In the 1990s show seaQuest DSV, there was a "talking" dolphin that spoke to the humans via a computer interface that the boy genius character had created. In o

In the 1990s show seaQuest DSV, there was a "talking" dolphin that spoke to the humans via a computer interface that the boy genius character had created. In one of the episodes, the ship's computers get wipe so the boy has to rebuild the dictionary of the translation system by showing the dolphin flash cards. I remember thinking that was an interesting way to build a translation layer between two different species with a BIG assumption that the dolphin could understand the symbols on the flashcards. The internet, being what it is, even has a Wikia link about this: https://seaquest-dsv.fandom.com/wiki/Vocorder https://seaquest-dsv.fandom.com/wiki/Vocorder