In this visually breathtaking talk, glaciologist M Jackson talks about the need for a radical shift in how we think about the 400,000 glaciers we share our planet with. Could taking these ice masses into consideration when it comes to our sociopolitical and cultural processes help us tackle big environmental problems ahead?

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Enjoy this unedited talk by M Jackson.
Filmed at TED2018.
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