You may be wondering why a marine biologist from Oceana would come here today to talk to you about world hunger. I’m here today because saving the oceans is more than an ecological desire. It’s more than a thing we’re doing because we want to create jobs for fishermen or preserve fishermen’s jobs. It’s more […]
Paul Snelgrove: A census of the ocean
The oceans cover some 70 percent of our planet. And I think Arthur C. Clarke probably had it right when he said that perhaps we ought to call our planet Planet Ocean. And the oceans are hugely productive, as you can see by the satellite image of photosynthesis, the production of new life. In fact, […]
The coolest animal you know nothing about … and how we can save it | Patrícia Medici
This is one of the most amazing animals on the face of the Earth. This is a tapir. Now this, this is a baby tapir, the cutest animal offspring in the animal kingdom. (Laughter) By far. There is no competition here. I have dedicated the past 20 years of my life to the research and […]
The incredible (endangered) biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest | Jorge Rodrigues | TEDxUTA
Translator: Deborah Oliveira Reviewer: Denise RQ Host: Our next speaker is a Brazilian native and microbiologist with deep interests in biodiversity and ecosystem functionality of the Amazon rainforest. In order to shed light on these and other microbial ecosystems in question, he uses high-throughput genomic technologies to study microorganism environments as diverse as tropical forests […]
The secrets I find on the mysterious ocean floor | Laura Robinson
Well, I’m an ocean chemist. I look at the chemistry of the ocean today. I look at the chemistry of the ocean in the past. The way I look back in the past is by using the fossilized remains of deepwater corals. You can see an image of one of these corals behind me. It […]
Keeping the Amazon rainforest alive: Angelo Augusto dos Santos at TEDxBeloHorizonte
Translator: Claudia Solano Reviewer: Denise RQ [The enchanting and hospitable capital of the state of Minas Geras] Working in the Amazon forest for more than 20 years, I always get surprised by the ability of the people living there, – people living from agriculture – and by the indigenous populations, and how easily they capture […]
Topher White: What can save the rainforest? Your used cell phone
(Rainforest noises) In the summer of 2011, as a tourist, I visited the rainforests of Borneo for the very first time, and as you might imagine, it was the overwhelming sounds of the forest that struck me the most. There’s this constant cacophony of noise. Some things actually do stick out. For example, this here […]
Dive into an ocean photographer’s world | Thomas Peschak
As a kid, I used to dream about the ocean. It was this wild place full of color and life, home to these alien-looking, fantastical creatures. I pictured big sharks ruling the food chain and saw graceful sea turtles dancing across coral reefs. As a marine biologist turned photographer, I’ve spent most of my career […]
Child Mortailty, Family Planning & the Environment | Hans Rosling | TEDxChange
Translator: Yulia Kallistratova Reviewer: Denise RQ We’re here today because United Nations have defined goals for the progress of countries. They are called Millennium Development Goals. Look here: you have to end poverty, education, gender, child and maternal health, control infections, protect the environment, and get good global links between nations in every aspect, from […]
How the oceans can clean themselves: Boyan Slat at TEDxDelft
Translator: Ondrej Moravcik Reviewer: Tatjana Jevdjic Once there was a Stone Age, a Bronze Age and now we are in the middle of the Plastic Age. Because every year we produce about 300,000,000 tons of plastic and fraction of that enters rivers, water ways and eventually the oceans. If you want to eat a biscuit […]