[Applause] so you just went grocery shopping and
so you just went grocery shopping and
so you just went grocery shopping and you bought everything you needed for a
you bought everything you needed for a
you bought everything you needed for a nice dinner for four people but you go
nice dinner for four people but you go
nice dinner for four people but you go back home and there’s actually six of
back home and there’s actually six of
back home and there’s actually six of you so take the car and you go back to
you so take the car and you go back to
you so take the car and you go back to the grocery store only to find that it’s
the grocery store only to find that it’s
the grocery store only to find that it’s empty you move to the next grocery store
empty you move to the next grocery store
empty you move to the next grocery store and then the supermarket and then the
and then the supermarket and then the
and then the supermarket and then the department stores but all the shelves
department stores but all the shelves
department stores but all the shelves are empty now this is a simple metaphor
are empty now this is a simple metaphor
are empty now this is a simple metaphor of what may happen to us in just thirty
of what may happen to us in just thirty
of what may happen to us in just thirty three years from now we know that
three years from now we know that
three years from now we know that presently in the world more than 1
presently in the world more than 1
presently in the world more than 1 billion people suffer from starvation
the world the land area of the world is
the world the land area of the world is approximately 13,000 million acres and
approximately 13,000 million acres and
approximately 13,000 million acres and just thirty seven point six percent of
just thirty seven point six percent of
just thirty seven point six percent of that is agricultural area it’s mainly
that is agricultural area it’s mainly
that is agricultural area it’s mainly dedicated to pastures and growing food
dedicated to pastures and growing food
dedicated to pastures and growing food for cattle and biofuel just a small
for cattle and biofuel just a small
for cattle and biofuel just a small portion is Agri is arable area now since
portion is Agri is arable area now since
portion is Agri is arable area now since 1950s some 2 billion actors of this area
1950s some 2 billion actors of this area
1950s some 2 billion actors of this area have been determined degraded which mean
have been determined degraded which mean
have been determined degraded which mean that it falls out of the possibility of
that it falls out of the possibility of
that it falls out of the possibility of growing food pollution desertification
growing food pollution desertification
growing food pollution desertification urban encroachment all these account for
urban encroachment all these account for
urban encroachment all these account for further reducing our availability of
further reducing our availability of
further reducing our availability of land so more people less land higher
land so more people less land higher
land so more people less land higher demand for food where are we potentially
demand for food where are we potentially
demand for food where are we potentially headed well I read once that by 2050
headed well I read once that by 2050
headed well I read once that by 2050 given the growth in population predicted
given the growth in population predicted
given the growth in population predicted the same level of starvation and the
the same level of starvation and the
the same level of starvation and the present ways of agriculture we will need
present ways of agriculture we will need
present ways of agriculture we will need to find an area the size of Brazil to
to find an area the size of Brazil to
to find an area the size of Brazil to feed the world this might be an
feed the world this might be an
feed the world this might be an exaggerated statement but nonetheless
exaggerated statement but nonetheless
exaggerated statement but nonetheless left me speechless
left me speechless
left me speechless now agriculture is both a basic need of
now agriculture is both a basic need of
now agriculture is both a basic need of man
man
man but also a very dangerous activity for
but also a very dangerous activity for
but also a very dangerous activity for our environment in fact our culture is
our environment in fact our culture is
our environment in fact our culture is one of the biggest culprit of global
one of the biggest culprit of global
one of the biggest culprit of global warming
warming
warming it emits more greenhouse gases than our
it emits more greenhouse gases than our
it emits more greenhouse gases than our trucks cars planes combined farming is
trucks cars planes combined farming is
trucks cars planes combined farming is one of the thirstiest users of our
one of the thirstiest users of our
one of the thirstiest users of our precious water supplies and agriculture
precious water supplies and agriculture
precious water supplies and agriculture is the culprit of the loss of
is the culprit of the loss of
is the culprit of the loss of biodiversity in the world in this
biodiversity in the world in this
biodiversity in the world in this centuries that have passed what would
centuries that have passed what would
centuries that have passed what would you think if I were to tell you that
you think if I were to tell you that
you think if I were to tell you that farms in the US alone have been
farms in the US alone have been
farms in the US alone have been producing two Sun two hundred sixty two
producing two Sun two hundred sixty two
producing two Sun two hundred sixty two percent more food than they were
percent more food than they were
percent more food than they were producing in the 1950s and what if I
producing in the 1950s and what if I
producing in the 1950s and what if I were to tell you that these sames farms
were to tell you that these sames farms
were to tell you that these sames farms are expected to produce 60 percent more
are expected to produce 60 percent more
are expected to produce 60 percent more to meet the further increasing global
to meet the further increasing global
to meet the further increasing global demand how does that make you feel it
demand how does that make you feel it
demand how does that make you feel it makes me feel scared I mean just by
makes me feel scared I mean just by
makes me feel scared I mean just by traveling and you can see how deeply we
traveling and you can see how deeply we
traveling and you can see how deeply we have ravaged our earth I can’t imagine
have ravaged our earth I can’t imagine
have ravaged our earth I can’t imagine how much more we can devastation we can
how much more we can devastation we can
how much more we can devastation we can bring upon us when faced with food
bring upon us when faced with food
bring upon us when faced with food scarcely so on a planet that is more
scarcely so on a planet that is more
scarcely so on a planet that is more than 71% water why not turn to the
than 71% water why not turn to the
than 71% water why not turn to the oceans because water is salty because
oceans because water is salty because
oceans because water is salty because plants can’t live in it well it does
plants can’t live in it well it does
plants can’t live in it well it does make sense honestly but follow me here
make sense honestly but follow me here
make sense honestly but follow me here in this in this exercise I myself am a
in this in this exercise I myself am a
in this in this exercise I myself am a surfer not a very good one evidently but
surfer not a very good one evidently but
surfer not a very good one evidently but have a deep connection my family is
have a deep connection my family is
have a deep connection my family is always have a deep connection with the
always have a deep connection with the
always have a deep connection with the ocean it’s a passion that has been
ocean it’s a passion that has been
ocean it’s a passion that has been passed on to me from my dad
passed on to me from my dad
passed on to me from my dad I have scuba dive since I was 9 years
I have scuba dive since I was 9 years
I have scuba dive since I was 9 years old
old
old so it is only natural that my dad a
so it is only natural that my dad a
so it is only natural that my dad a chemical engineer with a passion in
chemical engineer with a passion in
chemical engineer with a passion in growing
growing
growing and undoubtably a few loose screws would
and undoubtably a few loose screws would
and undoubtably a few loose screws would want it to try an experiment growing
want it to try an experiment growing
want it to try an experiment growing plants in the water why would we do that
plants in the water why would we do that
plants in the water why would we do that first we need to understand what the
first we need to understand what the
first we need to understand what the plants need and it’s basically four
plants need and it’s basically four
plants need and it’s basically four factors
factors
factors plants need temperature stability it’s
plants need temperature stability it’s
plants need temperature stability it’s not surprising that agriculture was born
not surprising that agriculture was born
not surprising that agriculture was born in those areas of the world where
in those areas of the world where
in those areas of the world where temperature excursions between day and
temperature excursions between day and
temperature excursions between day and night and during the season is not at
night and during the season is not at
night and during the season is not at that extreme so plants don’t like low
that extreme so plants don’t like low
that extreme so plants don’t like low temperatures that don’t like to high
temperatures that don’t like to high
temperatures that don’t like to high temperatures plants all also need water
temperatures plants all also need water
temperatures plants all also need water and that is not a groundbreaking
and that is not a groundbreaking
and that is not a groundbreaking discovery we know that plants need
discovery we know that plants need
discovery we know that plants need sunlight to perform the transformation
sunlight to perform the transformation
sunlight to perform the transformation of co2 into o2 and vice versa in what is
of co2 into o2 and vice versa in what is
of co2 into o2 and vice versa in what is commonly known as the night and day
commonly known as the night and day
commonly known as the night and day cycle and last but certainly not least
cycle and last but certainly not least
cycle and last but certainly not least plants need safety they need to be
plants need safety they need to be
plants need safety they need to be protected from parasites critters and
protected from parasites critters and
protected from parasites critters and awesome animals and also harsh weather
awesome animals and also harsh weather
awesome animals and also harsh weather conditions now these four elements
conditions now these four elements
conditions now these four elements though simple and straightforward are
though simple and straightforward are
though simple and straightforward are not that easy to find in the world and
not that easy to find in the world and
not that easy to find in the world and especially they’re not easy to be
especially they’re not easy to be
especially they’re not easy to be scalable upon reliable upon in fact
scalable upon reliable upon in fact
scalable upon reliable upon in fact human beings have so deeply shaped the
human beings have so deeply shaped the
human beings have so deeply shaped the landscape of our planets to face the
landscape of our planets to face the
landscape of our planets to face the needing increasing yield and stability
needing increasing yield and stability
needing increasing yield and stability of our food so we think that these four
of our food so we think that these four
of our food so we think that these four simple elements can be found actually
simple elements can be found actually
simple elements can be found actually under water and how is that possible
under water and how is that possible
under water and how is that possible well we said that plants need water
well we said that plants need water
well we said that plants need water water comes from evaporation evaporation
water comes from evaporation evaporation
water comes from evaporation evaporation happens all the time it’s not only when
happens all the time it’s not only when
happens all the time it’s not only when we boil water the surface of the ocean
we boil water the surface of the ocean
we boil water the surface of the ocean is made of molecules of water that
is made of molecules of water that
is made of molecules of water that slowly but surely move into the above
slowly but surely move into the above
slowly but surely move into the above air volume and by doing that they lose
air volume and by doing that they lose
air volume and by doing that they lose their content in salt and minerals
their content in salt and minerals
their content in salt and minerals so if we have a surface of water even if
so if we have a surface of water even if
so if we have a surface of water even if it’s under the sea level we will have
it’s under the sea level we will have
it’s under the sea level we will have evaporation we will have fresh water for
evaporation we will have fresh water for
evaporation we will have fresh water for the plans we need pen temperature
the plans we need pen temperature
the plans we need pen temperature stability we said before well water has
stability we said before well water has
stability we said before well water has much higher heat capacity than air
much higher heat capacity than air
much higher heat capacity than air in fact air warms up and cools down so
in fact air warms up and cools down so
in fact air warms up and cools down so much faster than water temperate cities
much faster than water temperate cities
much faster than water temperate cities are usually close to big bodies of water
are usually close to big bodies of water
are usually close to big bodies of water and third we need safety well there is
and third we need safety well there is
and third we need safety well there is no natural foe that can reach the plants
no natural foe that can reach the plants
no natural foe that can reach the plants under water simply not there so based on
under water simply not there so based on
under water simply not there so based on these three simple intuitions we
these three simple intuitions we
these three simple intuitions we embarked on a journey that of course
embarked on a journey that of course
embarked on a journey that of course started with some spectacular failures
started with some spectacular failures
started with some spectacular failures but through perseverance stubbornness we
but through perseverance stubbornness we
but through perseverance stubbornness we successfully grew plants under water and
successfully grew plants under water and
successfully grew plants under water and how did we do that how did we harness
how did we do that how did we harness
how did we do that how did we harness these elements that are under water
these elements that are under water
these elements that are under water well we engineered these transparent
well we engineered these transparent
well we engineered these transparent domes filled with air and anchored to
domes filled with air and anchored to
domes filled with air and anchored to the seafloor and we call them biospheres
the seafloor and we call them biospheres
the seafloor and we call them biospheres inside these biospheres we designed a
inside these biospheres we designed a
inside these biospheres we designed a system of hydroponic culture I don’t
system of hydroponic culture I don’t
system of hydroponic culture I don’t know if you’re familiar with it but
know if you’re familiar with it but
know if you’re familiar with it but hydroponics main focus is to get rid of
hydroponics main focus is to get rid of
hydroponics main focus is to get rid of the soil which makes sense we learned
the soil which makes sense we learned
the soil which makes sense we learned before that soil is actually a very
before that soil is actually a very
before that soil is actually a very scarce resource in the world inside
scarce resource in the world inside
scarce resource in the world inside these bio field biospheres we also have
these bio field biospheres we also have
these bio field biospheres we also have a tech box this stack box has Wi-Fi
a tech box this stack box has Wi-Fi
a tech box this stack box has Wi-Fi connection and a bunch of sensors that
connection and a bunch of sensors that
connection and a bunch of sensors that we can use to remotely check the
we can use to remotely check the
we can use to remotely check the conditions in the biosphere
conditions in the biosphere
conditions in the biosphere it also equipped with remotely activated
it also equipped with remotely activated
it also equipped with remotely activated pumps lights and fans in case we need to
pumps lights and fans in case we need to
pumps lights and fans in case we need to interact with the environment just like
interact with the environment just like
interact with the environment just like a normal greenhouse the initial start to
a normal greenhouse the initial start to
a normal greenhouse the initial start to the biosphere is given by just a normal
the biosphere is given by just a normal
the biosphere is given by just a normal scuba tank that is opened underneath
scuba tank that is opened underneath
scuba tank that is opened underneath this biosphere so we open it air comes
this biosphere so we open it air comes
this biosphere so we open it air comes out water that is in is driven out
out water that is in is driven out
out water that is in is driven out that’s how we create an air volume
that’s how we create an air volume
that’s how we create an air volume inside the biospheres underwater fairly
inside the biospheres underwater fairly
inside the biospheres underwater fairly simple the atmosphere inside these
simple the atmosphere inside these
simple the atmosphere inside these biospheres is not different from what
biospheres is not different from what
biospheres is not different from what you’re reading now the only difference
you’re reading now the only difference
you’re reading now the only difference is the pressure is increased given to
is the pressure is increased given to
is the pressure is increased given to the depths that we decided to install
the depths that we decided to install
the depths that we decided to install our biosphere so putting the things back
our biosphere so putting the things back
our biosphere so putting the things back together we don’t need soil because
together we don’t need soil because
together we don’t need soil because we’re I do panic temperature is given by
we’re I do panic temperature is given by
we’re I do panic temperature is given by the surrounding body of water protection
the surrounding body of water protection
the surrounding body of water protection is given by the fact that we’re
is given by the fact that we’re
is given by the fact that we’re underwater and we have natural
underwater and we have natural
underwater and we have natural evaporation which provides us of the
evaporation which provides us of the
evaporation which provides us of the fresh water that we need to make its
fresh water that we need to make its
fresh water that we need to make its circle into the hydroponic system and
circle into the hydroponic system and
circle into the hydroponic system and how do we power all of this we started
how do we power all of this we started
how do we power all of this we started years ago with landline electricity but
years ago with landline electricity but
years ago with landline electricity but for a sustainable for a sustainable
for a sustainable for a sustainable
for a sustainable for a sustainable project it doesn’t really make sense so
project it doesn’t really make sense so
project it doesn’t really make sense so we installed a windmill and solar panels
we installed a windmill and solar panels
we installed a windmill and solar panels and I’m very proud to say now that
and I’m very proud to say now that
and I’m very proud to say now that almost all the energy that we use in the
almost all the energy that we use in the
almost all the energy that we use in the most garden is green what is the purpose
most garden is green what is the purpose
most garden is green what is the purpose of this project Nemo’s garden there are
of this project Nemo’s garden there are
of this project Nemo’s garden there are multiple we’ve been discovering more and
multiple we’ve been discovering more and
multiple we’ve been discovering more and more along the way but there’s one which
more along the way but there’s one which
more along the way but there’s one which is the highest purpose of the mall I
is the highest purpose of the mall I
is the highest purpose of the mall I believe and is the reason why I’m here
believe and is the reason why I’m here
believe and is the reason why I’m here talking to you today we believe that we
talking to you today we believe that we
talking to you today we believe that we can give an option to us to every one of
can give an option to us to every one of
can give an option to us to every one of us to feed those extra guests without
us to feed those extra guests without
us to feed those extra guests without having to move to Mars we deeply and
having to move to Mars we deeply and
having to move to Mars we deeply and firmly believe that in a planet that is
firmly believe that in a planet that is
firmly believe that in a planet that is 71% oceans it is only natural that the
71% oceans it is only natural that the
71% oceans it is only natural that the future of sustainability will be in the
future of sustainability will be in the
future of sustainability will be in the oceans we should work with what we have
oceans we should work with what we have
oceans we should work with what we have here be imaginative creative I see I
here be imaginative creative I see I
here be imaginative creative I see I imagine I see thousands of these pods
imagine I see thousands of these pods
imagine I see thousands of these pods these biospheres that contribute to
these biospheres that contribute to
these biospheres that contribute to create food in those countries that lack
create food in those countries that lack
create food in those countries that lack arable land that have extreme
arable land that have extreme
arable land that have extreme temperatures that don’t have the
temperatures that don’t have the
temperatures that don’t have the infrastructure that don’t have fresh
infrastructure that don’t have fresh
infrastructure that don’t have fresh water I see these biospheres connect
water I see these biospheres connect
water I see these biospheres connect two other exciting projects such as
two other exciting projects such as
two other exciting projects such as artificial reefs and coral restoration
artificial reefs and coral restoration
artificial reefs and coral restoration and biofuel algae farms clam farm mussel
and biofuel algae farms clam farm mussel
and biofuel algae farms clam farm mussel farms I see Nemo’s garden being
farms I see Nemo’s garden being
farms I see Nemo’s garden being connected to agriculture
connected to agriculture
connected to agriculture I’m sorry aqua cultures where the
I’m sorry aqua cultures where the
I’m sorry aqua cultures where the biological waste of fish farms is used
biological waste of fish farms is used
biological waste of fish farms is used as a nutrient for the plants and plants
as a nutrient for the plants and plants
as a nutrient for the plants and plants in the biosphere are used as a nutrient
in the biosphere are used as a nutrient
in the biosphere are used as a nutrient for the fish just imagine how many
for the fish just imagine how many
for the fish just imagine how many places in the world that could benefit
places in the world that could benefit
places in the world that could benefit from Nemo’s garden from Baja skiers
from Nemo’s garden from Baja skiers
from Nemo’s garden from Baja skiers everywhere we could put them in lakes we
everywhere we could put them in lakes we
everywhere we could put them in lakes we could put them in lagoons along the
could put them in lagoons along the
could put them in lagoons along the shorelines without having to burn down
shorelines without having to burn down
shorelines without having to burn down forests to create arable land without
forests to create arable land without
forests to create arable land without having to use precious fresh water for
having to use precious fresh water for
having to use precious fresh water for irrigation without having to destroy the
irrigation without having to destroy the
irrigation without having to destroy the land to create the irrigation ways and
land to create the irrigation ways and
land to create the irrigation ways and without having to pollute by using
without having to pollute by using
without having to pollute by using pesticide to guarantee a safe yield so I
think that we have to go back to where
think that we have to go back to where it all started doesn’t make sense to go
it all started doesn’t make sense to go
it all started doesn’t make sense to go back where life started life started in
back where life started life started in
back where life started life started in the first place in the oceans in the
the first place in the oceans in the
the first place in the oceans in the water and there is a statement that I
water and there is a statement that I
water and there is a statement that I have read on national Geographics that I
have read on national Geographics that I
have read on national Geographics that I think really pinpoints the moment we are
think really pinpoints the moment we are
think really pinpoints the moment we are faced this is a pivotal moment we are
faced this is a pivotal moment we are
faced this is a pivotal moment we are faced with unprecedented challenges in
faced with unprecedented challenges in
faced with unprecedented challenges in food scarcity and the protection of the
food scarcity and the protection of the
food scarcity and the protection of the global environment we know what we have
global environment we know what we have
global environment we know what we have to do but we need to figure out how to
to do but we need to figure out how to
to do but we need to figure out how to do it and I think that Nemo’s garden may
do it and I think that Nemo’s garden may
do it and I think that Nemo’s garden may be an answer to that thank you
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