– About Lucianne Walkowicz – Lucianne Walkowicz, a 2011 TEDGlobal Fellow, studies the inscrutable faces of the stars for clues to the inner workings of their hearts. She got her taste for astronomy as an undergrad at Johns Hopkins, testing detectors for the Hubble Space Telescope’s new camera (installed in 2002). She also learned to love the dark stellar denizens of our galaxy, the red dwarfs, which became the topic of her PhD dissertation at University of Washington. in her TEDxPhoenix 11.11.11 TEDxTalk, Lucianne explains the importance of preserving our dark night sky from the perils of light pollution and other lesser-known factors. In Lucianne’s eyes, “Our night sky is a natural resource, it’s like a park you can visit without ever having to travel there. But like any natural resource, if we don’t protect it, if we don’t preserve it and treasure it, it will slip away from us and be gone.” Website: astro.berkeley.edu On Twitter: twitter.com – About TEDxPhoenix 11.11.11 – The theme for TEDxPhoenix 11.11.11 was “______ for a Change” and featured speakers from around the US who are exploring unique ideas that have brought about unexpected, interesting, and positive changes. Five hundred people from all over Arizona and the western US gathered at the Mesa Arts Center for an evening of thought provoking and entertaining talks. The opening title (vimeo.com and speaker video intros were created under the design and direction of TEDxPhoenix Art Director, Safwat Saleem (@safwat …
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subparanon. ‘point them up’ hmm really? i thought the stars were somewhere around the ground…? like around my feet.’what you see up there’ … what do i see? ‘if you would only look’… stfu.
Geezus . . .way too? much misdirected testosterone in this comment thread.
Surely there must be other, more suitable youtube threads y’all could find to comment on.
Hubba-Hubba, Lucianne ! I saw two back-to-back esipodes of The Universe on The History2 Channel, and Goddess Lucianne was on both shows. Beauty & Brains. Wow.
And now… there’s Amy Mainzer AND Lucianne Walkowicz. Two BangTidy Brainy? Babes.
I love the night sky & love? sleeping in total darkness.
..Lucianne Walkowicz is pretty…but if i didn’t know anything about her, she’d be average…BUT…the fact that she’s also a brainiac makes her HOT as hell to me…kinda? weird…
She sure likes the word? “NOW”
smart and sexy? wow dont think thats possible
@ Deithrian, You’ve chosen a sad and sarcastic attitude. You have every right to do so, however, it does not change the facts. 80% of light pollution comes from streetlights. This is simple and sensible? to correct…without a single downside. As streetlights age, they can be replaced with smarter-designed lights that will save billions of taxdollars nationally, be healthier for people & wildlife, and reveal the beautiful starry sky that exists over every backyard- now only needlessly hidden.
I so understand you Lucianne and fully agree with your insightful reasoning. Your informative verbal expression was refreshing to say? only the least. I also noticed and appreciated your desire to have all those who care to become involved in the search, joy and gratification of new discoveries. I’m also a native NY I to struggled as a kid to see the night sky through all of the air and light pollution. Kepler should prove to be very exciting if all goes according to expectations. Phil
Too many girls these days are materialistic and have no? broad perspective. Plus she’s hot!
o? rly
Her point about the energy inefficiency of blotting out the night sky instead of the? light going where it was intended … that is important wherever money matters.
By the presenter, that is,? not the previous poster’s frivolous remarks.
Well? said.
brain+good looks, i wish? she was younger 😛
As? an Alexander McQueen fan, I gasped when she said “savage beauty”.
@Deithrian Open your mind. Carelessly directed light scattering everywhere wastes energy,tax$,and needlessly hides stars. Correctly directed light requires less lumens, less light bounce, plus city planners can choose materials that bounce less. Citizen science programs like Zooniverse delight even grade-school kids who contribute to real science, inc Kepler Mission. Get to a darksite like Bryce Canyon. See the Milky Way with? your own eyes. Starlight at night is intrinsic as a blue sky at day.
Dark? skies?
youtube.com/watch?v=QZ0BIVbFGc4&feature=related
one of my favorite things to do is stare up at the sky at a cottage/ in the country just for hours? on end.
So amazing to think about what you are seeing.
so, east coast america must have a VERY heavy concentration of mental disorders (environmental, electromagnetic toxi…city). i’m very interested to see a study done that compares coast to coast, usa – based on those? glow in the dark pictures.
a galaxy is a body of life, correct? certainly, there must be a heart (earth) in every single one. that’s how you’ll find other planets in galaxies .. look for the heart (earth). there should be at least one in every galaxy.
For the winner of hottest TEDtalker? ever, look no further! 🙂
Oh and great talk too hehe
I had a really profound experience with the sky. It was about 4 days about Hurricane Katrina and I lived in a suburb ~45 minutes north of New Orleans. We had evacuated for the storm but had to return home (for particular reasons) before the area was officially opened back up. We got there really late so we? had to stay the night. Since there was no elec. within probably 60-80 miles, the sky was just……. I can’t even describe it. I was literally in tears.
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