TED Video. Made of a mix of proteins, spider silks come in thousands of variations; there are over 40,000 species of spiders, with many spiders capable of producing half a dozen types.
Inspiring! When the residents of Saranac Lake, NY were faced with having a Super Wal-Mart put in, some 600 residents came together to open their own department store.
To see the world through Dr. Nalini Nadkarni's eyes you have to look up
-- way up. As an expert on the ecology of tropical and temperate forest
canopies -- particularly the role that canopy-dwelling plants play in
forests at the ecosystem level -- Nadkarni's research takes her far
above ground in Washington State and in Monteverde, Costa Rica.
Multidisciplinary
tree activist Nadkarni is at the forefront of communicating forest
canopy research results to non-scientists through collaborations with
artists, physicians, sports figures, and religious leaders. In 1994, Nadkarni
co-founded and became President of the International Canopy Network, a
non-profit organization that fosters communication among researchers,
educators, and conservationists concerned with forest canopies.
TED Video. Made of a mix of proteins, spider silks come in thousands of variations; there are over 40,000 species of spiders, with many spiders capable of producing half a dozen types.
Inspiring! When the residents of Saranac Lake, NY were faced with having a Super Wal-Mart put in, some 600 residents came together to open their own department store.
