The deep sea is the last unknown territory on Earth introduced and discussed by Guus Dix.
The deep sea is the last unknown territory on Earth. Here, biologists struggle to study the enigmatic wildlife that looks like something from another planet. But time is running out as deepsea mining threatens the fragile ecosystems. The depths of the world’s oceans resemble outer space. The alien and strange life forms down in the darkness send the imagination soaring. We know less about life in the dark and impassable depths than any other life form on the planet. Down here, intrepid biologists work to study the unknown creatures and ecosystems that thrive in isolation.But the days when the deep sea was the last wilderness on earth may be coming to an end. As biologists work to map life in the deep, mining companies are preparing to extract the oceans’ precious resources. For the biologists, the battle against the elements suddenly becomes a battle against time.
How Deep is Your Love’ is both an adventurous journey into an unknown and breathtaking realm, and a call to respect nature – even that part of it that we rarely have access to. It’s also a thought-provoking reminder that we actually live on a planet where humans are not the center of everything.
About Guus Dix: Guus Dix is an assistant professor of sociology of science and technology at the University of Twente. As a researcher, he deals with the climate and ecological crisis as a social, political and economic problem and focus in particular on the relationship between scientists, policymakers and (fossil) firms.
About PhilofilmPhilofilm is a monthly series, in which, on each first Monday of the month, a film is introduced and discussed by a philosopher. The evenings are entirely in the English language. Philofilm is a collaboration between Concordia and Ideefiks, the study association for Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society at the University of Twente.
Directed by
Eleanor Mortimer
Duration
100 min
Origin
United Kingdom
Language
Engels
Subtitles
Engels