and in a way you must already know all of this stuff and so if I start talking
of this stuff and so if I start talking
of this stuff and so if I start talking to you about preparing the next week
to you about preparing the next week
to you about preparing the next week it’s going to be a boring talk and so
boring
boring and so if it’s okay with you I’d like to
and so if it’s okay with you I’d like to
and so if it’s okay with you I’d like to talk about something completely
talk about something completely
talk about something completely different
different
different today this is a Remington Tran case are
today this is a Remington Tran case are
today this is a Remington Tran case are these people used to use to throw other
these people used to use to throw other
these people used to use to throw other people
people
people really both of my heart building
really both of my heart building
really both of my heart building trebuchet is out of cardboard and duct
trebuchet is out of cardboard and duct
trebuchet is out of cardboard and duct tape and rubber bands and and small
tape and rubber bands and and small
tape and rubber bands and and small piece of metal and Trevi trees were my
piece of metal and Trevi trees were my
piece of metal and Trevi trees were my life and this all came back to me around
life and this all came back to me around
life and this all came back to me around a couple of months ago in physics class
a couple of months ago in physics class
a couple of months ago in physics class when I came across this program of this
when I came across this program of this
when I came across this program of this this problem in my homework but this is
this problem in my homework but this is
this problem in my homework but this is one of my physics textbook pink reddish
one of my physics textbook pink reddish
one of my physics textbook pink reddish a is this it’s a seesaw with a bowling
a is this it’s a seesaw with a bowling
a is this it’s a seesaw with a bowling ball on one end and this made me mad
ball on one end and this made me mad
ball on one end and this made me mad right like okay first of all it was a
right like okay first of all it was a
right like okay first of all it was a hard problem so I was already in a
hard problem so I was already in a
hard problem so I was already in a frustrated mood but then and then I
frustrated mood but then and then I
frustrated mood but then and then I thought really is this this motor
thought really is this this motor
thought really is this this motor trebuchet is I mean what am i doing why
trebuchet is I mean what am i doing why
trebuchet is I mean what am i doing why am I taking this class and eventually
am I taking this class and eventually
am I taking this class and eventually you know I had dinner I came back I
you know I had dinner I came back I
you know I had dinner I came back I figured it out its angular momentum but
figured it out its angular momentum but
figured it out its angular momentum but the question actually stayed with me why
the question actually stayed with me why
the question actually stayed with me why am i taking up why am I taking a physics
am i taking up why am I taking a physics
am i taking up why am I taking a physics class and I encourage you to think about
class and I encourage you to think about
class and I encourage you to think about this I mean look around look at each
this I mean look around look at each
this I mean look around look at each other imagine if every single person in
other imagine if every single person in
other imagine if every single person in this room today grew up to become a
this room today grew up to become a
this room today grew up to become a physicist I don’t know about you but I
physicist I don’t know about you but I
physicist I don’t know about you but I think that world is boring and so you
think that world is boring and so you
think that world is boring and so you know I personally believe that we need a
know I personally believe that we need a
know I personally believe that we need a world where they’re sure there are
world where they’re sure there are
world where they’re sure there are physicists but there are also doctors
physicists but there are also doctors
physicists but there are also doctors there are lawyers there they’re artists
there are lawyers there they’re artists
there are lawyers there they’re artists there are writers and journalists I
there are writers and journalists I
there are writers and journalists I think we need a world where not everyone
think we need a world where not everyone
think we need a world where not everyone grows up to become a physicist and so
grows up to become a physicist and so
grows up to become a physicist and so why are we teaching everyone fizz’s
why are we teaching everyone fizz’s
why are we teaching everyone fizz’s physics so I thought about this I
physics so I thought about this I
physics so I thought about this I thought about it for a really long time
thought about it for a really long time
thought about it for a really long time and here’s what I came up with let’s
and here’s what I came up with let’s
and here’s what I came up with let’s think about fire right fire is one of
think about fire right fire is one of
think about fire right fire is one of those things are just so powerful and
those things are just so powerful and
those things are just so powerful and dangerous and consuming and in a way
dangerous and consuming and in a way
dangerous and consuming and in a way that’s what makes it attractive to us
that’s what makes it attractive to us
that’s what makes it attractive to us you know we as humans were attracted by
you know we as humans were attracted by
you know we as humans were attracted by the enigma fire and physics physics is a
the enigma fire and physics physics is a
the enigma fire and physics physics is a thing that lets us control fire it lets
thing that lets us control fire it lets
thing that lets us control fire it lets us put fire to work for us and that’s a
us put fire to work for us and that’s a
us put fire to work for us and that’s a really powerful thing because once we
really powerful thing because once we
really powerful thing because once we can control fire we can do all sorts of
can control fire we can do all sorts of
can control fire we can do all sorts of stuff we can make steel we can fight
stuff we can make steel we can fight
stuff we can make steel we can fight forest fires we can we can light up the
forest fires we can we can light up the
forest fires we can we can light up the sky on Year’s Eve but
sky on Year’s Eve but
sky on Year’s Eve but without physics we can’t do any of that
without physics we can’t do any of that
without physics we can’t do any of that and so so when your high school teaches
and so so when your high school teaches
and so so when your high school teaches you physics it’s not putting you through
you physics it’s not putting you through
you physics it’s not putting you through another boring few semesters of a
another boring few semesters of a
another boring few semesters of a science lab it is giving you agency in
science lab it is giving you agency in
science lab it is giving you agency in the world you live in and and so I was
the world you live in and and so I was
the world you live in and and so I was thinking about this and I realized
thinking about this and I realized
thinking about this and I realized that’s what I want to talk about today
that’s what I want to talk about today
that’s what I want to talk about today today I want to talk to you about agency
today I want to talk to you about agency
today I want to talk to you about agency in the world you live in the ancient
in the world you live in the ancient
in the world you live in the ancient Romans had a saying and in Latin it goes
Romans had a saying and in Latin it goes
Romans had a saying and in Latin it goes on nutriyum perfecta and in English and
on nutriyum perfecta and in English and
on nutriyum perfecta and in English and ghosts everything’s better when it comes
ghosts everything’s better when it comes
ghosts everything’s better when it comes in groups of three this holds true for
in groups of three this holds true for
in groups of three this holds true for Goldilocks and the three bears it holds
Goldilocks and the three bears it holds
Goldilocks and the three bears it holds true for Neapolitan ice cream and it
true for Neapolitan ice cream and it
true for Neapolitan ice cream and it holds true for agency and I think agency
holds true for agency and I think agency
holds true for agency and I think agency is made up of three components first one
is made up of three components first one
is made up of three components first one is convenience on a regular day when
is convenience on a regular day when
is convenience on a regular day when you’re using your computer think about
you’re using your computer think about
you’re using your computer think about how many times you feel like you’re
how many times you feel like you’re
how many times you feel like you’re fighting your computer think about how
fighting your computer think about how
fighting your computer think about how many times Microsoft Word is just not
many times Microsoft Word is just not
many times Microsoft Word is just not doing what you wanted to do when
doing what you wanted to do when
doing what you wanted to do when something freezes or your work gets
something freezes or your work gets
something freezes or your work gets destroyed doesn’t it feel like your
destroyed doesn’t it feel like your
destroyed doesn’t it feel like your computer is controlling you somedays and
computer is controlling you somedays and
computer is controlling you somedays and isn’t that really awful because we’re
isn’t that really awful because we’re
isn’t that really awful because we’re the ones meant to be controlling the
the ones meant to be controlling the
the ones meant to be controlling the computers that that’s what computers
computers that that’s what computers
computers that that’s what computers were built to do and I believe that the
were built to do and I believe that the
were built to do and I believe that the way you get back control of your
way you get back control of your
way you get back control of your computer is by learning to program my
computer is by learning to program my
computer is by learning to program my teachers a lot of them upload upload
teachers a lot of them upload upload
teachers a lot of them upload upload grades on websites and look personally I
grades on websites and look personally I
grades on websites and look personally I am all for technology in the classroom I
am all for technology in the classroom I
am all for technology in the classroom I think that is a great thing but at the
think that is a great thing but at the
think that is a great thing but at the same time something amazing happens when
same time something amazing happens when
same time something amazing happens when you start uploading grades on websites I
you start uploading grades on websites I
you start uploading grades on websites I forget to check them right like I go a
forget to check them right like I go a
forget to check them right like I go a full semester and just completely
full semester and just completely
full semester and just completely oblivious to the state of my grades and
oblivious to the state of my grades and
oblivious to the state of my grades and you know two days before the final I
you know two days before the final I
you know two days before the final I realize I should probably check my
realize I should probably check my
realize I should probably check my grades and yeah you know how that ends
grades and yeah you know how that ends
grades and yeah you know how that ends so I thought about this right I asked my
so I thought about this right I asked my
so I thought about this right I asked my friends like what do you guys do do you
friends like what do you guys do do you
friends like what do you guys do do you do you check it like every night because
do you check it like every night because
do you check it like every night because that doesn’t sound like a good thing to
that doesn’t sound like a good thing to
that doesn’t sound like a good thing to do and I asked her and some people said
do and I asked her and some people said
do and I asked her and some people said well I write it on my calendar you know
well I write it on my calendar you know
well I write it on my calendar you know once a month and some people said I have
once a month and some people said I have
once a month and some people said I have an alarm
an alarm
an alarm I phone I was like I don’t know those
I phone I was like I don’t know those
I phone I was like I don’t know those those don’t sound like the right
those don’t sound like the right
those don’t sound like the right solutions computers are meant to be
solutions computers are meant to be
solutions computers are meant to be working for us
working for us
working for us we control the computers and so I wrote
we control the computers and so I wrote
we control the computers and so I wrote a computer program and all it does is
a computer program and all it does is
a computer program and all it does is every night at midnight it goes to the
every night at midnight it goes to the
every night at midnight it goes to the website and it checks with the grades
website and it checks with the grades
website and it checks with the grades are uploaded and it sends out an email
are uploaded and it sends out an email
are uploaded and it sends out an email if they are I thought this was pretty
if they are I thought this was pretty
if they are I thought this was pretty clever so I sent it out to a few of my
clever so I sent it out to a few of my
clever so I sent it out to a few of my friends and by the end of my second year
friends and by the end of my second year
friends and by the end of my second year like half my class was using this and I
like half my class was using this and I
like half my class was using this and I thought this is great I mean I I did
thought this is great I mean I I did
thought this is great I mean I I did something that made the lives of a few
something that made the lives of a few
something that made the lives of a few people incrementally easier and I
people incrementally easier and I
people incrementally easier and I couldn’t have done it without knowing
couldn’t have done it without knowing
couldn’t have done it without knowing how to program and it’s not just making
how to program and it’s not just making
how to program and it’s not just making people’s lives easier the other day I
people’s lives easier the other day I
people’s lives easier the other day I was on a bus with a friend and we were
was on a bus with a friend and we were
was on a bus with a friend and we were in the middle of nowhere so there was no
in the middle of nowhere so there was no
in the middle of nowhere so there was no internet and we were talking about the
internet and we were talking about the
internet and we were talking about the state Mississippi and suddenly suddenly
state Mississippi and suddenly suddenly
state Mississippi and suddenly suddenly my friend he he turned to me he stopped
my friend he he turned to me he stopped
my friend he he turned to me he stopped talking and then he opened his mouth and
talking and then he opened his mouth and
talking and then he opened his mouth and he said you know what’s funny about the
he said you know what’s funny about the
he said you know what’s funny about the word Mississippi has two S’s in a row
word Mississippi has two S’s in a row
word Mississippi has two S’s in a row and two peas in a row and isn’t that
and two peas in a row and isn’t that
and two peas in a row and isn’t that funny and I was like I guess that’s
funny and I was like I guess that’s
funny and I was like I guess that’s funny and and then he said well are
funny and and then he said well are
funny and and then he said well are there any words that have three of the
there any words that have three of the
there any words that have three of the same letter in a row I was like I don’t
same letter in a row I was like I don’t
same letter in a row I was like I don’t know and he was like I don’t know either
know and he was like I don’t know either
know and he was like I don’t know either and so he sat there we didn’t know and
and so he sat there we didn’t know and
and so he sat there we didn’t know and and then I realized no come on we’re
and then I realized no come on we’re
and then I realized no come on we’re programmers this is easy we should be
programmers this is easy we should be
programmers this is easy we should be able to figure this out and so I took
able to figure this out and so I took
able to figure this out and so I took out my computer and I wrote this like
out my computer and I wrote this like
out my computer and I wrote this like one-line program that went through the
one-line program that went through the
one-line program that went through the dictionary and found all words that have
dictionary and found all words that have
dictionary and found all words that have three of the same letter in a row and
three of the same letter in a row and
three of the same letter in a row and you know this isn’t particularly
you know this isn’t particularly
you know this isn’t particularly surprising this isn’t a hard program to
surprising this isn’t a hard program to
surprising this isn’t a hard program to write but but this program makes me
write but but this program makes me
write but but this program makes me realize that I still have control over
realize that I still have control over
realize that I still have control over my computer a computer feels like a
my computer a computer feels like a
my computer a computer feels like a magic wand to me it feels like an
magic wand to me it feels like an
magic wand to me it feels like an extension of my mind and I want that to
extension of my mind and I want that to
extension of my mind and I want that to be true for every single person here
be true for every single person here
be true for every single person here okay that’s it for part 1 part 2 is
okay that’s it for part 1 part 2 is
okay that’s it for part 1 part 2 is about safety and security what do I mean
about safety and security what do I mean
about safety and security what do I mean by that well I went on Google Images and
by that well I went on Google Images and
by that well I went on Google Images and got a picture of a hacker for you this
got a picture of a hacker for you this
got a picture of a hacker for you this is a person who hacks while standing up
is a person who hacks while standing up
is a person who hacks while standing up with one hand in binary in the dark
with one hand in binary in the dark
with one hand in binary in the dark I think this is amazing and laudable but
I think this is amazing and laudable but
I think this is amazing and laudable but at the same time I don’t think this is
at the same time I don’t think this is
at the same time I don’t think this is the kind of hacker that we should be
the kind of hacker that we should be
the kind of hacker that we should be worrying about I think we should put our
worrying about I think we should put our
worrying about I think we should put our sights on bigger questions I think we
sights on bigger questions I think we
sights on bigger questions I think we should be asking questions like can your
should be asking questions like can your
should be asking questions like can your insurance company look at your search
insurance company look at your search
insurance company look at your search history and if they see that you’ve been
history and if they see that you’ve been
history and if they see that you’ve been googling symptoms of asthma can they use
googling symptoms of asthma can they use
googling symptoms of asthma can they use that against you can they deny you
that against you can they deny you
that against you can they deny you coverage or or can a federal judge
coverage or or can a federal judge
coverage or or can a federal judge compel you to disclose your password and
compel you to disclose your password and
compel you to disclose your password and if so what if you forget your password
if so what if you forget your password
if so what if you forget your password or or is the FCC responsible for
or or is the FCC responsible for
or or is the FCC responsible for regulating Internet companies internet
regulating Internet companies internet
regulating Internet companies internet service providers
service providers
service providers does that mess with the free market or
does that mess with the free market or
does that mess with the free market or is it important to regulate them this
is it important to regulate them this
is it important to regulate them this t-shirt until very recently was illegal
t-shirt until very recently was illegal
t-shirt until very recently was illegal to export for the unite from the United
to export for the unite from the United
to export for the unite from the United States and and here’s why this t-shirt
States and and here’s why this t-shirt
States and and here’s why this t-shirt on it has a small computer program that
on it has a small computer program that
on it has a small computer program that can do encryption and until recently the
can do encryption and until recently the
can do encryption and until recently the US government classified encryption as a
US government classified encryption as a
US government classified encryption as a weapon and so by exporting this t-shirt
weapon and so by exporting this t-shirt
weapon and so by exporting this t-shirt you would be exporting encryption which
you would be exporting encryption which
you would be exporting encryption which is a weapon and look I mean I don’t know
is a weapon and look I mean I don’t know
is a weapon and look I mean I don’t know what they would do if you wore this at
what they would do if you wore this at
what they would do if you wore this at an airport like would they stop you I
an airport like would they stop you I
an airport like would they stop you I don’t know and you might think this is
don’t know and you might think this is
don’t know and you might think this is completely silly or you might think
completely silly or you might think
completely silly or you might think there are good there are good points to
there are good there are good points to
there are good there are good points to be made here but what’s important is
be made here but what’s important is
be made here but what’s important is this is still a debate that’s happening
this is still a debate that’s happening
this is still a debate that’s happening if you think about it isn’t this the
if you think about it isn’t this the
if you think about it isn’t this the same thing as the privacy versus law
same thing as the privacy versus law
same thing as the privacy versus law enforcement debate that we’ve been
enforcement debate that we’ve been
enforcement debate that we’ve been having all of last year and probably
having all of last year and probably
having all of last year and probably this year too
this year too
this year too you know what think about who’s gonna be
you know what think about who’s gonna be
you know what think about who’s gonna be having that debate really soon maybe
having that debate really soon maybe
having that debate really soon maybe tomorrow it’s you guys you are the
tomorrow it’s you guys you are the
tomorrow it’s you guys you are the people who are going to grow up to
people who are going to grow up to
people who are going to grow up to become the future lawmakers and the
become the future lawmakers and the
become the future lawmakers and the politicians and the policy makers you’re
politicians and the policy makers you’re
politicians and the policy makers you’re the citizens who are going to vote on
the citizens who are going to vote on
the citizens who are going to vote on these measures and so I think it’s
these measures and so I think it’s
these measures and so I think it’s really important for you guys to know
really important for you guys to know
really important for you guys to know the facts to be able to have an informed
the facts to be able to have an informed
the facts to be able to have an informed and meaningful debate about these things
and meaningful debate about these things
and meaningful debate about these things and I think the computer science
and I think the computer science
and I think the computer science education gives that to you at the same
education gives that to you at the same
education gives that to you at the same time I don’t want to scare you because
time I don’t want to scare you because
time I don’t want to scare you because yeah there are safety there are security
yeah there are safety there are security
yeah there are safety there are security things with computers above all or a
things with computers above all or a
things with computers above all or a medium for expression
this is an artist his name is Austin
this is an artist his name is Austin Kleon and he specializes in an art form
Kleon and he specializes in an art form
Kleon and he specializes in an art form called blackout art what is blackout art
called blackout art what is blackout art
called blackout art what is blackout art well what he does is he takes a
well what he does is he takes a
well what he does is he takes a newspaper and he grabs a sharpie and he
newspaper and he grabs a sharpie and he
newspaper and he grabs a sharpie and he just blacks outwards until he reveals
just blacks outwards until he reveals
just blacks outwards until he reveals what he thinks the true message of that
what he thinks the true message of that
what he thinks the true message of that thing of that article is and I thought
thing of that article is and I thought
thing of that article is and I thought this was brilliant right so so that
this was brilliant right so so that
this was brilliant right so so that night I got home and I built a website
night I got home and I built a website
night I got home and I built a website and I called it blackout and what it
and I called it blackout and what it
and I called it blackout and what it does is it takes a Cote ation from 1984
does is it takes a Cote ation from 1984
does is it takes a Cote ation from 1984 because that’s relevant and I I made it
because that’s relevant and I I made it
because that’s relevant and I I made it said if you click on a word it blacks
said if you click on a word it blacks
said if you click on a word it blacks out and Todd well this is kind of fun
out and Todd well this is kind of fun
out and Todd well this is kind of fun what happened if I give this to my
what happened if I give this to my
what happened if I give this to my friends and so I gave this to one of my
friends and so I gave this to one of my
friends and so I gave this to one of my best friends and and like two minutes
best friends and and like two minutes
best friends and and like two minutes later he sent this back to me if it says
later he sent this back to me if it says
later he sent this back to me if it says I don’t know if you can read that it
I don’t know if you can read that it
I don’t know if you can read that it says the alien awakening happened I
says the alien awakening happened I
says the alien awakening happened I thought I was great well I mean you can
thought I was great well I mean you can
thought I was great well I mean you can find these words what else can you find
find these words what else can you find
find these words what else can you find so I put it on social media and the next
so I put it on social media and the next
so I put it on social media and the next thing I got back was even better it says
thing I got back was even better it says
thing I got back was even better it says the future might be a party look if you
the future might be a party look if you
the future might be a party look if you know the tools that are involved this
know the tools that are involved this
know the tools that are involved this isn’t a hard program to write but at the
isn’t a hard program to write but at the
isn’t a hard program to write but at the same time this is one of the programs
same time this is one of the programs
same time this is one of the programs I’m most proud of writing in my entire
I’m most proud of writing in my entire
I’m most proud of writing in my entire life because what this program did was
life because what this program did was
life because what this program did was it started a discussion among people it
it started a discussion among people it
it started a discussion among people it created a little bit of empathy and and
created a little bit of empathy and and
created a little bit of empathy and and isn’t that really what computers are for
isn’t that really what computers are for
isn’t that really what computers are for let’s talk about spam filters does
let’s talk about spam filters does
let’s talk about spam filters does anybody know how spam filter works a
anybody know how spam filter works a
anybody know how spam filter works a spam filter what it does is it looks at
spam filter what it does is it looks at
spam filter what it does is it looks at words in pairs of words and it creates a
words in pairs of words and it creates a
words in pairs of words and it creates a statistical model of what spam sounds
statistical model of what spam sounds
statistical model of what spam sounds like right so so a spammy message might
like right so so a spammy message might
like right so so a spammy message might have the words get-rich-quick and
have the words get-rich-quick and
have the words get-rich-quick and greater frequency than an ordinary
greater frequency than an ordinary
greater frequency than an ordinary message and Todd great so now we have
message and Todd great so now we have
message and Todd great so now we have these huge databases in Gmail that know
these huge databases in Gmail that know
these huge databases in Gmail that know what spam looks like well what happens
what spam looks like well what happens
what spam looks like well what happens if we turn this upside down can can we
if we turn this upside down can can we
if we turn this upside down can can we get a spam filter to produce em right
get a spam filter to produce em right
get a spam filter to produce em right turns out you can and you get these
turns out you can and you get these
turns out you can and you get these fantastic results this one says I am
fantastic results this one says I am
fantastic results this one says I am only 18 and rolling in cash
only 18 and rolling in cash
only 18 and rolling in cash right
right
right I mean it’s cool enough that a machine
I mean it’s cool enough that a machine
I mean it’s cool enough that a machine can do this but then I thought why stop
can do this but then I thought why stop
can do this but then I thought why stop at spam how about what’s the opposite of
at spam how about what’s the opposite of
at spam how about what’s the opposite of spam the opposite of spam is email I
spam the opposite of spam is email I
spam the opposite of spam is email I send out right so what happens if you
send out right so what happens if you
send out right so what happens if you take email I send out turns out you had
take email I send out turns out you had
take email I send out turns out you had pretty good results and then and then I
pretty good results and then and then I
pretty good results and then and then I asked why stop at email and so so I I
asked why stop at email and so so I I
asked why stop at email and so so I I crawled the New York Times website and I
crawled the New York Times website and I
crawled the New York Times website and I collected headlines from the past couple
collected headlines from the past couple
collected headlines from the past couple of years and I got this and then I
of years and I got this and then I
of years and I got this and then I thought okay well why stop at just one
thought okay well why stop at just one
thought okay well why stop at just one source what can you do with multiple
source what can you do with multiple
source what can you do with multiple sources so I grabbed an online copy of
sources so I grabbed an online copy of
sources so I grabbed an online copy of an undergraduate at algebra textbook and
an undergraduate at algebra textbook and
an undergraduate at algebra textbook and I grabbed the complete works of
I grabbed the complete works of
I grabbed the complete works of Shakespeare and I got this result look
Shakespeare and I got this result look
Shakespeare and I got this result look that that wasn’t it
that that wasn’t it
that that wasn’t it after that I wondered well what if what
after that I wondered well what if what
after that I wondered well what if what if you just give up on words entirely
if you just give up on words entirely
if you just give up on words entirely what if you do it with music what if you
what if you do it with music what if you
what if you do it with music what if you do it with paintings and I think what if
do it with paintings and I think what if
do it with paintings and I think what if questions are really the key here think
questions are really the key here think
questions are really the key here think the most important things computers do
the most important things computers do
the most important things computers do is they allow us to ask what if
is they allow us to ask what if
is they allow us to ask what if questions they allow us to take a silly
questions they allow us to take a silly
questions they allow us to take a silly question and explore it and push it and
question and explore it and push it and
question and explore it and push it and see what can we get out of it and sure
see what can we get out of it and sure
see what can we get out of it and sure sometimes they’re stupid questions or
sometimes they’re stupid questions or
sometimes they’re stupid questions or sometimes they’re questions where we
sometimes they’re questions where we
sometimes they’re questions where we don’t know the answers we have no way of
don’t know the answers we have no way of
don’t know the answers we have no way of figuring them out and we’re gonna hit
figuring them out and we’re gonna hit
figuring them out and we’re gonna hit those questions and then what do we do
those questions and then what do we do
those questions and then what do we do well we turn around and we ask a new one
well we turn around and we ask a new one
well we turn around and we ask a new one cuz if we don’t who will
cuz if we don’t who will
cuz if we don’t who will right it’s our responsibility to ask
right it’s our responsibility to ask
right it’s our responsibility to ask what if questions there were the famous
what if questions there were the famous
what if questions there were the famous computer scientist that everybody in
computer scientist that everybody in
computer scientist that everybody in college learns about and his name was
college learns about and his name was
college learns about and his name was Edgard Dykstra and Dykstra said the most
Edgard Dykstra and Dykstra said the most
Edgard Dykstra and Dykstra said the most profound thing I’ve ever heard about
profound thing I’ve ever heard about
profound thing I’ve ever heard about computers he said computers are too
computers he said computers are too
computers he said computers are too computer science as telescopes are to
computer science as telescopes are to
computer science as telescopes are to astronomy well what do you mean by that
astronomy well what do you mean by that
astronomy well what do you mean by that it’s really easy to go around and say
it’s really easy to go around and say
it’s really easy to go around and say well computer science is you know it’s
well computer science is you know it’s
well computer science is you know it’s it’s a great way to get a high paying
it’s a great way to get a high paying
it’s a great way to get a high paying job or you can create the next big app
job or you can create the next big app
job or you can create the next big app or you can start the next billion dollar
or you can start the next billion dollar
or you can start the next billion dollar startup and I agree sure you can do
startup and I agree sure you can do
startup and I agree sure you can do those things
those things
those things but look in this room right now it’s not
but look in this room right now it’s not
but look in this room right now it’s not filled with future computer scientists
filled with future computer scientists
filled with future computer scientists it’s filled with future lawyers is
it’s filled with future lawyers is
it’s filled with future lawyers is filled with future doctors it’s filled
filled with future doctors it’s filled
filled with future doctors it’s filled with future engineers and scientists is
with future engineers and scientists is
with future engineers and scientists is filled with future artists and writers
filled with future artists and writers
filled with future artists and writers and painters it’s filled with above all
and painters it’s filled with above all
and painters it’s filled with above all it’s filled with enough curiosity to
it’s filled with enough curiosity to
it’s filled with enough curiosity to light up a village and I think computers
light up a village and I think computers
light up a village and I think computers computers all their purposes is a way to
computers all their purposes is a way to
computers all their purposes is a way to take that curiosity and point it at the
take that curiosity and point it at the
take that curiosity and point it at the important things the big ideas that
important things the big ideas that
important things the big ideas that matter and if there’s one thing I want
matter and if there’s one thing I want
matter and if there’s one thing I want you to take away from the past 15
you to take away from the past 15
you to take away from the past 15 minutes it’s this it’s not about it’s
minutes it’s this it’s not about it’s
minutes it’s this it’s not about it’s not about the computers it’s about the
not about the computers it’s about the
not about the computers it’s about the big ideas it’s not about the telescopes
big ideas it’s not about the telescopes
big ideas it’s not about the telescopes it’s about the Stars
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