Wallace J. Nichols - I Wish You Water | Bioneers

The cognitive and emotional benefits of healthy oceans and waterways have been celebrated through art, song, romance and poetry throughout human history. Marine biologist, activist, community organizer and author Wallace J. Nichols will dive deeper and explore our blue minds through the dual lenses of evolutionary biology and cognitive science, reminding us that we are water.

This speech was given at the 2014 Bioneers National Conference.

Since 1990, Bioneers has acted as a fertile hub of social and scientific innovators with practical and visionary solutions for the world's most pressing environmental and social challenges.

To experience talks like this, please join us at the Bioneers National Conference each October, and regional Bioneers Resilient Community Network gatherings held nationwide throughout the year.

[DavetheChimp]

I vote for this guy as president - his voice alone would stop wars!
I feel so relaxed listening to this...

[DrWallaceJNichols]

We greatly enjoyed Bioneers this year! Note that our home is in a mountain lion (or puma) hotspot in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but some of our Spanish speaking neighbors refer to them as "jaguars", which are technically a different species. In case there was any confusion ; )

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I wish I had the money to live near or at least occasionally visit a natural body of water.