1. The Human, The Orchid and The Octopus
Written by Jacques Cousteau
and Susan Schiefelbein
Presented by Sai Reddy

2. What is common between the three?
Human
Orchid
Octopus

3. Who was Jacques Cousteau?
Explorer
Environmentalist
Leader

4. The Explorer
Drive to explore
Curiosity
Thirst for Knowledge

5. Cousteau’s Ship “The Calypso”
The Explorer
Cousteau’s Ship “The Calypso”
“Aqualung”

6. Personal Risk Unacceptable Risks: Risk by Ignorance
Risk by Overconfidence
Risk for the sake of Risk

7. Personal Risk-2 Reasonable Risks: Conquer fear Be prepared
No risk without goals
No risk is worth taking a life

8. Public Risk Do not concentrate on short term benefits
Life is priceless.
Censorship of vital information

9. Environmentalist Irreplaceable Air, Irreplaceable Water
Saccage-Destruction
Over Fishing- “Catch as Catch Can”
Malevolent use of Science

10. Jacques Cousteau : Leader
Be Inquisitive
Take Responsibility
Be persistent
Focus on Solutions
Adhere to your principles
Follow your passion
Be empathetic

11. Solution
The Human, The Orchid and The Octopus are the most evolved and complex and evolved vertebrate, plant and invertebrate respectively.

12. 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.

13. Thank You!