What the Amazon Taught Me About Your Backyard | Andrés Ruzo | TEDxKids@SMU

Описание: Your backyard holds a secret. Is it a a new species? A key solution to a global problem? A deeper connection to your planet?

Andrés Ruzo thinks he knows -- and it took nearly 10 years of working deep in the Amazon to figure it out!

Watch this thought-provoking talk that aims to bring global solutions, home-- ideally, to YOUR home. Andrés Ruzo is a National Geographic Explorer and host of the award-winning Nat Geo Latin America show, Misterios del Inframundo (Mysteries of the Underworld). His work has been featured across Nat Geo platforms, including the Channel, Magazine, Digital, and other media outlets. He is a geothermal scientist, conservationist, science communicator, and educator who in 2011 became the first geoscientist granted the shamanic blessing to study the sacred Boiling River of the Amazon. He is the founder and director of the Boiling River Project, a non-profit dedicated to understanding and protecting the Boiling River area by bringing together science, traditional Amazonian knowledge, and many other disciplines. He is based between Miami (USA) and Lima (Peru), holds degrees in Geology and Finance, and will soon be receiving his Geoscience Ph.D. (SMU). He is also a TED Main Stage Speaker and TED Book Author and has been featured on numerous major media outlets across the globe. Andrés Ruzo is a National Geographic Explorer and host of the award-winning Nat Geo Latin America show, Misterios del Inframundo (Mysteries of the Underworld). His work has been featured across Nat Geo platforms, including the Channel, Magazine, Digital, and other media outlets. He is a geothermal scientist, conservationist, science communicator, and educator who in 2011 became the first geoscientist granted the shamanic blessing to study the sacred Boiling River of the Amazon. He is the founder and director of the Boiling River Project, a non-profit dedicated to understanding and protecting the Boiling River area by bringing together science, traditional Amazonian knowledge, and many other disciplines. He is based between Miami (USA) and Lima (Peru), holds degrees in Geology and Finance, and will soon be receiving his Geoscience Ph.D. (SMU). He is also a TED Main Stage Speaker and TED Book Author and has been featured on numerous major media outlets across the globe. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx