[Applause] ladies and gentlemen today is a very
ladies and gentlemen today is a very
ladies and gentlemen today is a very exciting day it is exactly 23 days until
exciting day it is exactly 23 days until
exciting day it is exactly 23 days until International Earth Day it’s also pay
International Earth Day it’s also pay
International Earth Day it’s also pay day so you can probably imagine why I’m
day so you can probably imagine why I’m
day so you can probably imagine why I’m a little bit more excited 23 days but
a little bit more excited 23 days but
a little bit more excited 23 days but you know what it’s never really too
you know what it’s never really too
you know what it’s never really too early to start talking about planet
early to start talking about planet
early to start talking about planet Earth and what is it that you think
Earth and what is it that you think
Earth and what is it that you think about when you think of planet Earth I
about when you think of planet Earth I
about when you think of planet Earth I tend to think of little critters running
tend to think of little critters running
tend to think of little critters running through fields or maybe birds soaring
through fields or maybe birds soaring
through fields or maybe birds soaring through the sky or environments but at
through the sky or environments but at
through the sky or environments but at some point we have to mention climate
some point we have to mention climate
some point we have to mention climate change it’s just one of those things
change it’s just one of those things
change it’s just one of those things synonymous with planet Earth now some of
synonymous with planet Earth now some of
synonymous with planet Earth now some of you in the room may be quite up on what
you in the room may be quite up on what
you in the room may be quite up on what climate changes may be you like to read
climate changes may be you like to read
climate changes may be you like to read into it maybe you watch the news the
into it maybe you watch the news the
into it maybe you watch the news the classic climate change skeptic versus
classic climate change skeptic versus
classic climate change skeptic versus Bill Nye the Science Guy or over here
Bill Nye the Science Guy or over here
Bill Nye the Science Guy or over here Bangkok’s
Bangkok’s
Bangkok’s either way you probably have your own
either way you probably have your own
either way you probably have your own opinions on that but you’ll be very
opinions on that but you’ll be very
opinions on that but you’ll be very happy to know that I am NOT going to
happy to know that I am NOT going to
happy to know that I am NOT going to talk about climate change sort of in
talk about climate change sort of in
talk about climate change sort of in fact I’m going talks about something a
fact I’m going talks about something a
fact I’m going talks about something a little bit more exciting the evil twin
little bit more exciting the evil twin
little bit more exciting the evil twin of climate change ooh fantastic two
of climate change ooh fantastic two
of climate change ooh fantastic two words put together in my opinion evil
words put together in my opinion evil
words put together in my opinion evil twins for those of you in the room who
twins for those of you in the room who
twins for those of you in the room who have evil twins you will also know that
have evil twins you will also know that
have evil twins you will also know that their social life is so much more
their social life is so much more
their social life is so much more exciting than yours even if it’s evil
exciting than yours even if it’s evil
exciting than yours even if it’s evil now the evil twin of climate change has
now the evil twin of climate change has
now the evil twin of climate change has a name the name is ocean acidification
a name the name is ocean acidification
a name the name is ocean acidification the next Bond villain named guaranteed
the next Bond villain named guaranteed
the next Bond villain named guaranteed and I want to rather than talk to you
and I want to rather than talk to you
and I want to rather than talk to you about it I actually want to show you
about it I actually want to show you
about it I actually want to show you what it is and then talk to you about it
what it is and then talk to you about it
what it is and then talk to you about it huh yeah and in order to do this I’ve
huh yeah and in order to do this I’ve
huh yeah and in order to do this I’ve actually created an invention to show
actually created an invention to show
actually created an invention to show you okay I call this invention but but
you okay I call this invention but but
you okay I call this invention but but about Papa the ocean occasion in a
about Papa the ocean occasion in a
about Papa the ocean occasion in a bottle five thousand I added the five
bottle five thousand I added the five
bottle five thousand I added the five thousand part on to make it sound a bit
thousand part on to make it sound a bit
thousand part on to make it sound a bit more exciting now clearly you’re all
more exciting now clearly you’re all
more exciting now clearly you’re all thinking wow this looks really
thinking wow this looks really
thinking wow this looks really complicated
complicated
complicated trust me it isn’t that complicated but
trust me it isn’t that complicated but
trust me it isn’t that complicated but you do need to use your imagination a
you do need to use your imagination a
you do need to use your imagination a little bit inside this bottle I have the
little bit inside this bottle I have the
little bit inside this bottle I have the ocean right here the ocean you will see
ocean right here the ocean you will see
ocean right here the ocean you will see Neos rose fantastic and it’s green it’s
Neos rose fantastic and it’s green it’s
Neos rose fantastic and it’s green it’s green for a reason I’ve added something
green for a reason I’ve added something
green for a reason I’ve added something called universal indicator now that’s
called universal indicator now that’s
called universal indicator now that’s not something that indicates universes
not something that indicates universes
not something that indicates universes it is instead something that indicates
it is instead something that indicates
it is instead something that indicates acidity if something is an acid or an
acidity if something is an acid or an
acidity if something is an acid or an alkaline
alkaline
alkaline I mean universal indicator talk for I’m
I mean universal indicator talk for I’m
I mean universal indicator talk for I’m pretty neutral to be honest with you
pretty neutral to be honest with you
pretty neutral to be honest with you there’s no real big problem there but
there’s no real big problem there but
there’s no real big problem there but there is a problem that comes a little
there is a problem that comes a little
there is a problem that comes a little bit later now again going back to this
bit later now again going back to this
bit later now again going back to this idea of climate change you all know
idea of climate change you all know
idea of climate change you all know about fossil fuels fossil fuels the
about fossil fuels fossil fuels the
about fossil fuels fossil fuels the things that we definitely burn in our
things that we definitely burn in our
things that we definitely burn in our cars to get from A to B but the big
cars to get from A to B but the big
cars to get from A to B but the big problem is not actually the fossil fuels
problem is not actually the fossil fuels
problem is not actually the fossil fuels it tends to be the greenhouse gases that
it tends to be the greenhouse gases that
it tends to be the greenhouse gases that are released as a product and one big
are released as a product and one big
are released as a product and one big one in particular is carbon dioxide
one in particular is carbon dioxide
one in particular is carbon dioxide now you might already know that we do
now you might already know that we do
now you might already know that we do breathe out carbon dioxide and trees
breathe out carbon dioxide and trees
breathe out carbon dioxide and trees tend to breathe that carbon dioxide in
tend to breathe that carbon dioxide in
tend to breathe that carbon dioxide in to remove it from the atmosphere but
to remove it from the atmosphere but
to remove it from the atmosphere but that’s not actually the biggest carbon
that’s not actually the biggest carbon
that’s not actually the biggest carbon store in fact the ocean takes in more
store in fact the ocean takes in more
store in fact the ocean takes in more carbon dioxide than anything else on the
carbon dioxide than anything else on the
carbon dioxide than anything else on the planet and there is a lot more carbon
planet and there is a lot more carbon
planet and there is a lot more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere I have brought
dioxide in the atmosphere I have brought
dioxide in the atmosphere I have brought with me today some carbon dioxide gas
with me today some carbon dioxide gas
with me today some carbon dioxide gas homemade not as easy as it looks
homemade not as easy as it looks
homemade not as easy as it looks through straw
through straw
through straw I think that’s enough right what I am
I think that’s enough right what I am
I think that’s enough right what I am going to do inside this bottle as I said
going to do inside this bottle as I said
going to do inside this bottle as I said we have the ocean the gap at the top is
we have the ocean the gap at the top is
we have the ocean the gap at the top is our atmosphere it’s the atmosphere that
our atmosphere it’s the atmosphere that
our atmosphere it’s the atmosphere that generally hangs above the ocean and
generally hangs above the ocean and
generally hangs above the ocean and inside here we have a lot of carbon
inside here we have a lot of carbon
inside here we have a lot of carbon dioxide we’re going to see what happens
dioxide we’re going to see what happens
dioxide we’re going to see what happens when we insert the two together oh oh
when we insert the two together oh oh
when we insert the two together oh oh there we go
there we go
there we go so carbon dioxide actually bubbles into
so carbon dioxide actually bubbles into
so carbon dioxide actually bubbles into water it dissolves into the water and
water it dissolves into the water and
water it dissolves into the water and that’s how it’s removed from our
that’s how it’s removed from our
that’s how it’s removed from our atmosphere if you’re thinking that
atmosphere if you’re thinking that
atmosphere if you’re thinking that sounds impossible well then what do you
sounds impossible well then what do you
sounds impossible well then what do you think carbonated drinks are just saying
think carbonated drinks are just saying
think carbonated drinks are just saying as the carbon dioxide dissolves from the
as the carbon dioxide dissolves from the
as the carbon dioxide dissolves from the atmosphere into the water to be getting
atmosphere into the water to be getting
atmosphere into the water to be getting rid of a chain reaction happens we’re
rid of a chain reaction happens we’re
rid of a chain reaction happens we’re changing the acidity you will start to
changing the acidity you will start to
changing the acidity you will start to see eventually with a lot of time and
see eventually with a lot of time and
see eventually with a lot of time and patience this go from green to a
patience this go from green to a
patience this go from green to a slightly lighter shade of green and
slightly lighter shade of green and
slightly lighter shade of green and potentially yellow which is an
potentially yellow which is an
potentially yellow which is an indication of acidity yes later nanum I
indication of acidity yes later nanum I
indication of acidity yes later nanum I am basically holding a bottle of acid at
am basically holding a bottle of acid at
am basically holding a bottle of acid at this point obviously it’s not that
this point obviously it’s not that
this point obviously it’s not that strong an acid obviously when we go
strong an acid obviously when we go
strong an acid obviously when we go swimming in the sea we’re not melting
swimming in the sea we’re not melting
swimming in the sea we’re not melting because it doesn’t really affect us
because it doesn’t really affect us
because it doesn’t really affect us directly like that instead affects us
directly like that instead affects us
directly like that instead affects us indirectly through the marine ecosystem
indirectly through the marine ecosystem
indirectly through the marine ecosystem the tiniest tiniest tiniest little
the tiniest tiniest tiniest little
the tiniest tiniest tiniest little change in our ocean chemistry the
change in our ocean chemistry the
change in our ocean chemistry the acidity being a major part of that can
acidity being a major part of that can
acidity being a major part of that can affect everything in our oceans from our
affect everything in our oceans from our
affect everything in our oceans from our corals to our animals to our fisheries
corals to our animals to our fisheries
corals to our animals to our fisheries you like fish and chips right be
you like fish and chips right be
you like fish and chips right be concerned this is happening right now
concerned this is happening right now
concerned this is happening right now and that is why it’s the evil twin
and that is why it’s the evil twin
and that is why it’s the evil twin because even though this is something
because even though this is something
because even though this is something happening right now some we’re seeing in
happening right now some we’re seeing in
happening right now some we’re seeing in our lifetimes we don’t often hear about
our lifetimes we don’t often hear about
our lifetimes we don’t often hear about it something that kind of goes under the
it something that kind of goes under the
it something that kind of goes under the radar a little bit yet it is a big
radar a little bit yet it is a big
radar a little bit yet it is a big problem and therefore the evil twin
isn’t gentleman I’d actually like to
isn’t gentleman I’d actually like to change the tone of the talk that I’ve
change the tone of the talk that I’ve
change the tone of the talk that I’ve been giving today so far what you’ve
been giving today so far what you’ve
been giving today so far what you’ve seen is actually an act a street act
seen is actually an act a street act
seen is actually an act a street act something that I do quite a lot it’s not
something that I do quite a lot it’s not
something that I do quite a lot it’s not something that I actually want to talk
something that I actually want to talk
something that I actually want to talk to you about today not climate change
to you about today not climate change
to you about today not climate change that’s something a little bit different
that’s something a little bit different
that’s something a little bit different I am a science communicator that
I am a science communicator that
I am a science communicator that basically means my job so go out talk
basically means my job so go out talk
basically means my job so go out talk about science but it’s more than that
about science but it’s more than that
about science but it’s more than that because there’s no point talking about
because there’s no point talking about
because there’s no point talking about science if you’re not engaging with an
science if you’re not engaging with an
science if you’re not engaging with an audience you can have something very
audience you can have something very
audience you can have something very very interesting to say but if you’ve
very interesting to say but if you’ve
very interesting to say but if you’ve not engaged with your audience it
not engaged with your audience it
not engaged with your audience it doesn’t matter
doesn’t matter
doesn’t matter audiences are something big to think
audiences are something big to think
audiences are something big to think about the big criteria every time I plan
about the big criteria every time I plan
about the big criteria every time I plan a talk because audiences change I will
a talk because audiences change I will
a talk because audiences change I will obviously not talk to the people in this
obviously not talk to the people in this
obviously not talk to the people in this room the same way that I talk to a
room the same way that I talk to a
room the same way that I talk to a school audience or primary school kids
school audience or primary school kids
school audience or primary school kids or secondary school kids maybe I will
or secondary school kids maybe I will
or secondary school kids maybe I will take out certain words words which I
take out certain words words which I
take out certain words words which I only learned when I went through
only learned when I went through
only learned when I went through university and up until that point had
university and up until that point had
university and up until that point had no idea those words even existed that
no idea those words even existed that
no idea those words even existed that combination of letters was a thing
combination of letters was a thing
combination of letters was a thing however there is something that the
however there is something that the
however there is something that the audiences here today at Ted and the
audiences here today at Ted and the
audiences here today at Ted and the audiences and schools have in common you
audiences and schools have in common you
audiences and schools have in common you want to be here you’re a captivated
want to be here you’re a captivated
want to be here you’re a captivated audience no one in this room
audience no one in this room
audience no one in this room accidentally stumbled in here looking
accidentally stumbled in here looking
accidentally stumbled in here looking for the toilet you will come here today
for the toilet you will come here today
for the toilet you will come here today out of your own will to see some amazing
out of your own will to see some amazing
out of your own will to see some amazing talks to change your opinions and to
talks to change your opinions and to
talks to change your opinions and to gain insight not just into science but
gain insight not just into science but
gain insight not just into science but into arts culture and business you’ve
into arts culture and business you’ve
into arts culture and business you’ve done that because you’ve wanted to and
done that because you’ve wanted to and
done that because you’ve wanted to and if I’m being honest with you ladies and
if I’m being honest with you ladies and
if I’m being honest with you ladies and gentlemen that’s actually the one thing
gentlemen that’s actually the one thing
gentlemen that’s actually the one thing which doesn’t really make me nervous
which doesn’t really make me nervous
which doesn’t really make me nervous because at the end of the day you want
because at the end of the day you want
because at the end of the day you want to hear what I have to say and there are
to hear what I have to say and there are
to hear what I have to say and there are no refunds
had to add that part in but how do you
had to add that part in but how do you engage with an audience who maybe
engage with an audience who maybe
engage with an audience who maybe wouldn’t come here I had a friend and
wouldn’t come here I had a friend and
wouldn’t come here I had a friend and when I told my friend that I was doing a
when I told my friend that I was doing a
when I told my friend that I was doing a TED talk he was all that’s great
TED talk he was all that’s great
TED talk he was all that’s great who’s Ted some people believe it or not
who’s Ted some people believe it or not
who’s Ted some people believe it or not have never heard of TED talks some
have never heard of TED talks some
have never heard of TED talks some people might not even know that there’s
people might not even know that there’s
people might not even know that there’s a festival going on this weekend in the
a festival going on this weekend in the
a festival going on this weekend in the city of Hull these things don’t always
city of Hull these things don’t always
city of Hull these things don’t always reach people’s attentions whether it’s
reach people’s attentions whether it’s
reach people’s attentions whether it’s because they’re not interested whether
because they’re not interested whether
because they’re not interested whether it’s because they’ve got more things to
it’s because they’ve got more things to
it’s because they’ve got more things to think about whether its financial or
think about whether its financial or
think about whether its financial or medical reasons
medical reasons
medical reasons there are some people that just can’t
there are some people that just can’t
there are some people that just can’t engage with what we have to say here
engage with what we have to say here
engage with what we have to say here today which is a real shame but luckily
today which is a real shame but luckily
today which is a real shame but luckily that’s where science busking comes in
that’s where science busking comes in
that’s where science busking comes in yes ladies enter one just as cool as it
yes ladies enter one just as cool as it
yes ladies enter one just as cool as it sounds science busking takes the science
sounds science busking takes the science
sounds science busking takes the science from the laboratories the textbooks the
from the laboratories the textbooks the
from the laboratories the textbooks the scientists themselves and it takes it
scientists themselves and it takes it
scientists themselves and it takes it into the wilderness of the city centre
into the wilderness of the city centre
into the wilderness of the city centre and we walk around and we talk to people
and we walk around and we talk to people
and we walk around and we talk to people and we show people that demonstration
and we show people that demonstration
and we show people that demonstration you’ve seen there was based on a
you’ve seen there was based on a
you’ve seen there was based on a research project I actually undertook to
research project I actually undertook to
research project I actually undertook to explain ocean acidification a different
explain ocean acidification a different
explain ocean acidification a different problem to climate change that ladies
problem to climate change that ladies
problem to climate change that ladies and gentlemen as you can probably tell
and gentlemen as you can probably tell
and gentlemen as you can probably tell the main thing behind that is for you to
the main thing behind that is for you to
the main thing behind that is for you to walk away with a different opinion on
walk away with a different opinion on
walk away with a different opinion on climate change but actually that doesn’t
climate change but actually that doesn’t
climate change but actually that doesn’t necessarily matter maybe I do have a
necessarily matter maybe I do have a
necessarily matter maybe I do have a really important message I want to tell
really important message I want to tell
really important message I want to tell you or maybe I just want to talk to you
you or maybe I just want to talk to you
you or maybe I just want to talk to you about how sound travels through a room
about how sound travels through a room
about how sound travels through a room using a slinky this slinky to be precise
it doesn’t matter walk it away after
it doesn’t matter walk it away after that demonstration of talking just how
that demonstration of talking just how
that demonstration of talking just how something that we don’t really consider
something that we don’t really consider
something that we don’t really consider we don’t really have to think about how
we don’t really have to think about how
we don’t really have to think about how sound travels from me to you sounds not
sound travels from me to you sounds not
sound travels from me to you sounds not endangered but what it does is it
endangered but what it does is it
endangered but what it does is it changes the opinion of science in
changes the opinion of science in
changes the opinion of science in general when you think of a scientist
general when you think of a scientist
general when you think of a scientist you might think of a crazy hair styled
you might think of a crazy hair styled
you might think of a crazy hair styled lab coat wearing explosion making man
lab coat wearing explosion making man
lab coat wearing explosion making man who travels back in time to 1980 55
who travels back in time to 1980 55
who travels back in time to 1980 55 change the course of history or maybe
change the course of history or maybe
change the course of history or maybe you think of a textbook and a beaker
you think of a textbook and a beaker
you think of a textbook and a beaker something boring something that we don’t
something boring something that we don’t
something boring something that we don’t really want to think about maybe that’s
really want to think about maybe that’s
really want to think about maybe that’s what comes into your head when I say
what comes into your head when I say
what comes into your head when I say science that’s not the science that got
science that’s not the science that got
science that’s not the science that got me interested that’s not what I thought
me interested that’s not what I thought
me interested that’s not what I thought of when I was a child getting into this
of when I was a child getting into this
of when I was a child getting into this subject and I very rarely even looked
subject and I very rarely even looked
subject and I very rarely even looked like that kind of scientist on a few
like that kind of scientist on a few
like that kind of scientist on a few occasions if I’d woken up a little bit
occasions if I’d woken up a little bit
occasions if I’d woken up a little bit late maybe but most of the time I work
late maybe but most of the time I work
late maybe but most of the time I work with people who you might not think are
with people who you might not think are
with people who you might not think are scientists at first but who are and just
scientists at first but who are and just
scientists at first but who are and just spreading that message across of what
spreading that message across of what
spreading that message across of what science actually is whether it’s got an
science actually is whether it’s got an
science actually is whether it’s got an important underlining message or not
important underlining message or not
important underlining message or not doesn’t actually matter now science
doesn’t actually matter now science
doesn’t actually matter now science busking is great
busking is great
busking is great once again you’re connecting with people
once again you’re connecting with people
once again you’re connecting with people I have bust inside train stations inside
I have bust inside train stations inside
I have bust inside train stations inside shopping malls and on street corners and
shopping malls and on street corners and
shopping malls and on street corners and at festivals where science has no place
at festivals where science has no place
at festivals where science has no place being and I meet a lot of people and
being and I meet a lot of people and
being and I meet a lot of people and some of those people are already
some of those people are already
some of those people are already captivated some of those people would go
captivated some of those people would go
captivated some of those people would go to a science festival would go to a talk
to a science festival would go to a talk
to a science festival would go to a talk would seek me out personally but a lot
would seek me out personally but a lot
would seek me out personally but a lot of them don’t and it’s really for me
of them don’t and it’s really for me
of them don’t and it’s really for me amazing when someone comes up to me and
amazing when someone comes up to me and
amazing when someone comes up to me and just said hey I’ve never thought of it
just said hey I’ve never thought of it
just said hey I’ve never thought of it like that
like that
like that where can I find out more about the
where can I find out more about the
where can I find out more about the stuff that goes on that’s brilliant
stuff that goes on that’s brilliant
stuff that goes on that’s brilliant because now I’m connecting with someone
because now I’m connecting with someone
because now I’m connecting with someone who normally I would never see in a TED
who normally I would never see in a TED
who normally I would never see in a TED talk or maybe never see in a school or
talk or maybe never see in a school or
talk or maybe never see in a school or in a science festival it’s brilliant
in a science festival it’s brilliant
in a science festival it’s brilliant so they German I want to leave you with
so they German I want to leave you with
so they German I want to leave you with this where I stand on the concept of
this where I stand on the concept of
this where I stand on the concept of ocean acidification versus climate
ocean acidification versus climate
ocean acidification versus climate change what we should be talking about
change what we should be talking about
change what we should be talking about in the 23 day lead-up to national
in the 23 day lead-up to national
in the 23 day lead-up to national international Earth Day is obvious I
international Earth Day is obvious I
international Earth Day is obvious I think you can all tell which side I am
think you can all tell which side I am
think you can all tell which side I am on where I stand in relation to when we
on where I stand in relation to when we
on where I stand in relation to when we should be talking about science and who
should be talking about science and who
should be talking about science and who we should be talking about science to as
we should be talking about science to as
we should be talking about science to as well again that is obvious but that’s
well again that is obvious but that’s
well again that is obvious but that’s not really importance
not really importance
not really importance I’m already got my opinions I already
I’m already got my opinions I already
I’m already got my opinions I already have my ideas it’s no longer important
have my ideas it’s no longer important
have my ideas it’s no longer important for me
for me
for me where I stand is where this all starts
where I stand is where this all starts
where I stand is where this all starts where I plonk my feet on that street
where I plonk my feet on that street
where I plonk my feet on that street corner that’s when I start to engage the
corner that’s when I start to engage the
corner that’s when I start to engage the people like you in this audience and
people like you in this audience and
people like you in this audience and where you stand at the end of it that’s
where you stand at the end of it that’s
where you stand at the end of it that’s the important thing
the important thing
the important thing thank you ever so much ladies and
thank you ever so much ladies and
thank you ever so much ladies and gentlemen
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