The weirdness of water could be the answer | Marcia Barbosa | TEDxCERN

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Just because water covers 70% of the earth’s surface and composes the majority of our bodies doesn’t mean we know everything about it. Marcia Barbosa talks about the many anomalies of water and how exploiting them with nano-tubes could help address the problem of freshwater shortages.
Marcia Barbosa has a PhD in physics from Brazil’s Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, where she is now the director of its Physics Institute. She studies the complex structure of the water molecule, and has developed a series of models of its properties which may contribute to our understanding of how earthquakes occur, how proteins fold, and could play an important role in generating cleaner energy and treating diseases. She is actively involved in promoting Women in Physics and was named the 2013 L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards Laureate for Latin America.
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[@wingtrek8914]

What a terrific woman! Love her mind and her energy. The world needs people like this.

[@Brainbuster]

Play at 1.5x playback speed. ;) You're welcome.

[@lastmanxa]

best tip in 2017 so fare :)

[@GrayShark09]

2x is better! Fast learning, save time!

[@rajivpokharel88]

she looks like a horrifying teacher of some wizard university...

[@ratatouille1682]

Thx. The sound becomes bearable.

[@sebastianbroscheyoga]

Brainbuster how do you do that?

[@TR-IRL]

I can’t tell what I’d loved most, her solution or her preparation and zesty delivery. She’s a left and right brain scientific unicorn.

[@Geordo1960]

I like the way she keeps going from point to point without dropping the story and keeping you’re interested!

[@sherdilkhanjadoon2249]

To all those haters and ignorants commenting bullshits. She has warned you about a very serious problem for our coming generations. You should show some respect. Your grandchildren might drink some clean water based on her scientific contribution. She deserves appreciation and respect. Hats off for Marcia.🎩

[@deeem-tee799]

Sherdil Jadoon Amen, the majority of comments here are childish peawits at their best. Punks

[@sherdilkhanjadoon2249]

Absolutely @Mike Boone.

[@rajanikanth8263]

ya libtard,,she is the only one who is doing research on water??...

[@thnidu]

@rajani kanth, you are fantastic. Maybe the greatest expert on kindergarten insults that you have ever seen. [sic]

[@BillyBob-vh8sw]

Sherdil Jadoon But its impossible to hear what shes saying. She needs an interpreter

[@LoveAndPeaceOccurs]

Thank YOU very much Marcia Barbosa (and everyone who got this video here). You are the first person who has helped me to feel more confident that we will have clean water in the future. Love & Peace to All

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

I wish I had someone like her as my next-door neighbor. I love curious people who get excited about the tiny, fascinating things in our amazing world. :-)

[@joseluizgarcia6367]

+David Buschhorn I would rather have Beyoncee as my next door neighbor.

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

+Jose Luiz Garcia Beyonce has an IQ of 95. :-( Below average. I'll take smart and funny over hot and dumb any day :-) To each his own! Viva la' difference!

[@HITTHUNTER1228]

+David Buschhorn this lady is smart and funny and has a hotter voice then beyonce

[@mirakelspektakel1524]

+David Buschhorn Agree with you however i dont see something as fundamental as water to be something tiny, to me its anything but the tiny things of our world.

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

Mirakel Spektakel I mean the water molecule is tiny. :-)

[@CellRus]

She seems like a lovely lady who is very easy to get excited by small but fascinating things. And to all the haters below, do sth or come up with your own idea first and see if it has potential, before bitching on other's work. What is wrong with this society? We need more scientists like her, enthusiastic, and good at explaining concepts, not some hypocrites like those who bitching below!

[@reicrystalline2506]

Agreed.

[@shirleybuckland4995]

Thank you sharing , I am one of those enthusiastic people .

[@meizhongbai]

Hoang LE "small but fascinating"? This is one of the greatest discoveries I've ever heard of! Molecules are capable of love and hate! Amazing!

[@CellRus]

water is small, that's what I meant! Small things can certainly be fascinating, there's nothing wrong about that statement.

[@meizhongbai]

You missed my point. It's OK 😊. I do that too. Apparently you're just as bad at reading sarcasm as I am.

[@oak4901]

Marcia does a great job in a second language- good explanations and analogies- like to hear more about water from her...

[@leonardpickens6324]

Keep it going. It is facinating and thank you

[@stapleman007]

Her second language is better than most peoples first language.

[@nscenggbangalore1194]

I comment very rarely on KZbin but this video was so superb, I have to appreciate it. The speaker informs in a very simple and entertaining way about water's anomalies and presents an innovative solution to solve the most critical problem ever faced by us. Her accent and spirited gesticulations make the speech even more interesting. It was more engrossing than an episode of The Big Bang Theory, to be honest. It brought back the memories of my middle school when teachers instilled in us the basic concepts of science and maths in such animated lectures, memories that had been superposed by the somber lectures of high school and college professors.

[@jasonlajoie]

There is a mysterious magical essence to water. The ancients who built the pyramids around the world knew how to use water to heal and produce energy. Water is literally life energy, which we have yet to understand and 'tap' into as the ancients did.

[@gardengirl7446]

jasonlajoie Watch "Water, The Great Mystery" on youtube to find out more! :)

[@Nelsonpart]

The ancients used slaves and died from plagues. The only magical use for water would be for you to spill it on your computing device thus preventing the further creation of hand-wavy posts encapsulated in retardation.

[@jasonlajoie]

+Jake Nelson I hope for you and everyone one around you that you find love and happiness in this life, cause brother you need it!

[@johncastle8254]

She’s such a great lecturer ,fantastic ted talk .

[@nickrauseo7303]

These Ted talks have some really unique and intelligent people who clearly have been exposed to the topic they're speaking of they are clearly speaking from experience so we don't have to suffer or struggle to try and understand it by ourselves.

[@BillyBob-vh8sw]

Nick Rauseo Good for you that you dont need to think!

[@forelldoe2973]

Billi joe PUKE Pule

[@gurug9797]

Yeah I've never experienced water

[@matgggg55]

All of the years I watched dexters laboratory has prepared me for this moment!

[@jjstratford]

🤣🤣🤣 why doesn’t this have more likes?

[@austin3789]

Perfect comment.

[@austin3789]

It's even better at 2x speed.

[@H2oRiz]

Imagine being one of her students. It would go on like this for hours.

[@MikeJamesMedia]

I love scientists who are able to convey complex ideas like this with a sense of fun and wonder.... Highly motivational. Thank you, Marcia and TED!

[@catherinehenry6762]

She's so incredibly entertaining while explaining a hard, dense subject. If she'd been my chemistry/ physics teacher I would have grasped the beauty of it a lot better.

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

Really enjoyed this and her passion about such a critical subject! I would have loved to have had her as a teacher in college, someone who clearly loves her subject.

[@Harishankar-ip7fe]

If she was my teacher I would have end up loving science! Wow ,what an explanation!

[@arpadschummer5345]

I suspect by her body language and expression that she is very passionate about everything she does. "EVERYTHING"!

[@stanjarmolowicz]

that is not proper to say

[@chemicalsweet13]

I like her! Eccentric and expressive. Caught me off guard at first, but I got used to her quickly.

[@GingerGingie]

Love her energy, what a joy to watch this talk! So interesting! Water, I didn't know how complicated you were :)

[@entitykeeper8869]

Excellent lecture from a really great speaker. Thank You for posting this!

[@anthonythomas1735]

At first I nearly stopped watching because the lady speaking sounded a bit strange, so glad I stuck it out as she clearly knows what she is talking about and this TEDx Talk is quite possibly the best one I have seen to date, we need more people like her. Well done Marcia Barbosa.

[@eggmunkee]

I'm sort of dismayed at how few comments are on the topic rather than the presenter. There was a bit of distraction factor, but I was also able to listen to her interesting talk. If you want to listen to an older guy talk about this, try Gerald Pollack. Worth listening to.

[@Aubreythepainter]

+Eggmunkee N ..I watched Pollack last night.(re the 4th phase of water) Marcia's water purification system using nanotubes leverages waters 4th state properties. The elegance of this will hopefully result in a cost effective meathod of desalination.

[@bashful228]

Chauvinism mainly…

[@mattklein5498]

Yeah Liked Her message Loved the distraction

[@MagnaMagnanimous]

Dr Barbosa, this is the most charismatic Ted Talk I've ever watched. Very well done.

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

This the 1st one you've watched?

[@ashutoshnirala2565]

Watching at 1.5x, the enthusiasm with which she is explaining things, simply made my day. Thanks a lot.

[@leonytham]

Love the way Marcia Barbosa present this great idea, and thank you to Marcia Barbosa and team to create a potential resolve method to world water crisis.

[@RyanMartinsrjmartins]

Amazing work !! This is DIRECTLY linked to our ancestors and how we are going to create an Earth of abundance... The truly amazing parts that we actually NEED to focus on is the chiten of this special beetle :) This is the KEY to unlocking the secrets to harness the water from the Air. So much i'd love to go more into but... I don't know where to start! Very excited for our future of love and light -rj

[@geodinyerkobo6781]

Smart, Passionate, Enthusiastic, and Lovely. Keep it up.

[@Jonescan55]

If my teachers were allowed to go off the curriculum to explain their topic, e.g. the dating bit, I would get where they were coming from. Thank you for an entertaining talk on something that is so precious to us all...we need people like you with a solid conviction, Bravo🚰

[@Richardiba]

Looking forward to this line of research and its far-reaching effects. Great talk.

[@marspl]

"Nature is perfect!" Amen to that sister all we need to know is within us and amongst us. Salom.

[@rayholmes4402]

interesting talk ... good presentation , enjoyable to listen to and very enjoyable to watch.

[@pj7362]

Ms. Barbosa thank you and to all of the good people in your field. Keep going . Wonderful !

[@leomasciale5127]

The most interesting and informative video I've seen about water. Absolutely fascinating. My sincere thanks and appreciation to Marcia Barbosa.

[@larryniidji]

Love your presentation.Very well done.

[@xyzsame4081]

The Taoist Lao Tzu agrees with her * . And in physics the "anomolies" of water are "proverbial" [Edit: she mentions the 70 anomalies of water]. - In Germany Solar Ice Heating is a thing. (for real, the storage capacity for heat is used: in the transtition of ice at freezing point and the then thawed water at the same temperature there is a LOT of energy involved (for thawing), the - reversible - phenomen and anomaly of water is used to STORE energy for heating homes, and businesses - this way one can use the heat of late summer and fall won with the help of solar thermic panels in winter). * Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.” ― Lao Tzu

[@rvpaey5422]

A most excellent Tedx-Talk that kept the Talk both smart and simple. We should all raise a glass in appreciation. Thank you Dr. Barbosa..

[@rvpaey5422]

I AGREE. MY GLASS IS RAISED.

[@verdadkaysee957]

Love her accent and expressions. Perfect! let alone the importance of the concept she elaborated and articulated so eloquently.

[@carolscabinas]

She is awesome and her speech is super interestingand gives hope for the planet.

[@autoparts321]

I liked the story of the desert beetle and how it collects water from vapor. Really cool, nature is full of tricks and miraculous feats

[@Bl4dz]

+ComputerUser321 thought so too, so I studied biomimetics. It's the process of understanding phenomena like the beetles abilities, abstracting them and applying them for technical projects. I love it, maybe you would too :D

[@iosef3337]

+Bl4dz Yeah, like structural color or converting CO2 and water into hydrocarbons at SPT.

[@gumanelson2007]

You mean God is incredibly wise

[@danpaulson927]

@@gumanelson2007 God made this place so that big creatures eat littler ones while they are still alive. Extreme pain. Any decent god would have made it so all the animals get along and don't eat each other. You're welcome to put YOUR god back up where you got her from

[@gumanelson2007]

@@danpaulson927 or would make it so they all depend on each other like a cycle. Bacteria, maggots and vultures are perfect examples, eating bigger creatures. God is a He.

[@jessikapiche6097]

This woman is so expressive and funny to listen too that you just cannot stop listening to her. She is a born teacher. And she have dynamite legs...what more can you ask for...

[@NormBa]

excellent, passionate and imaginative presentation. Thank you so much.

[@trimurthienterprise615]

She taught us how to dilute a complicated matter so that a layman can also understand the concept

[@MrGreenvision]

Love the passion of her speech. If I was a billionaire, she would totally get funded by my corporation. Is people like her, that make me feel hopeful for our future.

[@FredericoFlosculo]

An excellent teacher. She makes a difficult subject matter attractive. The diffusion of knowledge needs such charming people.

[@karieclingo8328]

I love her passion ;-) Simplicity is always profound. I'm so grateful for people like her who love water and care about us! This will happen--MUST happen--and I will be glad to support it.

[@TxFw]

Water really is amazing!!

[@cr2928]

TxFw lol. They end at her shoulders.. I know that's so wrong to say.. But I personally like her mind.

[@whitehorse1959]

This lady should get a guest spot on The Big Bang Theory.

[@granitebid1]

whitehorse1959 Big bang theory is only a theory. Not real not prove not anything.

[@whitehorse1959]

Crypto Ball-Z - Yes, you are right.

[@sashapillai7430]

She cares so much about this very importance item for living WATER.

[@kostailijev7489]

Where she'll get banged by the nerdy guy (with the glasses).

[@andrerovigatti9997]

Obrigado, Leonardo, Emma, por facilitarem nosso acesso ao que considero estar em extinção no Brasil : a inteligência viva, criativa, generosa, produtiva. PhD. Marcia tem a arte de ensinar, com entusiasmo, simplificando coisas complexas, como só quem sabe do assunto sabe fazer. Parabéns, e obrigado, Dra. Márcia , por fazer agua limpa para os meus filhos e netos.

[@gregnewsom447]

One of the first TED talks that actually taught something.

[@ojglass2084]

Great talk. Does anyone know where I could find out about what the other 68 anomalies are? Thanks

[@michaelmills9105]

I just googled it. It came right up. Looks like there's enough to keep you busy...

[@chalupa501]

If this person could not captivate an audience, no one can. The perfect teacher.

[@stanhootzz1904]

Right on! Thank you for the share.

[@WildPhotoShooter]

One of the most brilliant talks I have ever listened to and so very important. Do the dislikes not realise that all land based life could not live on earth without FRESH water. Removing salt from sea water might be the most important thing we may need one day, some places on earth need it now.

[@ashokkurian6884]

What a great teacher !!!

[@curtismmichaels]

If every teacher brought her enthusiasm to the classroom we'd be a world of geniuses.

[@jamesblugen6582]

EXTREMELY INTERESTING AND FUN PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US.

[@raymond3021]

Thank you,Marcia. Brilliant if it works.

[@atomicsockbombs]

This woman is incredible, she can create fresh water from vapor. And wood from human flesh.

[@northwoods-fn4lc]

lmao

[@presa609]

I get it ! It took a couple moments. Still she's great.

[@santsuma]

@atomicsockbombs...No, YOU are incredible. You can transform your human brain into a reptile brain just by writing one short sentence;

[@mikedcc100]

I can reach her reptile brain and be boning her.

[@thor9563]

Hey da 'wood' iz still 70% water! It just drained from the brain to the vein.

[@geraldfrank1630]

Water is the most valuable & intelligent species in the cosmos! & we mostly use it to clean & drink & take it for granted our whole lives. 🙄

[@danhammond8406]

Dont forget we use it to flush too 💩

[@cupajoesir]

I love this cheeky geek. To believe about and dig into the universe within something so simple and to convey it with such passion. 3 thumbs up!

[@danidoj]

I love this lady! thank you for the insight

[@espnpokerclub1246]

At first iwas annoyed, then I fell in love!!! SHES AWESOMEZZ!Z!!! great talk...

[@thegreedyone8551]

Wow she was really good🥰

[@rafaelbarcellos9818]

Marcia barbosa made the brazilian cientific comunity proud with this ted talk

[@AnnelieseKuegler]

This lady was a joy to watch. I love her. well done

[@gustavobauerspier1295]

she was my teacher in college!!!!!!

[@naren1159]

U serious ?

[@gustavobauerspier1295]

@@naren1159 yes, phisics teacher in the federal university of rio grande do sul, Brazil

[@evertanders7744]

she sound amazingly intelligent. she's pure.

[@AzTrailRider57]

Maybe she's pure because she was "forced through nanotube".

[@RealLifeWorthLiving]

Márcia Cristina Bernardes Barbosa is a Brazilian physicist known for her researches on the properties of water, and for her efforts for improving the conditions for women in academia. She is a professor at UFRGS, and a director of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. Wikipedia

[@louismawcinitt3051]

Smart and coherent! We need more of this trend of thought.

[@gigiduru125]

she talks a bit like dexter from dexter's laboratory

[@LucasGentry]

+gigi duru That was exactly what I was thinking! Anybody know what accent Dexter (and this presenter) are using?

[@gigiduru125]

Nerd accent :))

[@MultiSenhor]

+Lucas Gentry She is brazilian. Her accent and mannerisms aren't uncommon througout Brazil (embarassingly... -_- ). I don't think Dexter's accent was inspired by brazilians though xD

[@mirakelspektakel1524]

+MultiSenhor Whats embarrassing about it? Imagine if all of us were 100% the same. Predictable but not very unique...

[@MultiSenhor]

+Mirakel Spektakel Oh, that's not what I meant and I agree with you. The reason it is embarassing has little to do with Marcia herself or the talk, it is the memories about people I've met before it evokes and local stereotypes (a.k.a. prejudice). Maybe my usage of double negatives was confusing, as well. I also guess it might seem unique to you, while it is fairly the opposite to me :P .

[@valerehofstetter7365]

It's so true! Unfortunately there are research fashion. Certain university teacher just ignore water weirdness in biology.

[@angelbarbosa7835]

I agree with Marcia the time to move in that direction is now, not when it is to late, and to consider all options.

[@AnnemieM]

She does good work for us and I like her personality. She is a fun person.

[@phxbillcee]

Great talk on an important & interesting subject. The idiots below who belittle her accent I bet can't speak any other languages.

[@letsbehonest4221]

phxbillcee uckfey ouyay .... .. . ..

[@phxbillcee]

Ah, you do speak another language! The Latin of your clan!

[@spartan.falbion2761]

I can speak other languages. I actually took the time to tone down my accent. Otherwise it tires the ears of native speakers.

[@phxbillcee]

Folks, this should be the last thing we focus on, c'mon, bring up points in her talk to emphasize or disagree with but her accent or looks should be secondary at best!

[@GFlCh]

+phxbillcee - I think you are wrong. OK, "Great talk on an important & interesting subject", yes, for sure. But as far as "belittle her accent", largely, I don't see it. (Yes, of course, some people are doing just that.) Not that a persons accent is terribly important, but I just love her accent! What I see about the people below who are commenting about her accent, mostly, they speak favorably. I mean, for example, the comparisons to the animated cartoon character "Dexter". This character is fairly famous, and famously well liked/loved. So, comparisons of her to him are meant, mostly, favorably. Perhaps there is room to misinterpret this, and humor can easily be misinterpreted, so it may not be the best idea to use humor in that way, but I feel that mostly, it was not meant to be malicious like to make fun of her.

[@truthstillmatters59]

She is wildly weird like water, and I like that! Great job.

[@gbail9566]

Her conviction is infectious!

[@cesarmarinhorj]

Amazing talk!!! Water is really amazing!!!! :-) Thanks to Mrs. Marcia. :-)

[@lynneldreth6647]

She's adorable..

[@morrisshubin7060]

Wow ! Them Beatles , who knew ! We can work it out .

[@dinosaur0073]

Bravo senora/senorita....this talk brings hope for the future of water shortage...Thank you for Great talk...

[@LD-qj2te]

I am sorry but my first thought was Roseanne Rosannadana was giving this speech. Fascinating - and the passion is great. We need more people like her being passionate and committed to make the world a better place and solving problems

[@heathermarcum1526]

She was amazing, it was like her lecture was a performance

[@martinda7446]

I agree, she was wonderful, it was also so nice to listen to, her voice was musical. I am now interested to know what the other 68 (out of 70) anomalies of water are too? (I knew the density one..) Also at the risk of sounding like a Harvey Wine stain sleazeball - I do love your picture..

[@FractalKhaos]

OK then I say, but what are we waiting for in order to reach that purpose (building systems & machines & motors taking their Energy from WATER) ? Just DO it.

[@marciodesouza73]

Espero q ele consiga. Seria uma revolução.

[@51bano]

Thank You Marcia , Brief and Good Talk.

[@bradleyanderson5644]

water is memory for god...it also has emotion..

[@bradleyanderson5644]

1 LIGHT YEAR AGO

[@Fuktupratbag]

we need to build desalinization plants to convert seawater into fresh.

[@Armored11]

Nunya Biznis I been saying that or years but it seems governments of the world seem to make excuses of taking to much energy to make it happen etc etc. But they spend trillions on wars. Despicable people prevail in our governments today. They are anti life, not pro life. All about control.

[@subjectofgov]

Trillions on wars today is a necessity. A Muslim Caliphate isn't going to generate scientific improvements for the populations.

[@offroadspecialties7383]

Distributed unity is coming.

[@sutarf]

And hopefully there will be a way to de-irradiate the stuff too.

[@Customwinder1]

I could listen to this lady all day. Love that accent.

[@crappo8459]

Thank you for your time very interesting

[@jimhughes1962]

Yeah, playback speed at x1.5, or 1.25.

[@mikerice9366]

Jesus!! Thanks for saving me

[@sigurdfyllingkarstad2694]

"Totturds of aoar boddi" I ain't hating, it was just too funny! 😂

[@sigurdfyllingkarstad2694]

Jarjar: Dooosa yooosa waaaaantsa soma waaater?

[@rjonboy7608]

Gusrid The Guitar Player I know, I know. I just can't stop chuckling. I can't help it. I feel like I am giggling at a funeral but I can't stop.

[@carlosmejia5728]

Good,.....but now gife os the link ov a conference ov yours in spaenish...

[@kevinfalcao8657]

Try speaking another language foreign to you and you will come across people like yourself . Making fun of another's attempt at sience in a second language is deplorable, dispicable and un American. Empty vessels make the most sound. You are a shame to your family. Shame on you. You owe this scientist and us all an apology.

[@osiranrebel1591]

Canadian military technology. This has been around for more than 30 years. This method will produce the cleanest water possible. Even the second most efficient method of water purification is Canadian military technology. Which will produce 3× more drinkable water than the first method , and will produce cleaner water then the next best method available.

[@marklewis1426]

my kids love dis vid,n watc it over n over,first just lovin cute n funky accent,and later wit a deep fascination wit waterr;..so,from drout struck S.Africa,i salute you Ms Barbosa,..some rock,but you FLOW!

[@williamshafer3199]

Marcia can please explain EVERYTHING to me. FOREVER '^~^`!

[@mrkekson]

arrived for legs, stayed for knowledge

[@MartinHernandez-fv6gs]

MrKekson lmao

[@merveilmeok2416]

Haha!

[@girijan1305]

lol

[@Lxx-tc4xc]

That water has a host of unusual properties that are friendly to life, starting with a very high melting and freezing point compared to other simple hydrides, is a point first set out by Lawrence Henderson in his 1913 monograph The Fitness of the Environment, wit Wikipedia: "This was one of the first books to explore concepts of fine tuning in the Universe. Henderson discusses the importance of water and the environment with respect to living things, pointing out that life depends entirely on the very specific environmental conditions on Earth, especially with regard to the prevalence and properties of water. In the book The Fitness of the Environment (1913) he wrote we find "an inquiry into the biological significance of the properties of matter" (Henderson). He saw the properties of matter and the course of cosmic evolution intimately related to the structure of the living being and to its activities. He concluded: "the whole evolutionary process, both cosmic and organic, is one, and the biologist may now rightly regard the universe in its very essence as biocentric"." Henderson's argument was reviewed and updated in chpt. 8.3 of: Barrow, J D, and Tipler, F J (1986) The Anthropic Cosmological Principle. Oxford Univ. Press.

[@crhu319]

70 chemical anomalies of water... I never heard this before. I agree that focusing on these features has great promise to solve fresh water access & filtering problems worldwide. In addition to all those other amazing implications re protein folding, earth sciences, epidemiology. We are in an age of great materials science breakthroughs & much of that will be focused on water membranes... her analogies & presentation style are engaging, I bet in her native language she's compelling & inspiring also.