Why We Should Pay More Attention to Phytoplankton | Reagan Errera | TEDxLSU

What is barely visible to the unaided eye, helps create a large share of the world’s oxygen, but also has the power to disrupt aquatic food webs and have devastating effects on the natural and human world? Phytoplankton are the worlds tiny responders, helping and hurting environments as they interact with elements surrounding them. In this talk, phytoplankton ecologist Reagan Errera shows why the tiny single-celled life forms deserve a little more respect. In research ecologist Reagan Errera’s opinion, phytoplankton, the microscopic algae and other organisms floating in unfathomable numbers throughout the world’s oceans, don’t get the proper respect they deserve. In reality, these tiny single-celled life forms are just as important as trees, cleaning the air we breathe and impacting the global climate in profound ways. A native of Florida, Reagan developed a fascination for algae blooms as an undergraduate studying abroad at the University of Queensland in Australia. She continued her passion for ocean science at Texas A&M, earning a master’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences and her PhD in Oceanography. Today she is a research ecologist with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, researching phytoplankton ecology with a special focus on global climate change and harmful algal species that produce a variety of toxins. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@Ronnan-2049]

Funny how from 23.8M subscribers only 2,289 have watched this video, probably half of the views are not even subscribers. We really care about this planet, the numbers shows :)

[@Thedoodlebob1000]

wrong boi

[@javadog7166]

Best presentation and authentic speech I've seen in recent memories!

[@leknin2021]

Fascinating

[@calebdinebudziszewskiradel8705]

This is very well done!

[@return2earthvideochannel]

Good to see the presenter is well 'grounded'!

[@rencat1minecraft]

Great information helped me in science Olympiad Water quality 2019-2020

[@mariachristina9029]

Wow guidance from the Holy Spirit to eat that Phytoplankton. All praise be to God ❤

[@edwardtamas6067]

very interesting. Am i ok to use that diagram for my university presentation? with citation included of course

[@arielshikoba1857]

Great video!! I wonder is this the reason why NY ban plastic bags because of the chemicals in the sea. Makes ya think!

[@joeybenoit6269]

Nevermind she's a genius and she's right! She got to my pollution question! The planet is sick!

[@KennyGuyte]

Have this marine phytoplankton been studied in relation to ALS Motor Neuron Disease?

[@horsedrag2468]

PCB laced micro-plastic is the new plankton.

[@promeshogh5698]

Why did she remove her shoes tho??

[@bababrown976]

Phytoplankton, seamoss capadulla,granny bark

[@joeybenoit6269]

Very promising but the oceans are polluted! So what's the answer now!

[@candicejaid6107]

Labs

[@bobsters211]

who is here from Stirtz Lab?

[@shns5471]

First

[@cremebrulee6667]

She’s not wearing shoes

[@candicejaid6107]

He isnt

[@milonirupani8310]

True

[@shubhamnath9883]

It is very disturbing that the human actions are causing environmental disbalance to such an extent that the natural heroes have becoming villains :(

[@nappygrimm6411]

Yep its called corporations they will rip through our world and will go tp space and do it again there

[@candicejaid6107]

I was waiting for the man to talk not woman. Get a wardrobe change

[@giljorge7479]

I agree with the first phrase

[@kari548]

._.

[@personlady2438]

That’s rude and unnecessary. I hope you have evolved over the last two years to be more accepting and less judgmental.

[@superlibbyanne]

Not nice, at least she knows she is a woman.