The Human, The Orchid and The Octopus Written by Jacques Cousteau and Susan Schiefelbein Presented by Sai Reddy
What is common between the three? Human Orchid Octopus
Who was Jacques Cousteau? Explorer Environmentalist Leader
The Explorer Drive to explore Curiosity Thirst for Knowledge
Cousteau’s Ship “The Calypso” The Explorer Cousteau’s Ship “The Calypso” “Aqualung”
Personal Risk Unacceptable Risks: Risk by Ignorance Risk by Overconfidence Risk for the sake of Risk
Personal Risk-2 Reasonable Risks: Conquer fear Be prepared No risk without goals No risk is worth taking a life
Public Risk Do not concentrate on short term benefits Life is priceless. Censorship of vital information
Environmentalist Irreplaceable Air, Irreplaceable Water Saccage-Destruction Over Fishing- “Catch as Catch Can” Malevolent use of Science
Jacques Cousteau : Leader Be Inquisitive Take Responsibility Be persistent Focus on Solutions Adhere to your principles Follow your passion Be empathetic
Solution The Human, The Orchid and The Octopus are the most evolved and complex and evolved vertebrate, plant and invertebrate respectively.
To sum up Explorer: Drive to Explore, Private risk, Public Risk Environmentalist: Sustainable solutions, Active fight against pollution Leader: Be curious; Take responsibility; Be persistent; Focus on Solutions; Be passionate and have compassion towards the world.
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