oceans

Wonder: Roundup of Session 5 on the Mission Blue Voyage

Posted by: Matthew Trost

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Shark diver Mike Rutzen: Sharks form a social hierarchy better than any military.

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Edith Widder: Bioluminescence has evolved 40 to 50 separate times in history. What makes it so important to animals?

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Fred Grassle: The rate of discovery of new species in sea mud is a steep graph up.

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Mike deGruy: “I first fell in love with marine life when I picked up a grey octopus and it turned chocolate brown.” Watch Mike deGruy’s TEDTalk >>

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