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TEDxSantaCruz: Terrie Williams - The Biology of Big
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Terrie Williams, PhD is a Co-Founder of the Center of Ocean Health and Director of the Marine Mammal Physiology Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has spent her life studying how big animals survive on our changing planet, from Alaskan killer whales to African cheetahs. Her research expeditions have taken her to the wild... Read more

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- -: TEDxSantaCruz: Terrie Williams - The Biology of Big

January 14, 2012 (over 12 years ago)

Terrie Williams, PhD is a Co-Founder of the Center of Ocean Health and Director of the Marine Mammal Physiology Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has spent her life studying how big animals survive on our changing planet, from Alaskan killer whales to African cheetahs. H...

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- -: Jonathan Harris: The art of collecting stories

July 24, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)

At the EG conference in December 2007, artist Jonathan Harris discusses his latest projects, which involve collecting stories: his own, strangers', and stories collected from the Internet, including his amazing "We Feel Fine."

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- -: Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media

December 16, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

http://www.ted.com In a funny, rapid-fire 4 minutes, Alexis Ohanian of Reddit tells the real-life fable of one humpback whale's rise to Web stardom. The lesson of Mister Splashy Pants is a shoo-in classic for meme-makers and marketers in the Facebook age. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the...

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- -: Peter Tyack: The intriguing sound of marine mammals

June 16, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

http://www.ted.com Peter Tyack of Woods Hole talks about a hidden wonder of the sea: underwater sound. Onstage at Mission Blue, he explains the amazing ways whales use sound and song to communicate across hundreds of miles of ocean. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and perform...

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- -: Our Cousin the Killer Whale: You Are What You Eat

April 23, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/16/Call_of_the_Killer_Whale_Jean-Michel_Cousteau Jean-Michel Cousteau shows an excerpt from his PBS special Call of the Killer Whale that compares the toxins found in orcas to those found in man. PCBs and PBDEs are among the tested toxins. ----- "I've ...

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Paul Nicklen: Tales of Ice-Bound Wonderlands

March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

Paul Nicklen shows amazing photographs of mammals in the ice and shares a heart-warmign story of his one encounter with a leopard seal.

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