Diana Reiss is one of the world's leading experts on dolphin intelligence who has helped lead the revolution in dolphin understanding for three decades. As an activist she has repeatedly rescued dolphins, and she helped inspire and serve as an advisor for the acclaimed documentary "The Cove", exposing the slaughter of dolphins in a particular cove in Japan. That film won the 2010 Academy Award for "Best Documentary Feature". She combines her science and activism to show us just how smart dolphins really are, and why we must stop mistreating them. Her description of dolphins' sophisticated, lifelong playfulness, their emotional intelligence, and their ability to communicate with us in ways we never imagined is delightful. Her beloved companion dolphins, each with a distinct personality, create their own toys, use a special underwater keyboard to communicate, tease and scold her playfully, and express their affection and delight. In Reiss's most famous experiments, she used a mirror to prove that dolphins are self-aware and conscious in ways that were long thought to be uniquely human. Her book, "The Dolphin in the Mirror", is both a scientific revelation and an emotional eyeopener, revealing one of the great intelligences on Earth.

Dr. Reiss will visit:

• The film "The Cove" will be shown at 7:00 pm on Sunday.
• Dr. Reiss will speak at 7:00 pm on Monday and will show videos of her work with dolphins.
• Both the film and the lecture are FREE.