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31 March 2009
TED and National Geographic: Shared mission, shared planet, shared stage
National Geographic shares stories that inspire people to care for our world, and TED leverages the power of ideas to change the world. It could be said that we share some common ground.
Unsurprisingly, almost half of the National Geographic Explorers, as well as a few members of their staff, have given TEDTalks. Below the jump is a list of links to all the talks that bring TED and National Geographic together.
Here’s National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize 2009 winner Sylvia Earle:
National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence:
Robert Ballard, Oceanographer
Robert Ballard: Exploring the ocean’s hidden worlds
Jared Diamond, Scholar
Jared Diamond: Why societies collapse
Louise Leakey, Paleoanthropologist
Louise Leakey: Digging for humanity’s origins
Paul Sereno, Paleontologist
Paul Sereno: What can fossils teach us?
Jane Goodall, Primatologist and Environmentalist
Jane Goodall: What separates us from the apes?
Jane Goodall: Helping humans and animals live together in Africa
Wade Davis
Wade Davis: Cultures at the far edge of the world
Wade Davis: The worldwide wed of belief and ritual
Tierney Thys, Marine Biologist/Filmmaker (a 2004 Emerging Explorer)
Tierney Thys: Swim with giant sunfish in the open ocean
Spencer Wells, Genographer (a 2004 Emerging Explorer)
Spencer Wells: Building a family tree for all humanity
Zeresenay Alemseged, Paleoanthropologist (a 2004 Emerging Explorer)
Zeresenay Alemseged looks for humanity’s roots
Joseph Lekuton, Teacher (a 2006 Emerging Explorer)
Joseph Lekuton: A parable for Kenya
Corneille Ewango, Tropical Botanist (a 2007 Emerging Explorer)
Corneille Ewango: A hero of the Congo Basin forest
Nathan Wolfe, Biologist (a 2009 Emerging Explorer)
Nathan Wolfe: Hunting the next killer virus
National Geographic staff
Frans Lanting, National Geographic Photographer-in-Residence
Frans Lanting: A lyrical view of life on Earth
Keith Bellows, Editor in Chief, National Geographic Traveler
Keith Bellows: Celebrating the camel
David Griffin, Director of Photography, National Geographic Magazine
David Griffin: Photography connects us with the world
Discuss this Blog Post
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Engagement Rings
Apr 3 2009Very refreshing and valuable informations. I’m a nature lover, and those thoughts they’ve given, makes me think more of what I can do to help preserve and save our planet from harm.Hope other people will also realize this so that we can be together to protect the world.
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Inspiring. Never thought about this life support relationship with ocean. I was thinking what can I do for this wish and my action point is to become a vegetarian for rest of my life. Cheers to TED.