# Nature vs. humans

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED1998
- Speaker: Paul MacCready
- Year: 1998
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_maccready_nature_vs_humans)
- 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: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1998, aircraft designer Paul MacCready looks at a planet on which humans have utterly dominated nature, and talks about what we all can do to preserve nature's balance. His contribution: solar planes, superefficient gliders and the electric car.

## Lectures

1. [Nature vs. humans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/paul_maccready_nature_vs_humans/250d4394606f), 23 min (TED's player)