The Case For Optimism
Larry Brilliant

Larry Brilliant gives reasons to become optimistic despite the global issues our race is facing and the next generation will be handling for us.

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Larry Brilliant: The Case For Optimism

January 1, 2007 (over 17 years ago)

Larry Brilliant gives reasons to become optimistic despite the global issues our race is facing and the next generation will be handling for us.

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Source: TED

Rachel Pike: The Science Behind a Climate Headline

July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

In this quick talk, scientist Rachel Pike tells us about the effort behind a Climate headline. She shows us the work being done in order for us to get accurate and current data on our climate. She gives as an example a molecule that they tracked over in Malaysia.

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Source: TED

Barack Obama: UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference - Morning Plenary Session

December 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Barack Obama talks about the steps that America has already taken and will be taking in order to start prevent much damage from global warming or climate change.

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Source: The White House

Kevin Surace: Kevin Surace Invents Eco-Friendly Drywall

February 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

Kevin Surace talks about an innovative drywall substitute using green drywall that has reduced CO2 levels.

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Source: TED

Peter Ward: Peter Ward on Earth's Mass Extinctions

February 1, 2008 (about 16 years ago)

Paleontologist Peter Ward talks about the prevalent theories behind Earth's mass extinctions, and the valuable lessons they may hold for mankind in the face of climate change.

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Source: TED

Lewis Pugh: Mind-Shifting Everest Swim

July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

In this motivating talk, coldwater swimmer Lewis Pugh tells us about his Mind-shifting Everest swim. He talks about climate change and doing a symbolic swim in the Himalayas despite a vow not to do another coldwater swim. In his Mt. Everest attempt, he had to change his style and his way of think...

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Source: TED

Robert Lee Hotz: Inside an Antarctic Time Machine

July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

In this talk, journalist Robert Lee Hotz tells us about the science research being done in Antarctica. This is a project to extract information about climate change through the age old ice in the coldest place on earth.

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Source: TED

Lewis Pugh: Swimming the North Pole

September 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

In this exhilirating talk, coldwater swimmer Lewis Pugh tells us about Swimming in the North Pole. He risked his life and made a historic and symbolic swim. He did this to send a message and to make a stand on the issue of Climate change.

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Source: TED

James Balog: Time-Lapse Proof of Extreme Ice Loss

July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Global warming has indeed been making silent changes in the earth's topography and James Balog catches all these action in his time-lapse photographs.

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Source: TED

David Keith: Unusual Climate Change Idea

September 1, 2007 (over 16 years ago)

In this talk, Environmentalist David Keith tells us about climate change. How this has already been an issue for conversations since the 1950's and what we have been able to do so far. He also presents some radical ideas for climate control and airs his concerns regarding man's march towards geo-...

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Source: TED

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