Marine Biologist, Helen Scales highlighting the tensions between exploring the deep ocean, the unique life discovered there and exploiting its resources for profit.
Helen Scales is a marine biologist, writer and broadcaster. She is author of the Guardian bestseller Spirals in Time, New Scientist book of the year Eye of the Shoal, and the children’s book The Great Barrier Reef. She writes for National Geographic Magazine, the Guardian, and New Scientist, among others. She teaches at Cambridge University and is science advisor for the marine conservation charity Sea Changers. Helen divides her time between Cambridge, England, and the wild Atlantic coast of France. he deep sea is the last, vast wilderness on the planet. In this talk, marine biologist Helen Scales will tell the story of our relationship with the deep sea - how we imagine, explore and exploit it. She will reveal the unique life discovered there, and highlight the tension between exploring the deep ocean and exploiting its resources for profit.
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