TED Prize Winner E.O. Wilson
Thanks to ‘Will’ for his interesting email this morning:
Today the first video from TED2007 was released, and because of your green blog
and your audience, I thought you might be interested.Each year, the TED Prize is granted to three individuals with the talent to
change the world. Winners receive $100,000 and something much more valuable …
a wish. These wishes are announced during acceptance speeches at TED, and the
community marshals resources to help them come true. This year’s winners –
former U.S. President Bill Clinton, biologist E.O. Wilson and photojournalist
James Nachtwey — announced their wishes last month at TED2007. Their
inspiring talks are now online, and are available for the first time in
high-rez (480p).TEDPrize winner E.O. Wilson wants to create the Encyclopedia of Life. (Imagine
a dedicated wikipedia to index all things living)As E.O. Wilson accepts his 2007 TED Prize, he makes a plea on behalf of his
constituents, the insects and small creatures, to learn more about our
biosphere. We know so little about nature, he says, that we’re still
discovering tiny organisms indispensable to life; and yet we’re steadily,
methodically, vigorously destroying nature. Wilson identifies five grave
threats to biodiversity (a term he coined), and makes his TED wish: that we
will work together on the Encyclopedia of Life, a web-based compendium of data
from scientists and amateurs on every aspect of the biosphere. (Recorded March
2007 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 24:21)
If you want to learn more about TED, be sure to visit their site: http://www.TED.com
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