I agree that his passion for discovery is highly infectious. His standing ovation was well deserved. My favorite part being the awe of discovery shown in the little girl's face and his recognition of that being a turning point in someone's life. A milestone, which helps determine whether that child will grow up with a similar passion for knowledge and discovery, or whether they will shut down their mind in favor of trivialities.
He has put his life's work into something he'll never see come to fruit. Yet it's that dream, that passion, that is the real light shining from him. He embodies a success that only very few people achieve. Highly respectable.
Indigo Child, I have not watched this video yet but to answer your question, he is most famous for finding and going down to the Titanic. I was in 9th grade and in an electricity class. Part of the class was earning my ham radio license. When Bob was dropping down to the ship we were talking to him in the ship via morse code. A couple months later we recieved a little tiny titanic model on which he had written the depth he was at when we were talking to him. 17,576 feet. He is an awesome teacher
I love space exploration and the idea of moving out into the solar system and eventually the galaxy. But Robert Ballard makes so much sense. NASA budget vs Noah budget 1600 times, that's insane. They should be nearly equal, I would think.
Some people said alot of negative things About Ballard. They really should show respect after all he did find Titanic and he is very awesome and smart person.
There is no water underneath the continents in terms of a sea, but the rock itself does contain large quantities of water in microscopic pores. The continental plates are mostly granitic rock, and they essentially float on heavier basaltic rock, of which the sea floor is mostly made (though with sediment on top of it). The seafloor is created at the midocean ridges that he talked about, and subducts underneath the continental plates at the edges, because it is heavier. Hope that helps.
People should see the deep sea videos that are out there, they examine our ocean and emphasize what he has stated. The amount of creatures out there, and the adaptations they have done to survive down there is astronomical.
"we cannot comprehend far away without the understand of our own roots" I disagree. I believe humanity has the capacity to pursue both ambitions with equal veracity. The total understanding of one is not necessary to understand the other - but rather the exploration of space and the oceans will augment each other as both fields of exploration grows and matures.
I think there is more funding and interest in space over the ocean simply because, the ocean is finite, space is seemingly infinite. Perhaps its the underlying nature of life to look up and out, for places to spread, we all originated from the oceans, so perhaps there's a sense of, "been there, done that" built into us. just a thought.
Bilgilendirme için teşekkürler. Basit bir mantıkla düşünün. Denizin üstüne mimari yaptığımızda, denizleri kapatmaya başladığımızda, su olmayan bir gezegene doğru gidebileceğimizi de düşünmek gerek. Deniz üstünde kesinlikle mimari yapılmamalı. Doğayı katledemeyiz. Araştırma yapmaktan mimariye gelinmesi de ayrıca ilginç.
I agree. :) Ofc we should explore the oceans but the way we're ruining our planet atm. we're going to need other planets to run to at some point. I think we should do way more to explore space than we're doing now actually. :)
And lastly, I'm very glad he stressed the point that we have over 70% of the Earth's resources locked away from us due to a disinterest in ocean exploration and harvesting technologies. I hear far too many small minds and new-age spiritualistic "doom" predictions about how we're using up all of our natural resources. We haven't even BEGUN to scratch the surface of this planet's resources. We simply need to find an economically and environmentally viable way to tap them.
Yes, ocean exploration needs more funding and deserves it too, but don't downplay NASA. The reason why we look at space so much is because it is 9,750,000,000,000,000,000 times bigger than the entire Earth!!! (diameter wise). And colonization of space is more important than more colonization of Earth (still very important) because if anything happens to our planet we'll be toast with no back-up for humanity. Great speech! The bottom of the ocean may look like what Europa's ocean looks like.
The ocean is cool, but it's already here with us. Were from the same mold as whats in the ocean because were all from earth not matter how different we are. In space, you can find something that's so out of the box you can't imagine, I know you could do that in the ocean but life is limited in the ocean it's not limited in space. If we wanted to we could map the whole ocean and figure out most of what's going on down there, that can't be said about space.
@rianpop no, dinosaurs did not evolve into us, they were a seperate branch from mammals. But single-celled organisms did evolve into fish, which did evolve into mammals (esp. rats) which did evolve into apes, which did evolve into us. And if you look at the timeline of evolution, humans have owned Earth for a VERY short period of time compared to all life that came before them. If you told me Adam & Eve were a type of bacteria or sea-sponge, I would be more inclined to believe in them.
7:48 - 7:51 is a direct jab at the omnipotent God of the universe who created us all, then sent a flood to destroy most of us as most of us had rebelled and chosen the ways of death. Let's not repeat the antediluvians' sin and miss out on eternal life.
I think Oceans might still be easier. You don't have to escape the earth's gravity, for instance. I like the model of the ocean base he showed, but can imagine other designs as well that might work. Plus it's right here on earth, already gets sunlight and oxygen. the oceans are a source of ready food. Salt-water can be distilled for drinking. I think less resources should be devoted to space exploration, more to sustainable living on earth and ocean exploration. earth is not disposable. peace
It cannot be forged; it cannot be counterfeited; it cannot be lost; it cannot be altered; it cannot be suppressed. It does not depend upon the will of man whether it shall be published or not; it publishes itself from one end of the earth to the other. It preaches to all nations and to all worlds; and this word of God reveals to man all that is necessary for man to know of God." ~ Thomas Paine
@rianpop Wow, a response to a comment I made two years ago, that's a record for me :) I think it is likely that we originated from the ocean, or via some meteor that landed in or around the ocean. From memory, the point i was trying to make is that life has a tendency to spread where it can, and there is little incentive to revisit the ocean which is already abundant with life. The goal is too survive and spread, and there's plenty of room out there in space to do so.
I wish he wouldn't keep equating underwater research with space research as if they're directly competing. NASA is massively underfunded too, and we should be championing all types of exploration.
The reason to his first question is because you cannot put Satellites in the ocean, there are no planet killing asteroids in the ocean, below 100 or so feet, there is not a viable (potential) market for tourism. Rockets are expensive, conventional submarines are less so. I love to dive, and I love the sea, but the stars are the new frontier.
@rianpop Nope, we really are a descendent of 'swamp soup' as you put it. Having goals and ideas now doesn't change the fact that you were once a single-celled organism, and so were all who came to make you.
Well, the budget for the Ocean is a fraction of the Space budget because it's fishing in a lot smaller pool (no pun intended). And also, humans cannot save themselves from desturction by going into the Ocean, but we CAN by going into space. This man is rather bitter, and too protective of his field to understand the wider problems of this world.
@campos3452 worst comment ever. The ocean of Earth is the most alien place in the Universe? Are you barking mad? There are angels in space? Where have those been discovered, exactly? *sigh*
If the gov't puts more money into ocean exploration, they will just look for ways to strip resources out of it to make money. we need to put resources into education and evolving ethically to matche the speed of our technological development. peace
"Where does ultimate truth come from?" There is no such thing as ultimate truth, and if there is, it is completely out of the realm of human perception. The closest you can get to it is studying the reality of the natural world. "he Creation speaketh a universal language, independently of human speech or human language, multiplied and various as they may be. It is an ever-existing original, which every man can read. (Cont.)
In regards to human cloning, it's only a matter of time. You cannot suppress the flow of discovery. Banning it in one country will only drive scientists to countries where the technology is not banned. This is happening with Stem Cell research, and the only thing that restricting research is accomplishing is the styming our research potential on the world stage and driving out of academics. It's a lost of wasted potential, especially since the US is home to some of the worlds best collages.
Its so true, there is nothing for us too explore in the heavens that benefit us other than to challenge the human spirit. That is where GOD and his Angels reside besides it is written that man has no place in heaven except for the coming chossen few. But that is another story...all funding and resources should be concentrated on the ocean floor. it is the most alien planet in the universe. not little green men that satan has conjured up in are minds.
"Obviously you are an atheist" I'm a deist, actually, with a few Roman Catholic tendencies. "But suffice to say that ethics stems from religion." Which is why rudimentary ethics and morality has been observed in the animal kingdom, to say nothing of Altruism which is displayed in most social animals. None of which (aside from humans) have religion.
wait wait wait.. i have a question wut is under the united states is it pure rocks or is it water like were floating wut is under europe asia africa south america ANTARTICA wut is under everything cuz i want to know:)
I agree that his passion for discovery is highly infectious. His standing ovation was well deserved. My favorite part being the awe of discovery shown in the little girl's face and his recognition of that being a turning point in someone's life. A milestone, which helps determine whether that child will grow up with a similar passion for knowledge and discovery, or whether they will shut down their mind in favor of trivialities.
He has put his life's work into something he'll never see come to fruit. Yet it's that dream, that passion, that is the real light shining from him. He embodies a success that only very few people achieve. Highly respectable.
I saw him give a longer version of this talk a few weeks ago at Syracuse.
Fantastic.
a man speaking fifteen minutes without a break with such immense and positive passion. you only get that at TED.
Indigo Child, I have not watched this video yet but to answer your question, he is most famous for finding and going down to the Titanic. I was in 9th grade and in an electricity class. Part of the class was earning my ham radio license. When Bob was dropping down to the ship we were talking to him in the ship via morse code. A couple months later we recieved a little tiny titanic model on which he had written the depth he was at when we were talking to him. 17,576 feet. He is an awesome teacher
I love space exploration and the idea of moving out into the solar system and eventually the galaxy. But Robert Ballard makes so much sense. NASA budget vs Noah budget 1600 times, that's insane. They should be nearly equal, I would think.
Gave me goosebumps, great presentation.
Mountains are scabs. I like that analogy. Great video. A real learning experience. Thanks.
I very much enjoyed this. I really do think we should worry about exploring our own planet before thinking of inhabiting another.
This video never gets old.
Great video, thank you for posting this.
wow! My blood boils with the earnest desire to explore our oceanic depths. That would be cool to live in a city built on the ocean
This guy has PASSION!
Some people said alot of negative things About Ballard. They really should show respect after all he did find Titanic and he is very awesome and smart person.
There is no water underneath the continents in terms of a sea, but the rock itself does contain large quantities of water in microscopic pores. The continental plates are mostly granitic rock, and they essentially float on heavier basaltic rock, of which the sea floor is mostly made (though with sediment on top of it). The seafloor is created at the midocean ridges that he talked about, and subducts underneath the continental plates at the edges, because it is heavier. Hope that helps.
People should see the deep sea videos that are out there, they examine our ocean and emphasize what he has stated. The amount of creatures out there, and the adaptations they have done to survive down there is astronomical.
woah that was so cool!!!
good luck with the research
keep the youtube community updated!!!!!!!!
very cool, last year i knew most of that stuff, you mentioned. but i hope yall mention some more cool things.
The ocean...man... what a deep subject. Like, whoa.
excellent presentation!
"we cannot comprehend far away without the understand of our own roots"
I disagree. I believe humanity has the capacity to pursue both ambitions with equal veracity. The total understanding of one is not necessary to understand the other - but rather the exploration of space and the oceans will augment each other as both fields of exploration grows and matures.
I think there is more funding and interest in space over the ocean simply because, the ocean is finite, space is seemingly infinite.
Perhaps its the underlying nature of life to look up and out, for places to spread, we all originated from the oceans, so perhaps there's a sense of, "been there, done that" built into us.
just a thought.
9-10 minute area is fascinating part of the presentation.
good stuff and funny
TED shines here as im used to
Ballard was done and will do amazing work...
Holy Hell! How many of these things get uploaded daily!? This is the third video I've seen today.
I would give anything in the world to be a part of this exploration.
As a high school student, life without plate tectonics is unthinkable...it's as natural to me and my (smarter) peers as evolution.
Bilgilendirme için teşekkürler. Basit bir mantıkla düşünün. Denizin üstüne mimari yaptığımızda, denizleri kapatmaya başladığımızda, su olmayan bir gezegene doğru gidebileceğimizi de düşünmek gerek. Deniz üstünde kesinlikle mimari yapılmamalı. Doğayı katledemeyiz. Araştırma yapmaktan mimariye gelinmesi de ayrıca ilginç.
I agree. :)
Ofc we should explore the oceans but the way we're ruining our planet atm. we're going to need other planets to run to at some point. I think we should do way more to explore space than we're doing now actually. :)
And lastly, I'm very glad he stressed the point that we have over 70% of the Earth's resources locked away from us due to a disinterest in ocean exploration and harvesting technologies. I hear far too many small minds and new-age spiritualistic "doom" predictions about how we're using up all of our natural resources.
We haven't even BEGUN to scratch the surface of this planet's resources. We simply need to find an economically and environmentally viable way to tap them.
Yes, ocean exploration needs more funding and deserves it too, but don't downplay NASA. The reason why we look at space so much is because it is 9,750,000,000,000,000,000 times bigger than the entire Earth!!! (diameter wise). And colonization of space is more important than more colonization of Earth (still very important) because if anything happens to our planet we'll be toast with no back-up for humanity.
Great speech! The bottom of the ocean may look like what Europa's ocean looks like.
The ocean is cool, but it's already here with us. Were from the same mold as whats in the ocean because were all from earth not matter how different we are. In space, you can find something that's so out of the box you can't imagine, I know you could do that in the ocean but life is limited in the ocean it's not limited in space. If we wanted to we could map the whole ocean and figure out most of what's going on down there, that can't be said about space.
thank you again TED:)
@rianpop no, dinosaurs did not evolve into us, they were a seperate branch from mammals.
But single-celled organisms did evolve into fish, which did evolve into mammals (esp. rats) which did evolve into apes, which did evolve into us. And if you look at the timeline of evolution, humans have owned Earth for a VERY short period of time compared to all life that came before them.
If you told me Adam & Eve were a type of bacteria or sea-sponge, I would be more inclined to believe in them.
7:48 - 7:51 is a direct jab at the omnipotent God of the universe who created us all, then sent a flood to destroy most of us as most of us had rebelled and chosen the ways of death.
Let's not repeat the antediluvians' sin and miss out on eternal life.
this right here is really interesting to me very interesting
Great talk!
I so agree with you!
How I've only just discovered this in 2023 baffles me
Perhaps you wish to view it again to refresh your memory?
Oceans are damn hard to tame. Space is child's play in comparison due to two factors. Weather and pressure!
I think Oceans might still be easier. You don't have to escape the earth's gravity, for instance. I like the model of the ocean base he showed, but can imagine other designs as well that might work. Plus it's right here on earth, already gets sunlight and oxygen. the oceans are a source of ready food. Salt-water can be distilled for drinking. I think less resources should be devoted to space exploration, more to sustainable living on earth and ocean exploration. earth is not disposable.
peace
This guy should be made King of America.
@Clemrm oops i ment Robert Bully Waterman was my great great grandpa
DAM, this guy means business! wonder what hes come acrossed so far.. this is cool.
17:13 collaps is the merit
my hat goes off to you, bravo
awsome video but it ends at 19:46/19:47 i was a little confused we need a great designer to fix this problem ^^
good point but to say that there is noting in space is untrue
It cannot be forged; it cannot be counterfeited; it cannot be lost; it cannot be altered; it cannot be suppressed. It does not depend upon the will of man whether it shall be published or not; it publishes itself from one end of the earth to the other. It preaches to all nations and to all worlds; and this word of God reveals to man all that is necessary for man to know of God." ~ Thomas Paine
To his last question: Have you ever played Bioshock?
@rianpop Wow, a response to a comment I made two years ago, that's a record for me :)
I think it is likely that we originated from the ocean, or via some meteor that landed in or around the ocean.
From memory, the point i was trying to make is that life has a tendency to spread where it can, and there is little incentive to revisit the ocean which is already abundant with life.
The goal is too survive and spread, and there's plenty of room out there in space to do so.
Links? Submersible ROVs for consumer rent would be amazing...
Amazing.
I wish he wouldn't keep equating underwater research with space research as if they're directly competing. NASA is massively underfunded too, and we should be championing all types of exploration.
The reason to his first question is because you cannot put Satellites in the ocean, there are no planet killing asteroids in the ocean, below 100 or so feet, there is not a viable (potential) market for tourism. Rockets are expensive, conventional submarines are less so. I love to dive, and I love the sea, but the stars are the new frontier.
brilliant
Robert Ballard is my great great grampa!
im not even joking.
5:39 next
@rianpop Nope, we really are a descendent of 'swamp soup' as you put it.
Having goals and ideas now doesn't change the fact that you were once a single-celled organism, and so were all who came to make you.
Well, the budget for the Ocean is a fraction of the Space budget because it's fishing in a lot smaller pool (no pun intended). And also, humans cannot save themselves from desturction by going into the Ocean, but we CAN by going into space.
This man is rather bitter, and too protective of his field to understand the wider problems of this world.
@rianpop we did.
This is what America is about! and what it should be known for! not about WAR and occupation!
wow... the apparent intelligence behind tht comment... im in awe..
me too, he got the colbert bump
@anonymouslol Not necessarily. It is very possible to build contained, underwater environments
we all know what comes after exploration, right???
@campos3452 worst comment ever. The ocean of Earth is the most alien place in the Universe? Are you barking mad? There are angels in space? Where have those been discovered, exactly? *sigh*
That bandwidth tho
In his attire he looks like a new generation trekkie
California USA
8:16???
If the gov't puts more money into ocean exploration, they will just look for ways to strip resources out of it to make money. we need to put resources into education and evolving ethically to matche the speed of our technological development.
peace
"Where does ultimate truth come from?"
There is no such thing as ultimate truth, and if there is, it is completely out of the realm of human perception. The closest you can get to it is studying the reality of the natural world.
"he Creation speaketh a universal language, independently of human speech or human language, multiplied and various as they may be. It is an ever-existing original, which every man can read.
(Cont.)
In regards to human cloning, it's only a matter of time. You cannot suppress the flow of discovery. Banning it in one country will only drive scientists to countries where the technology is not banned. This is happening with Stem Cell research, and the only thing that restricting research is accomplishing is the styming our research potential on the world stage and driving out of academics.
It's a lost of wasted potential, especially since the US is home to some of the worlds best collages.
16:05 over:)
he sounds breathless lol
Rosie Godinez
Who want's to live under the ocean.....?
they gonna find spongebob soon
Its so true, there is nothing for us too explore in the heavens that benefit us other than to challenge the human spirit. That is where GOD and his Angels reside besides it is written that man has no place in heaven except for the coming chossen few. But that is another story...all funding and resources should be concentrated on the ocean floor. it is the most alien planet in the universe. not little green men that satan has conjured up in are minds.
You may wish to view the video again to ascertain for yourself that yes, Robert Ballard, took a personal dig at the God of the Bible.
Interesting that he spends his life with water, yet feels compelled to rail against the God who covered the whole world with water. hmmmmm.
6:50 wwelcome baCK!
has
@krissmith1986 7 NASA employees
lol i like how u put that.. its so true!
its just the ocean.. but now... its THE OCEAN. lmao
aquanauts vs astronauts ???? seems unfair
safety in technology 1st :)
"Obviously you are an atheist"
I'm a deist, actually, with a few Roman Catholic tendencies.
"But suffice to say that ethics stems from religion."
Which is why rudimentary ethics and morality has been observed in the animal kingdom, to say nothing of Altruism which is displayed in most social animals. None of which (aside from humans) have religion.
Please watch the video again chutzpah1618 before posting you know not what.
I may be cute, but I sure love science!! =]
wait wait wait.. i have a question wut is under the united states is it pure rocks or is it water like were floating wut is under europe asia africa south america ANTARTICA wut is under everything cuz i want to know:)
I lost all my repect for him when he said: "nucular" I was like "wow good job"
fat chance. XD
watch?v=_DUv5ANIPiQ
hey watch mariah carey pitch at a baseball game in japan..funny ass hell lol
world governments? you mean governments of the world lol.
A voice from deep sea: colonize own planet, disgusting. let us live in peace
Ask a science question on a science video board and that's what you get. }|:op