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Human Elements
Elevating Indigenous Science
Season 1
Episode 7
Ernesto Alvarado’s childhood was filled with fire. Growing up in Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert he learned of its danger and its promise — how it could destroy, but also how it could grow the land.
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Dr. Shawn Larson studies otters and how they can recover imperiled ecosystems.
6:07
Dr. Lyda Harris studies how microplastics affect our waters and creatures.
4:02
Computer scientist Zoran Popovic creates video games to revolutionize how humans learn.
5:50
Aquatic and estuary ecologist Emily Howe is drawn to the messiness of the food web.
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Rosa Hunter, lab manager, wants young scientists to know it’s never too late.