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Oceans

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of oceans.

Video playlists about Oceans

Ocean wonders

13 talks • 3h 8m

Dive into the unexplored universe beneath the waves: the beautiful, fragile (and sometimes terrifying) world of the ocean.

The mysteries of the deep sea

5 talks • 57:39

Explore endless waters with these captivating talks that shine some (literal) light on what’s going in the deepest, darkest parts of our oceans.

Amazing reveals

10 talks • 2h 16m

Join us in looking back at some of the most awe-inspiring things ever seen on the TED stage.

Sharks!

5 talks • 1h 7m

Our talks featuring sharks -- arguably one of the more misunderstood creatures of the deep blue sea.

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Talks about Oceans

Penny Chisholm

The tiny creature that secretly powers the planet

Posted Jul 2018

Heidi M. Sosik

The discoveries awaiting us in the ocean's twilight zone

Posted Jun 2018

Enric Sala

Let's turn the high seas into the world's largest nature reserve

Posted Jun 2018

Nancy Rabalais

The "dead zone" of the Gulf of Mexico

Posted Apr 2018

Simone Bianco and Tom Zimmerman

The wonderful world of life in a drop of water

Posted Mar 2018

Karen Lloyd

This deep-sea mystery is changing our understanding of life

Posted Feb 2018

Mike Gil

Could fish social networks help us save coral reefs?

Posted Jan 2018

David Katz

The surprising solution to ocean plastic

Posted Jan 2018

Naoko Ishii

An economic case for protecting the planet

Posted Jan 2018

Tim Kruger

Can we stop climate change by removing CO2 from the air?

Posted Oct 2017

Mei Lin Neo

The fascinating secret lives of giant clams

Posted Sep 2017

Kristen Marhaver

Why I still have hope for coral reefs

Posted Jul 2017

Triona McGrath

How pollution is changing the ocean's chemistry

Posted May 2017

Kate Stafford

How human noise affects ocean habitats

Posted May 2017

Jonathan Rossiter

A robot that eats pollution

Posted Feb 2017

Lara Setrakian

3 ways to fix a broken news industry

Posted Feb 2017

See all 88 talks on Oceans

Exclusive articles about Oceans

What plastic item would you love to ban? 15 ocean experts (and TED speakers) tell us.

Yes, plastic straws are bad, but they’re just a teeny drop in the giant ocean of plastic we’re swimming in. Here are other everyday plastic objects that we could put on the disc...

How a snot-collecting marine drone is giving us an exciting new view of whale life

A flying device combined with some nifty software is serving up invaluable information about the health of whales — and our oceans. Back in 2011, researcher Iain Kerr was havi...

What if you could get WiFi and school tuition in exchange for your plastic trash?

You can — at a visionary social enterprise called Plastic Bank, which is not only improving people’s lives but keeping junk from going into the ocean. Imagine a store where you ...

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