The wonderful world of life in a drop of water

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March 10, 2018 NEW ON TED.COM The wonderful world of life in a drop of water 11:06 minutes · TED@IBM "Hold your breath," says inventor Tom Zimmerman. "This is the world without plankton." These tiny organisms produce two-thirds of our planet's oxygen -- without them, life as we know it wouldn't exist. In this talk and tech demo, Zimmerman and cell engineer Simone Bianco hook up a 3D microscope to a drop of water and take you scuba diving with plankton. Learn more about these mesmerizing creatures and get inspired to protect them against ongoing threats from climate change. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day What's happening to the ocean? Are we turning the oceans into warm, noisy, uninhabitable bodies of acid? The short answer is, yes -- but there's still hope. Watch » 5 talks · Total run time 1:10:35 NEW ON IDEAS.TED.COM How one woman in Pakistan is fighting to make the internet a safer place for women Lawyer and activist Nighat Dad talks about the fight to create a more accessible internet for women and other marginalized groups in her home country of Pakistan. Read more »   Download the TED app

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