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There are giants in the ocean: Edie Widder at TED2013

There are giants in the ocean: Edie Widder at TED2013

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There are giants in the ocean, and we can prove it, begins marine biologist Edie Widder on stage at TED. Widder first became involved with TED when she gave a talk on life in the underwater world at Mission Blue in 2010, as part of Sylvia Earle’s TED Prize wish. There she met the late []

The call of the whale: Fellows Friday with Asha de Vos

The call of the whale: Fellows Friday with Asha de Vos

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Whale researcher Asha de Vos spends her days weaving a 6-meter boat through shipping lanes crowded with giant container ships, fishing boats, and marine life, collecting data crucial to the survival of the singular Sri Lankan blue whale. Tell us about the first time you saw the Sri Lankan blue whales. In 2003, I was []