Cultivate the Unseen and Under-Appreciated Community: Paul Bump at TEDxHonolulu

At heart, Paul Bump is an explorer. This Southern California native is currently pursuing his studies at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, where he is exploring genomics based approaches to better understand the function and ecosystem interactions of marine organisms. In his research Paul uses molecular approaches to explain how humans interact with the marine environment at the macro and micro level. After giving several presentations and receiving substantial accolades, Paul decided that communicating science is just as much of his passion as learning about it, leading him to TEDxHonolulu and the National Geographic Headquarters in Washington D.C. this April. If you cannot find him in the lab or under the water you will probably find him out on the Ultimate Frisbee field!

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)