through play, echoes, and rest.
The science, gently
- Each dolphin invents its own signature whistle, a name it keeps for life.
- Dolphins sleep one half of the brain at a time, so they can keep rising to breathe.
- They see through the dark ocean with sound, reading the echoes that come back.
Wonder together
- What would your signature whistle sound like?
- What would it be like to rest half of yourself at a time?
- Who is in your pod?
Tonight's calm-down
You get to do what dolphins cannot: rest both halves at once. Let the left side of you grow heavy, then the right, and sink together below the waves of the day.