How we found the giant squid - Edith Widder

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Humankind has been looking for the giant squid (Architeuthis) since we first started taking pictures underwater. But the elusive deep-sea predator could never be caught on film. Oceanographer and inventor Edith Widder shares the key insight -- and the teamwork -- that helped to capture the squid on film for the first time. Talk by Edith Widder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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