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SUMMARY:Feedback Loops in Nature– The Making of a TED-Ed Lesson - Anje-M
 argriet Neutel (British Antarctic Survey)
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CONTACT:Dr Dan Jones
DESCRIPTION: “Feedback is more than a reflection\, an evaluation\, or th
 e sign of a defect in a sound system. It is at the heart of what makes all
  natural systems work. Nature plays with feedback just as a musician plays
  with sound. Ecological systems are full of positive and negative feedback
 s\, chains of effects of species on each other and their non-living enviro
 nment that loop back on themselves\, forces of divergence and convergence.
  The strengths of all these feedbacks together do not create a cacophony\,
  they show harmony and rhythm. Feedbacks define the melody of ecosystem fu
 nctioning. Each ecosystem a song.”\n\nWith this pitch\, we presented an 
 idea for a short educational video to TED*. I will show the resulting (5 m
 in.) video\, tell you about the process and encourage you to make one your
 self. \n\nYou can find our TED-Ed lesson here:\n\nhttp://ed.ted.com/lesson
 s/feedback-loops-how-nature-gets-its-rhythms-anje-margriet-neutel\n\n*TED 
 is a nonprofit organisation devoted to spreading ideas\, usually in the fo
 rm of short\, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a 
 conference where Technology\, Entertainment and Design converged\, and tod
 ay covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues 
 — in more than 100 languages.\n
LOCATION:British Antarctic Survey\, conference room
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