Nathan Wolf: What’s left to explore.
February 2012
Rating: ****
The
Ted talk that I chose to watch was far from what I was expecting. When I read
the title “What’s left to explore” I assumed it was uncharted territory, like
space or the ocean. The speaker Nathan Wolf began his lecture explaining all
the land that we have discovered, and how little space we have left.
Wolf
shared with us how he came up with this subject, from a middle school girl
simply asking him, well, what is next? That question got him thinking, and he
came up with this answer. Today there are still millions of things left to be
discovered, but not all of it has to do with land and territory. He spoke about
all of the different genotypes and different viruses that are still left a
mystery today. Nathan Wolf explained that in the mucus sample of someone who
has a simple influenza, is still 20% of unknown genotypes. The unknown
genotypes are now known as “biological dark matter” and in an average persons
gut, there is still 50%-60% of dark matter.
I
found this Ted talk very informing and very interesting, therefore deserving a
four star rating. I recommend this video for those who find interest in biology
and for those who are looking to discover new things. Wolf ended his lecture
with “There are unknowns all around us, waiting to be discovered.”
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