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Yes, It’s Real: Tales From the Deep | Samantha Wishnak ’06 | TEDxYorkSchool


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[Music] and welcome to the UV notes we are an

and welcome to the UV notes we are an

and welcome to the UV notes we are an exploration vessel where what a three

exploration vessel where what a three

exploration vessel where what a three world wide that are dedicated

world wide that are dedicated

world wide that are dedicated specifically to ocean exploration we

specifically to ocean exploration we

specifically to ocean exploration we base our research targets off of

base our research targets off of

base our research targets off of priorities identified by the scientific

priorities identified by the scientific

priorities identified by the scientific community in biology geology archaeology

community in biology geology archaeology

community in biology geology archaeology and we have spent the last five months

and we have spent the last five months

and we have spent the last five months off the coast of California I heard that

off the coast of California I heard that

off the coast of California I heard that I spent time in a submarine we actually

I spent time in a submarine we actually

I spent time in a submarine we actually don’t have some rainbow explain why just

don’t have some rainbow explain why just

don’t have some rainbow explain why just a few minutes but we spend the time off

a few minutes but we spend the time off

a few minutes but we spend the time off the coast of west coast from British

the coast of west coast from British

the coast of west coast from British Columbia down to San Diego and we are at

Columbia down to San Diego and we are at

Columbia down to San Diego and we are at deployer with and Bari here look we’ve

deployer with and Bari here look we’ve

deployer with and Bari here look we’ve probably seen some new equipment that we

probably seen some new equipment that we

probably seen some new equipment that we use but we do multi-beam active sonar to

use but we do multi-beam active sonar to

use but we do multi-beam active sonar to see what’s down on the sea floor before

see what’s down on the sea floor before

see what’s down on the sea floor before we find our vehicles down so are we for

we find our vehicles down so are we for

we find our vehicles down so are we for Cadiz at our workhorse ROV those are

Cadiz at our workhorse ROV those are

Cadiz at our workhorse ROV those are front gearing up to manipulate our arms

front gearing up to manipulate our arms

front gearing up to manipulate our arms to collect samples and place them into

to collect samples and place them into

to collect samples and place them into sample boxes to then bring up to a

sample boxes to then bring up to a

sample boxes to then bring up to a service we also have HD cameras on

service we also have HD cameras on

service we also have HD cameras on Hercules and then we have partners that

Hercules and then we have partners that

Hercules and then we have partners that usually trails behind an Argus has again

usually trails behind an Argus has again

usually trails behind an Argus has again nice cameras on board to give you kind

nice cameras on board to give you kind

nice cameras on board to give you kind of an overview of fish I of you if you

of an overview of fish I of you if you

of an overview of fish I of you if you will of the sea floor so those two are

will of the sea floor so those two are

will of the sea floor so those two are these those are mostly operated vehicles

these those are mostly operated vehicles

these those are mostly operated vehicles looks too far getting side of the

looks too far getting side of the

looks too far getting side of the clicker there we go okay those two

clicker there we go okay those two

clicker there we go okay those two Roby’s are connected via fiber optic

Roby’s are connected via fiber optic

Roby’s are connected via fiber optic cable up to the ship where we then get

cable up to the ship where we then get

cable up to the ship where we then get all that video feed coming into the ship

all that video feed coming into the ship

all that video feed coming into the ship we deem it up into space to a satellite

we deem it up into space to a satellite

we deem it up into space to a satellite where it then comes down to Rhode Island

where it then comes down to Rhode Island

where it then comes down to Rhode Island and we’re able to send that video feed

and we’re able to send that video feed

and we’re able to send that video feed all around the world so people anywhere

all around the world so people anywhere

all around the world so people anywhere with an internet connection can actually

with an internet connection can actually

with an internet connection can actually for deep sea water with us we were

for deep sea water with us we were

for deep sea water with us we were founded in 2008 by dr. robert ballard we

founded in 2008 by dr. robert ballard we

founded in 2008 by dr. robert ballard we run the novel’s is run by the ocean

run the novel’s is run by the ocean

run the novel’s is run by the ocean exploration trust which is a non-profit

exploration trust which is a non-profit

exploration trust which is a non-profit now dr. Ballard manfrotto

now dr. Ballard manfrotto

now dr. Ballard manfrotto the guy who discovered this I can’t

the guy who discovered this I can’t

the guy who discovered this I can’t however he prefers to be known as the

however he prefers to be known as the

however he prefers to be known as the guy who discovered this deep sea

guy who discovered this deep sea

guy who discovered this deep sea hydrothermal vents these are very hot

hydrothermal vents these are very hot

hydrothermal vents these are very hot very chemically rich areas of fusion

very chemically rich areas of fusion

very chemically rich areas of fusion that communities of animals has sprung

that communities of animals has sprung

that communities of animals has sprung up nearby creating their own energy

up nearby creating their own energy

up nearby creating their own energy without the power of the Sun pretty cool

without the power of the Sun pretty cool

without the power of the Sun pretty cool stuff it changed when we thought about

stuff it changed when we thought about

stuff it changed when we thought about life in our oceans and length on the

life in our oceans and length on the

life in our oceans and length on the planet but when you hear dr. Mallory’s

planet but when you hear dr. Mallory’s

planet but when you hear dr. Mallory’s name or you think about bush and

name or you think about bush and

name or you think about bush and exploration this is usually what you

exploration this is usually what you

exploration this is usually what you think of it right looks by the way good

think of it right looks by the way good

think of it right looks by the way good now you mustn’t might think about folks

now you mustn’t might think about folks

now you mustn’t might think about folks like this and this is part of our

like this and this is part of our

like this and this is part of our challenge is that it’s hard to really to

challenge is that it’s hard to really to

challenge is that it’s hard to really to ocean explorations when it’s being done

ocean explorations when it’s being done

ocean explorations when it’s being done by legendary figures in the past

by legendary figures in the past

by legendary figures in the past encountering these really crazy strange

encountering these really crazy strange

encountering these really crazy strange mythical ants but this is what we’re

mythical ants but this is what we’re

mythical ants but this is what we’re trying to make ocean exploration look

trying to make ocean exploration look

trying to make ocean exploration look like first sound like bacon so mean

like first sound like bacon so mean

like first sound like bacon so mean [Music]

Faison and I can’t drop your toy so your

Faison and I can’t drop your toy so your reactions and our actions were exactly

reactions and our actions were exactly

reactions and our actions were exactly what end up going all over the world we

what end up going all over the world we

what end up going all over the world we were picked up by CNN and the headlines

were picked up by CNN and the headlines

were picked up by CNN and the headlines is you can see aren’t necessarily about

is you can see aren’t necessarily about

is you can see aren’t necessarily about this adorable animal I mean they are but

this adorable animal I mean they are but

this adorable animal I mean they are but they’re really about our reactions and

they’re really about our reactions and

they’re really about our reactions and that was really interesting for us

that was really interesting for us

that was really interesting for us because these works i’m just using

because these works i’m just using

because these works i’m just using georgia technical jargon and they

georgia technical jargon and they

georgia technical jargon and they weren’t necessarily getting all the

weren’t necessarily getting all the

weren’t necessarily getting all the information out at the right time and

information out at the right time and

information out at the right time and they certainly got a few things wrong

they certainly got a few things wrong

they certainly got a few things wrong our engineers and communicators come on

our engineers and communicators come on

our engineers and communicators come on that watch although the office at a

that watch although the office at a

that watch although the office at a cuddlefish not even thought about squid

cuddlefish not even thought about squid

cuddlefish not even thought about squid until they came downstairs so the point

until they came downstairs so the point

until they came downstairs so the point that we took away from this was that the

that we took away from this was that the

that we took away from this was that the reason this this was so compelling for

reason this this was so compelling for

reason this this was so compelling for so many people was because it was we

so many people was because it was we

so many people was because it was we were watching humans encountering

were watching humans encountering

were watching humans encountering something that we’ve never seen before

something that we’ve never seen before

something that we’ve never seen before just like all of us at home watching and

just like all of us at home watching and

just like all of us at home watching and that was pretty exciting for us so this

that was pretty exciting for us so this

that was pretty exciting for us so this is one of the core principles that we

is one of the core principles that we

is one of the core principles that we work towards an i work towards in my

work towards an i work towards in my

work towards an i work towards in my work to show you that ocean exploration

work to show you that ocean exploration

work to show you that ocean exploration isn’t necessarily William comunist so to

isn’t necessarily William comunist so to

isn’t necessarily William comunist so to start buying that story of we start

start buying that story of we start

start buying that story of we start first with people and this is one of our

first with people and this is one of our

first with people and this is one of our NOAA scientists getting very excited

NOAA scientists getting very excited

NOAA scientists getting very excited about a box but not necessarily face

about a box but not necessarily face

about a box but not necessarily face you’d expect for a no scientist so when

you’d expect for a no scientist so when

you’d expect for a no scientist so when you listen in to our live stream on

you listen in to our live stream on

you listen in to our live stream on Nautilus live you’ll hear a lot of

Nautilus live you’ll hear a lot of

Nautilus live you’ll hear a lot of different people behind the scenes but

different people behind the scenes but

different people behind the scenes but you might not necessarily see them so I

you might not necessarily see them so I

you might not necessarily see them so I want to do a little glimpse and what

want to do a little glimpse and what

want to do a little glimpse and what that’s like into our control room so if

that’s like into our control room so if

that’s like into our control room so if we saw SW squid we have our science

we saw SW squid we have our science

we saw SW squid we have our science leaders saying wow that’s cool let’s

leaders saying wow that’s cool let’s

leaders saying wow that’s cool let’s take a look we had two ROV pilots who

take a look we had two ROV pilots who

take a look we had two ROV pilots who stopped the vehicles we have navigator

stopped the vehicles we have navigator

stopped the vehicles we have navigator to call the bridge said hey let’s stop

to call the bridge said hey let’s stop

to call the bridge said hey let’s stop the shit and here are accordance we had

the shit and here are accordance we had

the shit and here are accordance we had a video engineer

a video engineer

a video engineer focus the cameras on the squid we had

focus the cameras on the squid we had

focus the cameras on the squid we had our science communication fellow trying

our science communication fellow trying

our science communication fellow trying to communicate with the folks at home

to communicate with the folks at home

to communicate with the folks at home and answer questions what we were seeing

and answer questions what we were seeing

and answer questions what we were seeing how our data logger taking notes deep

how our data logger taking notes deep

how our data logger taking notes deep still images and then we have our watchu

still images and then we have our watchu

still images and then we have our watchu you’re finding say hey guys this is

you’re finding say hey guys this is

you’re finding say hey guys this is really cool but we gotta keep moving so

really cool but we gotta keep moving so

really cool but we gotta keep moving so a lot of different people who all came

a lot of different people who all came

a lot of different people who all came together to make this one image possible

together to make this one image possible

together to make this one image possible to go go into the world and really

to go go into the world and really

to go go into the world and really capture the imagination of millions

capture the imagination of millions

capture the imagination of millions people around her so look background on

people around her so look background on

people around her so look background on how I was out there I came on as a

how I was out there I came on as a

how I was out there I came on as a science communication fellow and after

science communication fellow and after

science communication fellow and after starting a company to run underwater

starting a company to run underwater

starting a company to run underwater robot building workshops for high school

robot building workshops for high school

robot building workshops for high school girls and I actually ended up getting

girls and I actually ended up getting

girls and I actually ended up getting hired on to the ocean exploration trust

hired on to the ocean exploration trust

hired on to the ocean exploration trust team to do digital media so my first two

team to do digital media so my first two

team to do digital media so my first two weeks of job are pretty interesting

weeks of job are pretty interesting

weeks of job are pretty interesting thanks to that stuffy squid um but I

thanks to that stuffy squid um but I

thanks to that stuffy squid um but I wasn’t born in a couple of different

wasn’t born in a couple of different

wasn’t born in a couple of different capacities in order to demystify what

capacities in order to demystify what

capacities in order to demystify what was going on on the ship and demystify

was going on on the ship and demystify

was going on on the ship and demystify the kind of things we were seeing like

the kind of things we were seeing like

the kind of things we were seeing like this beautiful our basements not house

this beautiful our basements not house

this beautiful our basements not house first-ever interest on house was as even

first-ever interest on house was as even

first-ever interest on house was as even mentioned in risky marine biology class

mentioned in risky marine biology class

mentioned in risky marine biology class security work and because of course get

security work and because of course get

security work and because of course get where else i could hear the term snug

where else i could hear the term snug

where else i could hear the term snug house not exactly a science picture

house not exactly a science picture

house not exactly a science picture right so these larvae shins are credible

right so these larvae shins are credible

right so these larvae shins are credible animals that are actually more closely

animals that are actually more closely

animals that are actually more closely related to plus than they are to kellys

related to plus than they are to kellys

related to plus than they are to kellys the greatest beautiful nets to filter

the greatest beautiful nets to filter

the greatest beautiful nets to filter food out of the water and in telling

food out of the water and in telling

food out of the water and in telling these stories that I learned in marine

these stories that I learned in marine

these stories that I learned in marine bio here and then also for many years

bio here and then also for many years

bio here and then also for many years from Monterey Bay Aquarium I kind of

from Monterey Bay Aquarium I kind of

from Monterey Bay Aquarium I kind of became the de facto invertebrate

became the de facto invertebrate

became the de facto invertebrate biologists on board which was really

biologists on board which was really

biologists on board which was really strange because I’ll tell you right now

strange because I’ll tell you right now

strange because I’ll tell you right now that my degree is in the other science

that my degree is in the other science

that my degree is in the other science political science but I’ll also tell you

political science but I’ll also tell you

political science but I’ll also tell you that our ROV pilot that day was when we

that our ROV pilot that day was when we

that our ROV pilot that day was when we saw the sevis quick was actually a fine

saw the sevis quick was actually a fine

saw the sevis quick was actually a fine arts degree our video engineer creates

arts degree our video engineer creates

arts degree our video engineer creates water sampling tools while another video

water sampling tools while another video

water sampling tools while another video engineer films NASCAR bases the other

engineer films NASCAR bases the other

engineer films NASCAR bases the other educators on board with me want is a

educators on board with me want is a

educators on board with me want is a degree in public health and the other

degree in public health and the other

degree in public health and the other teachers grossed out programs so as you

teachers grossed out programs so as you

teachers grossed out programs so as you might have already guessed this is not

might have already guessed this is not

might have already guessed this is not your typical research vessel hence

your typical research vessel hence

your typical research vessel hence explorations so we bring out people from

explorations so we bring out people from

explorations so we bring out people from all different countries all across

all different countries all across

all different countries all across southern country and the hope of course

southern country and the hope of course

southern country and the hope of course is that we need to manage model is live

is that we need to manage model is live

is that we need to manage model is live and hear us you might hear or see

and hear us you might hear or see

and hear us you might hear or see someone who you can relate to and that’s

someone who you can relate to and that’s

someone who you can relate to and that’s really what we’re trying to communicate

really what we’re trying to communicate

really what we’re trying to communicate here is the ocean exploration is for

here is the ocean exploration is for

here is the ocean exploration is for everyone our viewers not only span the

everyone our viewers not only span the

everyone our viewers not only span the globe but they also span generations we

globe but they also span generations we

globe but they also span generations we had folks tuning in grandparents and

had folks tuning in grandparents and

had folks tuning in grandparents and grand kids watching it from Missouri

grand kids watching it from Missouri

grand kids watching it from Missouri we’ve had a father and son in a hospital

we’ve had a father and son in a hospital

we’ve had a father and son in a hospital sick bed

sick bed

sick bed tune in a whole watch team of EMTs in

tune in a whole watch team of EMTs in

tune in a whole watch team of EMTs in New Jersey who were frequent viewers and

New Jersey who were frequent viewers and

New Jersey who were frequent viewers and robotic students from South Africa and

robotic students from South Africa and

robotic students from South Africa and litters in New Zealand alternate while

litters in New Zealand alternate while

litters in New Zealand alternate while watching the same live feeds from the

watching the same live feeds from the

watching the same live feeds from the deep sea that we were and that’s really

deep sea that we were and that’s really

deep sea that we were and that’s really what we’re all about you know we could

what we’re all about you know we could

what we’re all about you know we could be seeing something at the same time as

be seeing something at the same time as

be seeing something at the same time as everyone else it could be new to science

everyone else it could be new to science

everyone else it could be new to science so we’ll go back like and that’s again

so we’ll go back like and that’s again

so we’ll go back like and that’s again really what we’re doing here so those

really what we’re doing here so those

really what we’re doing here so those live streams enable anyone around the

live streams enable anyone around the

live streams enable anyone around the world to join in with us I wonder how to

world to join in with us I wonder how to

world to join in with us I wonder how to create a community as between the people

create a community as between the people

create a community as between the people on board and then also live we’re all

on board and then also live we’re all

on board and then also live we’re all watching us and stream which obviously

watching us and stream which obviously

watching us and stream which obviously is really happening in real time and

is really happening in real time and

is really happening in real time and that provides education opportunity is

that provides education opportunity is

that provides education opportunity is only a few select people in tips for

only a few select people in tips for

only a few select people in tips for outer space but we can all be ocean

outer space but we can all be ocean

outer space but we can all be ocean explorers so to all people were

explorers so to all people were

explorers so to all people were wondering is that stubby squid real my

wondering is that stubby squid real my

wondering is that stubby squid real my answer Hugh will always be yes and what

answer Hugh will always be yes and what

answer Hugh will always be yes and what else can you find together so I don’t I

else can you find together so I don’t I

else can you find together so I don’t I you to join us when we explore fly thank

you to join us when we explore fly thank

you to join us when we explore fly thank you

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