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Let's Teach Fish to Text! and Other Outlandish Ideas

Offered By: TED via YouTube

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Course Description

Overview

Explore innovative environmental solutions in this 20-minute TED talk by Natalie Jeremijenko. Discover how her unique lab combines engineering, public art, and volunteer efforts to address ecological challenges. Learn about fascinating experiments like walking tadpoles, texting fish, and fire-hydrant gardens. Delve into topics such as the Environmental Health Clinic, urban migration, CO2-efficient buildings, and collective remediation. Gain insights into unconventional approaches to environmental issues, including social networking for mice, solar chimneys, and fish communication technologies. Understand how these creative projects aim to engage the public and promote environmental awareness through hands-on experiences and artistic interventions.

Syllabus

Intro
Environmental Health Clinic
Tadpole Walker
Social Networking
Mice
Cell phone
New Park
Fire Hydrants
Co2 Efficient Building
Solar Chimney
Urban Migration
Communication Technologies
Fish Interface
Fish Buoy
Fish to text
Fish sticks
Fish are delicious
Do not feed the animals
Collective remediation


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