How other species communicate is one of the most profound frontiers of human knowledge. It is time we start listening. The field of interspecies communication sits at the intersection of hard science and deep ethics and it requires coordinated collaboration across disciplines to develop responsibly.

Interspecies Internet is the convening body that aims to advance humanity's understanding of animal communication and co-develop this emerging field with wisdom, care, and respect for all life. Carolina, as Ecosystem Manager at Interspecies Internet, will present the organization’s vision and share examples from their network that can inform how we design with and listen to other species.

Grounding this conversation in historical context and the state of the field today, this is a moment for sense-making—an entry-point to key ethical questions and case-studies. By the end, participants will have awakened to the rich, multimodal signals of nature and help answer: how can design be an ally to scientifically rooted and ethical interspecies communication?

Interspecies Internet is a global, multidisciplinary network building the ethical and technical infrastructure for interspecies communication. By providing shared infrastructure, collaborative spaces, and ethical guidance, the organization helps interspecies communication evolve responsibly, strengthening both scientific progress and our collective sense of kinship with other species.