How we look kilometers below the Antarctic ice sheet

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March 1, 2018 Today's TED Talk How we look kilometers below the Antarctic ice sheet 11:11 minutes · TEDxStanford Antarctica is a vast and dynamic place, but radar technologies -- from World War II-era film to state-of-the-art miniaturized sensors -- are enabling scientists to observe and understand changes beneath the continent's ice in unprecedented detail. Join radio glaciologist Dustin Schroeder on a flight high above Antarctica and see how ice-penetrating radar is helping us learn about future sea level rise -- and what the melting ice will mean for us all. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day What is the Anthropocene? Humanity's increasingly permanent mark on the planet has spurred a new geological age in Earth's history -- The Anthropocene. Learn how we've come to this point in time and what our footprint means to the future of this planet. Watch » 8 talks · Total run time 2:04:49 NEW ON IDEAS.TED.COM What's one of the keys to mastering multitasking? Feedback Some 2.5 percent of people are thought to be supertaskers — people who excel at multitasking. And we can use some of their strategies to boost our own skills, says psychiatrist Srini Pillay. Read more »   Download the TED app

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