In the following video, "The Dawn of De-extinction: Are You Ready?," Stewart Brand explains the concept of de-extinction and how it works.
Part One: Warm Up
In groups, discuss the following:
- What you think "de-extinction" means?
- Why would de-extinction be used?
- What are some of the problems scientists might run into?
Part Two: Vocabulary
The following vocabulary is used in the video. In partners or groups, discuss the meanings of these words.
- passenger pigeons
- flocks
- aurochs
- sequenced
- fragmented
- genome
- base pairs
- cryopreservation
- bucardo
- short-lived
- malformed
- doctored
- hard-wired
- endangered
- captive breeding
- eco-tourism
- moral obligation
Exercise
Before watching the video, open the Exercise link and follow the directions.
TED Talk
Stewart Brand talks about de-extinction
TED Talk
Stewart Brand talks about de-extinction