David Gallo On Amazing Sea Creatures

By Ali S. in Animals & Pets, Video Clips on Jan 29, 2008 at 8:11 pm

I’m a huge fan of the TEDTalks Conference videos where a bunch of talented folks ranging from scientists, artists, writers, inventors and all around smart people come together from all over the World to deliver presentations about their work and findings. So, here is one that I think a lot of us Neatorama folks will enjoy and perhaps learn something along the way about some amazing sea creatures.

David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting cuttlefish, a pair of fighting squid, and a mesmerizing gallery of bioluminescent fish that light up the blackest depths of the ocean. He focuses on the work of two scientists: Edith Widder at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association, and Roger Hanlon at the Marine Biological Lab.

Press play or you can watch it from the You Tube link – Here.
Or you can watch it off from the TEDTalks website – Here.


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  1. Reechard
    Jan 29th, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    I’m also going to chime in to praise the ted videos. I’ve seen quite a few and here are some of my favorites…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39rIebbXshA
    “The story of a passionate life”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w
    Debunks several myths about world development. Probably the best presentation I’ve ever seen

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b694exl_oZo
    Theo Jansen’s kinetic sculptures (which have been featured on neatorama before)

  2. 3rdparty
    Jan 29th, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    PBS Nova did an hour special on the Cuttlefish:
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/camo/

    torrents are available…

  3. Ali S.
    Jan 29th, 2008 at 10:17 pm

    @ Ant

    If you look just below the Youtube link you’ll see that I had already put the original TED Talks link to the video.

  4. Steph
    Jan 30th, 2008 at 10:48 am

    Doesn’t this website have something to do with the myth known as “Intelligent Design?”

    You can see a reference to it at the beginning of the piece.

  5. Ant
    Jan 30th, 2008 at 10:49 am

    Ali, I know that. But why using YouTube embed? :)

  6. Alex
    Jan 30th, 2008 at 11:53 am

    Same talk, right? Save TED the bandwidth and use Google’s YouTube unlimited supply instead!

  7. Ali S.
    Jan 30th, 2008 at 5:43 pm

    @ Ant

    Ah! I see what you mean! Yeah, just like what Alex said (with Google owning our souls in the near future) I think we could use their “unlimited” bandwidth, besides, I was feeling just a tad lazy coming back from Uni and work. ;p

  8. Christophe
    Jan 30th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    Txs Reechard : the world development presentation was amazing. I’m getting better than a chimp now.


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