TEDxRotterdam - Kees Moeliker - Humor and science will lead the future October 13, 2011

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KEES MOELIKER - humor and science will lead the future
Kees Moeliker is a biologist and museum curator and writes about remarkable animal behavior. But that's not all. Moeliker is more than just a scientist; he leads the way by promoting research that first makes you laugh and then makes you think.
With his writings on remarkable animal behavior, he shows that curiosity and humor can be powerful tools to spur peopleís interest in science. All of a sudden his findings were in the mind of a lot more people than just researchers. It made him realize that humor could lead science into attracting a great deal of popular interest.

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