so what I’d like to do is share with you a few ideas about spatial literacy and
a few ideas about spatial literacy and
a few ideas about spatial literacy and its relationship to experience and
its relationship to experience and
its relationship to experience and education and I’d like to start with a
education and I’d like to start with a
education and I’d like to start with a fairly simple idea which is we don’t
fairly simple idea which is we don’t
fairly simple idea which is we don’t really experience things we experience
really experience things we experience
really experience things we experience relationships all experience can be
relationships all experience can be
relationships all experience can be understood as relational as in
understood as relational as in
understood as relational as in conversation so as an example I’m
conversation so as an example I’m
conversation so as an example I’m speaking right now and we’re listening
speaking right now and we’re listening
speaking right now and we’re listening to my voice and there are images behind
to my voice and there are images behind
to my voice and there are images behind me and there are chairs holding you and
me and there are chairs holding you and
me and there are chairs holding you and there are lights coming at me and there
there are lights coming at me and there
there are lights coming at me and there are columns that are holding open this
are columns that are holding open this
are columns that are holding open this space now our experience is commingling
space now our experience is commingling
space now our experience is commingling all of them in fact our experience
all of them in fact our experience
all of them in fact our experience emerges in the conversation between all
emerges in the conversation between all
emerges in the conversation between all of these and space is a participant in
of these and space is a participant in
of these and space is a participant in that conversation and in fact it has a
that conversation and in fact it has a
that conversation and in fact it has a spatial literacy in its participation
spatial literacy in its participation
spatial literacy in its participation and that literacy can be developed into
and that literacy can be developed into
and that literacy can be developed into a spatial literature and so what I’d
a spatial literature and so what I’d
a spatial literature and so what I’d like to do is share with you a few
like to do is share with you a few
like to do is share with you a few spatial stories and I wanted to start
spatial stories and I wanted to start
spatial stories and I wanted to start with these images they are made by a
with these images they are made by a
with these images they are made by a Michael Benson he’s a dear friend and
Michael Benson he’s a dear friend and
Michael Benson he’s a dear friend and he’s a photographer and a filmmaker and
he’s a photographer and a filmmaker and
he’s a photographer and a filmmaker and he works with satellites and with raw
he works with satellites and with raw
he works with satellites and with raw spacecraft image data and he processes
spacecraft image data and he processes
spacecraft image data and he processes and he assembles and he creates these
and he assembles and he creates these
and he assembles and he creates these astounding images of our solar system
astounding images of our solar system
astounding images of our solar system and of deep space the kind of thing you
and of deep space the kind of thing you
and of deep space the kind of thing you can’t even believe exists this is a moon
can’t even believe exists this is a moon
can’t even believe exists this is a moon of Jupiter
and another moon of Jupiter a few years
and another moon of Jupiter a few years ago we were really lucky to have Michael
ago we were really lucky to have Michael
ago we were really lucky to have Michael here at the school and he was in one of
here at the school and he was in one of
here at the school and he was in one of my classes and he was sharing some of
my classes and he was sharing some of
my classes and he was sharing some of these astounding images and we were
these astounding images and we were
these astounding images and we were looking at an image of deep space and
looking at an image of deep space and
looking at an image of deep space and one of the students asked oh whoa what
one of the students asked oh whoa what
one of the students asked oh whoa what satellite was that taken from and
satellite was that taken from and
satellite was that taken from and Michael said well it was actually shot
Michael said well it was actually shot
Michael said well it was actually shot in Hawaii and it was by an astronomer
in Hawaii and it was by an astronomer
in Hawaii and it was by an astronomer named WG Wang and he went on to describe
named WG Wang and he went on to describe
named WG Wang and he went on to describe this incredible tracking equipment you
this incredible tracking equipment you
this incredible tracking equipment you know sort of six hours a night for
know sort of six hours a night for
know sort of six hours a night for twenty eight nights following the same
twenty eight nights following the same
twenty eight nights following the same spot in the sky and it could capture the
spot in the sky and it could capture the
spot in the sky and it could capture the light we could create this image and the
light we could create this image and the
light we could create this image and the student said but don’t you have to be in
student said but don’t you have to be in
student said but don’t you have to be in outer space to see that and Michael said
outer space to see that and Michael said
outer space to see that and Michael said where do you think we are and I love
where do you think we are and I love
where do you think we are and I love that story because it’s one of those
that story because it’s one of those
that story because it’s one of those moments where you sense the
moments where you sense the
moments where you sense the transformation meaning we’re still here
transformation meaning we’re still here
transformation meaning we’re still here but here is slightly different after you
but here is slightly different after you
but here is slightly different after you hear that
the other day I was up in Providence and
the other day I was up in Providence and I had to get back to New York and I was
I had to get back to New York and I was
I had to get back to New York and I was late for the train so I’m running
late for the train so I’m running
late for the train so I’m running towards the train station and I’m
towards the train station and I’m
towards the train station and I’m running as fast as I can I know I’m late
running as fast as I can I know I’m late
running as fast as I can I know I’m late I get into the station I run across the
I get into the station I run across the
I get into the station I run across the floor there’s long steps I’m running
floor there’s long steps I’m running
floor there’s long steps I’m running down the steps as fast as I can try not
down the steps as fast as I can try not
down the steps as fast as I can try not to fall but trying to make it run out
to fall but trying to make it run out
to fall but trying to make it run out onto the platform and just as I get
onto the platform and just as I get
onto the platform and just as I get there the train had pulled out and in
there the train had pulled out and in
there the train had pulled out and in that moment I woke up on the train it
that moment I woke up on the train it
that moment I woke up on the train it had been a dream and a dream I was
had been a dream and a dream I was
had been a dream and a dream I was having on the train so I was inside and
having on the train so I was inside and
having on the train so I was inside and outside the train at the same time okay
outside the train at the same time okay
outside the train at the same time okay when I was about ten years old I was in
when I was about ten years old I was in
when I was about ten years old I was in a truck in a tractor trailer actually I
a truck in a tractor trailer actually I
a truck in a tractor trailer actually I was building that tractor trailer my
was building that tractor trailer my
was building that tractor trailer my family has built trucks and tractor
family has built trucks and tractor
family has built trucks and tractor trailers since they were wagons and
trailers since they were wagons and
trailers since they were wagons and slaves in the 1890s and I was incredibly
slaves in the 1890s and I was incredibly
slaves in the 1890s and I was incredibly lucky to grow up in this community of
lucky to grow up in this community of
lucky to grow up in this community of craft and craft is actually a culture
craft and craft is actually a culture
craft and craft is actually a culture and it’s a culture of paying attention
and it’s a culture of paying attention
and it’s a culture of paying attention it’s a culture of listening and it’s a
it’s a culture of listening and it’s a
it’s a culture of listening and it’s a culture of care so in our community we
culture of care so in our community we
culture of care so in our community we would put the oldest with the youngest
would put the oldest with the youngest
would put the oldest with the youngest so when I was very little I worked with
so when I was very little I worked with
so when I was very little I worked with my grandfather and by the time I was
my grandfather and by the time I was
my grandfather and by the time I was about 10 or 12 I was working with a
about 10 or 12 I was working with a
about 10 or 12 I was working with a wonderful man named bear and one day
wonderful man named bear and one day
wonderful man named bear and one day Bear and I were assembling a truck and
Bear and I were assembling a truck and
Bear and I were assembling a truck and what we were doing was fairly specific
what we were doing was fairly specific
what we were doing was fairly specific you see the truck has a skin which is
you see the truck has a skin which is
you see the truck has a skin which is the sheets of metal and it has these
the sheets of metal and it has these
the sheets of metal and it has these structures and to attach the skin to the
structures and to attach the skin to the
structures and to attach the skin to the structures you have to drill an enormous
structures you have to drill an enormous
structures you have to drill an enormous amount of holes through both of them and
amount of holes through both of them and
amount of holes through both of them and then each one of those holes you have to
then each one of those holes you have to
then each one of those holes you have to fill with a rivet you’ve seen this many
fill with a rivet you’ve seen this many
fill with a rivet you’ve seen this many times all those little dots on the
times all those little dots on the
times all those little dots on the outside of a of a truck those are rivets
outside of a of a truck those are rivets
outside of a of a truck those are rivets that’s a little piece of metal and what
that’s a little piece of metal and what
that’s a little piece of metal and what happens is you have to shoot the piece
happens is you have to shoot the piece
happens is you have to shoot the piece of metal through the outside of the
of metal through the outside of the
of metal through the outside of the truck and it has to go in and it has to
truck and it has to go in and it has to
truck and it has to go in and it has to squish out and squeeze the skin to the
squish out and squeeze the skin to the
squish out and squeeze the skin to the structure now when I was a kid that was
structure now when I was a kid that was
structure now when I was a kid that was a two-person job the way that
a two-person job the way that
a two-person job the way that done is that there was a person on the
done is that there was a person on the
done is that there was a person on the inside who had a rather significant
inside who had a rather significant
inside who had a rather significant piece of iron that you would hold
piece of iron that you would hold
piece of iron that you would hold against the hole so when the rivet came
against the hole so when the rivet came
against the hole so when the rivet came through it would splay out and squash so
through it would splay out and squash so
through it would splay out and squash so because I was a kid bear made me a piece
because I was a kid bear made me a piece
because I was a kid bear made me a piece of metal that was you know sort of
of metal that was you know sort of
of metal that was you know sort of shaped like a gun it had a flat front
shaped like a gun it had a flat front
shaped like a gun it had a flat front and I would get in there and hold it now
and I would get in there and hold it now
and I would get in there and hold it now the interesting part is that since a
the interesting part is that since a
the interesting part is that since a truck is very deep and there’s a lot of
truck is very deep and there’s a lot of
truck is very deep and there’s a lot of rivets it’s not really realistic that
rivets it’s not really realistic that
rivets it’s not really realistic that you know you’re going to run out to the
you know you’re going to run out to the
you know you’re going to run out to the edge of the truck every time it’s okay
edge of the truck every time it’s okay
edge of the truck every time it’s okay I’m ready for the next that’s not going
I’m ready for the next that’s not going
I’m ready for the next that’s not going to work you have to stay there and you
to work you have to stay there and you
to work you have to stay there and you have to develop a form of communication
have to develop a form of communication
have to develop a form of communication through the wall in order to keep going
through the wall in order to keep going
through the wall in order to keep going in some way it’s kind of simple you
in some way it’s kind of simple you
in some way it’s kind of simple you start low three taps we’re going to
start low three taps we’re going to
start low three taps we’re going to start first one goes through but the
start first one goes through but the
start first one goes through but the reality is it’s all about the rhythm
reality is it’s all about the rhythm
reality is it’s all about the rhythm it’s about knowing how to keep moving so
it’s about knowing how to keep moving so
it’s about knowing how to keep moving so that I could catch each one of those
that I could catch each one of those
that I could catch each one of those rivets and sometimes we would be
rivets and sometimes we would be
rivets and sometimes we would be communicating like that for two or three
communicating like that for two or three
communicating like that for two or three hours without actually you know going
hours without actually you know going
hours without actually you know going and seeing each other we were speaking
and seeing each other we were speaking
and seeing each other we were speaking through the wall and I remember a bear
through the wall and I remember a bear
through the wall and I remember a bear said to me you have to know where I’m
said to me you have to know where I’m
said to me you have to know where I’m heading so that I know you’re going to
heading so that I know you’re going to
heading so that I know you’re going to be there when I get there that’s spatial
be there when I get there that’s spatial
be there when I get there that’s spatial literacy okay so when my son Ralston was
literacy okay so when my son Ralston was
literacy okay so when my son Ralston was about four and my daughter Sarah was
about four and my daughter Sarah was
about four and my daughter Sarah was about six I would bring them to school
about six I would bring them to school
about six I would bring them to school every day and I would do this I had a
every day and I would do this I had a
every day and I would do this I had a scooter sort of like a kids scooter but
scooter sort of like a kids scooter but
scooter sort of like a kids scooter but adult-sized had a motor and we had
adult-sized had a motor and we had
adult-sized had a motor and we had arranged this sort of game where I would
arranged this sort of game where I would
arranged this sort of game where I would chase them or race them down the
chase them or race them down the
chase them or race them down the sidewalk and the sort of rules were if
sidewalk and the sort of rules were if
sidewalk and the sort of rules were if either of them got there first they won
either of them got there first they won
either of them got there first they won so after a few days of doing this I
so after a few days of doing this I
so after a few days of doing this I noticed that Ralston started to block me
noticed that Ralston started to block me
noticed that Ralston started to block me so I would go to the right and he would
so I would go to the right and he would
so I would go to the right and he would block to the right and I would go to the
block to the right and I would go to the
block to the right and I would go to the left and he would block to the left and
left and he would block to the left and
left and he would block to the left and you know bobbin and Weavin whichever way
you know bobbin and Weavin whichever way
you know bobbin and Weavin whichever way I went I couldn’t get past him
I went I couldn’t get past him
I went I couldn’t get past him now the astounding thing is that he did
now the astounding thing is that he did
now the astounding thing is that he did this never looking back he did this the
this never looking back he did this the
this never looking back he did this the whole time running as fast as he
whole time running as fast as he
whole time running as fast as he looking forward never moving left and I
looking forward never moving left and I
looking forward never moving left and I couldn’t understand how he did it so one
couldn’t understand how he did it so one
couldn’t understand how he did it so one day I said how do you do it and he said
day I said how do you do it and he said
day I said how do you do it and he said oh that’s easy dad all I have to do is
oh that’s easy dad all I have to do is
oh that’s easy dad all I have to do is run into your shadow and you can’t get
run into your shadow and you can’t get
run into your shadow and you can’t get past me I mean it’s incredible
past me I mean it’s incredible
past me I mean it’s incredible understanding of the of navigating the
understanding of the of navigating the
understanding of the of navigating the spatial situation that we’re in I didn’t
spatial situation that we’re in I didn’t
spatial situation that we’re in I didn’t even see those shadows till he said it
okay I got to tell you a story about
okay I got to tell you a story about Philo Farnsworth Philo Farnsworth is the
Philo Farnsworth Philo Farnsworth is the
Philo Farnsworth Philo Farnsworth is the person who invented the television he
person who invented the television he
person who invented the television he was a mathematical genius and he was
was a mathematical genius and he was
was a mathematical genius and he was also a farmer see one of the great
also a farmer see one of the great
also a farmer see one of the great challenges in the early days of trying
challenges in the early days of trying
challenges in the early days of trying to make the television is that the
to make the television is that the
to make the television is that the electrical signal necessary in order to
electrical signal necessary in order to
electrical signal necessary in order to reconstitute an image through the tube
reconstitute an image through the tube
reconstitute an image through the tube and in the screen was so large that it
and in the screen was so large that it
and in the screen was so large that it would basically explode blow up whatever
would basically explode blow up whatever
would basically explode blow up whatever tube they could come up with or whatever
tube they could come up with or whatever
tube they could come up with or whatever you know way of capturing it now Philo
you know way of capturing it now Philo
you know way of capturing it now Philo had spent his life tilling the fields
had spent his life tilling the fields
had spent his life tilling the fields cutting these lines to the end of one
cutting these lines to the end of one
cutting these lines to the end of one row and back again and at the age of 15
row and back again and at the age of 15
row and back again and at the age of 15 or 16 he had the Epiphany the
or 16 he had the Epiphany the
or 16 he had the Epiphany the mathematical and the electrical epiphany
mathematical and the electrical epiphany
mathematical and the electrical epiphany that the signal could be broken up into
that the signal could be broken up into
that the signal could be broken up into smaller pieces and that they could draw
smaller pieces and that they could draw
smaller pieces and that they could draw the image back and forth across the
the image back and forth across the
the image back and forth across the screen and that’s how the television has
screen and that’s how the television has
screen and that’s how the television has worked all the way up until the flat
worked all the way up until the flat
worked all the way up until the flat screen inventions television tubes have
screen inventions television tubes have
screen inventions television tubes have always worked that way he called it the
always worked that way he called it the
always worked that way he called it the image dissector now a few years after
image dissector now a few years after
image dissector now a few years after that Josef woodland who invented the
that Josef woodland who invented the
that Josef woodland who invented the barcode told the story that he was
barcode told the story that he was
barcode told the story that he was trying working like crazy to try to
trying working like crazy to try to
trying working like crazy to try to figure out how to get some kind of a
figure out how to get some kind of a
figure out how to get some kind of a visual version of Morris code and he
visual version of Morris code and he
visual version of Morris code and he couldn’t do it and he basically gave up
couldn’t do it and he basically gave up
couldn’t do it and he basically gave up and he went to the beach in Florida and
and he went to the beach in Florida and
and he went to the beach in Florida and he sat there and he just pulled his
he sat there and he just pulled his
he sat there and he just pulled his fingers across the sand and he looked at
fingers across the sand and he looked at
fingers across the sand and he looked at those lines and he realized he had done
those lines and he realized he had done
those lines and he realized he had done it
it
it there was a visual Morris code so each
there was a visual Morris code so each
there was a visual Morris code so each of these stories is speaking of the
of these stories is speaking of the
of these stories is speaking of the communication that’s going on between us
communication that’s going on between us
communication that’s going on between us and our spaces each of these kind of aha
and our spaces each of these kind of aha
and our spaces each of these kind of aha moments are emerging in a conversation
moments are emerging in a conversation
moments are emerging in a conversation that is is in direct communication with
that is is in direct communication with
that is is in direct communication with the spatial situation that we find
the spatial situation that we find
the spatial situation that we find ourselves in and I believe that looking
ourselves in and I believe that looking
ourselves in and I believe that looking carefully at spatial literacy can have a
carefully at spatial literacy can have a
carefully at spatial literacy can have a great impact on our spaces of Education
great impact on our spaces of Education
great impact on our spaces of Education and how we ask our questions in relation
and how we ask our questions in relation
and how we ask our questions in relation to the spatial literacy that we are in
to the spatial literacy that we are in
to the spatial literacy that we are in so a few years ago I founded an
so a few years ago I founded an
so a few years ago I founded an organization with a group of wonderful
organization with a group of wonderful
organization with a group of wonderful people from all over the world called
people from all over the world called
people from all over the world called the organizations called arts letters
the organizations called arts letters
the organizations called arts letters and numbers and it has the specific
and numbers and it has the specific
and numbers and it has the specific mission of broadening the spectrum of
mission of broadening the spectrum of
mission of broadening the spectrum of spatial situations that people can ask
spatial situations that people can ask
spatial situations that people can ask their questions and and develop new ways
their questions and and develop new ways
their questions and and develop new ways of knowing and some of those spatial
of knowing and some of those spatial
of knowing and some of those spatial situations have to do with individuals
situations have to do with individuals
situations have to do with individuals and what I would call emotive precision
and what I would call emotive precision
and what I would call emotive precision and some of them
with with groups of people and the kind
with with groups of people and the kind of connective tissues that can be
of connective tissues that can be
of connective tissues that can be developed between groups of people so I
developed between groups of people so I
developed between groups of people so I want to show you a project that we did
want to show you a project that we did
want to show you a project that we did in Denmark in Aarhus in 2012 it was
in Denmark in Aarhus in 2012 it was
in Denmark in Aarhus in 2012 it was called the ahoo spark and it was a film
called the ahoo spark and it was a film
called the ahoo spark and it was a film screen drawing board for about 200
screen drawing board for about 200
screen drawing board for about 200 people and it started with a very
people and it started with a very
people and it started with a very beautiful proposition that is a
beautiful proposition that is a
beautiful proposition that is a wonderful the wonderful philosopher
wonderful the wonderful philosopher
wonderful the wonderful philosopher named Emmanuel Levinas made which was
named Emmanuel Levinas made which was
named Emmanuel Levinas made which was that the the highest state highest sense
that the the highest state highest sense
that the the highest state highest sense of the human condition can be found in
of the human condition can be found in
of the human condition can be found in the space between two faces looking at
the space between two faces looking at
the space between two faces looking at each other in silence and so we decided
each other in silence and so we decided
each other in silence and so we decided to try to build a project out of that
to try to build a project out of that
to try to build a project out of that proposition and we started by building
proposition and we started by building
proposition and we started by building this big curved wall and we skinned it
this big curved wall and we skinned it
this big curved wall and we skinned it with paper and then each of the
with paper and then each of the
with paper and then each of the participants were asked to go out into
participants were asked to go out into
participants were asked to go out into the town of ah boos and to find a place
the town of ah boos and to find a place
the town of ah boos and to find a place that had some kind of emotional content
that had some kind of emotional content
that had some kind of emotional content for them some memory some kind of an
for them some memory some kind of an
for them some memory some kind of an emotional experience that they had had
emotional experience that they had had
emotional experience that they had had and to make a drawing of it a meter by a
and to make a drawing of it a meter by a
and to make a drawing of it a meter by a meter and bring it back and you can see
meter and bring it back and you can see
meter and bring it back and you can see them on the outside walls of the of the
them on the outside walls of the of the
them on the outside walls of the of the theatre we were in and then we we formed
theatre we were in and then we we formed
theatre we were in and then we we formed teams partnerships of two and if you
teams partnerships of two and if you
teams partnerships of two and if you think about the basic idea was that look
think about the basic idea was that look
think about the basic idea was that look if I’m here and there’s this huge wall
if I’m here and there’s this huge wall
if I’m here and there’s this huge wall between us and my emotional memory is
between us and my emotional memory is
between us and my emotional memory is captured and it’s on the outside of that
captured and it’s on the outside of that
captured and it’s on the outside of that wall I can’t see it I don’t have any
wall I can’t see it I don’t have any
wall I can’t see it I don’t have any access to it but my partner does the
access to it but my partner does the
access to it but my partner does the other does and the project was for that
other does and the project was for that
other does and the project was for that person to reenact my drawing on the
person to reenact my drawing on the
person to reenact my drawing on the outside of the wall
outside of the wall
outside of the wall and to try to whisper it through the
and to try to whisper it through the
and to try to whisper it through the wall to me okay so that creates an
wall to me okay so that creates an
wall to me okay so that creates an emotional interdependence and an empathy
emotional interdependence and an empathy
emotional interdependence and an empathy and you can probably recognize a bear
and you can probably recognize a bear
and you can probably recognize a bear and the truck and maybe Rustom shadows
and the truck and maybe Rustom shadows
and the truck and maybe Rustom shadows the idea was that if they could we could
the idea was that if they could we could
the idea was that if they could we could together invent a form of communication
together invent a form of communication
together invent a form of communication through this opacity right then we would
through this opacity right then we would
through this opacity right then we would develop a way that I could have access
develop a way that I could have access
develop a way that I could have access to my origin through you and that led to
to my origin through you and that led to
to my origin through you and that led to all kinds of inventions of forms of
all kinds of inventions of forms of
all kinds of inventions of forms of communication here it’s almost in fact
communication here it’s almost in fact
communication here it’s almost in fact the in have a own embodied in habitation
the in have a own embodied in habitation
the in have a own embodied in habitation of the leve NOS proposition about two
of the leve NOS proposition about two
of the leve NOS proposition about two phases
phases
phases I mean inventions these drawing
I mean inventions these drawing
I mean inventions these drawing instruments were in fact being moved by
instruments were in fact being moved by
instruments were in fact being moved by the people on the other side of the wall
the people on the other side of the wall
the people on the other side of the wall that’s how they whispered the drawing
that’s how they whispered the drawing
that’s how they whispered the drawing through the wall and then at a certain
through the wall and then at a certain
through the wall and then at a certain point we introduced live feed film so
point we introduced live feed film so
point we introduced live feed film so around the entire outside of the arc we
around the entire outside of the arc we
around the entire outside of the arc we placed the series of film cameras and
placed the series of film cameras and
placed the series of film cameras and you can see they’re a bank of projectors
you can see they’re a bank of projectors
you can see they’re a bank of projectors and each one of those cameras was linked
and each one of those cameras was linked
and each one of those cameras was linked to one of those projectors and then they
to one of those projectors and then they
to one of those projectors and then they were operating in live time and what
were operating in live time and what
were operating in live time and what that created was the fact that these two
that created was the fact that these two
that created was the fact that these two people who were in communication with
people who were in communication with
people who were in communication with each other were now in fact experiencing
each other were now in fact experiencing
each other were now in fact experiencing the person in live time this is a still
the person in live time this is a still
the person in live time this is a still photograph but I want to show you a
photograph but I want to show you a
photograph but I want to show you a couple of films from that
they’re on opposite sides of the wall
they’re on opposite sides of the wall and they’re in direct communication
here’s a little bit of a close-up you
here’s a little bit of a close-up you can see you get to this very kind of
can see you get to this very kind of
can see you get to this very kind of special place now here because
special place now here because
special place now here because eventually when you’re inside of this
eventually when you’re inside of this
eventually when you’re inside of this spatial situation and its spatial
spatial situation and its spatial
spatial situation and its spatial literacy and literature you begin to
literacy and literature you begin to
literacy and literature you begin to inhabit it and here you can see these
inhabit it and here you can see these
inhabit it and here you can see these two guys are basically playing with it
two guys are basically playing with it
two guys are basically playing with it he’s gonna throw that cup through the
he’s gonna throw that cup through the
he’s gonna throw that cup through the hole so he threw it through the image of
hole so he threw it through the image of
hole so he threw it through the image of the hole and it came out the hole and
the hole and it came out the hole and
the hole and it came out the hole and now this last one I want to show you for
now this last one I want to show you for
now this last one I want to show you for me it has two it’s a kind of eclipse in
me it has two it’s a kind of eclipse in
me it has two it’s a kind of eclipse in that ahoo Sark and it has to do with
that ahoo Sark and it has to do with
that ahoo Sark and it has to do with this idea of an emotive precision all
this idea of an emotive precision all
this idea of an emotive precision all right that the emotional experience of
right that the emotional experience of
right that the emotional experience of inhabiting the question creates a kind
inhabiting the question creates a kind
inhabiting the question creates a kind of precision
of precision
of precision [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
just stunning so where do you think we
just stunning so where do you think we are well we’re here and we’re here at
are well we’re here and we’re here at
are well we’re here and we’re here at the same time when Abraham Lincoln was
the same time when Abraham Lincoln was
the same time when Abraham Lincoln was here in 1860 there were 1.2 billion
here in 1860 there were 1.2 billion
here in 1860 there were 1.2 billion people on the planet and today there are
people on the planet and today there are
people on the planet and today there are 7 point 5 billion people on the planet
7 point 5 billion people on the planet
7 point 5 billion people on the planet and I want to end with the last story
and I want to end with the last story
and I want to end with the last story when my daughter’s have was about 6 I
when my daughter’s have was about 6 I
when my daughter’s have was about 6 I was bringing her to school on the same
was bringing her to school on the same
was bringing her to school on the same scooter but it was just her so she was
scooter but it was just her so she was
scooter but it was just her so she was actually riding on the front of it
actually riding on the front of it
actually riding on the front of it driving to school having our
driving to school having our
driving to school having our conversations and at some point she said
conversations and at some point she said
conversations and at some point she said what’s the highest number that you can
what’s the highest number that you can
what’s the highest number that you can count to I thought about a little bit
count to I thought about a little bit
count to I thought about a little bit and I said well let’s think about it
and I said well let’s think about it
and I said well let’s think about it another way what would possibly slow
another way what would possibly slow
another way what would possibly slow down numbers or stop them a couple days
down numbers or stop them a couple days
down numbers or stop them a couple days later driving and she says I think I
later driving and she says I think I
later driving and she says I think I have an idea what would stop the numbers
have an idea what would stop the numbers
have an idea what would stop the numbers and I said what and she said death fell
and I said what and she said death fell
and I said what and she said death fell over
over
over hold on a second ok that’s nice and so
hold on a second ok that’s nice and so
hold on a second ok that’s nice and so tell me what why do you say that and she
tell me what why do you say that and she
tell me what why do you say that and she said because we’re the ones doing the
said because we’re the ones doing the
said because we’re the ones doing the counting and so when we end the counting
counting and so when we end the counting
counting and so when we end the counting ends and that’s the highest number we
ends and that’s the highest number we
ends and that’s the highest number we can count to and then she said but do
can count to and then she said but do
can count to and then she said but do you know what since we’re all born at
you know what since we’re all born at
you know what since we’re all born at different times and we all die at
different times and we all die at
different times and we all die at different times the counting actually
different times the counting actually
different times the counting actually never stops do you know what that’s
never stops do you know what that’s
never stops do you know what that’s called
called
called it’s called infinity it’s all of us
it’s called infinity it’s all of us
it’s called infinity it’s all of us together
together
together [Applause]
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