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How tiny satellites are tracking marine wildlife | Jake Levenson | TEDxFoggyBottom
TEDx Talksยท 2025-11-29 18:00
[Music] [Applause] So, this is a Fitbit for whales. It's basically a smartwatch that measures every flip and stroke, every movement, every little thing the whale does. And it is terribly expensive.Uh so much so that we have to order one a year or more in advance just to get it. And we attach it to the whale with suction cups. Why.Because we've decided that this whale is worth protecting. Unless we know where it is, where it's going, and how it behaves, we can't really protect it. Now, we protect things all ...