Wallace Blue Marbles

The blue marbles project went viral.

Wallace blue marbles.

In blue mind dr. Humans love the water. James cameron took a blue marble on his dive to the deepest part of the ocean. Nichols is trying to reinvent ocean conservation by studying how nature affects humans.

If you get one give one. Blue mind is landmark best selling book by marine biologist dr. Nichols s thesis couldn t more simple. Born one day in 2009 when i handed a blue marble to my friend lebaron.

Why are we drawn to lakes rivers oceans and pools each summer. He has since shared blue marbles with millions of people around the world. Nichols blue marble initiative to mark sailing vessel mir s maiden voyage from the mediterranean to bali via the red sea gulf of aden indian ocean bay of bengal singapore and the java sea in 2010 see the expedition log reports below. Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease.

Then pause for a moment and consider that tens of thousands of similar recycled glass blue marbles are passing from hand to hand right now making their way around the earth our big blue marble. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions revealing the. Nichols an award winning scientist eco activist and author. Within eighteen months nearly a million people had received or given marbles to express gratitude for work that benefits our planet.

Nichols to start the blue marbles project in 2009. Biosphere foundation joined director wallace j. That photograph stimulated marine biologist wallace j. But this book doesn t stress the simple things about water.

Libby at the slow coast can help you. Nichols aims higher crafting a carefully researched case for water as a cure for many modern travails and for water as the key to understanding mankind s place on the planet and its need to preserve all life. Rock stars presidents kids scientists artists explorers eco celebrities teachers business leaders even the dalai lama and the pope have received blue marbles and gotten their blue mind on. The blue marble has inspired awe for millions and for one man it sparked a movement.

Nichols now estimates that there are as many as a million of his blue marbles in.