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What a nun can teach a scientist about ecology | Victoria Gill

What a nun can teach a scientist about ecology | Victoria Gill

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine


What a nun can teach a scientist about ecology | Victoria Gill

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

To save the achoque -- an exotic (and adorable) salamander found in a lake in northern Mexico -- scientists teamed up with an unexpected research partner: a group of nuns called the Sisters of the Immaculate Health. In this delightful talk, science journalist Victoria Gill shares the story of how this unusual collaboration saved the achoque from extinction -- and demonstrates how local and indigenous people could hold the secret to saving our planet's weird, wonderful and most threatened species.
Released:
Feb 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.