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Why You Should Embrace Your Uniqueness, According to Biology | Marco So | TEDxCityUHongKong


so when I chat with my friends with my

so when I chat with my friends with my similar age who when of them just

similar age who when of them just

similar age who when of them just graduated and are working now I hear a

graduated and are working now I hear a

graduated and are working now I hear a lot of complaints about their work they

lot of complaints about their work they

lot of complaints about their work they complain about the hash boss they

complain about the hash boss they

complain about the hash boss they complain about the long working hour

complain about the long working hour

complain about the long working hour they complain about a heavy workload and

they complain about a heavy workload and

they complain about a heavy workload and so when they’re working they spend half

so when they’re working they spend half

so when they’re working they spend half of the time working and the other half

of the time working and the other half

of the time working and the other half of their time on jobsdb so literally the

of their time on jobsdb so literally the

of their time on jobsdb so literally the boss just hired them to search for jobs

boss just hired them to search for jobs

boss just hired them to search for jobs so so I think that I am very very lucky

so so I think that I am very very lucky

so so I think that I am very very lucky to be able to do what I love and wake up

to be able to do what I love and wake up

to be able to do what I love and wake up every day very excited about what I’m

every day very excited about what I’m

every day very excited about what I’m going to do today and this is a picture

going to do today and this is a picture

going to do today and this is a picture taken for molecular she just shows the

taken for molecular she just shows the

taken for molecular she just shows the technology we’re developing to improve

technology we’re developing to improve

technology we’re developing to improve the quality of omega-3 fatty acids and I

the quality of omega-3 fatty acids and I

the quality of omega-3 fatty acids and I think that being able to do what you

think that being able to do what you

think that being able to do what you love is very important not just for your

love is very important not just for your

love is very important not just for your own happiness but for the whole human

own happiness but for the whole human

own happiness but for the whole human society and I was bling I will explain

society and I was bling I will explain

society and I was bling I will explain that in a biological point of view it’s

that in a biological point of view it’s

that in a biological point of view it’s quite strange that my biology professor

quite strange that my biology professor

quite strange that my biology professor is not a talk about biology but I’m

is not a talk about biology but I’m

is not a talk about biology but I’m where is the first step to challenge

where is the first step to challenge

where is the first step to challenge conformity so there is a very

conformity so there is a very

conformity so there is a very interesting and important theory in

interesting and important theory in

interesting and important theory in bhauji called evolution it was from

bhauji called evolution it was from

bhauji called evolution it was from Charles Darwin back in 18th century that

Charles Darwin back in 18th century that

Charles Darwin back in 18th century that explains how life originated from a very

explains how life originated from a very

explains how life originated from a very simple organism and improved and

simple organism and improved and

simple organism and improved and transformed over time and become who we

transformed over time and become who we

transformed over time and become who we are the dog and cats you and me there

are the dog and cats you and me there

are the dog and cats you and me there are few cool ideas of this theory that I

are few cool ideas of this theory that I

are few cool ideas of this theory that I want to share with you first it states

want to share with you first it states

want to share with you first it states that every in a population every

that every in a population every

that every in a population every individual is a little bit different

individual is a little bit different

individual is a little bit different because of natural mutations so taking

because of natural mutations so taking

because of natural mutations so taking take a population of tears here as

take a population of tears here as

take a population of tears here as example we log into that the length of

example we log into that the length of

example we log into that the length of the neck the tail length will be

the neck the tail length will be

the neck the tail length will be different and

different and

different and the number of trades will follow a

the number of trades will follow a

the number of trades will follow a normal distribution that means most of

normal distribution that means most of

normal distribution that means most of them would tend to be normal tend to

them would tend to be normal tend to

them would tend to be normal tend to have the length of their neck close to

have the length of their neck close to

have the length of their neck close to average but a minority of them will be

average but a minority of them will be

average but a minority of them will be at the free sort of a long and a magical

at the free sort of a long and a magical

at the free sort of a long and a magical thing happens here that the net that the

thing happens here that the net that the

thing happens here that the net that the nature selects for the outlying trades

nature selects for the outlying trades

nature selects for the outlying trades because they get higher chance to adapt

because they get higher chance to adapt

because they get higher chance to adapt to changes in environment so in this

to changes in environment so in this

to changes in environment so in this case the theory of longer neck links are

case the theory of longer neck links are

case the theory of longer neck links are able to eat hi hang leaves when other

able to eat hi hang leaves when other

able to eat hi hang leaves when other foods are scarce as scarce so that they

foods are scarce as scarce so that they

foods are scarce as scarce so that they get high chance of survival they get

get high chance of survival they get

get high chance of survival they get high chance of breathing so they started

high chance of breathing so they started

high chance of breathing so they started dominate the population and the species

dominate the population and the species

dominate the population and the species evolves evolution is so important

evolves evolution is so important

evolves evolution is so important because it continuously improve the

because it continuously improve the

because it continuously improve the productivity of life and makes the world

productivity of life and makes the world

productivity of life and makes the world a better place but sadly in human

a better place but sadly in human

a better place but sadly in human society there is one thing against rebel

society there is one thing against rebel

society there is one thing against rebel against evolution preventing us to

against evolution preventing us to

against evolution preventing us to improve that is expectation from others

improve that is expectation from others

improve that is expectation from others expectations are generated from

expectations are generated from

expectations are generated from collective norms in every aspect of your

collective norms in every aspect of your

collective norms in every aspect of your life for example how much you should

life for example how much you should

life for example how much you should earn what education you should get and

earn what education you should get and

earn what education you should get and in Hong Kong in what age to you buy a

in Hong Kong in what age to you buy a

in Hong Kong in what age to you buy a property this is what I call the

property this is what I call the

property this is what I call the ordinarily quite good projection of

ordinarily quite good projection of

ordinarily quite good projection of oneself because once you are within it

oneself because once you are within it

oneself because once you are within it you feel safe you with the majority and

you feel safe you with the majority and

you feel safe you with the majority and you think that your ordinary but you are

you think that your ordinary but you are

you think that your ordinary but you are quite good many people try very hard to

quite good many people try very hard to

quite good many people try very hard to squeeze themselves into others

squeeze themselves into others

squeeze themselves into others expectations being what others think

expectations being what others think

expectations being what others think that they should be instead of being

that they should be instead of being

that they should be instead of being themselves and their and that is a very

themselves and their and that is a very

themselves and their and that is a very sad thing because they seem to forget

sad thing because they seem to forget

sad thing because they seem to forget what evolution has taught us that what

what evolution has taught us that what

what evolution has taught us that what is the Treasury what’s beautiful is the

is the Treasury what’s beautiful is the

is the Treasury what’s beautiful is the outlying regions these are the unique

outlying regions these are the unique

outlying regions these are the unique traits of you these are unique character

traits of you these are unique character

traits of you these are unique character characteristics of you that make you

characteristics of you that make you

characteristics of you that make you stand out from the population and often

stand out from the population and often

stand out from the population and often make you successful so some of the

make you successful so some of the

make you successful so some of the greatest biologists proved that nub of

greatest biologists proved that nub of

greatest biologists proved that nub of experiments but with their own life

experiments but with their own life

experiments but with their own life experience so

experience so

experience so recomendo is the father of genetics we

recomendo is the father of genetics we

recomendo is the father of genetics we were taught in high school how his three

were taught in high school how his three

were taught in high school how his three laws of inheritance shaped the modern

laws of inheritance shaped the modern

laws of inheritance shaped the modern genetics but very few people know about

genetics but very few people know about

genetics but very few people know about his life manda was raised in a very poor

his life manda was raised in a very poor

his life manda was raised in a very poor family so in order to get better

family so in order to get better

family so in order to get better education and a better life he was sent

education and a better life he was sent

education and a better life he was sent to the church and trained to be a priest

to the church and trained to be a priest

to the church and trained to be a priest and teacher we lost we got it as a and

and teacher we lost we got it as a and

and teacher we lost we got it as a and ordinarily quite good job at that time

ordinarily quite good job at that time

ordinarily quite good job at that time because the salary is okay the job is

because the salary is okay the job is

because the salary is okay the job is stable so after some hard work he talked

stable so after some hard work he talked

stable so after some hard work he talked that the test to become a certified

that the test to become a certified

that the test to become a certified teacher and he failed in our test but

teacher and he failed in our test but

teacher and he failed in our test but never mind he didn’t he didn’t regret he

never mind he didn’t he didn’t regret he

never mind he didn’t he didn’t regret he didn’t regret and didn’t give up he then

didn’t regret and didn’t give up he then

didn’t regret and didn’t give up he then went to the University of Vienna and try

went to the University of Vienna and try

went to the University of Vienna and try to get a diploma in education again so

to get a diploma in education again so

to get a diploma in education again so after some good some hard work guess

after some good some hard work guess

after some good some hard work guess what he felt in the old get old has

what he felt in the old get old has

what he felt in the old get old has again his teacher said that he lacks the

again his teacher said that he lacks the

again his teacher said that he lacks the insight and knowledge to become a

insight and knowledge to become a

insight and knowledge to become a teacher Oh what has comment but it is

teacher Oh what has comment but it is

teacher Oh what has comment but it is really clear that Mendel’s oral

really clear that Mendel’s oral

really clear that Mendel’s oral teachings Q is down here sorry to say

teachings Q is down here sorry to say

teachings Q is down here sorry to say that men do so after this fielder he

that men do so after this fielder he

that men do so after this fielder he kept himself in the garden of the church

kept himself in the garden of the church

kept himself in the garden of the church and did what he long wanted to do the

and did what he long wanted to do the

and did what he long wanted to do the study of mean of inheritance he planted

study of mean of inheritance he planted

study of mean of inheritance he planted read it and analyzed 28,000 plans and

read it and analyzed 28,000 plans and

read it and analyzed 28,000 plans and finally came up with three law of

finally came up with three law of

finally came up with three law of inheritance that changed how the world

inheritance that changed how the world

inheritance that changed how the world field genetics to do this it takes this

field genetics to do this it takes this

field genetics to do this it takes this amount of curiosity in science very

amount of curiosity in science very

amount of curiosity in science very great deal of systematic analysis and

great deal of systematic analysis and

great deal of systematic analysis and [Music]

[Music]

[Music] unbelievable patience because imagine

unbelievable patience because imagine

unbelievable patience because imagine turn to 8,000 plans I even feel bored

turn to 8,000 plans I even feel bored

turn to 8,000 plans I even feel bored helping my mom to water her cactus but

helping my mom to water her cactus but

helping my mom to water her cactus but it was so great at Mendel finally

it was so great at Mendel finally

it was so great at Mendel finally embraced what what his true uniqueness

embraced what what his true uniqueness

embraced what what his true uniqueness is and did it for us so that doctors now

is and did it for us so that doctors now

is and did it for us so that doctors now can predict your child of having

can predict your child of having

can predict your child of having inherited diseases from the parents

so in order to be successful we need to

so in order to be successful we need to embrace our own uniqueness but the

embrace our own uniqueness but the

embrace our own uniqueness but the problem is do we know what your

problem is do we know what your

problem is do we know what your uniqueness is do you get have you found

uniqueness is do you get have you found

uniqueness is do you get have you found your unique strings yet if your answer

your unique strings yet if your answer

your unique strings yet if your answer is no please don’t worry because you are

is no please don’t worry because you are

is no please don’t worry because you are not alone in my generation I found that

not alone in my generation I found that

not alone in my generation I found that many people cannot find cannot find a

many people cannot find cannot find a

many people cannot find cannot find a true calling they cannot find their true

true calling they cannot find their true

true calling they cannot find their true uniqueness when I ask my friends if you

uniqueness when I ask my friends if you

uniqueness when I ask my friends if you have all the money you need you don’t

have all the money you need you don’t

have all the money you need you don’t have to worry about other things what

have to worry about other things what

have to worry about other things what you love to do what is the dream many of

you love to do what is the dream many of

you love to do what is the dream many of them cannot keep a solid answer and it

them cannot keep a solid answer and it

them cannot keep a solid answer and it is because expectations were late on us

is because expectations were late on us

is because expectations were late on us free heavily when since we were very

free heavily when since we were very

free heavily when since we were very young so people talk about winning at a

young so people talk about winning at a

young so people talk about winning at a starting line right and some people even

starting line right and some people even

starting line right and some people even talk about winning before the magical

talk about winning before the magical

talk about winning before the magical moment so as soon as we learn how to

moment so as soon as we learn how to

moment so as soon as we learn how to walk we were arranged with different

walk we were arranged with different

walk we were arranged with different interests classes and in primary school

interests classes and in primary school

interests classes and in primary school we need to study well in the regular

we need to study well in the regular

we need to study well in the regular subjects don’t forget to learn a musical

subjects don’t forget to learn a musical

subjects don’t forget to learn a musical instrument because it gets you better

instrument because it gets you better

instrument because it gets you better chance to go into a good secondary

chance to go into a good secondary

chance to go into a good secondary school in a secondary school when we are

school in a secondary school when we are

school in a secondary school when we are choosing the subjects choosing our

choosing the subjects choosing our

choosing the subjects choosing our elective subjects we advise to choose

elective subjects we advise to choose

elective subjects we advise to choose the one step and show you can get better

the one step and show you can get better

the one step and show you can get better mark in the university entrance exam so

mark in the university entrance exam so

mark in the university entrance exam so we saw ads no religious studies screw it

we saw ads no religious studies screw it

we saw ads no religious studies screw it so what happens when we get to

so what happens when we get to

so what happens when we get to university we again advised to choose a

university we again advised to choose a

university we again advised to choose a true the right major what is the right

true the right major what is the right

true the right major what is the right major the right matrix is what answer

major the right matrix is what answer

major the right matrix is what answer you get a good job and you get a stable

you get a good job and you get a stable

you get a good job and you get a stable job so all planted and we are left with

job so all planted and we are left with

job so all planted and we are left with no space to explore our own uniqueness

no space to explore our own uniqueness

no space to explore our own uniqueness have you ever wondered why there were so

have you ever wondered why there were so

have you ever wondered why there were so many genius at the past take Mozart his

many genius at the past take Mozart his

many genius at the past take Mozart his father discovered that he is very

father discovered that he is very

father discovered that he is very talented in music at the age of four and

talented in music at the age of four and

talented in music at the age of four and after that he spends all of his life

after that he spends all of his life

after that he spends all of his life they’re studying the music composing and

they’re studying the music composing and

they’re studying the music composing and playing masterpieces Oh imagine what

playing masterpieces Oh imagine what

playing masterpieces Oh imagine what would it become if Mozart were forced

would it become if Mozart were forced

would it become if Mozart were forced to study the subjects tech magnitude

to study the subjects tech magnitude

to study the subjects tech magnitude exams get a good looking degree that we

exams get a good looking degree that we

exams get a good looking degree that we may have lost many of the masterpieces

so that’s important we cannot follow

so that’s important we cannot follow follow what others just plainly follow

follow what others just plainly follow

follow what others just plainly follow what others teach us to do I truly think

what others teach us to do I truly think

what others teach us to do I truly think that we have as many talents as we had

that we have as many talents as we had

that we have as many talents as we had in the past but the growing environment

in the past but the growing environment

in the past but the growing environment just didn’t favor us to find them in

just didn’t favor us to find them in

just didn’t favor us to find them in such a directed and planted education

such a directed and planted education

such a directed and planted education system it is quite hard to break totally

system it is quite hard to break totally

system it is quite hard to break totally break free but we can still make some

break free but we can still make some

break free but we can still make some changes what we can do is to keep our

changes what we can do is to keep our

changes what we can do is to keep our minds open to possibilities and keep

minds open to possibilities and keep

minds open to possibilities and keep finding our uniqueness for example if

finding our uniqueness for example if

finding our uniqueness for example if you are studying accounting science or

you are studying accounting science or

you are studying accounting science or something like that but you don’t feel

something like that but you don’t feel

something like that but you don’t feel that is your true calling you don’t say

that is your true calling you don’t say

that is your true calling you don’t say that is your unique strength then don’t

that is your unique strength then don’t

that is your unique strength then don’t get the thing that you already bound on

get the thing that you already bound on

get the thing that you already bound on that career path keep your mind open to

that career path keep your mind open to

that career path keep your mind open to different possibilities and keep looking

different possibilities and keep looking

different possibilities and keep looking for your uniqueness as if stops pooted

for your uniqueness as if stops pooted

for your uniqueness as if stops pooted keep looking don’t settle so how about

keep looking don’t settle so how about

keep looking don’t settle so how about after we have found our uniqueness then

after we have found our uniqueness then

after we have found our uniqueness then we facing yet another problem we have

we facing yet another problem we have

we facing yet another problem we have fears we are free of embracing it we are

fears we are free of embracing it we are

fears we are free of embracing it we are free of making mistakes we by not

free of making mistakes we by not

free of making mistakes we by not following what others expects us to do

following what others expects us to do

following what others expects us to do but in our but in many cases that fear

but in our but in many cases that fear

but in our but in many cases that fear is not necessary and if we learn to how

is not necessary and if we learn to how

is not necessary and if we learn to how to live with live with the mistakes it

to live with live with the mistakes it

to live with live with the mistakes it can even turn into a great success so

can even turn into a great success so

can even turn into a great success so this guy is a professor in microbiology

this guy is a professor in microbiology

this guy is a professor in microbiology he’s known to have a messy untidy lab or

he’s known to have a messy untidy lab or

he’s known to have a messy untidy lab or she at this aspect I told you it don’t

she at this aspect I told you it don’t

she at this aspect I told you it don’t lose to him so anyway in one summer he

lose to him so anyway in one summer he

lose to him so anyway in one summer he went to vacation with his family and

went to vacation with his family and

went to vacation with his family and just left all of his bacterial samples

just left all of his bacterial samples

just left all of his bacterial samples at the corner of his Spanish holiday

at the corner of his Spanish holiday

at the corner of his Spanish holiday mood we all know that right so after he

mood we all know that right so after he

mood we all know that right so after he come back one month later he discovers

come back one month later he discovers

come back one month later he discovers something bad he found that one of his

something bad he found that one of his

something bad he found that one of his positives is contaminated with fungi let

positives is contaminated with fungi let

positives is contaminated with fungi let me walk you through this a bit

me walk you through this a bit

me walk you through this a bit the time the wrong spot up there are the

the time the wrong spot up there are the

the time the wrong spot up there are the bacteria that he wanted to grow and the

bacteria that he wanted to grow and the

bacteria that he wanted to grow and the last white pass here is the fungi the

last white pass here is the fungi the

last white pass here is the fungi the contamination that can be a very bad

contamination that can be a very bad

contamination that can be a very bad mistake for microbiologist because this

mistake for microbiologist because this

mistake for microbiologist because this can ruin her whole months work your

can ruin her whole months work your

can ruin her whole months work your samples just destroyed but he managed to

samples just destroyed but he managed to

samples just destroyed but he managed to turn this mistake into a miracle because

turn this mistake into a miracle because

turn this mistake into a miracle because he found that while it’s interesting

he found that while it’s interesting

he found that while it’s interesting that the bacteria cannot grow near the

that the bacteria cannot grow near the

that the bacteria cannot grow near the fungi contamination you see that it gets

fungi contamination you see that it gets

fungi contamination you see that it gets smaller and smaller and disappearing

smaller and smaller and disappearing

smaller and smaller and disappearing around the fungi so after some

around the fungi so after some

around the fungi so after some investigations he found that the fungi

investigations he found that the fungi

investigations he found that the fungi produces a substance that kills the

produces a substance that kills the

produces a substance that kills the bacteria and he later named it

bacteria and he later named it

bacteria and he later named it penicillin which is the very first

penicillin which is the very first

penicillin which is the very first antibiotics discovery in the world and

antibiotics discovery in the world and

antibiotics discovery in the world and saved millions of life the name of this

saved millions of life the name of this

saved millions of life the name of this man is Alexander Fleming and this

man is Alexander Fleming and this

man is Alexander Fleming and this discovery one human no boob Nobel Prize

discovery one human no boob Nobel Prize

discovery one human no boob Nobel Prize so if you if you ask me do I fear of

so if you if you ask me do I fear of

so if you if you ask me do I fear of making mistakes in my own work surely I

making mistakes in my own work surely I

making mistakes in my own work surely I do is especially heavy when you have a

do is especially heavy when you have a

do is especially heavy when you have a team relying on you and you need to be

team relying on you and you need to be

team relying on you and you need to be responsible for the investors of your

responsible for the investors of your

responsible for the investors of your company but instead of fearing of making

company but instead of fearing of making

company but instead of fearing of making mistakes I’m more fear of not doing it

mistakes I’m more fear of not doing it

mistakes I’m more fear of not doing it because life is two swords just leaving

because life is two swords just leaving

because life is two swords just leaving under others expectations so I want to

under others expectations so I want to

under others expectations so I want to end this by asking you a question people

end this by asking you a question people

end this by asking you a question people love to ask what is the tree what you

love to ask what is the tree what you

love to ask what is the tree what you love to do but instead I want to ask you

love to do but instead I want to ask you

love to do but instead I want to ask you if you stop doing what you’re doing now

if you stop doing what you’re doing now

if you stop doing what you’re doing now if you stop doing what you’re doing now

if you stop doing what you’re doing now

if you stop doing what you’re doing now what would the world lose if answer is

what would the world lose if answer is

what would the world lose if answer is simply that the world would pretty much

simply that the world would pretty much

simply that the world would pretty much be the same it won’t change then

be the same it won’t change then

be the same it won’t change then probably you are not doing the right

probably you are not doing the right

probably you are not doing the right thing and you should keep looking for

thing and you should keep looking for

thing and you should keep looking for unique strength because I truly believe

unique strength because I truly believe

unique strength because I truly believe that by finding your unique strengths

that by finding your unique strengths

that by finding your unique strengths and working on that everyone can create

and working on that everyone can create

and working on that everyone can create huge impacts and change the world and

huge impacts and change the world and

huge impacts and change the world and that’s how the future human society

that’s how the future human society

that’s how the future human society evolves thank

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