Isabel Behncke
Environmental Scientist | Emerging Tech & Product Innovation
Most recently at TED in 2011.
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Isabel Behncke is a pioneering environmental scientist and product development expert. As CEO of Aevum, she leads a team of researchers and engineers creating innovative clean energy technologies.
Behncke's TED talks exploring the intersection of environmental science, emerging tech, and sustainable product design have reached millions. Her keynotes offer audiences practical insights for harnessing scientific innovation to build a more sustainable future.
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Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans
With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo (a TED Fellow) shows how bonobo ape society learns from constantly playing -- solo, with friends, even as a prelude to sex. Indeed, play appears to be the bonobos' key to problem-solving and avoiding conflict. If it works for our close cousins, why not for us?
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