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- Below the edge of darkness : a memoir of exploring light and life in the deep sea / by Widder, Edith,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Edith Widder grew up determined to become a marine biologist. But after complications from a surgery during college caused her to go temporarily blind, she became fascinated by light as well as the power of optimism. Her focus turned to oceanic bioluminescence, a scientific frontier in our last earthly one, and with little promise of funding or employment she took a leap into the darkness. On her first visit to the deep ocean, in an experimental diving suit that took her to a depth of eight hundred feet, she turned off the suit's lights and witnessed breathtaking explosions of bioluminescent activity. Concerns about her career went out the window. She just wanted to know one thing: Why was there so much light down there? Below the Edge of Darkness takes readers deep into our planet's oceans as Widder pursues her questions about one of the most important and widely used forms of communication in nature. In the process, she reveals hidden worlds and a dazzling menagerie of behaviors and animals, from microbes to leviathans, many never-before-seen or, like the legendary Giant Squid, never-before-filmed in its deep-sea lair. Alongside Widder, we experience life-and-death equipment malfunctions and witness breakthroughs in technology and understanding, all of it set against a growing awareness of the deteriorating health of our largest and least understood ecosystem"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Widder, Edith.; Bioluminescence.; Marine scientists; Underwater exploration.; Women marine biologists;
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- Okja [videorecording] / by An, Seo-hyun,actor.; Bostick, Devon,1991-actor.; Byun, Hee-bong,actor.; Ch'oe, U-sik,1990-actor.; Choi, Dooho(Producer),film producer.; Collins, Lily,1989-actor.; Dano, Paul,1984-actor.; Esposito, Giancarlo,actor.; Gardner, Dede,film producer.; Gyllenhaal, Jake,1980-actor.; Henderson, Shirley,1965-actor.; Henshall, Daniel,1983-actor.; Kim, Lewis Taewan,film producer.; Kleiner, Jeremy,film producer.; Pong, Chun-ho,1969-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Ronson, Jon,1967-screenwriter.; Sarandos, Ted,film producer.; Sŏ, U-sik,1967-film producer.; Swinton, Tilda,actor.; Yeun, Steven,actor.; Yun, Che-mun,1970-actor.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.; Kate Street Picture Company,production company.; Lewis Pictures,production company.; Netflix (Firm),presenter.; Plan B Entertainment,production company.;
Music, Jaeil Jung ; editor, Yang Jinmo ; director of photography, Darius Khondji.Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, An Seo Hyun, Byun Heebong, Steven Yeun, Lilly Collins, Yoon Je Moon, Shirley Henderson, Daniel Henshall, Devon Bostick, Woo Shik Choi, Giancarlo Esposito, Jake Gyllenhaal.Mija is a South Korean girl growing up on an Edenic mountainside with her grandfather and best friend: Okja, a giant, empathetic "super pig" created as part of a secret GMO experiment. When Okja is abruptly torn away from her, Mija embarks on a perilous rescue mission that places her at the center of a sinister corporate conspiracy. While Bong's trademark virtuosic set-pieces dazzle, Okja's beating heart is the connection between a girl and her super pig, made all the more poignant by the brilliant special effects that bring the animal star to unforgettable life.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures, Korean.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Animal welfare; Girls; Human-animal communication; Human-animal relationships; Transgenic organisms; Swine;
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