There's a global sand crisis and no one is talking about it | Vince Beiser | TEDxPenn

As an investigative journalist, Vince Beiser is always looking for the next fascinating story. Wired Magazine sent him to a remote village in India to investigate a murder over one of the most precious natural resources in the world. To give you a hint, this resources is the foundation of our modern civilization--it is in the concrete of our buildings and the chips of our computers. And it’s running out. Award-winning journalist Vince Beiser will dive into the logistics behind the most abundant resource in the world, and why we’re running out of it. Author of “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed Civilization,” every audience member will leave with a newfound appreciation for the sand on our beaches, inside our smartphones, and in our lives. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@cabbage4254]

The more I learn about this world, the scarier it gets.

[@cabbage4254]

ungratefulmetalpansy You got it bud!

[@warmvibes4567]

Sensible topic .. Really deserves our crucial attention

[@emilioal1235]

Dang where them views at this is an actual topic

[@redpilledpatriot8484]

If they did a video on Jake Paul it would get a few million..

[@vazeyo]

I THINK that this video existed before. I think its a reupload. That could explain the low views

[@MrShanester117]

I was just looking. All videos referencing him have extremely low views. It’s bizarre

[@armenshirvanian8366]

It is great that Vince has focused on sand and its worldwide importance to us as a people. Glad to see this talk online - great work Vince~

[@kiranp5611]

Come to India and you will see how huge this problem is. As he said lot of ways used to steal sand. As River sand is taken the river beds go shallow and rivers die . Kaveri is suffering a lot due to it.

[@jaykobwalson1941]

This is because Anakin is ridding your nation of it.

[@markfowler7171]

Good presentation and scary. Our economies seem to be built on using earth's resources. Want to make more money? Use more of those resources and faster. But where will this take us?

[@oscarlemmekesullivan3844]

Morroco has been having issues with this for their pristine beaches being bulldozed away, its become an economic preference to shipping and being an apart of the tourist economy.

[@k.nielsen5589]

something new to be disturbed about, Thanks.

[@almadeusstar]

brilliant, startling and a little bit scary

[@LaFanfanTulipe]

This is so disturbing and revealing. Why do we keep on having children and waste, and waste, and waste our natural resources. Bigger houses and high condominiums are being built everywhere in Washington D.C and its suburbs.

[@ecoeap2531]

Thank you for sharing this story! I knew that sand is heavily used resource but did not realize there was a global sand crisis. :(

[@dioptricg1721]

*This is where the fun begins*

[@friedrichii.aliasdergroe9233]

Hello there

[@smashandburnyt6938]

@@friedrichii.aliasdergroe9233 General Kenobi

[@hophale7497]

I don’t like sand it’s coarse and rough and Well u get the point

[@gaspardguillaumie8586]

... and it gets everywhere

[@erdemgunduz3527]

irritating, and it gets everywhere. I was looking for this comment.

[@gabogarcia5513]

We have to change

[@Allen-eq5uf]

We will. It’s inevitable.

[@leenshowdao]

Next one should be about air and water or about vacuum in the space.

[@10subscribersandilleatagra93]

1.4K views only?

[@kinspower]

Sleeper hit X talk I guess

[@shikharsaxena9989]

number of views on the videos clearly defines that nobody is aware about sand depletion.

[@dominikfalkiewicz6991]

Using less is not a long term solution. As long as population grows it is only a stopgap measure (that also makes people poorer). Stoping population growth and possibly reducing population is the only real solution.

[@zanta_]

HEMPCRETE

[@MegaMetallicaMASTER]

Oh man, we are in trouble

[@AbnerVibes]

This channel has 26 million subs but 17k views and this is a important topic

[@paintrends]

After looking at the views I don’t think anyone’s gonna talk about it

[@DarkSkay]

Where possible, building with stone (instead of concrete) is more expensive now, but also more beautiful and cheaper in the long run.

[@ahmedmagdy8394]

Why don’t they just mine sand from deserts ? there are literally dozens of untouched remote deserts full of pure easy sand every where

[@VinceBeiser]

As I say in the talk, desert sand doesn't work for making concrete. Grains are too smooth and round.

[@ahmedmagdy8394]

Vince Beiser oh maybe i wasn’t paying that attention 😅 great talk by the way 👍🏻👍🏻

[@VinceBeiser]

@@ahmedmagdy8394 Thanks!

[@hollyweirdland940]

SAVE HAWN! Stop the mine.

[@xpndblhero5170]

Stuff like this makes me hate humanity.....

[@pandex366]

Well Well well

[@AadZwaan]

clearly no one is talking about it.. 28k in 4 years..

[@kungph200]

Here is an idea, A business idea. sell desert sand to beach resorts.. or sell it to the United Airlines CEO-Munoz .. he would pay for purchasing sand. He's earnings reported is $18.7 million last year.

[@Killerpixel11]

Whenever these topics come up, it's always just too much consumption, too much this, too much this. And of course, the current-day boogeyman of individual automobility. Is saying "too many people" really that much of a taboo? All the current environmental and resource problems stem from that.

[@kallingil9320]

This video was waiting to show its wing in 2020

[@maydalina]

WHY ISN'T THIS GETTING MORE ATTENTION ahhhhhhrrrrr

[@Fryd.]

Only 10k views :o

[@jd01665]

Almost 20k

[@coryswanson2247]

Riveting...?

[@antiapofis135]

His opinion doesn't seem very professional to me. He is not an expert. Just like every other man, who's read some articles in the newspaper, he thinks, that the solution is to use less, to produce less. So let's just disappear, let's all just die out, that would be the best for the environment. The easiest thing to do is to restrain and forbid and not trying to find some new ways of using our resources or getting them from the space. I personally want to grow and develop and wont let somebody tell me how I have to exist instead to live.

[@lkhlkhlkhfghjtv1]

reduce the freeways yeah good luck

[@JayLeePoe]

Won't somebody think of the children?!?!?!

[@V-ANews]

But how are the rich gunna make palm tree island.

[@beater4742]

Second😭😭😭

[@MarkyDoesLanguages]

I feel like every issue in the world bounces back to cars

[@deangulberry1876]

“We’re running out of sand” bahahaha this guy is a comedian

[@VinceBeiser]

Did you watch my explanation?

[@prettyprudent5779]

He’s insane if he thinks people are going to give UP their cars and garages.

[@jd01665]

Depends on the situation. If you work from home, you would build your house out of wood, you wouldn't need a car yourself to commute, and you would just have people drop food at your door or grow it yourself. No real reason to have a car or garage as far as I can tell. If you have a car, why? If you could instead just click a button and have a driver show up, why would you want to own a car yourself? I have better things to do than to sit behind a wheel and watch for street lights, police, and holes in the road. That's a job for somebody else or a robot in my opinion... Some might like the freedom I suppose, but it does seem to be a waste of resources to have a car made if you only drive it a few minutes each day, so not very human if you care about others to take that path, is it? Also if you work from home, there's no need to build another building for you to work in so you've reduced your consumption of a car and an office and you have a better quality of life with less pollution, no traffic, and no need to maintain a piece of metal in the driveway... nor do you make noise for your neighbors and you avoid putting brake and tire and petroleum material into the air, etc...

[@Al-cp2kg]

Discount Mel Gibson

[@gregchristoph]

Hippie

[@prettyprudent5779]

He’s insane if he thinks people are going to give UP their cars and garages.

[@animesh_sensei]

well let only chads drive kill virgins

[@bookwormmaddy]

just educate the masses on this problem and let them decide for themselves. Think you'll be surprised!