Scott Sampson: "Nature can be as engaging as video games"
Scott Sampson was interviewed for TED's Idea Blog about his recent TEDx Talk:
❝ We don’t need to invest in outdoor equipment or an expensive vacation to get started, according to Sampson, also the author of How to Raise A Wild Child. We just need to notice what’s around us, even if we live in a city. “Too often these days, we walk right past amazing natural events,” he says. “It could be a butterfly on a branch, a hawk hunting silently overhead, it could be a beautiful evening sky. Whatever the clouds are doing at any given moment, you can rest assured that they will never be exactly the same ever again. It turns out just taking a kid for a walk around the block … can be a powerful experience.” ... [TED.com]
SCOTT SAMPSON is host of the Emmy-nominated PBS Kids show Dinosaur Train, & passionate advocate for connecting people with nature. Watch him talk about "Reinventing the Human-Nature Relationship in the Digital Age" below, and learn more about booking Scott for your next event today.