Prestar atenção aos sinais vitais do nosso planeta | Paula Bontempi, Ph.D | TEDxCapeMay

A saúde da Terra é avaliada de forma semelhante à de um paciente: cientistas fazem check-ups regulares nos sinais vitais do planeta e relatam o que as medições mostram. Na palestra do TEDxCapeMay, a oceanógrafa Paula Bontempi compara esse trabalho ao cuidado médico e defende que os resultados exigem atenção e ação, e não apenas preocupação. Ela é professora de oceanografia na Universidade de Rhode Island e atuou na sede da NASA.

• Cientistas monitoram os sinais vitais da Terra com check-ups regulares
• Palestrante: Paula Bontempi, professora de oceanografia e ex-cientista de programa da NASA
• Os resultados do monitoramento pedem atenção e ação

When someone we love has changing vital signs, we don't look away—we pay attention, we show up, we learn, and we take action. Our planet deserves the same kind of care. Join Paula Bontempi as she shares how scientists are like doctors - doing regular check-ups on Earth's vital signs—and why the results demand our presence, not just our concern. Paula Bontempi is a Professor of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and served at NASA Headquarters as acting deputy director of the Earth Science Division and as a physical scientist and program manager in ocean biology and biogeochemistry. She served as NASA Program Scientist for instrument and mission science, including the Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS), Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP), and the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission. She holds a Ph.D. in Oceanography from URI-GSO, an M.S. in Oceanography from Texas A&M University, and a B.S. in Biology from Boston College. She was a co-Chair of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) study on Future Directions for Southern Ocean and Antarctic Nearshore and Coastal Research, and the NASEM Committee for Assessing NASA Science Activation 2.0: Progress, Achievements, and Strategic Recommendations. 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