After Dark: Decoding Whales and Dolphins
MIT Museum, Main Street, Cambridge, MA
Admission: Day-of General Admission: $25 | Advanced General Admission: $20 | Group Rate (10 or more tickets): $
Discover the hidden world of whales and dolphins. Experience talks, hands-on activities, and immersive installations that celebrate these incredible creatures. Featured Activities: At 7:00 pm, join marine biologist Laela Sayigh as she reveals the surprising ways dolphins communicate with their babies: signature whistles and specially adapted sounds that'll make you rethink these ocean geniusesReady to play? Challenge your crew to cetacean trivia with NOVA (bragging rights included), and then craft your own salmon hat in the Maker Hub, a cultural trend orcas started in 1987 and revived in 2024Crack the code with the New England Aquarium, as they reveal how baleen, blubber, blow, and behavior uncover the secrets of large whalesPrepare to be blown away by MIT researcher Loïcka Baille's cutting-edge work: AI and thermal imaging technology that's saving whales from vessel strikesDive headfirst into "Seeing Echoes in the Mind of the Whale" in our Sensing Oceans exhibition. An immersive experience where you echolocate like a whale. Follow bottlenose dolphins, humpbacks, and sperm whales as they navigate their underwater world through your earsDrinks and bites from Pagu available for…