Sylvia Earle was born in New Jersey, in 1935. She graduated from Florida State University, and after Duke University, she has certainly shown her passion for the ocean in all of her work, and all the efforts to protect him.
In 7.000 hours underwater Sylvie work as founder of the Deep Ocean Exploration as research; in the Tektie Project; Ocean in Google Earth. And was the first women to be chief scientist of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
After 2009, with the TED support she wishes to protect the ocean by establishing marine areas around the world, what she calls Mission Blue.
She made at TED chat on Facebook, and I thought to bring to you some of my favorite answers:
Andrew Moizer: Hi Dr. Sylvia A. Earle. I vividly remember listening you speak to us at the Nortel "What do you want the Internet to be" event ~15 years ago. Your "with knowing comes caring" statement has been with me ever since. How do you think things have progressed on the "knowing" and "caring" fronts since then?
Sylvia A. Earle It's still the key to getting to a better place. And the knowing continues to grow. At the same time, we're seeing the problems increase. It's like a race: can we learn enough soon enough and take action before the consequences of our misbehavior catch up with us? It's still a question, but children now -- 10 year olds -- carry in their pockets access to knowledge on a scale unimaginable even 5 years ago. And it's getting better all the time. Imagine if Copernicus or Galileo or even Einstein had access to knowledge that kids have today. We are the beneficiaries of what those preceded us have discovered. We know enough now to see the consequences of our actions and to realize that we have to protect the natural systems, on the land and in the sea, that make the planet work in our favor. The knowledge is there. The challenge is acting on that knowledge in ways that will ensure a long and prosperous future for humankind. We cannot use ignorance as an excuse anymore. We know now. Now is the time to act. To protect the ocean as if our lives depend on it. Because they do.
In 7.000 hours underwater Sylvie work as founder of the Deep Ocean Exploration as research; in the Tektie Project; Ocean in Google Earth. And was the first women to be chief scientist of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
After 2009, with the TED support she wishes to protect the ocean by establishing marine areas around the world, what she calls Mission Blue.
She made at TED chat on Facebook, and I thought to bring to you some of my favorite answers:
Andrew Moizer: Hi Dr. Sylvia A. Earle. I vividly remember listening you speak to us at the Nortel "What do you want the Internet to be" event ~15 years ago. Your "with knowing comes caring" statement has been with me ever since. How do you think things have progressed on the "knowing" and "caring" fronts since then?
Sylvia A. Earle It's still the key to getting to a better place. And the knowing continues to grow. At the same time, we're seeing the problems increase. It's like a race: can we learn enough soon enough and take action before the consequences of our misbehavior catch up with us? It's still a question, but children now -- 10 year olds -- carry in their pockets access to knowledge on a scale unimaginable even 5 years ago. And it's getting better all the time. Imagine if Copernicus or Galileo or even Einstein had access to knowledge that kids have today. We are the beneficiaries of what those preceded us have discovered. We know enough now to see the consequences of our actions and to realize that we have to protect the natural systems, on the land and in the sea, that make the planet work in our favor. The knowledge is there. The challenge is acting on that knowledge in ways that will ensure a long and prosperous future for humankind. We cannot use ignorance as an excuse anymore. We know now. Now is the time to act. To protect the ocean as if our lives depend on it. Because they do.