# How smart are dolphins?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Lori Marino
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/lori_marino_how_smart_are_dolphins)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Dolphins are one of the smartest animal species on Earth. In fact, their encephalization quotient (their brain size compared to the average for their body size) is second only to humans. But exactly how smart are they? Lori Marino details some incredible facts about dolphins. \[Directed by Michael Kalopaidis, Zedem Media, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [How smart are dolphins?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/lori_marino_how_smart_are_dolphins/67cd288bb299), 5 min (TED's player)