How one scientist took on the chemical industry – Mark Lytle

Discover the groundbreaking environmental work of Rachel Carson, whose book “Silent Spring” explores how human actions threaten the balance of nature.

—

In 1958, after receiving a letter describing songbird deaths from the pesticide known as DDT, Rachel Carson launched an investigation into the misuse of chemicals and their harmful effects on nature. In 1962, she published her findings in “Silent Spring,” which immediately sparked applause and heated dissent. How did this biologist and writer spark such controversy? Mark Lytle investigates.

Lesson by Mark Lytle, directed by Héloïse Dorsan Rachet.

Host's website: https://www.heloisedr.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/helo.dr/?hlfr
Subscribe to our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter
Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon
Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook
Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter
Watch us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram
See the full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-one-scientist-took-on-the-chemical-industry-mark-lytle

Thank you very much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Angelo Urzua-Milla, Tommy Lewis, leorene, Mahina Bachiller, Marcus Andre Nery, Bruce Vieira Lopes, chef, Charmaine Hanson, Michael Goldberg, Lydia Pflieger, Paul Aldred-Bann, Manav Parmar, Susan Wang, Utkarsh Dubey, Thawsitt, Xuebicoco, Jezabel, Maeve, Kim Humphrey, Kristen Damas, JackKeyton, Matthew D. Vigil, Amin Shahril, Adriano Fontes, Xiao Yu, Fatima Kried, Aravind Battaje, Melissa Suarez, Jason Duncan, Brian A. Dunn, Francisco Amaya, Daisuke Goto, Matt Switzler, Chhunheng Veng, Leonardo Monrroy, Sumedh Ghaisas, Guhten, Amer Harb, Dowey Baothman, Norbert Orgován, Shafeeq Ansari, Gabriel Balsa, Maryam Sultan, Bethany Connor, Jeremy Shimanek, Adam Foreman, Sebastiaan Vleugels, Lâm Nguyễn, Mark Byers and Bradley Heinold.