🌞 Today is my 35th time around the sun In these turbulent times, it is hard to take a break from the immense suffering millions of people due to global wars and climate change. There are so many immediate problems we as a civilization need to solve and many long term problems we need to invest in if we want to avoid letting history repeat itself. Human Rights and Ocean Conservation are two causes that my wife, @brinspencerlee, and I personally support and for my birthday this year, I invite all my friends and family in supporting @thehydrous, a 501(c)3 non-profit that I co-founded in 2014. patreon.com/TheHydrous?utm_m… It has since become an organism, a community on its own, fueled by passionate people like our CEO @ErikaWoolseyPhD, who believe that the way for real change is for people to experience and engage with these beautiful ecosystems. Ultimately, our planet will be fine without us; but our livelihood is very much dependent on how well we preserve our own largest food, water, and oxygen source. I’m proud to say that a decade later, The Hydrous has scaled its impact worldwide, with 1M people who have experienced our immersive educational content, and many more with our digital 3D models, hands-on learning kits and multidisciplinary partnerships. Our work has won @TheWebbyAwards and Anthem awards, been featured by @CNN, @Forbes, and @WIRED, and been conducted in partnership with @NatGeo, @smithsonian, @Stanford and @UN By subscribing to our new Patreon, you will be supporting our goal to connect 10 million learners to the ocean by 2030. You will also be the first to receive new immersive ocean experiences, digital 3D assets, and other learning materials. Ultimately ask yourself if you’d like your children and grandchildren to see an ocean devoid or full of life. I took this photo at Jellyfish lake in Palau years ago. Sadly it is one of the many beautiful ecosystems at risk of disappearing. We must protect the things we love the most.

“For educators, [using virtual reality] means that we can provide learners of all ages, with varied barriers, a fast-pass to experiential learning opportunities” @xrprof explains how #XR is a powerful tool for expanding access to educational experiences at @Unity Creator Day!

“A healthy ocean means healthy people” @unity Creator Day is happening NOW! Our CEO and Chief Scientist, @ErikaWoolseyPhD, has kicked off the presentation by highlighting the importance of ocean #XR to promote marine education and sustainable action! #Unity3d #AR #VR #MR

"Research in environmental education shows that 1)The more time in nature = the greater connection with nature and 2) Greater connection with nature = greater care for the environment" @Gege1979 introduces the ireef.io's team presentation at @unity Creator Day!

Excited to tune into @unity Creator Day today to watch @ErikaWoolseyPhD @xrprof and @Gege1979 present 'Ocean XR: Assessing Immersive Technologies for Marien Education' through their research project ireef.io! #DigitalTwin #Unity3d #AR #VR #MR #XR

Game engines are paving the way forward for many industries to solve real-world problems! @erikawoolseyphd will join @unity Creator Day, alongside @gege1979 & @xrprof, to showcase their research project, IREEF, analyzing ocean #XR . Join June 30! lnkd.in/dgiQkq39

The ocean is life, our life. Beautiful quote from @SylviaEarle from this year's @UNOceanDecade #WorldOceansDay fireside chat. Loved tuning in to this broadcast to hear all about putting the ocean first. 💙🌊 📸: Avik Paul, @theoceanagency

Our Chief Scientist CEO @ErikaWoolseyPhD had the privilege of being one of the judges for this "Fight Climate Change" #XR challenge at #AWE2023! So inspiring to see the creative use of technology being used for good. Stay tuned today for the winner announcement!

While there's still work to be done to make #XR more accessible, we're hopeful in its future for bringing the ocean to everyone! @Meta's Quest 3 announcement @Apple's pending one are part of this journey towards greater adoption & access, help us spread #oceanempathy! #edtech

Who's excited for the @ARealityEvent Awards? This year, @ErikaWoolseyPhD is serving as a judge for XR Prize Challenge: Fight Climate Change. Finalists will be presenting their XR Climate Solutions at AWE USA 2023 in Santa Clara on May 30. #XR #EdTech #ClimateChange #AWEUSA2023

Today is #Biodiversity Day, so we are celebrating the most diverse ecosystem on earth, the ocean! Did you know that the ocean hosts a greater diversity of organisms than anywhere else on Earth? #BluePlanet 🌊🪸🐳

We need the ocean and the ocean needs us! 💙#OceanAction #OceanEmpathy

Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! 🍎 To celebrate educators everywhere, we are giving 20% off our Education Kits! Head to our website and use code 'Edu20' to get yours today 🌊 thehydro.us/educationkits

You can't celebrate the Earth without celebrating the #ocean, so in honor of #EarthDay2023 we are giving you 20% off our education kits! Head to our website (thehydro.us/educationkits) and use the code EDU20 to get yours today!