Earth
Questions
1. What images spring to mind when you hear the word ‘Earth’?
2. What are your feelings towards the Earth?
3. Would you like to see the Earth from space?
4. What is Earth made of?
5. What natural hazards are there on Earth? Do they affect you?
6. What will happen to the Earth if all humans disappear from it?
7. What do you think is the most beautiful thing about the Earth?
8. What other name would you give the Earth?
Videos
The Earth is 4.6 billion years old — but how can humans relate to a number so colossal, and where do we fit on the geologic timeline? Comparing the Earth’s lifetime to one calendar year, events like the extinction of
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dinosaurs and Columbus setting sail took place relatively recently. Joshua M. Sneideman reminds us of our time and place in the universe.
Lesson by Joshua M. Sneideman, animation by Powerhouse Animation Studios Inc.
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Category: Geography & Travel | Science
Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves
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as a meditation on being grateful for every day. (Filmed at TEDxSF.)
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Category: Nature & Environment
Guitarist and singer Raul Midon plays “Everybody” and “Peace on Earth” during his 2007 set at TED.
Category: Art
Human beings are everywhere. With settlements on every continent, we can be found in the most isolated corners of Earth’s jungles, oceans and tundras. Our impact is so profound, most scientists believe humanity has left
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a permanent mark on Earth’s geological record. So what would happen if suddenly, every human on Earth disappeared? Dan Kwartler investigates.
Lesson by Dan Kwartler, directed by Globizco Studios.
Lesson by Dan Kwartler, directed by Globizco Studios.
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Category: Nature & Environment