O cientista escondido em todos nós | John Terenzini | TEDxHong Kong

As águas-vivas, animais que existem há cerca de 500 milhões de anos, derivam pelas águas de Hong Kong e, até recentemente, quase ninguém as observava. Nesta palestra do TEDxHong Kong, John Terenzini explica como cerca de 700 cientistas cidadãos sem treinamento formal, usando apenas os seus celulares, ajudam a preencher lacunas na biologia marinha. Pesquisador ambiental, ele fundou em 2020 o Hong Kong Jellyfish Project para aproximar o público dos cientistas.

• Cidadãos que registram águas-vivas com celulares
• Hong Kong Jellyfish Project, fundado em 2020
• Mapeamento da distribuição de águas-vivas nas águas locais

A 500-million-year-old animal drifts beneath Hong Kong's ferries, and until recently, almost nobody was looking. John Terenzini shows how 700 untrained citizen scientists, using nothing but their phones, are filling in what marine biology still doesn't know. The only skill required: paying attention to what everyone else swims past. An accomplished environmental researcher with a background in outdoor education. John’s fascination with jellyfish began during a canoe expedition in Alaska. This experience led him to study Environmental Management at the University of Hong Kong. In 2020, John founded the "Hong Kong Jellyfish Project," a citizen science initiative aimed at empowering the public to collaborate with scientists. Through this model, John is able to conduct detailed research on the distribution of jellyfish in Hong Kong waters, deepening understanding of key aspects of local marine biodiversity and effectively promoting marine conservation efforts. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx