How we move (alien) species around the world | Marten Winter | TEDxHHL

We are all surrounded by invasive ("alien") species: animals, plants, fungi and micro-organisms that have been taken out of their natural environment and introduced to new places by humans, says scientist Marten Winter. The problem? Often these, introduced species can dominate native species and endanger natural habitats. The thing is, we sometimes might not even realize we're transporting an "alien" species from one place to the next.
Dr. Marten Winter is a trained macroecologist, music nerd and drummer. In his professional life, he leads the Leipzig based sDiv, the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@fobner]

Let me save you the 17 minutes: he's misusing the term "alien" to refer to invasive species. We have a word for that. It's not alien. And you make yourself an unserious click baiter by using it in this context.

[@drewchase6577]

fobner THANKS!!!

[@james-le2rs]

Thk you!!!!!

[@MarikaMedia]

You are awesome! 🙏🏼

[@christinaybarra7075]

Oh God be with you Thank You!!🤗

[@incognito6352]

Thanks

[@shauncampbell969]

hello, I made the mistake of watching this drek, thinking it was about outer-space aliens

[@cwhite3498]

SHAUN CAMPBELL9 Me too

[@ThinkingHuman]

Sigh... Me as well.

[@CeciliaRobles]

Me too :(

[@wadesharp11]

Theres an alien on his chin😆🤦🏽‍♂️😂

[@sharathchandra489]

Aliens be like : This man is going to destroy our career

[@remekficko]

Your beard is a bold and strong statement :))

[@thethirdeyeguy3424]

Respect the Beard Braid

[@debbiepatten6264]

😂🤣😅

[@sophansieng73]

good video

[@truthwarrior122]

Aliens are living in my beard.

[@rameyzamora1018]

For grade schoolers?

[@Needlestitch]

Extremely uncontroversial talk.

[@alphadraconian3483]

Love his accent ♥️

[@attabah]

ya ya ya shulz

[@LychaonGaming]

Crabpeople....crabpeople...

[@MrSpaznasticon]

I live in Indiana, U.S.A. A couple months ago I saw a Bald Eagle. WTF? Why is there a Bald Eagle in Indiana?? I'm 38 yrs old and the only hawk-like bird I've ever seen here in all that time is a Chicken Hawk. The biggest being Buzzards.

[@heatherbaker4538]

lol i live next to the moosehorn national wildlife refuge in maine, and we have bald eagles everywhere. they litterally swoop down in my backyard, and I can see them from my house on a daily basis

[@mr.t1389]

I live on the Illinois/Indiana state line and theres a bald eagles nest behind my house.

[@bazzadebear8012]

Misleading clickbait

[@TheChaoslusterhall]

Nuggets and friend chicken buhhckets 😂

[@sur-x50]

Him chewing on that mic makes it impossible for me to even stay here and listen for even just a minute longer 😑

[@trevorsimpson7660]

wow Jurgen Klopp has come a long way since this speech :D

[@metalwellington]

there's a weasel on your chin.

[@terrykosowick594]

click bait. Obvious for this meaning of "alien".

[@bigred8438]

If you are an ecologist 'alien' is used in any circumstance where a nonindigenous species is found. I guess you just live a sheltered life.

[@33bb33bb]

@@bigred8438 like a Neanderthal

[@bigred8438]

@@33bb33bb Whatever that means.

[@WestCoastIrk]

Why negative. Explain. Or maybe just you are negative.

[@chrisjansson4540]

PASSPORTS??? 🖖😎❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@LanaLarue]

👽👽👽

[@anything7441]

He needed money

[@ampiremyo0zik223]

He lost me when he started comparing aliens to bugs..

[@nitti2x590]

U gotta be a special type of person to braid your beard hair😂

[@thedolphin5428]

Germans are so able to make anything uninteresting through their intense seriousness and deep lack of humour.

[@Cubcariboo]

S. Saraswati married to a German. A kernel of truth here. Lolz

[@bambam2372]

S. Saraswati lol

[@aithjawcraig9876]

Not all are like that. My father had a dark sense of humor as well.

[@param888]

Jinie

[@radina86]

oh ffs

[@hj8607]

I believe it , there is one hanging from his chin . (origin from fu man chu chin)

[@johnmahugu2970]

Aufwiedersehen

[@chrisadkison8969]

Wow! Nerds r funny

[@1-800-AUDIOS]

Huh

[@writingshanabs]

The point that I get from this talk is that 1. human is the main alien organism carrier that spread these organism to places it wasn't supposed to be. 2. he was unconsciously disagree with human migration, yet there are hundreds or thousands of tourists that visiting another country and carrying all these alien organism with them. 3. he suggested to wash our shoes before going inside the house. so before getting inside the other country we should get a shower? probably in the airport? but the water used to wash the body will also carrying these organism, and this water will still be in the soil. there is no real point in doing this, isn't there? so, no to tourism? or migration? no to refugees either? maybe I am just taking this too far. tell me your opinion please.

[@susankellison1491]

This is an aliens video and your talking about racoons

[@TheChaoslusterhall]

Yyyaaaah👽😂😂😂

[@JobBouwman]

Clickbait

[@WildAscension]

Bored

[@joshuashultz6173]

im pre sure this shizent burger is an Alien

[@chesspunk489]

Clickbait. Don't waste your time.

[@rafaelvelez7766]

Terrible speaker.

[@massimosquecco203]

Boring!

[@CrookedEyeSniper]

I can't help it, but no matter how intelligent someone may sound, or how sound their point may be, I cannot bring myself to trust someone with s haircut like that. You're balding, and you look even more ridiculous when it's combed in a futile attempt to hide it. Let it shine, dude. Let it shine.

[@TheChaoslusterhall]

Nuggets and friend chicken buhhckets 😂