TEDxOilSpill - Ronald Atlas - How Do We Clean Up the Oil?
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Dr. Ronald Atlas pioneered the field of bioremediation and showed that fertilizer application can hasten the rates of oil removal following oil spillages. He has worked on several major oil spills, including the Amoco Cadiz spill in Brittany, the IXTOC-1 spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Exxon Valdez spill in the Gulf of Alaska, and the Kuwait oi... Read more
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- -: TEDxOilSpill - Ronald Atlas - How Do We Clean Up the Oil?
August 17, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Dr. Ronald Atlas pioneered the field of bioremediation and showed that fertilizer application can hasten the rates of oil removal following oil spillages. He has worked on several major oil spills, including the Amoco Cadiz spill in Brittany, the IXTOC-1 spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Exxon Val...
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- -: Craig Venter: A voyage of DNA, genes and the sea
May 2, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Genomics pioneer Craig Venter takes a break from his epic round-the-world expedition to talk about the millions of genes his team has discovered so far in its quest to map the oceans biodiversity. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TE...
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- -: Jessica Green: Are we filtering the wrong microbes?
August 4, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Should we keep the outdoors out of hospitals? Ecologist and TED Fellow Jessica Green has found that mechanical ventilation does get rid of many types of microbes, but the wrong kinds: the ones left in the hospital are much more likely to be pathogens. TEDTalks is a daily video...
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- -: PopTech 2009 Social Innovation Fellows Aviva Presser Aiden & Hugo Van Vuuren
February 19, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Aviva Presser Aiden and Hugo Van Vuuren co-founded Lebônê Solutions, Inc. in 2007 to help meet the need for off-grid energy and lighting in the developing world. Using fuel cells sold by local entrepreneurs, this technology generates electricity from soil microbes to power LED lights, cell phones...
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- -: Craig Venter - The Incredible Biodiversity of the Oceans
April 11, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/25/Joining_3_5_Billion_Years_of_Microbial_Invention Celebrity geneticist Craig Venter discusses the enormous diversity of microbial life existing in our global oceans. ----- Joining 3.5 Billion Years of Microbial Invention featuring biologist J. Craig ...
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- -: Craig Venter - Creating Artificial Life
April 11, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/25/Joining_3_5_Billion_Years_of_Microbial_Invention Celebrity geneticist Craig Venter discusses his laboratory's processes for creating artificial microbes. ----- Joining 3.5 Billion Years of Microbial Invention featuring biologist J. Craig Venter. Bi...
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- -: Craig Venter - Are We Too Over-Reliant on Antibiotics?
April 11, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/25/Joining_3_5_Billion_Years_of_Microbial_Invention Celebrity geneticist Craig Venter examines possible long-term implications of antibiotics and antiseptics. ----- Joining 3.5 Billion Years of Microbial Invention featuring biologist J. Craig Venter. ...
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- -: Craig Venter - Is There Life In Space?
April 11, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/25/Joining_3_5_Billion_Years_of_Microbial_Invention Celebrity geneticist Craig Venter theorizes on the possibilities of life in space, and argues that the most likely source of life in near space may be human contamination. ----- Joining 3.5 Billion Ye...
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- -: Reasons for Optimism on Climate Change?
June 6, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/28/Niall_Ferguson_and_Peter_Schwartz_on_Human_Progress Historian Niall Ferguson debates futurist author Peter Schwartz on reasons to feel optimistic about the issue of global climate change. ----- Niall Ferguson and Peter Schwartz present Historian vs....
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- -: The Virus as a Planetary Force
June 24, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/07/Carl_Zimmer_A_Planet_of_Viruses Carl Zimmer, author of A Planet of Viruses, reveals surprising information about how viruses interact with bacteria in the ocean, a process that possibly contributes to climate change. "Viruses are planetary forces," he...
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