I want to change how you see light but to do that I have to take you on a
to do that I have to take you on a
to do that I have to take you on a journey light is unlike anything else in
journey light is unlike anything else in
journey light is unlike anything else in your life it connects you to your
your life it connects you to your
your life it connects you to your friends and the deepest depths of the
friends and the deepest depths of the
friends and the deepest depths of the universe light makes life on our planet
universe light makes life on our planet
universe light makes life on our planet possible without it the earth would be a
possible without it the earth would be a
possible without it the earth would be a cold lifeless husk it impacts our
cold lifeless husk it impacts our
cold lifeless husk it impacts our language in ways that we often overlook
language in ways that we often overlook
language in ways that we often overlook we shed light on questions provide
we shed light on questions provide
we shed light on questions provide illuminating answers and when things get
illuminating answers and when things get
illuminating answers and when things get too dark there’s always light relief
too dark there’s always light relief
too dark there’s always light relief from art two science light influences us
from art two science light influences us
from art two science light influences us in ways that we often don’t see yet deep
in ways that we often don’t see yet deep
in ways that we often don’t see yet deep down we understand and I want to start
down we understand and I want to start
down we understand and I want to start with the role of light in art before
with the role of light in art before
with the role of light in art before Newton were separating white light into
Newton were separating white light into
Newton were separating white light into its constituent colours caravaggio and
its constituent colours caravaggio and
its constituent colours caravaggio and other artists like Artemisia Gentileschi
other artists like Artemisia Gentileschi
other artists like Artemisia Gentileschi were using the technique of chiaroscuro
were using the technique of chiaroscuro
were using the technique of chiaroscuro the contrast of bright chiaro against
the contrast of bright chiaro against
the contrast of bright chiaro against dark oscuro to create the illusion of
dark oscuro to create the illusion of
dark oscuro to create the illusion of depth and in some cases increased drama
it’s a technique that works because it’s
it’s a technique that works because it’s based in reality the image is
based in reality the image is
based in reality the image is two-dimensional and yet your eye is so
two-dimensional and yet your eye is so
two-dimensional and yet your eye is so familiar with using light as a cue for
familiar with using light as a cue for
familiar with using light as a cue for location and depth that it becomes
location and depth that it becomes
location and depth that it becomes three-dimensional and in the hands of a
three-dimensional and in the hands of a
three-dimensional and in the hands of a skillful artist this technique can be
skillful artist this technique can be
skillful artist this technique can be used to create a sense of volume
used to create a sense of volume
used to create a sense of volume intimacy and foreboding all
intimacy and foreboding all
intimacy and foreboding all simultaneously combined with a motive
simultaneously combined with a motive
simultaneously combined with a motive themes from myth religion and history
themes from myth religion and history
themes from myth religion and history these artists painted some of the most
these artists painted some of the most
these artists painted some of the most powerful art that’s ever been seen but
powerful art that’s ever been seen but
powerful art that’s ever been seen but for all the power of the stories in
for all the power of the stories in
for all the power of the stories in these images perhaps the grandest story
these images perhaps the grandest story
these images perhaps the grandest story ever told is the one written in the
ever told is the one written in the
ever told is the one written in the light and dark of the night sky
light and dark of the night sky
light and dark of the night sky I but it’s a story that’s getting harder
I but it’s a story that’s getting harder
I but it’s a story that’s getting harder and harder for us to appreciate now
and harder for us to appreciate now
and harder for us to appreciate now initially we built cities to protect us
initially we built cities to protect us
initially we built cities to protect us from nature yet today we blast them with
from nature yet today we blast them with
from nature yet today we blast them with light to protect us not from bears or
light to protect us not from bears or
light to protect us not from bears or mountain lions but to protect us from
mountain lions but to protect us from
mountain lions but to protect us from ourselves unless they set security is a
ourselves unless they set security is a
ourselves unless they set security is a very real issue but lost in that glare
very real issue but lost in that glare
very real issue but lost in that glare are the visual cries of our true
are the visual cries of our true
are the visual cries of our true heritage the stars for generations
heritage the stars for generations
heritage the stars for generations they’ve had a right to a dark sky but to
they’ve had a right to a dark sky but to
they’ve had a right to a dark sky but to city dwellers which is well over half of
city dwellers which is well over half of
city dwellers which is well over half of humanity today it is lost a child in
humanity today it is lost a child in
humanity today it is lost a child in Beijing or even downtown Toronto that’s
Beijing or even downtown Toronto that’s
Beijing or even downtown Toronto that’s an image of Toronto right there you can
an image of Toronto right there you can
an image of Toronto right there you can see the moon and Venus again you can see
see the moon and Venus again you can see
see the moon and Venus again you can see them there Jupiter Mars and perhaps a
them there Jupiter Mars and perhaps a
them there Jupiter Mars and perhaps a handful of stars their sky is an orange
handful of stars their sky is an orange
handful of stars their sky is an orange glow literally the place where their
glow literally the place where their
glow literally the place where their atoms come from and will go to is lost
atoms come from and will go to is lost
atoms come from and will go to is lost beyond their eyes perception yet for all
beyond their eyes perception yet for all
beyond their eyes perception yet for all our concerns about light pollution which
our concerns about light pollution which
our concerns about light pollution which are very serious for us and other beata
are very serious for us and other beata
are very serious for us and other beata I’d rather take this time to celebrate
I’d rather take this time to celebrate
I’d rather take this time to celebrate what light can tell us about the
what light can tell us about the
what light can tell us about the universe and I want to start with
universe and I want to start with
universe and I want to start with something fun the color of the universe
something fun the color of the universe
something fun the color of the universe you can take the light of millions of
you can take the light of millions of
you can take the light of millions of galaxies and add them together to create
galaxies and add them together to create
galaxies and add them together to create a single color it works because every
a single color it works because every
a single color it works because every atom and molecule emits light of
atom and molecule emits light of
atom and molecule emits light of specific frequencies think of them as
specific frequencies think of them as
specific frequencies think of them as having their own light bar codes and
having their own light bar codes and
having their own light bar codes and when you take the light of all of the
when you take the light of all of the
when you take the light of all of the atoms and all the stars and all the
atoms and all the stars and all the
atoms and all the stars and all the galaxies and add it together you get a
galaxies and add it together you get a
galaxies and add it together you get a color with an amazing name if you work
color with an amazing name if you work
color with an amazing name if you work at Starbucks it’s called cosmic latte it
at Starbucks it’s called cosmic latte it
at Starbucks it’s called cosmic latte it even has its own hex code of the
even has its own hex code of the
even has its own hex code of the programs are interested now you could
programs are interested now you could
programs are interested now you could paint this on your walls and if you did
paint this on your walls and if you did
paint this on your walls and if you did so the poetry would be implicit because
so the poetry would be implicit because
so the poetry would be implicit because you’d be taking atoms created in stars
you’d be taking atoms created in stars
you’d be taking atoms created in stars to put the color of the universe on your
to put the color of the universe on your
to put the color of the universe on your walls and if you did that how would you
walls and if you did that how would you
walls and if you did that how would you feel well it’s any interior designer all
feel well it’s any interior designer all
feel well it’s any interior designer all plenty of marketers for that matter will
plenty of marketers for that matter will
plenty of marketers for that matter will tell you color has the power to
tell you color has the power to
tell you color has the power to influence mood it’s even built into the
influence mood it’s even built into the
influence mood it’s even built into the English language you see red when you’re
English language you see red when you’re
English language you see red when you’re angry feel blue when you’re depressed
angry feel blue when you’re depressed
angry feel blue when you’re depressed and we can even be green with envy of
and we can even be green with envy of
and we can even be green with envy of others so given that interest it’s no
others so given that interest it’s no
others so given that interest it’s no surprise that there’s been quite a bit
surprise that there’s been quite a bit
surprise that there’s been quite a bit of research some good some bad done into
of research some good some bad done into
of research some good some bad done into the color emotion connection and it’s
the color emotion connection and it’s
the color emotion connection and it’s uncovered that there are cultural
uncovered that there are cultural
uncovered that there are cultural differences too in China for example red
differences too in China for example red
differences too in China for example red is strongly associated with happiness
is strongly associated with happiness
is strongly associated with happiness and good fortune but if color can
and good fortune but if color can
and good fortune but if color can influence mood somewhat can your mood
influence mood somewhat can your mood
influence mood somewhat can your mood influence how you perceive color well
influence how you perceive color well
influence how you perceive color well because that question is less relevant
because that question is less relevant
because that question is less relevant to issues of design and marketing for
to issues of design and marketing for
to issues of design and marketing for that matter there’s been less research
that matter there’s been less research
that matter there’s been less research and the research that has been done
and the research that has been done
and the research that has been done isn’t very conclusive but a 2015 study
isn’t very conclusive but a 2015 study
isn’t very conclusive but a 2015 study concluded that people who feel sad have
concluded that people who feel sad have
concluded that people who feel sad have a harder time differentiating colors on
a harder time differentiating colors on
a harder time differentiating colors on the blue yellow color line so if you
the blue yellow color line so if you
the blue yellow color line so if you have the blues you can’t see the blues
have the blues you can’t see the blues
have the blues you can’t see the blues sounds like a great mnemonic well it
sounds like a great mnemonic well it
sounds like a great mnemonic well it turns out it was wrong the author’s had
turns out it was wrong the author’s had
turns out it was wrong the author’s had to retract this study but they’re doing
to retract this study but they’re doing
to retract this study but they’re doing another one but there are good reasons
another one but there are good reasons
another one but there are good reasons to believe that in fact mood can impact
to believe that in fact mood can impact
to believe that in fact mood can impact the perception of color there’s a
the perception of color there’s a
the perception of color there’s a long-standing hypothesis that in fact
long-standing hypothesis that in fact
long-standing hypothesis that in fact dopamine influences our perception of
dopamine influences our perception of
dopamine influences our perception of the color blue until now I’ve separated
the color blue until now I’ve separated
the color blue until now I’ve separated art and science but let’s use light to
art and science but let’s use light to
art and science but let’s use light to bring them together for years animation
bring them together for years animation
bring them together for years animation was a laborious process of crafting
was a laborious process of crafting
was a laborious process of crafting plate after plate after plate computer
plate after plate after plate computer
plate after plate after plate computer animation makes that process somewhat
animation makes that process somewhat
animation makes that process somewhat less laborious but nonetheless it
less laborious but nonetheless it
less laborious but nonetheless it remains as creatively challenging as
remains as creatively challenging as
remains as creatively challenging as ever and nowhere is this more evident
ever and nowhere is this more evident
ever and nowhere is this more evident than in the creation of visually
than in the creation of visually
than in the creation of visually realistic animation and images it’s a
realistic animation and images it’s a
realistic animation and images it’s a special
special
special liac you in the creation of visually
liac you in the creation of visually
liac you in the creation of visually realistic lighting effects and that’s
realistic lighting effects and that’s
realistic lighting effects and that’s because every one of you in this room
because every one of you in this room
because every one of you in this room has an amazing sense of what’s
has an amazing sense of what’s
has an amazing sense of what’s physically plausible and what isn’t you
physically plausible and what isn’t you
physically plausible and what isn’t you even have a part of your brain yes you
even have a part of your brain yes you
even have a part of your brain yes you do called the physics engine right that
do called the physics engine right that
do called the physics engine right that understands motion you also implicitly
understands motion you also implicitly
understands motion you also implicitly understand how light reflects be it from
understand how light reflects be it from
understand how light reflects be it from fur fleece or soaps no so when it comes
fur fleece or soaps no so when it comes
fur fleece or soaps no so when it comes to making a visually accurate image
to making a visually accurate image
to making a visually accurate image you’re an incredibly tough crowd
lighting is a physics phenomenon that
lighting is a physics phenomenon that has an emotional response and if you
has an emotional response and if you
has an emotional response and if you want to light a room from a single
want to light a room from a single
want to light a room from a single source you send out rays of light like
source you send out rays of light like
source you send out rays of light like on this diagram now eventually they hit
on this diagram now eventually they hit
on this diagram now eventually they hit something do they reflect hard like from
something do they reflect hard like from
something do they reflect hard like from a mirror or get scattered like from this
a mirror or get scattered like from this
a mirror or get scattered like from this carpet whatever happens light fills up a
carpet whatever happens light fills up a
carpet whatever happens light fills up a room through a series of bounces and
room through a series of bounces and
room through a series of bounces and reflections and if you have lots of
reflections and if you have lots of
reflections and if you have lots of bounces and reflections things get
bounces and reflections things get
bounces and reflections things get complicated really quickly this is the
complicated really quickly this is the
complicated really quickly this is the inside of the talus dome sculpture in
inside of the talus dome sculpture in
inside of the talus dome sculpture in Edmonton hundreds of steel balls
Edmonton hundreds of steel balls
Edmonton hundreds of steel balls connected together you can see there are
connected together you can see there are
connected together you can see there are so many flexions it’s incredibly
so many flexions it’s incredibly
so many flexions it’s incredibly complicated and so creating realistic
complicated and so creating realistic
complicated and so creating realistic images in animation today is a
images in animation today is a
images in animation today is a collaboration between art and science
collaboration between art and science
collaboration between art and science and I can even show you how we can build
and I can even show you how we can build
and I can even show you how we can build up an image from a scientific
up an image from a scientific
up an image from a scientific perspective here are three reflecting
perspective here are three reflecting
perspective here are three reflecting balls you’re immediately going to say
balls you’re immediately going to say
balls you’re immediately going to say they’re not reflecting you’re right
they’re not reflecting you’re right
they’re not reflecting you’re right because we’re turning off the physics of
because we’re turning off the physics of
because we’re turning off the physics of them reflecting but what I’m going to do
them reflecting but what I’m going to do
them reflecting but what I’m going to do is put a reflection in than another
is put a reflection in than another
is put a reflection in than another reflection and we’ll see what happens so
reflection and we’ll see what happens so
reflection and we’ll see what happens so let’s allow one bounce you can see the
let’s allow one bounce you can see the
let’s allow one bounce you can see the other balls still doesn’t look visually
other balls still doesn’t look visually
other balls still doesn’t look visually right compared to what you would expect
right compared to what you would expect
right compared to what you would expect it to look like so let’s add another
it to look like so let’s add another
it to look like so let’s add another bounce it’s getting more and more real
bounce it’s getting more and more real
bounce it’s getting more and more real each time try it my wife actually broke
each time try it my wife actually broke
each time try it my wife actually broke out the Christmas ball balls to try this
out the Christmas ball balls to try this
out the Christmas ball balls to try this ok as you view more bounces things get
ok as you view more bounces things get
ok as you view more bounces things get more complicated in fact it turns out my
more complicated in fact it turns out my
more complicated in fact it turns out my colleagues dhx media tell me humans
colleagues dhx media tell me humans
colleagues dhx media tell me humans need nine or ten bounces to really start
need nine or ten bounces to really start
need nine or ten bounces to really start believing things as plausible that’s a
believing things as plausible that’s a
believing things as plausible that’s a huge amount of computing so if you have
huge amount of computing so if you have
huge amount of computing so if you have a more efficient way of doing it Pixar
a more efficient way of doing it Pixar
a more efficient way of doing it Pixar will pay you a lot of cash okay but to
will pay you a lot of cash okay but to
will pay you a lot of cash okay but to make your mind boggle just a little bit
make your mind boggle just a little bit
make your mind boggle just a little bit more you can think of the light that
more you can think of the light that
more you can think of the light that comes from the depths of the universe to
comes from the depths of the universe to
comes from the depths of the universe to our sky as kind of being the end point
our sky as kind of being the end point
our sky as kind of being the end point of the universe doing an animation
of the universe doing an animation
of the universe doing an animation project because all of those rays of
project because all of those rays of
project because all of those rays of light undergo essentially the same
light undergo essentially the same
light undergo essentially the same physics as we’re doing right there and
physics as we’re doing right there and
physics as we’re doing right there and if light in the real world isn’t amazing
if light in the real world isn’t amazing
if light in the real world isn’t amazing enough it’s going to become even more
enough it’s going to become even more
enough it’s going to become even more important in our technological future
technologists have long realized that
technologists have long realized that fiber optic cables allow us to send data
fiber optic cables allow us to send data
fiber optic cables allow us to send data or a higher transmission rates than you
or a higher transmission rates than you
or a higher transmission rates than you can with radio waves you only have to
can with radio waves you only have to
can with radio waves you only have to look at TV ads to see how this
look at TV ads to see how this
look at TV ads to see how this technology is pushed and the latest
technology is pushed and the latest
technology is pushed and the latest long-distance transmission rates over
long-distance transmission rates over
long-distance transmission rates over fiber optic cables are peaking it over
fiber optic cables are peaking it over
fiber optic cables are peaking it over one terabit a second now to put that in
one terabit a second now to put that in
one terabit a second now to put that in perspective that’s 10,000 times what
perspective that’s 10,000 times what
perspective that’s 10,000 times what most firms will try and sell you to your
most firms will try and sell you to your
most firms will try and sell you to your home so the future of higher data rates
home so the future of higher data rates
home so the future of higher data rates is definitely there as long as we can
is definitely there as long as we can
is definitely there as long as we can get the switching technology in place
but what about going beyond cables what
but what about going beyond cables what about using light to communicate
about using light to communicate
about using light to communicate generally that may just be the future of
generally that may just be the future of
generally that may just be the future of interplanetary communication for decades
interplanetary communication for decades
interplanetary communication for decades space probes have been sent out into the
space probes have been sent out into the
space probes have been sent out into the depths of space and use radio waves to
depths of space and use radio waves to
depths of space and use radio waves to send information back to us but the
send information back to us but the
send information back to us but the speed at which they can do that is
speed at which they can do that is
speed at which they can do that is fundamentally limited by the frequency
fundamentally limited by the frequency
fundamentally limited by the frequency of the radio waves and the amount of
of the radio waves and the amount of
of the radio waves and the amount of power behind the transmission for
power behind the transmission for
power behind the transmission for example this is the new horizons space
example this is the new horizons space
example this is the new horizons space probe which sends such amazing images
probe which sends such amazing images
probe which sends such amazing images back from Pluto remember the heart right
back from Pluto remember the heart right
back from Pluto remember the heart right New Horizons sends data back at 122
New Horizons sends data back at 122
New Horizons sends data back at 122 kilobits a second let’s put that in
kilobits a second let’s put that in
kilobits a second let’s put that in perspective i came to canada in 1994
perspective i came to canada in 1994
perspective i came to canada in 1994 long time ago and then people were
long time ago and then people were
long time ago and then people were stoked
stoked
stoked about 28 k dial up that’s 10 times what
about 28 k dial up that’s 10 times what
about 28 k dial up that’s 10 times what new horizon this can do now so if you
new horizon this can do now so if you
new horizon this can do now so if you think your broadband is slow now try
think your broadband is slow now try
think your broadband is slow now try being a planetary scientist but light
being a planetary scientist but light
being a planetary scientist but light comes to the rescue light is the same
comes to the rescue light is the same
comes to the rescue light is the same electromagnetic radiation as radio waves
electromagnetic radiation as radio waves
electromagnetic radiation as radio waves but with a frequency tens of thousands
but with a frequency tens of thousands
but with a frequency tens of thousands of times or more higher oscillating it
of times or more higher oscillating it
of times or more higher oscillating it around 500 terahertz light has room to
around 500 terahertz light has room to
around 500 terahertz light has room to spare when it comes to sending data at
spare when it comes to sending data at
spare when it comes to sending data at higher and higher rates but you’ll want
higher and higher rates but you’ll want
higher and higher rates but you’ll want to know where’s the technology now nASA
to know where’s the technology now nASA
to know where’s the technology now nASA has already experimented twice with it
has already experimented twice with it
has already experimented twice with it once in 2013 with lunar laser
once in 2013 with lunar laser
once in 2013 with lunar laser communication demonstration they beamed
communication demonstration they beamed
communication demonstration they beamed the equivalent of 30 HD TV signals
the equivalent of 30 HD TV signals
the equivalent of 30 HD TV signals between the Earth and the moon they did
between the Earth and the moon they did
between the Earth and the moon they did a follow-up to the International Space
a follow-up to the International Space
a follow-up to the International Space Station in 2014 but for me the real
Station in 2014 but for me the real
Station in 2014 but for me the real technology demonstrator is coming in
technology demonstrator is coming in
technology demonstrator is coming in 2023 the deep space optical
2023 the deep space optical
2023 the deep space optical communications experiment will fly on
communications experiment will fly on
communications experiment will fly on the psyche mission to an asteroid and
the psyche mission to an asteroid and
the psyche mission to an asteroid and that will beam back data around the rate
that will beam back data around the rate
that will beam back data around the rate of fifteen HDTV channels to an
of fifteen HDTV channels to an
of fifteen HDTV channels to an observatory in California the palomar
observatory in California the palomar
observatory in California the palomar observatory but remember this isn’t easy
observatory but remember this isn’t easy
observatory but remember this isn’t easy lasers are tightly focused beams they
lasers are tightly focused beams they
lasers are tightly focused beams they need to be pointed accurately and some
need to be pointed accurately and some
need to be pointed accurately and some of you are probably thinking well what
of you are probably thinking well what
of you are probably thinking well what happens if something gets in the way
happens if something gets in the way
happens if something gets in the way you’re absolutely right clouds are a
you’re absolutely right clouds are a
you’re absolutely right clouds are a problem okay but does this make you
problem okay but does this make you
problem okay but does this make you think about the search for
think about the search for
think about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence because
extraterrestrial intelligence because
extraterrestrial intelligence because we’ve been listening for radio waves for
we’ve been listening for radio waves for
we’ve been listening for radio waves for decades and when are talking about going
decades and when are talking about going
decades and when are talking about going to lasers should we in fact be looking
to lasers should we in fact be looking
to lasers should we in fact be looking for lasers well it’s not quite that
for lasers well it’s not quite that
for lasers well it’s not quite that simple but people have looked and thus
simple but people have looked and thus
simple but people have looked and thus far we haven’t found anything but we
far we haven’t found anything but we
far we haven’t found anything but we will keep looking but now I’ve tweaked
will keep looking but now I’ve tweaked
will keep looking but now I’ve tweaked your alien interest I want to leave you
your alien interest I want to leave you
your alien interest I want to leave you with one final thought light strictly
with one final thought light strictly
with one final thought light strictly speaking near-infrared light maybe the
speaking near-infrared light maybe the
speaking near-infrared light maybe the way
way
way we find evidence for life on other
we find evidence for life on other
we find evidence for life on other planets not by searching for radio waves
planets not by searching for radio waves
planets not by searching for radio waves as I just said but instead searching for
as I just said but instead searching for
as I just said but instead searching for what we call biomarkers molecules or
what we call biomarkers molecules or
what we call biomarkers molecules or atoms in the atmospheres of planets
atoms in the atmospheres of planets
atoms in the atmospheres of planets around other stars that have been put
around other stars that have been put
around other stars that have been put there by life now this is a picture of
there by life now this is a picture of
there by life now this is a picture of Planet going in front of a star the same
Planet going in front of a star the same
Planet going in front of a star the same way the atoms or molecules emit specific
way the atoms or molecules emit specific
way the atoms or molecules emit specific frequencies they can also absorb it too
frequencies they can also absorb it too
frequencies they can also absorb it too so if a planet transits in front of a
so if a planet transits in front of a
so if a planet transits in front of a star you can see that absorption this
star you can see that absorption this
star you can see that absorption this graph greatly over-exaggerated NASA
graph greatly over-exaggerated NASA
graph greatly over-exaggerated NASA always over exaggerate things so it’s
always over exaggerate things so it’s
always over exaggerate things so it’s actually a tiny tiny amount of
actually a tiny tiny amount of
actually a tiny tiny amount of absorption that we would see but it’s
absorption that we would see but it’s
absorption that we would see but it’s feasible to do an oxygen is considered
feasible to do an oxygen is considered
feasible to do an oxygen is considered to be the gold standard for biomarkers
to be the gold standard for biomarkers
to be the gold standard for biomarkers it’s so reactive that any significant
it’s so reactive that any significant
it’s so reactive that any significant amount of free oxygen in the atmosphere
amount of free oxygen in the atmosphere
amount of free oxygen in the atmosphere is considered to be really strong
is considered to be really strong
is considered to be really strong evidence for life being on that planet
evidence for life being on that planet
evidence for life being on that planet and we hope that the next generation of
and we hope that the next generation of
and we hope that the next generation of giant optical telescopes like this this
giant optical telescopes like this this
giant optical telescopes like this this is the European extremely large
is the European extremely large
is the European extremely large telescope which ironically is being
telescope which ironically is being
telescope which ironically is being built in Chile long story don’t ask you
built in Chile long story don’t ask you
built in Chile long story don’t ask you can see the cars at the front little
can see the cars at the front little
can see the cars at the front little doctor cars this thing is absolutely
doctor cars this thing is absolutely
doctor cars this thing is absolutely massive it’s the size of a stadium
massive it’s the size of a stadium
massive it’s the size of a stadium basically but telescopes like this
basically but telescopes like this
basically but telescopes like this should hopefully be able to detect
should hopefully be able to detect
should hopefully be able to detect oxygen in the atmospheres of earth-like
oxygen in the atmospheres of earth-like
oxygen in the atmospheres of earth-like planets transiting across a star if that
planets transiting across a star if that
planets transiting across a star if that star is sufficiently close and that
star is sufficiently close and that
star is sufficiently close and that could happen in your lifetimes think
could happen in your lifetimes think
could happen in your lifetimes think about that and so we find ourselves back
about that and so we find ourselves back
about that and so we find ourselves back where we began talking about how light
where we began talking about how light
where we began talking about how light can potentially connect life together
can potentially connect life together
can potentially connect life together and whatever your passion be it art
and whatever your passion be it art
and whatever your passion be it art humanities language all science make
humanities language all science make
humanities language all science make some time for light and let it take you
some time for light and let it take you
some time for light and let it take you on a journey of discovery because after
on a journey of discovery because after
on a journey of discovery because after all you wouldn’t be here without it
all you wouldn’t be here without it
all you wouldn’t be here without it thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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