hello howdy good day hey there before those four greetings
hey there before those four greetings
hey there before those four greetings that I just shared
that I just shared
that I just shared you heard many more but even if you
you heard many more but even if you
you heard many more but even if you don’t speak Bengali or adieu Sumerian /
don’t speak Bengali or adieu Sumerian /
don’t speak Bengali or adieu Sumerian / Mandarin Chinese you likely understood
Mandarin Chinese you likely understood
Mandarin Chinese you likely understood that they were expressions of goodwill
what does it mean to communicate to
what does it mean to communicate to someone who doesn’t speak your language
someone who doesn’t speak your language
someone who doesn’t speak your language just now on the organ Christophe bull
just now on the organ Christophe bull
just now on the organ Christophe bull spoke to us but he didn’t use words he
spoke to us but he didn’t use words he
spoke to us but he didn’t use words he used the musical language of Bach and
used the musical language of Bach and
used the musical language of Bach and then he deconstructed Bach to create a
then he deconstructed Bach to create a
then he deconstructed Bach to create a new musical grammar to move us to
new musical grammar to move us to
new musical grammar to move us to transport us to talk to us through sound
while he played a series of images
while he played a series of images flashed on this screen the images told
flashed on this screen the images told
flashed on this screen the images told the story of humanity of culture of life
the story of humanity of culture of life
the story of humanity of culture of life on earth without using a single word
those greetings the Bach that Christophe
those greetings the Bach that Christophe played so beautifully Thank You
played so beautifully Thank You
played so beautifully Thank You Christophe the images on the screen
they’re all part of the Voyager Golden
they’re all part of the Voyager Golden Record that’s now almost 13 billion
Record that’s now almost 13 billion
Record that’s now almost 13 billion miles from Earth in 1977 NASA launched
miles from Earth in 1977 NASA launched
miles from Earth in 1977 NASA launched two spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2
two spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2
two spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on a grand tour of the solar system and
on a grand tour of the solar system and
on a grand tour of the solar system and beyond deep into the mysteries of
beyond deep into the mysteries of
beyond deep into the mysteries of interstellar space providing for us
interstellar space providing for us
interstellar space providing for us these priceless images and many more of
these priceless images and many more of
these priceless images and many more of our planetary neighbourhood attached to
our planetary neighbourhood attached to
our planetary neighbourhood attached to each spacecraft is a stunning golden
each spacecraft is a stunning golden
each spacecraft is a stunning golden phonograph record a message from our
phonograph record a message from our
phonograph record a message from our civilization to extraterrestrials who
civilization to extraterrestrials who
civilization to extraterrestrials who might encounter the probes perhaps
might encounter the probes perhaps
might encounter the probes perhaps billions of years from now the Voyager
billions of years from now the Voyager
billions of years from now the Voyager record contains the story of Earth as
record contains the story of Earth as
record contains the story of Earth as expressed in sights and sounds and
expressed in sights and sounds and
expressed in sights and sounds and science Earth’s greatest music from Bach
science Earth’s greatest music from Bach
science Earth’s greatest music from Bach and Beethoven to Blind Willie Johnson to
and Beethoven to Blind Willie Johnson to
and Beethoven to Blind Willie Johnson to Chuck Berry West African percussion and
Chuck Berry West African percussion and
Chuck Berry West African percussion and Solomon Island panpipes dozens of
Solomon Island panpipes dozens of
Solomon Island panpipes dozens of natural sounds of our planet
natural sounds of our planet
natural sounds of our planet birds humpback whales a locomotive the
birds humpback whales a locomotive the
birds humpback whales a locomotive the rain human laughter a kiss all woven
rain human laughter a kiss all woven
rain human laughter a kiss all woven into a lovely audio poem called sounds
into a lovely audio poem called sounds
into a lovely audio poem called sounds of Earth as a graphic designer myself my
of Earth as a graphic designer myself my
of Earth as a graphic designer myself my studio has been working with a record
studio has been working with a record
studio has been working with a record label this year to release the Voyager
label this year to release the Voyager
label this year to release the Voyager record on vinyl here on earth for the
record on vinyl here on earth for the
record on vinyl here on earth for the first time ever and I’m here to share
first time ever and I’m here to share
first time ever and I’m here to share why it matters today you heard some of
why it matters today you heard some of
why it matters today you heard some of the records 55 greetings spoken in human
the records 55 greetings spoken in human
the records 55 greetings spoken in human languages and viewed many of the images
languages and viewed many of the images
languages and viewed many of the images encoded on the phonographs ashed on the
encoded on the phonographs ashed on the
encoded on the phonographs ashed on the gold-plated aluminum jacket is this
gold-plated aluminum jacket is this
gold-plated aluminum jacket is this diagram explaining where it came from
diagram explaining where it came from
diagram explaining where it came from and how to play it
and how to play it
and how to play it none of the creators took
none of the creators took
none of the creators took for granted that extraterrestrials would
for granted that extraterrestrials would
for granted that extraterrestrials would actually understand Hebrew Sumerian or
actually understand Hebrew Sumerian or
actually understand Hebrew Sumerian or Nepali those greetings were meant to
Nepali those greetings were meant to
Nepali those greetings were meant to express the spirit of the project for
express the spirit of the project for
express the spirit of the project for the inhabitants of this planet you see
the inhabitants of this planet you see
the inhabitants of this planet you see the Voyager record was a gift from
the Voyager record was a gift from
the Voyager record was a gift from humanity to the cosmos but it was also a
humanity to the cosmos but it was also a
humanity to the cosmos but it was also a gift to humanity a message of goodwill
gift to humanity a message of goodwill
gift to humanity a message of goodwill to anyone out there but also to those of
to anyone out there but also to those of
to anyone out there but also to those of us down here Carl Sagan led the
us down here Carl Sagan led the
us down here Carl Sagan led the committee that put the record together
committee that put the record together
committee that put the record together he said the launching of this bottle
he said the launching of this bottle
he said the launching of this bottle into the cosmic ocean says something
into the cosmic ocean says something
into the cosmic ocean says something very hopeful about life on this planet
very hopeful about life on this planet
very hopeful about life on this planet the creative minds behind the content of
the creative minds behind the content of
the creative minds behind the content of the record agreed from the outset that
the record agreed from the outset that
the record agreed from the outset that the interstellar message should not
the interstellar message should not
the interstellar message should not include images of war or poverty or
include images of war or poverty or
include images of war or poverty or disease that the message should reflect
disease that the message should reflect
disease that the message should reflect positively on earth that it should
positively on earth that it should
positively on earth that it should reflect humanity at its best it’s an
reflect humanity at its best it’s an
reflect humanity at its best it’s an idealistic self-portrait and it’s one we
idealistic self-portrait and it’s one we
idealistic self-portrait and it’s one we can aspire to and as we consider how to
can aspire to and as we consider how to
can aspire to and as we consider how to explain ourselves to others out there we
explain ourselves to others out there we
explain ourselves to others out there we begin to consider who we are in a much
begin to consider who we are in a much
begin to consider who we are in a much deeper way so who are you what do you
deeper way so who are you what do you
deeper way so who are you what do you have to say for yourself and how will
have to say for yourself and how will
have to say for yourself and how will you say it we need to send new messages
you say it we need to send new messages
you say it we need to send new messages and models we need to send new messages
and models we need to send new messages
and models we need to send new messages of goodwill new messages that remind us
of goodwill new messages that remind us
of goodwill new messages that remind us of who we are when we are at our best
of who we are when we are at our best
of who we are when we are at our best and we need to set them to each other
and we need to set them to each other
and we need to set them to each other here on earth today the Voyager record
it’s true the Voyager record it lies at
it’s true the Voyager record it lies at the intersection of science and art to
the intersection of science and art to
the intersection of science and art to spark the imagination it provokes
spark the imagination it provokes
spark the imagination it provokes questions about our place in the
questions about our place in the
questions about our place in the universe it opens our minds to
universe it opens our minds to
universe it opens our minds to possibilities and it serves as a
possibilities and it serves as a
possibilities and it serves as a reminder that the future really is up to
reminder that the future really is up to
reminder that the future really is up to us we need to be reminded of that we
us we need to be reminded of that we
us we need to be reminded of that we need you to spread the message thank you
need you to spread the message thank you
need you to spread the message thank you [Applause]
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