Elizabeth Lindsey: Curating humanity's heritage

http://www.ted.com It's been said that when an elder dies, it's as if a library is burned. Anthropologist Elizabeth Lindsey, a National Geographic Fellow, collects the deep cultural knowledge passed down as stories and lore.

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[caseyforever]

the vocal tone of presentation is a turn off to most people (including me)... but the info is there if you have the patience to listen instead of giving it a thumbs down a few seconds in then moving on. this information is crucial to the dialog if we as a species are going to survive another century. as is we're slated to be extinct in the next 60 or so years. so stick that in your "hey! that's not science" hat and smoke it.

[jahrleriksen]

If you're looking for some good, new, TED talks about science, try searching "tedx caltech" and you might find some gems...

[MauiHeBro]

Maybe you mean it's a turn off to uncultured white people who aren't open to other cultures. It's not a turn off to people of HI, like me. Don't speak for others. Speak for yourself.

[haibuihoang]

She's wearing Ao dao, isn't she?

[groen2]

I love this talk, keep coming back to it.

[benalive17]

@radscorpion8 you're right! i over edited and oops my message came across holier than thou rather than simple and true. lol.

[benalive17]

@radscorpion8 you're right! i over edited and oops my message came across holier than thou rather than simple and true. curses foiled again. lol.

[HadeanAgent]

This woman's SHINY! :D

[dinacamposlopes]

when you cannot accept feelings and performance in order to aid comprehension you are suspicious of this form of speech - develop your female side - you will get it! I had to study and comprehend male speech - i developed my male side - often painful!

[popgeo]

@alghq

This is the most shallow comment that I have seen in a while. What this woman is saying is that the elders or different cultures knew that the world will come out of balance and that they know the solution. She is speaking about the current general crisis and that there are not many solutions out.... and you view this as horse shit ? Do any of your friends or relatives know how to navigate the oceans without instruments ? Ancient cultures did respect nature, we don't .

[popgeo]

This is profound wisdom and profound examples......all traditional cultures carry the knowledge and wisdom that the technological societies based on focus for profit have lost . Today, the average Joe does not know to interact with nature with respect nor find his way out of a vast forest or an ocean without the tools of modern technology. They have lost exactly the connectedness that makes the difference between being smart and being wise. Amazing how blind we are in the information era.