How the oceans can clean themselves: Boyan Slat at TEDxDelft
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ต.ค. 2012
- 18-year-old Boyan Slat combines environmentalism, entrepreneurism and technology to tackle global issues of sustainability. After diving in Greece, and coming across more plastic bags than fish, he wondered; "why can't we clean this up?"
While still being on secondary school, he then decided to dedicate half a year of research to understand plastic pollution and the problems associated with cleaning it up.
This ultimately led to his passive clean-up concept, which he presented at TEDxDelft 2012.
Working to prove the feasibility of his concept, Boyan Slat currently gives lead to a team of approximately 50 people, and temporarily quit his Aerospace Engineering study to completely focus his efforts on The Ocean Cleanup.
The progress of The Ocean Cleanup can be followed through www.theoceancleanup.com, TheOceanCleanup, as well as TheOceanCleanup.
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Who’s here years later seeing his project actually be a success?
"Only if we realize change is more important than money, money will come." Splendid!
Give that man a Nobel!
Proof that it takes one person to make a positive difference in the world!
Good luck man. I'm 19 as you and I spend all day checking facebook and youtube. You are the pride of my generation
I feel like there is a severe lack of applause during this....
This young man is absolutely brilliant. I hope they use his idea. I wish people in government cared about the Earth as much as this young man does.
This guy is a hero,cleaning up the entire ocean is not something simple ;)
This is the person we should be listening to instead of an angry swedish girl who offers no solutions
This video is going to save the planet. He may be young, but he thinks directly, and over the heads of people that can't do anything. This young man has the most important comments of our age. If we don't listen, there won't be time to do anything about this. He is a plastics hero.
He is a man with a courage to follow his heart so selflessly. I hope that this invention happens. Its clear that if the governments wanted to help any of the world crisis that we face they could easily do so but choose not too. Thank goodness for people like him. Thank you Boyan. x
Some 4 years ago, I have watched this video. And today, I have just read, that the government actually did it and in a year - there will be 60 devices in Pacific. So happy about it!!
amazing how stupid you can feel when someone tells you how easy it is to fix your mistakes by simply changing your perspective and doing actual research
In our time, when mediocrity prevails, the voice and effort of such a young man must be heard, We need people like him just anytime. Boyan Slat fights to make the world a better place for everybody. His ideas are simple and bright and we can not pretend he is not a genius. He deserves our respect, support and applause.
I admire his method. Can't help but feel how sincere his passion is.
There’s something magical about a young man with a vision and plan to help change the world and accomplishing that goal makes it all the more special. Humanity at its finest. Thank you sir.
Remember his name!!!
He deserves a nobel!
And 10 years later, he did it!!!!! 1st it was with "Wilson", then with "Jenny". Bravo!!!!
Thank you Boyan Slat!!! You are brave and brilliant. A true leader. Go, baby, Go!!