i’m here to talk to you about how we don’t see things and yet they’re there
don’t see things and yet they’re there
don’t see things and yet they’re there when you’re small didn’t you ever look
when you’re small didn’t you ever look
when you’re small didn’t you ever look up to the stars at night to the vast
up to the stars at night to the vast
up to the stars at night to the vast expanse of our universe and wonder what
expanse of our universe and wonder what
expanse of our universe and wonder what way up there what is in the bleak
way up there what is in the bleak
way up there what is in the bleak darkness of existence I sure have but
darkness of existence I sure have but
darkness of existence I sure have but most people don’t care about what lights
most people don’t care about what lights
most people don’t care about what lights up in front of them unless it involves
up in front of them unless it involves
up in front of them unless it involves food or money there’s so much we don’t
food or money there’s so much we don’t
food or money there’s so much we don’t notice and there’s so much you don’t
notice and there’s so much you don’t
notice and there’s so much you don’t think about in our daily lives but the
think about in our daily lives but the
think about in our daily lives but the truth of the matter is there’s so much
truth of the matter is there’s so much
truth of the matter is there’s so much in our universe that we don’t see in the
in our universe that we don’t see in the
in our universe that we don’t see in the 1800’s that if the writer called Jules
1800’s that if the writer called Jules
1800’s that if the writer called Jules Verne he came from France and wrote a
Verne he came from France and wrote a
Verne he came from France and wrote a number of science fiction books many of
number of science fiction books many of
number of science fiction books many of you might have read them such as 20,000
you might have read them such as 20,000
you might have read them such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea or a trip to the
Leagues Under the Sea or a trip to the
Leagues Under the Sea or a trip to the moon at jules verne’s time this thing’s
moon at jules verne’s time this thing’s
moon at jules verne’s time this thing’s like space travel or air conditioning
like space travel or air conditioning
like space travel or air conditioning were considered a matter of science
were considered a matter of science
were considered a matter of science fiction but a hundred years later on
fiction but a hundred years later on
fiction but a hundred years later on July twentieth nineteen sixty-nine Neil
July twentieth nineteen sixty-nine Neil
July twentieth nineteen sixty-nine Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on
Armstrong was the first man to land on
Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon and yet a hundred years before
the moon and yet a hundred years before
the moon and yet a hundred years before this was considered something that could
this was considered something that could
this was considered something that could not be achieved think about all the
not be achieved think about all the
not be achieved think about all the science fiction we have now all the
science fiction we have now all the
science fiction we have now all the sci-fi movies that have been made what
sci-fi movies that have been made what
sci-fi movies that have been made what will become of them in 100 years if you
will become of them in 100 years if you
will become of them in 100 years if you draw a stick figure with a pencil and if
draw a stick figure with a pencil and if
draw a stick figure with a pencil and if you’re good at arts but you don’t have
you’re good at arts but you don’t have
you’re good at arts but you don’t have to be the stick figure only has two
to be the stick figure only has two
to be the stick figure only has two dimensions Heights and witness we have a
dimensions Heights and witness we have a
dimensions Heights and witness we have a third dimension depth I’m
third dimension depth I’m
third dimension depth I’m three-dimensional you are
three-dimensional you are
three-dimensional you are three-dimensional with the stick figure
three-dimensional with the stick figure
three-dimensional with the stick figure we can manipulate it in various ways
we can manipulate it in various ways
we can manipulate it in various ways that could not be imagined we are the
that could not be imagined we are the
that could not be imagined we are the creators of the stick figures universe
creators of the stick figures universe
creators of the stick figures universe it does not know that we created it but
it does not know that we created it but
it does not know that we created it but we did we can manipulate it world is
we did we can manipulate it world is
we did we can manipulate it world is variously that it cannot understand but
variously that it cannot understand but
variously that it cannot understand but there are scientific evidence that they
there are scientific evidence that they
there are scientific evidence that they might be other dimensions there’s a
might be other dimensions there’s a
might be other dimensions there’s a fourth dimension which is known as time
fourth dimension which is known as time
fourth dimension which is known as time for fourth dimensional beings time would
for fourth dimensional beings time would
for fourth dimensional beings time would be as solid as this jacket that I’m
be as solid as this jacket that I’m
be as solid as this jacket that I’m wearing they could manipulate it or go
wearing they could manipulate it or go
wearing they could manipulate it or go through it like an object we can’t
through it like an object we can’t
through it like an object we can’t process this in our three-dimensional
process this in our three-dimensional
process this in our three-dimensional brains but it could be possible they
brains but it could be possible they
brains but it could be possible they could be higher dimensions fourth fifth
could be higher dimensions fourth fifth
could be higher dimensions fourth fifth or six dimensions imagine that this is
or six dimensions imagine that this is
or six dimensions imagine that this is an example of what a fourth dimensional
an example of what a fourth dimensional
an example of what a fourth dimensional being would look like as you can see our
being would look like as you can see our
being would look like as you can see our three-dimensional universe is seen as a
three-dimensional universe is seen as a
three-dimensional universe is seen as a form of a comic strip the fourth
form of a comic strip the fourth
form of a comic strip the fourth dimensional being could change it it
dimensional being could change it it
dimensional being could change it it could alter it or if you just look at it
could alter it or if you just look at it
could alter it or if you just look at it but we couldn’t see it in this room they
but we couldn’t see it in this room they
but we couldn’t see it in this room they might be a fourth dimensional being
might be a fourth dimensional being
might be a fourth dimensional being watching us and we don’t even know it
watching us and we don’t even know it
watching us and we don’t even know it there’s so much we just don’t realize
another thing I’m going to talk about
another thing I’m going to talk about which is a bit far-fetched is known as
which is a bit far-fetched is known as
which is a bit far-fetched is known as aliens right now you’re thinking huh
aliens right now you’re thinking huh
aliens right now you’re thinking huh those are just things you watch these
those are just things you watch these
those are just things you watch these little kids they can’t be real but think
little kids they can’t be real but think
little kids they can’t be real but think about this our galaxy alone holds about
about this our galaxy alone holds about
about this our galaxy alone holds about a hundred billion stars each with their
a hundred billion stars each with their
a hundred billion stars each with their own planets and their about I don’t know
own planets and their about I don’t know
own planets and their about I don’t know 100 billion galaxies in our universe and
100 billion galaxies in our universe and
100 billion galaxies in our universe and that’s just the ones we know about they
that’s just the ones we know about they
that’s just the ones we know about they might be more that we don’t realize so
might be more that we don’t realize so
might be more that we don’t realize so in all that why couldn’t there be life
in all that why couldn’t there be life
in all that why couldn’t there be life somewhere else and it couldn’t
somewhere else and it couldn’t
somewhere else and it couldn’t necessarily have to be like life on
necessarily have to be like life on
necessarily have to be like life on Earth you see when scientists look for
Earth you see when scientists look for
Earth you see when scientists look for aliens they look on planets that have
aliens they look on planets that have
aliens they look on planets that have earth-like conditions but aliens might
earth-like conditions but aliens might
earth-like conditions but aliens might have involved in different ways where
have involved in different ways where
have involved in different ways where they don’t need water or oxygen why
they don’t need water or oxygen why
they don’t need water or oxygen why haven’t the aliens come this is what the
haven’t the aliens come this is what the
haven’t the aliens come this is what the Fermi paradox tells us the from your
Fermi paradox tells us the from your
Fermi paradox tells us the from your paradox basically says that if aliens
paradox basically says that if aliens
paradox basically says that if aliens exist why haven’t they contacted us
exist why haven’t they contacted us
exist why haven’t they contacted us maybe they have maybe they don’t
maybe they have maybe they don’t
maybe they have maybe they don’t understand us maybe the government are
understand us maybe the government are
understand us maybe the government are hiding them maybe area 51 exists these
hiding them maybe area 51 exists these
hiding them maybe area 51 exists these are all possible theories maybe one day
are all possible theories maybe one day
are all possible theories maybe one day I believe will come into contact with
I believe will come into contact with
I believe will come into contact with them and we might learn fantastic new
them and we might learn fantastic new
them and we might learn fantastic new things are shown in this comic they
things are shown in this comic they
things are shown in this comic they might know much more about our universe
might know much more about our universe
might know much more about our universe then we do our universe is huge and
then we do our universe is huge and
then we do our universe is huge and that’s just the distance we know about
that’s just the distance we know about
that’s just the distance we know about it says this 13.7 billion light years
it says this 13.7 billion light years
it says this 13.7 billion light years across for those of you who don’t
across for those of you who don’t
across for those of you who don’t understand it to take a light a beam of
understand it to take a light a beam of
understand it to take a light a beam of light 13.7 billion years to go across
light 13.7 billion years to go across
light 13.7 billion years to go across our observable universe and that’s just
our observable universe and that’s just
our observable universe and that’s just the ones we know about there might be
the ones we know about there might be
the ones we know about there might be multiple universes there might be other
multiple universes there might be other
multiple universes there might be other Earth’s there might be a different
Earth’s there might be a different
Earth’s there might be a different reality where I’m talking but I’m
reality where I’m talking but I’m
reality where I’m talking but I’m different in a completely different
different in a completely different
different in a completely different reality there’s so much we don’t see but
reality there’s so much we don’t see but
reality there’s so much we don’t see but some of these things can actually help
some of these things can actually help
some of these things can actually help us solve our problems on earth like the
us solve our problems on earth like the
us solve our problems on earth like the problem of alternative energy we are
problem of alternative energy we are
problem of alternative energy we are exhausting our planet’s resources we’re
exhausting our planet’s resources we’re
exhausting our planet’s resources we’re using up oil and gas and we’re releasing
using up oil and gas and we’re releasing
using up oil and gas and we’re releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere there’s some alternative energies can be
there’s some alternative energies can be
there’s some alternative energies can be found in the universe like dark matter
found in the universe like dark matter
found in the universe like dark matter or just solar energy but the problem
or just solar energy but the problem
or just solar energy but the problem with those is that they just might you
with those is that they just might you
with those is that they just might you know destroy our planet but that’s
know destroy our planet but that’s
know destroy our planet but that’s that’s not a big deal no it’s not so the
that’s not a big deal no it’s not so the
that’s not a big deal no it’s not so the thing is we as human beings think we’ve
thing is we as human beings think we’ve
thing is we as human beings think we’ve come so far but in reality we’ve only
come so far but in reality we’ve only
come so far but in reality we’ve only scratched the surface of what we can
scratched the surface of what we can
scratched the surface of what we can come accomplish even research shows that
come accomplish even research shows that
come accomplish even research shows that we might only be using ten percent of
we might only be using ten percent of
we might only be using ten percent of our brain capacity if we could use more
our brain capacity if we could use more
our brain capacity if we could use more than that we could do amazing things
than that we could do amazing things
than that we could do amazing things maybe move things with our mind or
maybe move things with our mind or
maybe move things with our mind or understand complex situations better we
understand complex situations better we
understand complex situations better we just need to start looking beyond the
just need to start looking beyond the
just need to start looking beyond the horizon there are so many things that we
horizon there are so many things that we
horizon there are so many things that we don’t see thank you for listening
don’t see thank you for listening
don’t see thank you for listening [Applause]
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