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The Human, The Orchid and the Octopus

The Human, The Orchid and the Octopus. BY Jacques Cousteau and Susan Schifelbein. Who is this guy?. Naturally gifted with the desire to explore “Aqua naught” Explorer, inventor, filmmaker Silent World Leader??? French Naval Officer Resistance Leader Boat Captain

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The Human, The Orchid and the Octopus

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  1. The Human, The Orchid and the Octopus BY Jacques Cousteau and Susan Schifelbein

  2. Who is this guy? • Naturally gifted with the desire to explore • “Aqua naught” • Explorer, inventor, filmmaker • Silent World • Leader??? • French Naval Officer • Resistance Leader • Boat Captain • Director Monaco Oceanographic Museum

  3. Personal Risk • Two Rules in Risk Taking • Never pursue risk, avoid it. • The only risk you can take is a calculated one • Places a high value on life • Risks taken can only be taken to improve the quality of life… • Or to save a life • Risks taken for Ideals • Ensure that their accomplishments will improve mankind

  4. Personal Risk • Types of Inexcusable Risks • Risk By Ignorance • Risk By Overconfidence • Risk for the Sake of Risk Itself

  5. Public Risk • Risks taken that affect the Public • Life should not be calculated as an expenditure or a loss • Too often risksare taken to increase profits • Nuclear Power Plants • DDT and other pesticides • Limiting of vehicle exhaust in Europe

  6. Public Risk • Too often risks are taken without informing the public • Hydrogen bubble at a nuclear power plant • The Radiation form the Bakini Bomb tests

  7. Environmental Issues • Pollution of the Oceans • “Where did we [Humans] even get the idea in the first place that we have to ask whether we should save the environment or not” • Saccage • Manmade altering of marine habitats • Destruction of Coral Reefs • Building of Harbors and Marinas • Dredging operations

  8. More Environmental Issues • Overfishing • Approximately 20 percent of fisheries gone • Advanced technology, fewer fish. • Cousteau suggested solutions, not just presented problems • Showed people how beautiful the oceans were, with films

  9. Humanity and Science • Scientists used to be motivated by a desire to explore • Now they are trained monkeys that bring the coconuts down form the tree when asked • Scientists should use science for the benefit of Humanity, not financial or prestige reasons

  10. The Hot Peace • Staunchly opposed any kind of Nuclear Energy or Weapons • Nations viewed them as a measuring stick • Epitome of science for evil • Does not encourage peace • Too easy for terrorists • Suggested we use them against meteors threatening earth

  11. Quiz… • What do the human, the orchid and the octopus have in common? • They are all the most advanced members of their species!

  12. Questions???

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