# How one scientist took on the chemical industry

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Mark Lytle
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_lytle_how_one_scientist_took_on_the_chemical_industry)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1958, after receiving a letter describing the deaths of songbirds due to the pesticide known as DDT, Rachel Carson began an investigation into the misuse of chemicals and their toll on nature. In 1962, she published her findings in "Silent Spring," which immediately drew both applause and impassioned dissent. How did this biologist and writer ignite such controversy? Mark Lytle investigates. \[Directed by Héloïse Dorsan Rachet, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Luke O'Malley\].

## Lectures

1. [How one scientist took on the chemical industry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mark_lytle_how_one_scientist_took_on_the_chemical_industry/71b11aff40c4), 6 min (TED's player)