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We Love Richard Preston’s TEDTalk about Giant Trees

January 26, 2011 By spectekula Leave a Comment

We decided to watch this TEDTalk from science writer Richard Preston again, and it is getting us really inspired and excited about our upcoming visit to the Redwoods of Northern California later this spring. Thanks to TED.com for hosting the video, originally filmed in February 2008. Enjoy.

Filed Under: Interesting Ideas, Tree Science, Videos Tagged With: big trees, flying buttress, fractals, hyperion, redwood, redwoods, richard preston, sequoia, TED, TEDtalk, trees

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