Mindscape 173 | Sylvia Earle on the Oceans, the Planet, and People

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It’s a well-worn cliché that oceans cover seventy percent of the surface of Earth, but we tend to give them secondary consideration when thinking about the environment. But climate change is wreaking havoc on the oceans, not to mention pollution and overfishing - 90% of the world’s marine fish stocks are fully exploited or depleted. Today’s guest, Sylvia Earle, is a well-known ocean scientist, a celebrated underwater explorer, and a tireless advocate for the world’s oceans. We talk about the current state of our oceans, what we know and have yet to learn about them, and what we can do individually and collectively to make things better.
Sylvia Earle received her Ph.D. in phycology from Duke University. She is currently National Geographic’s Rosemary and Roger Enrico Chair for Ocean Exploration, as well as founder of Mission Blue, SEAlliance and Deep Ocean Exploration and Research. She formerly served as Chief Scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Among her awards are the TED Prize, the National Women’s Hall of Fame, and the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the Seattle Aquarium. She is the author of several books, the most recent of which is National Geographic Ocean: A Global Odyssey.
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[@gilbertanderson3456]

Thank you Silvia for a lifetime of study, advocacy, outreach and caring about our hydrosphere.

[@hmp01]

Yes, finally something top-quality to listen to tonight when I go to bed! Thank you, Sean!

[@peterz53]

Thank you Sean & Sylvia

[@StayPrimal]

Really glad about this one ... ...and if you are reading this, be good with yourself, you deserve it man...

[@markpodesta4605]

Very important to protect our oceans.

[@aprylvanryn5898]

I strongly suspect we will go extinct because of the things we do. Sylvia is wonderful. Such a great episode

[@tookie36]

Thankful for Sean Carroll :)

[@EXISTENCE1891]

Every square inch of all oceans should be protected by international law. . Seeing as that is never going to happen the oceans are doomed. It then follows that the Earth is doomed. . I am surprised that Sylvia sounds so optimistic

[@manfredullrich483]

Really nice and important conversation, but you need to put it on 1,25x, and even then she still sounds robotically (slow). Normal speed is way too exhausting to listen (to her)..... Which is strange, usually it's the better idea to reduce the speed when Sean's guest are talking, as their concepts are sometimes hard to get🤔🤔🤔🥴

[@jimdwyer986]

A sobering episode.