David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square’s worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.
A pioneer in ocean exploration, David Gallo is an enthusiastic ambassador between the sea and those of us on dry land.
Watch the TED video:
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
In 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett ventured into the Amazon jungle, in search of a fabled civilization. He never returned. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called “The Lost City of Z.” In this masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett’s quest for “Z” and his own journey into the deadly jungle, as he unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century.
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Completely amazing and awesome! We’ve so much to learn and discover.
The TED talks are so interesting!
They really are impressive. I subscribe to a feed of new ones when they come up.