Sylvia Earle

Oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle has led more than 50 expeditions worldwide involving more than 6,000 hours underwater, and has also set the record for the deepest solo untethered dive – 3,000 feet into the Pacific Ocean. She has served as the chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and is currently an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society.

Earle is the face behind ‘Google Oceans’, a comprehensive, simulated ocean guide, with which users can view the deepest depths and explore the evolving history of the sea.

Recently, Earle has appeared in Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental documentary, The 11th Hour, and in the PBS special Under the Sea With Al Giddings. Few listeners are unmoved by Dr. Sylvia Earle’s reasoned arguments that the seas must be nurtured if we are to sustain life as we now know it on the planet.