00:04It used to be thought that there could be no life in the deep sea because there was
00:08no sunlight.
00:10There is this language of light throughout most of our planet, but how can people be
00:16expected to appreciate this if they never even gotten to see it?
00:25Deep sea explorer Edie Witter has completed hundreds of dives and submersibles.
00:33She's seen more of the ocean world than anyone alive today.
00:36There's a language of light in the deep ocean and we're just beginning to understand it.
00:42The idea is to prove there is life where there appears to be none.
00:51At that time, you could pick up a marine biology textbook and find no mention of bioluminescence.
00:57I got invited on that first expedition.
01:00I think they needed a token female, which I was happy to be.
01:04I didn't know how I could make a career out of this.
01:06There was no clear path, especially for a woman, but I was fascinated with it.
01:19I was stunned by how much bioluminescence I saw.
01:23It was just the whole new way of seeing.
01:28We need to look at the world with new eyes.
01:35Oceans are the lifeblood of this planet.
01:38And we're destroying it before we know what's there.
01:47I want to take you on a trip to an alien world, to a place defined by light.
01:57I don't feel fearless, I feel fear plenty of times.
02:04Now we must understand more so that we can fear less.
02:10I never get tired of this.
02:12What does it mean?
02:21I think that I'm going to save much time for you.
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