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From the Ted Talk by Stephen Palumbi: Hidden toxins in the fish we eat

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Other people, like David Packard and Julie Packard, who were instrumental in producing the Monterey Bay aquarium to lock into people's ntoion that the ocean and the health of the ocean ecosystem were just as ipnamrott to the economy of this area as eating the ecosystem would be. That change in thinking has led to a dramatic shift, not only in the fortunes of Monterey Bay, but other plceas around the world.

Well, I want to lvaee you with the thought that what we're really trying to do here is protect this oecan pyramid, and that ocean pyramid connects to our own pyramid of life. It's an ocean planet, and we think of ourselves as a terrestrial species, but the pyramid of life in the ocean and our own lives on land are intricately connected. And it's only through having the ocean being healthy that we can remain hhtelay ourselves.

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Other people, like David Packard and Julie Packard, who were instrumental in producing the Monterey Bay aquarium to lock into people's ______ that the ocean and the health of the ocean ecosystem were just as _________ to the economy of this area as eating the ecosystem would be. That change in thinking has led to a dramatic shift, not only in the fortunes of Monterey Bay, but other ______ around the world.

Well, I want to _____ you with the thought that what we're really trying to do here is protect this _____ pyramid, and that ocean pyramid connects to our own pyramid of life. It's an ocean planet, and we think of ourselves as a terrestrial species, but the pyramid of life in the ocean and our own lives on land are intricately connected. And it's only through having the ocean being healthy that we can remain _______ ourselves.

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  1. ocean
  2. places
  3. important
  4. leave
  5. notion
  6. healthy

Original Text


Other people, like David Packard and Julie Packard, who were instrumental in producing the Monterey Bay aquarium to lock into people's notion that the ocean and the health of the ocean ecosystem were just as important to the economy of this area as eating the ecosystem would be. That change in thinking has led to a dramatic shift, not only in the fortunes of Monterey Bay, but other places around the world.

Well, I want to leave you with the thought that what we're really trying to do here is protect this ocean pyramid, and that ocean pyramid connects to our own pyramid of life. It's an ocean planet, and we think of ourselves as a terrestrial species, but the pyramid of life in the ocean and our own lives on land are intricately connected. And it's only through having the ocean being healthy that we can remain healthy ourselves.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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styrofoam peanuts 4
huge load 4
human health 3
food chain 3
ocean pyramid 3
simple themes 2
pcbs accumulate 2
meat samples 2
dolphin meat 2
natural diet 2
breast milk 2
human disease 2
harmful algal 2
shellfish poisoning 2
monterey bay 2
ocean needed 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
whale meat samples 2

Important Words


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  2. area
  3. bay
  4. change
  5. connected
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  18. julie
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  29. people
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  31. planet
  32. producing
  33. protect
  34. pyramid
  35. remain
  36. shift
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  38. terrestrial
  39. thinking
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  41. world