Can VR help create empathy around climate change? | Jeremy Bailenson

As climate change continues to destroy our oceans, ecosystem and wildlife, VR could be a powerful tool to create empathy and drive action. Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab, demos his VR climate change simulator that takes users on a journey through dying coral reefs and more. TEDArchive presents previously unpublished talks from TED conferences. Enjoy this unedited talk by Jeremy Bailenson. Filmed at TED Talks Live in 2015.