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The surprising power of your nature photos | Scott Loarie

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Society & Culture, Ted, Ted Talks Daily, Ted Podcast, Ted Talks

4.1 β€’ 12.1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Scott Loarie has a challenge for you: go outside and take a picture of a living thing. He introduces the global community of people building a living atlas of the natural world by sharing their nature photos with scientists β€” and shows how you can join in on the fun.



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0:00.0

You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas and conversations to spark your curiosity every day.

0:13.5

I'm your host, Elise Hugh.

0:15.6

We are in an extinction crisis.

0:18.8

By the end of the century, scientists believe that up to one third of

0:22.4

animal life on this planet could be gone. That's a huge problem for so many reasons. And according to

0:28.8

biologist and entrepreneur, Scott Lorry, we can help more than we know. In his talk, he shares

0:34.5

the power of citizen science and why we should all be taking out our phones and snapping a photo of that cool insect or bird we see way more for the sake of the earth.

0:45.1

And stick around for a brief Q&A between Scott and Head of Ted Chris Anderson after the talk.

0:57.9

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