TEDxMIA - Colin Foord - A Hybrid Future - The Corals of Miami

COLIN FOORD
Colin Foord is a marine biologist and artist educated at the University of Miami and James Cook University (Australia). He is one half of the marine biological art-duo Coral Morphologic, whose fluorescent coral imagery has graced Miami since 2007.




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• Climate Change

[kcffwhite]

Save the Earth why don't you! Global warming LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!

First you might want to take a speech class, then pull your finger out the electrical socket!

The first time I watched this I was Drunk, this time sober and all I can say is I wish I was drunk again!

Jerk out jerk off!

[Fugufish11]

@kcffwhite This could be the key to healthy reefs in a changing climate. These species need to be preserved! And I'm sorry you don't care, and you think it's a boring waste of time, but don't be a jerk about this and maybe next time don't leave a comment.

[loknar28]

Very significant find. Most notably the coral living what has to be brackish water in mouth of the river. I am not sure shopping carts or bicycle frames are significant when it comes to identify pollution though, but I can understand why you would use that imagery for people why do not understand what effects coral growth, ie.. if they can't see it it isn't an issue. The real issues with the coral reef is run off from fertilizer, and High density(smart-growth?? )construction. 

[labobw]

Great talk Colin, fascinating to learn of the hybridization of the corals just hope the species can hang in there; will be interesting to see population of the hybrid corals in the future if the dynamite doesn't get them all.

[kcffwhite]

I'll be honest with you.

Boring!!!

Nice Hair. There will be only one Steve Jobs, RIP.

660 seconds wasted!

[henrystyle1]

Who is he fooling? He already fragged those hybrid corals. I would have.. lol

[nducassi]

Maybe the national coral reef experts meeting in Florida next week for the National Coral Reef Task Force could take up this issue to save the Fisher Island Hybrid - Miami's Super Coral.

[MonopolyBag]

Very cool stuff

[kcffwhite]

F$#€ Me.