Our Relationship With Water

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Technology

4.3 • 21.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

We need water to live. But with rising seas and so many lacking clean water — water is in crisis and so are we. This hour, TED speakers explore ideas around restoring our relationship with water. Guests on the show include legal scholar Kelsey Leonard, artist LaToya Ruby Frazier, and community organizer Colette Pichon Battle.

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0:36.6	I'm Manouche Zomerodi and on the show today, Water.
0:42.9	You know, our very existence on this planet as human beings is possible because of water.
0:48.5	Without water, we would not be here.
0:51.4	This is Kelsey Leonard.
0:52.9	She's a legal scholar and water policy is her specialty.
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