David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean. This short talk celebrates the pioneering work of ocean explorers like Edith Widder and Roger Hanlon.

Dr. David Gallo is an American oceanographer and explorer. For nearly 30 years he was Director of Special Projects at the Woods Hole labs, a globally recognized scientific laboratory. With more than 16 million views in his TED presentation “Underwater Astonishments” David has been among the all-time top TED Talks. He was one of the first scienti...