iStockphoto.comHow smart are dolphins? Recent research suggests that some species of dolphins, particularly the bottlenose, may even be brighter than our closest living primate relative, the chimpanzee.
Does dolphin intelligence have ethical implications for how we interact with them?
You can join in a live "Science Now" discussion of the ethics of studying dolphins in captivity on Thursday, April 28, at 3 pm.
UPDATED, 4 pm on April 28: The full transcript of the dolphin debate is now available, click here.
Emory neuroscientist Lori Marino, who specializes in the neuroanatomy of dolphins, will be talking with Richard Conner, a biologist from the University of Massachusetts School of Marine Sciences who studies dolphin behavior.
Click here to join the live chat, hosted by Science, the journal of the American Society for the Advancement of Science.
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