Turning The High Seas Into The World’s Largest Nature Reserve
How we can save the fishing industry and protect the ocean at the same time? The answer: create a marine reserve (a huge one). In this TED Talk, marine ecologist Enric Sala shares his bold strategy to safeguard the high seas by making a giant marine reserve that covers two-thirds of the world's ocean. Sala believes protecting the high seas will help us restore the ecological, economic and social benefits of the ocean.
World Is Running Out Of Sand — And Now There’s Even Black Market For It. Why?
67 percent of Southern California beaches will be gone by 2100. And that's all because of sand. Yes, we are using up sand faster than the planet can make it.
Why Do You Feel Butterflies In Your Stomach?
When you lock eyes with your secret crush, or have to go to an interview for a life-changing job opportunity, you start to feel that strange, fluttering sensation in your stomach: butterflies. Why is that?
What Would It Be Like To Live On The Moon?
The European Space Agency is hoping to establish a functioning moon camp by the 2020s. Of course, living on the moon won’t be easy. The moon has got no atmosphere, no magnetic field. So of many obstacles we would be facing, the biggest would be the cosmic radiation.
Three Creative Ways To Eradicate Diseases
Smallpox is the first and only human disease that was declared eradicated on a global scale. Also, with the breakthroughs made while eradicating smallpox and a number of other creative solutions, we are now really close to making a few more diseases a thing of the past.
How We Can Turn The Cold Of Outer Space Into A Renewable Resource
One day, we could be using the cold darkness of outer space to cool our buildings. In this TED Talk, physicist Aaswath Raman talks about the technology he's developing to harness "night-sky cooling" .
Who Owns Your DNA? (YOU DON’T)
12 million people have already sent away samples of their DNA to consumer genetic testing companies to find out information about their own genetic makeup.
The Cosmic Origins of Earth’s Water
Without water, life as we know it couldn't exist. But have you ever wondered where Earth’s water came from? Well, water isn’t unique to our planet, and its origin traces beyond the solar system to the earliest days of the universe.
What If People Stopped Paying Taxes?
The consequences would be pretty severe.
What If We Could Teleport?
Teleportation is a hypothetical mode of transportation where an object disappears from one place and that exact object reappears at another. So how does teleportation really work? Could it ever be possible?
The Deadliest Being On Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage
Bacteriophage, also known as phage, is a virus specialized in killing bacteria. The virus could one day be used to fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria (or, superbugs), but how?
That Time It Rained For Two Million Years
At the beginning of the Triassic Period, the world was hot, and very dry. But then 234 million years ago, it started to rain and didn’t stop for two million years. This period of intense rain called the Carnian Pluvial Episode killed of many of the early reptiles and set the stage for the dinosaurs to take over the world.
What Happens In The Brain During A Coma?
The brain being in a coma is nothing like being asleep. Pretty fascinating things are happening inside.
How To Fix A Broken Heart
As we grow older, parts of our heart can deteriorate or become weaker. As a result, it affects the functionality of heart, which gives us some serious problems.
Why Can’t You Walk Through Walls?
You simply can't walk through walls. Because according to the Pauli Exclusion Principle, no two particles can exist in the same place - it's just impossible for both the particles -- within the limits set by the uncertainty principle -- to have the same position and same velocity.
3 (Actually Safe) Ways To Fight Climate Change
Climate change is real, and the earth is getting warmer. While you might be thinking limiting carbon dioxide emissions is the only way to help combat that, scientists are looking for plan B.
Why Can’t You Walk Through Walls?
You simply can’t walk through walls. Because according to the Pauli Exclusion Principle, no two particles can exist in the same place – it’s just impossible for both the particles — within the limits set by the uncertainty principle — to have the same position and same velocity.
Why Is It So Hard To Live In The Present?
The period of time we find most difficult to inhabit is the present. But what makes it so hard for us to experience the present, especially the beautiful moments, properly? And what makes us enjoy and appreciate what has happened when it's firmly over?
Why Do You Feel Butterflies In Your Stomach?
When you lock eyes with your secret crush, or have to go to an interview for a life-changing job opportunity, you start to feel that strange, fluttering sensation in your stomach: butterflies. Why is that?
How One Scientist Averted A National Health Crisis
In 1960, Frances Oldham Kelsey was one of the newest recruits of the Food and Drug Administration. During her first month as a reviewer at the FDA, Kelsey refused marketing authorization for a drug called thalidomide in the United States. The drug had been used to treat insomnia and workplace stress, but was later proven to have caused nerve damage, and severe birth defects.
How We Can Turn The Cold Of Outer Space Into A Renewable Resource
One day, we could be using the cold darkness of outer space to cool our buildings. In this TED Talk, physicist Aaswath Raman talks about the technology he's developing to harness "night-sky cooling" .
The Cosmic Origins of Earth’s Water
Without water, life as we know it couldn't exist. But have you ever wondered where Earth’s water came from? Well, water isn’t unique to our planet, and its origin traces beyond the solar system to the earliest days of the universe.
3 (Actually Safe) Ways To Fight Climate Change
Climate change is real, and the earth is getting warmer. While you might be thinking limiting carbon dioxide emissions is the only way to help combat that, scientists are looking for plan B.
Could We Make The Perfect Energy Source?
Right now, wind is our best option. But, there are some promising technologies on the horizon which may change that.
Three Creative Ways To Eradicate Diseases
Smallpox is the first and only human disease that was declared eradicated on a global scale. Also, with the breakthroughs made while eradicating smallpox and a number of other creative solutions, we are now really close to making a few more diseases a thing of the past.