The hidden beauty of pollination - Louie Schwartzberg
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it's great being here at Ted you know I
it's great being here at Ted you know I
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think there might be some presentations
think there might be some presentations
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it'll go over my head but the most
it'll go over my head but the most
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amazing concepts are the ones that go
amazing concepts are the ones that go
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right under my feet the little things in
right under my feet the little things in
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life sometimes that we forget about like
life sometimes that we forget about like
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pollination that we take for granted and
pollination that we take for granted and
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you can tell the story about pollinators
you can tell the story about pollinators
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bees bats hummingbirds butterflies
bees bats hummingbirds butterflies
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without telling the story about the
without telling the story about the
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invention of flowers and how they Co
invention of flowers and how they Co
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evolved over 50 million years I've been
evolved over 50 million years I've been
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filming time-lapse flowers 24 hours a
filming time-lapse flowers 24 hours a
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day seven days a week for over 35 years
day seven days a week for over 35 years
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to watch them move as a dance I'm never
to watch them move as a dance I'm never
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going to get tired of it fills me with
going to get tired of it fills me with
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Wonder and it opens my heart beauty and
Wonder and it opens my heart beauty and
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seduction I believe is nature's tool for
seduction I believe is nature's tool for
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survival because we will protect what we
survival because we will protect what we
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fall in love with their relationship is
fall in love with their relationship is
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a love story that feeds the earth it
a love story that feeds the earth it
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reminds us that we are a part of nature
reminds us that we are a part of nature
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and we're not separate from it when I
and we're not separate from it when I
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heard about the vanishing bees colony
heard about the vanishing bees colony
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collapse disorder it motivated me to
collapse disorder it motivated me to
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take action we depend on pollinators for
take action we depend on pollinators for
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over a third of the fruits and
over a third of the fruits and
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vegetables we eat and many scientists
vegetables we eat and many scientists
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believe it's the most serious issue
believe it's the most serious issue
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facing mankind it's like the canary in
facing mankind it's like the canary in
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the coal mine if they disappear so do we
the coal mine if they disappear so do we
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it reminds us that we are a part of
it reminds us that we are a part of
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nature and we need to take care of it
nature and we need to take care of it
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what motivated me to film their behavior
what motivated me to film their behavior
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was something that I asked my scientific
was something that I asked my scientific
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advisors what motivates the pollinators
advisors what motivates the pollinators
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well their answer was it's all about
well their answer was it's all about
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risk and reward like a wide-eyed kid I'd
risk and reward like a wide-eyed kid I'd
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say why is that and they say well
say why is that and they say well
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because they want to survive
because they want to survive
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I get why well in order to reproduce
I get why well in order to reproduce
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well why and I thought they'd probably
well why and I thought they'd probably
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say well it's all about sex and chip
say well it's all about sex and chip
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Taylor our monarch butterfly expert he
Taylor our monarch butterfly expert he
replied
replied
replied
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nothing lasts forever everything in the
nothing lasts forever everything in the
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universe wears out and that blew my mind
universe wears out and that blew my mind
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because I realized that nature had
because I realized that nature had
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invented reproduction as a mechanism for
invented reproduction as a mechanism for
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life to move forward as a life force
life to move forward as a life force
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that passes right through us and makes
that passes right through us and makes
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us a link in the evolution of life
us a link in the evolution of life
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rarely seen by the naked eye this
rarely seen by the naked eye this
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intersection between the animal world
intersection between the animal world
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and the plant world is truly a magic
and the plant world is truly a magic
moment
moment
moment
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it's the mystical moment where life
it's the mystical moment where life
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regenerates itself over and over again
regenerates itself over and over again
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so here is some nectar from my film I
so here is some nectar from my film I
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hope you'll drink tweet and plant some
hope you'll drink tweet and plant some
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seeds the pollinator-friendly garden
seeds the pollinator-friendly garden
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I'll always take time to smell the
I'll always take time to smell the
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flowers and let it fill you with beauty
flowers and let it fill you with beauty
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and rediscover that sense of wonder here
and rediscover that sense of wonder here
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Louie Schwartzberg, TED, Talk, Wings, of, Life, honeybee, bee, honey, pollination, pollin
