well good afternoon everyone hello so my question is how do you see yourself how
question is how do you see yourself how
question is how do you see yourself how do you see yourself and actually most of
do you see yourself and actually most of
do you see yourself and actually most of you I think these days from the selfie
you I think these days from the selfie
you I think these days from the selfie generation see yourselves like that in
generation see yourselves like that in
generation see yourselves like that in your own image in your own device but as
your own image in your own device but as
your own image in your own device but as a neuroscientist the way we see the
a neuroscientist the way we see the
a neuroscientist the way we see the world is driven by a lot of things of
world is driven by a lot of things of
world is driven by a lot of things of which you’re not aware when I was
which you’re not aware when I was
which you’re not aware when I was sitting up there earlier with Stephan
sitting up there earlier with Stephan
sitting up there earlier with Stephan and we were looking down at the red spot
and we were looking down at the red spot
and we were looking down at the red spot on the stage
on the stage
on the stage on his camera it looked yellow which is
on his camera it looked yellow which is
on his camera it looked yellow which is kind of weird and in fact even color is
kind of weird and in fact even color is
kind of weird and in fact even color is a construction it’s something that you
a construction it’s something that you
a construction it’s something that you make up in your own mind so I’m going to
make up in your own mind so I’m going to
make up in your own mind so I’m going to tell you a card trick now that you can
tell you a card trick now that you can
tell you a card trick now that you can do on yourself and you probably
do on yourself and you probably
do on yourself and you probably shouldn’t do it here because it would
shouldn’t do it here because it would
shouldn’t do it here because it would sort of spoil the flow of my talk but
sort of spoil the flow of my talk but
sort of spoil the flow of my talk but take this away from here back home
take this away from here back home
take this away from here back home there’s a card trick you can do on
there’s a card trick you can do on
there’s a card trick you can do on yourself you pick a card any card but
yourself you pick a card any card but
yourself you pick a card any card but you don’t show it to yourself and then
you don’t show it to yourself and then
you don’t show it to yourself and then you hold it out to the side of you like
you hold it out to the side of you like
you hold it out to the side of you like this and you keep your eyes front
this and you keep your eyes front
this and you keep your eyes front what you do is you gradually wiggle the
what you do is you gradually wiggle the
what you do is you gradually wiggle the card and bring it towards the front of
card and bring it towards the front of
card and bring it towards the front of you towards the front of you and towards
you towards the front of you and towards
you towards the front of you and towards the front of you and the question is
the front of you and the question is
the front of you and the question is when do you see whether it’s a red card
when do you see whether it’s a red card
when do you see whether it’s a red card or a black card okay and the answer is
or a black card okay and the answer is
or a black card okay and the answer is if you try this at home you’ll find that
if you try this at home you’ll find that
if you try this at home you’ll find that even though you can see something
even though you can see something
even though you can see something wiggling even when it’s here when it’s
wiggling even when it’s here when it’s
wiggling even when it’s here when it’s here when it’s here you don’t see if
here when it’s here you don’t see if
here when it’s here you don’t see if it’s a red or a black card until it’s
it’s a red or a black card until it’s
it’s a red or a black card until it’s about there and you don’t see what
about there and you don’t see what
about there and you don’t see what number it is until it’s about here and
number it is until it’s about here and
number it is until it’s about here and that’s because your vision in the
that’s because your vision in the
that’s because your vision in the periphery around the edge of your eye is
periphery around the edge of your eye is
periphery around the edge of your eye is black and white not color but when you
black and white not color but when you
black and white not color but when you look around this room you see color
look around this room you see color
look around this room you see color everywhere okay and the question is how
everywhere okay and the question is how
everywhere okay and the question is how do you do that and the answer is you
do you do that and the answer is you
do you do that and the answer is you project you invent the colors that you
project you invent the colors that you
project you invent the colors that you see from inside your own head and you
see from inside your own head and you
see from inside your own head and you project them out into the world
project them out into the world
project them out into the world so the prejudices and the expectations
so the prejudices and the expectations
so the prejudices and the expectations that you bring to the world make your
that you bring to the world make your
that you bring to the world make your reality and that’s not just a political
reality and that’s not just a political
reality and that’s not just a political statement although it is also a
statement although it is also a
statement although it is also a political statement that’s a statement
political statement that’s a statement
political statement that’s a statement about how the visual system works that
about how the visual system works that
about how the visual system works that is how your brain constructs things
is how your brain constructs things
is how your brain constructs things everything we see is a story that we’re
everything we see is a story that we’re
everything we see is a story that we’re telling ourselves and there are three
telling ourselves and there are three
telling ourselves and there are three tiny vignettes I want to give you today
tiny vignettes I want to give you today
tiny vignettes I want to give you today about seeing and the first one is about
about seeing and the first one is about
about seeing and the first one is about a woman from Birmingham in fact some of
a woman from Birmingham in fact some of
a woman from Birmingham in fact some of you might know this woman her name is
you might know this woman her name is
you might know this woman her name is Jenny Kalia
Jenny Kalia
Jenny Kalia she is a woman who has sickle cell
she is a woman who has sickle cell
she is a woman who has sickle cell disease she’s also a performer and a
disease she’s also a performer and a
disease she’s also a performer and a writer from Birmingham and sickle cell
writer from Birmingham and sickle cell
writer from Birmingham and sickle cell disease is an inherited condition that
disease is an inherited condition that
disease is an inherited condition that particularly affects people from Africa
particularly affects people from Africa
particularly affects people from Africa African origin and the reason why it
African origin and the reason why it
African origin and the reason why it probably hasn’t been selected out is
probably hasn’t been selected out is
probably hasn’t been selected out is because it gives you some kind of
because it gives you some kind of
because it gives you some kind of immunity against malaria which as you
immunity against malaria which as you
immunity against malaria which as you know is an incredibly serious disease
know is an incredibly serious disease
know is an incredibly serious disease that you can catch from mosquitoes but
that you can catch from mosquitoes but
that you can catch from mosquitoes but also because your blood cells in this
also because your blood cells in this
also because your blood cells in this condition of sickle shaped shaped like a
condition of sickle shaped shaped like a
condition of sickle shaped shaped like a sickle not round they get stuck all over
sickle not round they get stuck all over
sickle not round they get stuck all over your body and they produced these things
your body and they produced these things
your body and they produced these things called crises and the crisis has been
called crises and the crisis has been
called crises and the crisis has been described to me by people with sickle
described to me by people with sickle
described to me by people with sickle cell as the worst pain you can ever
cell as the worst pain you can ever
cell as the worst pain you can ever imagine but from the inside of your body
imagine but from the inside of your body
imagine but from the inside of your body and all over it can start in the arm and
and all over it can start in the arm and
and all over it can start in the arm and it can spread round and these people get
it can spread round and these people get
it can spread round and these people get record-breaking doses of morphine
record-breaking doses of morphine
record-breaking doses of morphine because the pain is so severe and the
because the pain is so severe and the
because the pain is so severe and the question I want to ask you is what does
question I want to ask you is what does
question I want to ask you is what does the reality of that condition look like
the reality of that condition look like
the reality of that condition look like to Jinnah Kalia and I’ll tell you the
to Jinnah Kalia and I’ll tell you the
to Jinnah Kalia and I’ll tell you the answer and this experience happened to
answer and this experience happened to
answer and this experience happened to me last week only where that Science
me last week only where that Science
me last week only where that Science Gallery London we commissioned tough
Gallery London we commissioned tough
Gallery London we commissioned tough blood you can see Stephen Rutter at the
blood you can see Stephen Rutter at the
blood you can see Stephen Rutter at the back there to make a dance performance
back there to make a dance performance
back there to make a dance performance about sickle cell which to Nika
about sickle cell which to Nika
about sickle cell which to Nika introduced now there’s been some
introduced now there’s been some
introduced now there’s been some interesting research on this and the
interesting research on this and the
interesting research on this and the question is what do you call yourself if
question is what do you call yourself if
question is what do you call yourself if you’ve got a condition so some people
you’ve got a condition so some people
you’ve got a condition so some people would say I’m a patient on a sufferer or
would say I’m a patient on a sufferer or
would say I’m a patient on a sufferer or I’m a victim or on a survivor and what
I’m a victim or on a survivor and what
I’m a victim or on a survivor and what I’ve told you as a neuroscientist in the
I’ve told you as a neuroscientist in the
I’ve told you as a neuroscientist in the last couple of minutes and what you’ve
last couple of minutes and what you’ve
last couple of minutes and what you’ve heard all afternoon you already know
heard all afternoon you already know
heard all afternoon you already know this all day what you call yourself
this all day what you call yourself
this all day what you call yourself changes how you see yourself and how you
changes how you see yourself and how you
changes how you see yourself and how you see yourself changes how other people
see yourself changes how other people
see yourself changes how other people see you so the term you use changes who
see you so the term you use changes who
see you so the term you use changes who you are and again that’s a biological
you are and again that’s a biological
you are and again that’s a biological fact not of just a political statement
fact not of just a political statement
fact not of just a political statement and Janica Lea introduces herself not as
and Janica Lea introduces herself not as
and Janica Lea introduces herself not as a sickle-cell survivor but as a sickle
a sickle-cell survivor but as a sickle
a sickle-cell survivor but as a sickle cell warrior okay she’s a sickle cell
cell warrior okay she’s a sickle cell
cell warrior okay she’s a sickle cell warrior she is fighting for the disease
warrior she is fighting for the disease
warrior she is fighting for the disease and she’s fighting for the people with
and she’s fighting for the people with
and she’s fighting for the people with the disease from the black population
the disease from the black population
the disease from the black population who are suffering with it but who are
who are suffering with it but who are
who are suffering with it but who are turning their own lives around and she’s
turning their own lives around and she’s
turning their own lives around and she’s generating information and sharing
generating information and sharing
generating information and sharing content now what were we doing with her
content now what were we doing with her
content now what were we doing with her in Peckham in South London the Science
in Peckham in South London the Science
in Peckham in South London the Science Gallery last week
Gallery last week
Gallery last week the answer is we were generating
the answer is we were generating
the answer is we were generating collisions between science and art and
collisions between science and art and
collisions between science and art and we were doing that because we believe
we were doing that because we believe
we were doing that because we believe it’s important for the future of the
it’s important for the future of the
it’s important for the future of the planet and we were doing it with the
planet and we were doing it with the
planet and we were doing it with the help of young people and performers who
help of young people and performers who
help of young people and performers who were making the work for us so this is
were making the work for us so this is
were making the work for us so this is the performance that she had just
the performance that she had just
the performance that she had just introduced
introduced
introduced Stephen rudder produced it he shot
Stephen rudder produced it he shot
Stephen rudder produced it he shot documentary video as you can see on the
documentary video as you can see on the
documentary video as you can see on the left of the screen of people from the
left of the screen of people from the
left of the screen of people from the Peckham area who disproportionately have
Peckham area who disproportionately have
Peckham area who disproportionately have the disease and other people in the UK
the disease and other people in the UK
the disease and other people in the UK and had choreographed a dance
and had choreographed a dance
and had choreographed a dance performance which showed the body of a
performance which showed the body of a
performance which showed the body of a black man acting out the suffering the
black man acting out the suffering the
black man acting out the suffering the physical suffering that he was feeling
physical suffering that he was feeling
physical suffering that he was feeling and also asking is this a racist disease
and also asking is this a racist disease
and also asking is this a racist disease is this a disease of race and the answer
is this a disease of race and the answer
is this a disease of race and the answer is genetically it’s correlated with the
is genetically it’s correlated with the
is genetically it’s correlated with the color of your skin but the way the eye
color of your skin but the way the eye
color of your skin but the way the eye disease is identified it was the first
disease is identified it was the first
disease is identified it was the first genetically identified disease ever
genetically identified disease ever
genetically identified disease ever discovered in history but it was seen as
discovered in history but it was seen as
discovered in history but it was seen as disease of black people and so arguably
disease of black people and so arguably
disease of black people and so arguably the treatment of it the way that people
the treatment of it the way that people
the treatment of it the way that people who have it the Warriors are treated is
who have it the Warriors are treated is
who have it the Warriors are treated is depend on how they look as well now this
depend on how they look as well now this
depend on how they look as well now this event took place in Peckham because our
event took place in Peckham because our
event took place in Peckham because our gallery in London Bridge hasn’t yet
gallery in London Bridge hasn’t yet
gallery in London Bridge hasn’t yet opened and the people who came to it a
opened and the people who came to it a
opened and the people who came to it a lot of them from the sickle cell society
lot of them from the sickle cell society
lot of them from the sickle cell society we’re not people who would necessarily
we’re not people who would necessarily
we’re not people who would necessarily now I’ve already seen from a previous
now I’ve already seen from a previous
now I’ve already seen from a previous speaker I’m not going to do a show of
speaker I’m not going to do a show of
speaker I’m not going to do a show of hands because it’s probably not going to
hands because it’s probably not going to
hands because it’s probably not going to go the way I’m expecting but the way a
go the way I’m expecting but the way a
go the way I’m expecting but the way a lot of these people had not seen the
lot of these people had not seen the
lot of these people had not seen the video arts dance performance before and
video arts dance performance before and
video arts dance performance before and after that they had to talk about the
after that they had to talk about the
after that they had to talk about the genetics of sickle cell and there was a
genetics of sickle cell and there was a
genetics of sickle cell and there was a conjunction of bringing together of
conjunction of bringing together of
conjunction of bringing together of those two things of science and art
those two things of science and art
those two things of science and art which allowed this particular population
which allowed this particular population
which allowed this particular population to see themselves differently to get the
to see themselves differently to get the
to see themselves differently to get the facts in a different way and to see
facts in a different way and to see
facts in a different way and to see themselves as political beings and as
themselves as political beings and as
themselves as political beings and as warriors as well now if we’re talking
warriors as well now if we’re talking
warriors as well now if we’re talking about courage I want to make a plea from
about courage I want to make a plea from
about courage I want to make a plea from the science side for a particular kind
the science side for a particular kind
the science side for a particular kind of courage if you ask how do you see
of courage if you ask how do you see
of courage if you ask how do you see yourself I’m going to give you an answer
yourself I’m going to give you an answer
yourself I’m going to give you an answer a picture that was taken about a month
a picture that was taken about a month
a picture that was taken about a month ago and you know the you are here arrow
ago and you know the you are here arrow
ago and you know the you are here arrow that you often get in pictures which
that you often get in pictures which
that you often get in pictures which would right now be pointing at the
would right now be pointing at the
would right now be pointing at the Hippodrome in Birmingham the little
Hippodrome in Birmingham the little
Hippodrome in Birmingham the little arrow in the bottom right of that
arrow in the bottom right of that
arrow in the bottom right of that picture is us that’s a picture taken by
picture is us that’s a picture taken by
picture is us that’s a picture taken by Cassini Huygens which is a spacecraft
Cassini Huygens which is a spacecraft
Cassini Huygens which is a spacecraft that heroically crashed itself into the
that heroically crashed itself into the
that heroically crashed itself into the surface of Saturn last week ending a
surface of Saturn last week ending a
surface of Saturn last week ending a 20-year voyage in which they discovered
20-year voyage in which they discovered
20-year voyage in which they discovered the first liquid world water off the
the first liquid world water off the
the first liquid world water off the Earth’s surface anywhere in the solar
Earth’s surface anywhere in the solar
Earth’s surface anywhere in the solar system and it traveled over a billion
system and it traveled over a billion
system and it traveled over a billion miles to rendezvous with Saturn fly
miles to rendezvous with Saturn fly
miles to rendezvous with Saturn fly through the Rings and orbit the moons
through the Rings and orbit the moons
through the Rings and orbit the moons cassini-huygens is an act of courage by
cassini-huygens is an act of courage by
cassini-huygens is an act of courage by the scientists who designed it and it
the scientists who designed it and it
the scientists who designed it and it was launched just over 20 years ago
was launched just over 20 years ago
was launched just over 20 years ago before many of you were born now some of
before many of you were born now some of
before many of you were born now some of you will have seen the film hidden
you will have seen the film hidden
you will have seen the film hidden figures that was about the calculators
figures that was about the calculators
figures that was about the calculators that launched
that launched
that launched the space program in the US now a
the space program in the US now a
the space program in the US now a calculator by the way in those days was
calculator by the way in those days was
calculator by the way in those days was a human not a computer and a lot of the
a human not a computer and a lot of the
a human not a computer and a lot of the calculators that were doing the moon
calculators that were doing the moon
calculators that were doing the moon shot trajectories were black women from
shot trajectories were black women from
shot trajectories were black women from southern states in the US who couldn’t
southern states in the US who couldn’t
southern states in the US who couldn’t even use the same toilets as the white
even use the same toilets as the white
even use the same toilets as the white flight engineers in the National
flight engineers in the National
flight engineers in the National Laboratories but they were the ones who
Laboratories but they were the ones who
Laboratories but they were the ones who were calculating the trajectories and in
were calculating the trajectories and in
were calculating the trajectories and in fact there were a lot of women behind
fact there were a lot of women behind
fact there were a lot of women behind the Cassini probe who had sort of just
the Cassini probe who had sort of just
the Cassini probe who had sort of just stated had given birth as it were to
stated had given birth as it were to
stated had given birth as it were to this spacecraft and then watched it fly
this spacecraft and then watched it fly
this spacecraft and then watched it fly to Saturn and from a scientific
to Saturn and from a scientific
to Saturn and from a scientific perspective it seems to me that if you
perspective it seems to me that if you
perspective it seems to me that if you can dream enough to take tiny tiny steps
can dream enough to take tiny tiny steps
can dream enough to take tiny tiny steps the infinitesimally small calculations
the infinitesimally small calculations
the infinitesimally small calculations that allow you to predict what this
that allow you to predict what this
that allow you to predict what this spacecraft was going to do 20 years
spacecraft was going to do 20 years
spacecraft was going to do 20 years later as it crashed in flames into the
later as it crashed in flames into the
later as it crashed in flames into the surface of Saturn that’s a projection
surface of Saturn that’s a projection
surface of Saturn that’s a projection that’s how you can see yourself if you
that’s how you can see yourself if you
that’s how you can see yourself if you can imagine yourself as the person who
can imagine yourself as the person who
can imagine yourself as the person who designed a small part of that spycrab
designed a small part of that spycrab
designed a small part of that spycrab spacecraft or the communications
spacecraft or the communications
spacecraft or the communications equipment that is sending signals back
equipment that is sending signals back
equipment that is sending signals back to an earth which it couldn’t have
to an earth which it couldn’t have
to an earth which it couldn’t have dreamed of when it was launched that’s
dreamed of when it was launched that’s
dreamed of when it was launched that’s the kind of courage that we’re
the kind of courage that we’re
the kind of courage that we’re interested in now at Science Gallery the
interested in now at Science Gallery the
interested in now at Science Gallery the big risk that we’re taking and that’s
big risk that we’re taking and that’s
big risk that we’re taking and that’s why we’re here today is to allow young
why we’re here today is to allow young
why we’re here today is to allow young people to shape the program that we
people to shape the program that we
people to shape the program that we build we do seasons of activity and the
build we do seasons of activity and the
build we do seasons of activity and the one that we did last before the current
one that we did last before the current
one that we did last before the current one was called mouthy and I’ll tell you
one was called mouthy and I’ll tell you
one was called mouthy and I’ll tell you about a proposal that we got from a
about a proposal that we got from a
about a proposal that we got from a young artist called in as camera
young artist called in as camera
young artist called in as camera Laurette and she wrote to us through our
Laurette and she wrote to us through our
Laurette and she wrote to us through our open call and you can see online if you
open call and you can see online if you
open call and you can see online if you search for Science Gallery about a
search for Science Gallery about a
search for Science Gallery about a particular thing that she’d been doing
particular thing that she’d been doing
particular thing that she’d been doing in the comfort of her own home in the
in the comfort of her own home in the
in the comfort of her own home in the run-up to this to the right of the
run-up to this to the right of the
run-up to this to the right of the picture you can see an image of a
picture you can see an image of a
picture you can see an image of a month’s worth of Inez’s saliva E&S had
month’s worth of Inez’s saliva E&S had
month’s worth of Inez’s saliva E&S had been spitting into a bucket for a month
been spitting into a bucket for a month
been spitting into a bucket for a month and collecting her own saliva
and collecting her own saliva
and collecting her own saliva and in the way that artists do and
and in the way that artists do and
and in the way that artists do and that’s the reason why I enjoy working
that’s the reason why I enjoy working
that’s the reason why I enjoy working with artists she had become obsessed
with artists she had become obsessed
with artists she had become obsessed with a single thing and any of you who
with a single thing and any of you who
with a single thing and any of you who are artists or who know artists will
are artists or who know artists will
are artists or who know artists will understand what this is like
understand what this is like
understand what this is like it didn’t matter where she was or what
it didn’t matter where she was or what
it didn’t matter where she was or what she was doing she was obsessed with the
she was doing she was obsessed with the
she was doing she was obsessed with the idea of crystallizing saliva and she
idea of crystallizing saliva and she
idea of crystallizing saliva and she found a process by which she was able to
found a process by which she was able to
found a process by which she was able to make what she called a spit crystal and
make what she called a spit crystal and
make what she called a spit crystal and this is the crystal which he constructed
this is the crystal which he constructed
this is the crystal which he constructed from a month’s worth of her own saliva
from a month’s worth of her own saliva
from a month’s worth of her own saliva and when we heard about this we thought
and when we heard about this we thought
and when we heard about this we thought that this would be a good symbolic
that this would be a good symbolic
that this would be a good symbolic opening for the gallery now I don’t know
opening for the gallery now I don’t know
opening for the gallery now I don’t know how many of you have done any kind of
how many of you have done any kind of
how many of you have done any kind of performance in continental Europe but
performance in continental Europe but
performance in continental Europe but downstairs I have to say it
downstairs I have to say it
downstairs I have to say it a really weird situation going on in the
a really weird situation going on in the
a really weird situation going on in the dressing rooms down there just for those
dressing rooms down there just for those
dressing rooms down there just for those of you that haven’t been backstage but
of you that haven’t been backstage but
of you that haven’t been backstage but there’s a performance of hairspray going
there’s a performance of hairspray going
there’s a performance of hairspray going on in the Hippodrome and so we keep
on in the Hippodrome and so we keep
on in the Hippodrome and so we keep bumping into people in tights walking up
bumping into people in tights walking up
bumping into people in tights walking up and down and hearing their two-minute
and down and hearing their two-minute
and down and hearing their two-minute call but and in the UK before you go
call but and in the UK before you go
call but and in the UK before you go onstage you say break a leg in Europe
onstage you say break a leg in Europe
onstage you say break a leg in Europe what you say is toy toy toy it’s a
what you say is toy toy toy it’s a
what you say is toy toy toy it’s a phrase that they use in Europe toy toy
phrase that they use in Europe toy toy
phrase that they use in Europe toy toy toy again from a different religious
toy again from a different religious
toy again from a different religious tradition you might have heard of this
tradition you might have heard of this
tradition you might have heard of this is a spitting sound to ward off the evil
is a spitting sound to ward off the evil
is a spitting sound to ward off the evil eye okay so it’s for luck you say toy
eye okay so it’s for luck you say toy
eye okay so it’s for luck you say toy toy toy Jewish for luck
toy toy Jewish for luck
toy toy Jewish for luck so when we built the Science Gallery
so when we built the Science Gallery
so when we built the Science Gallery proposal we decided to have a launch
proposal we decided to have a launch
proposal we decided to have a launch party and we got everybody who came to
party and we got everybody who came to
party and we got everybody who came to the party to spit in a bucket
the party to spit in a bucket
the party to spit in a bucket collectively so we had a bucket of spit
collectively so we had a bucket of spit
collectively so we had a bucket of spit from everybody who’d attempt attended a
from everybody who’d attempt attended a
from everybody who’d attempt attended a launch party and then we got in there to
launch party and then we got in there to
launch party and then we got in there to build as a crystal of all of the spit
build as a crystal of all of the spit
build as a crystal of all of the spit now this isn’t being recorded is it but
now this isn’t being recorded is it but
now this isn’t being recorded is it but I mean we don’t actually have ethics for
I mean we don’t actually have ethics for
I mean we don’t actually have ethics for this but as a matter of fact we’ve got
this but as a matter of fact we’ve got
this but as a matter of fact we’ve got the DNA of everybody who came to the
the DNA of everybody who came to the
the DNA of everybody who came to the launch party in crystalline form and in
launch party in crystalline form and in
launch party in crystalline form and in a sense that was a way of symbolizing
a sense that was a way of symbolizing
a sense that was a way of symbolizing people’s participation in this youth-led
people’s participation in this youth-led
people’s participation in this youth-led program and here’s the interesting thing
program and here’s the interesting thing
program and here’s the interesting thing he nurses the young artist from Spain
he nurses the young artist from Spain
he nurses the young artist from Spain working in London while these things are
working in London while these things are
working in London while these things are still possible and through the program
still possible and through the program
still possible and through the program she met a professor called Brian Sutton
she met a professor called Brian Sutton
she met a professor called Brian Sutton now some of you will have heard a woman
now some of you will have heard a woman
now some of you will have heard a woman called rosalind Franklin who helped to
called rosalind Franklin who helped to
called rosalind Franklin who helped to discover DNA and she wrote to King’s
discover DNA and she wrote to King’s
discover DNA and she wrote to King’s Brian had worked under her professor as
Brian had worked under her professor as
Brian had worked under her professor as well and he’s an expert in x-ray
well and he’s an expert in x-ray
well and he’s an expert in x-ray crystallography when he heard about in
crystallography when he heard about in
crystallography when he heard about in as this project he said no what she’s
as this project he said no what she’s
as this project he said no what she’s doing isn’t a spit crystal it’s a
doing isn’t a spit crystal it’s a
doing isn’t a spit crystal it’s a crystal with spit in it because he
crystal with spit in it because he
crystal with spit in it because he looked at the reaction that she’d done
looked at the reaction that she’d done
looked at the reaction that she’d done and he put her spit crystal into a
and he put her spit crystal into a
and he put her spit crystal into a electron microscope and looked at the
electron microscope and looked at the
electron microscope and looked at the structures of it and he then worked with
structures of it and he then worked with
structures of it and he then worked with her for six months to make a crystal
her for six months to make a crystal
her for six months to make a crystal that was genuinely made out of spit and
that was genuinely made out of spit and
that was genuinely made out of spit and what you can see here at the opening of
what you can see here at the opening of
what you can see here at the opening of mouth II is a visualization of a crystal
mouth II is a visualization of a crystal
mouth II is a visualization of a crystal where if everybody in the world were to
where if everybody in the world were to
where if everybody in the world were to spit once into a massive bucket and then
spit once into a massive bucket and then
spit once into a massive bucket and then in theirs were to run the process that
in theirs were to run the process that
in theirs were to run the process that would be a piece of spit that would
would be a piece of spit that would
would be a piece of spit that would contain the DNA of everyone on the
contain the DNA of everyone on the
contain the DNA of everyone on the planet that’s how small the DNA is that
planet that’s how small the DNA is that
planet that’s how small the DNA is that makes us all human that unites us and
makes us all human that unites us and
makes us all human that unites us and divides us now it turns out that Brian
divides us now it turns out that Brian
divides us now it turns out that Brian who is a world expert in x-ray
who is a world expert in x-ray
who is a world expert in x-ray crystallography could not have come up
crystallography could not have come up
crystallography could not have come up with the idea of crystallizing out spit
with the idea of crystallizing out spit
with the idea of crystallizing out spit as a protein were it not for it is so
as a protein were it not for it is so
as a protein were it not for it is so although you might think that art is
although you might think that art is
although you might think that art is there to beautify science that it’s
there to beautify science that it’s
there to beautify science that it’s there in the service of science that the
there in the service of science that the
there in the service of science that the hard
hard
hard stuff is done by scientists and the
stuff is done by scientists and the
stuff is done by scientists and the artists just make it comprehensible what
artists just make it comprehensible what
artists just make it comprehensible what we believe that Science Gallery is that
we believe that Science Gallery is that
we believe that Science Gallery is that the progress that we need to make to
the progress that we need to make to
the progress that we need to make to make the world what it needs to be is
make the world what it needs to be is
make the world what it needs to be is about the conjunctions between people
about the conjunctions between people
about the conjunctions between people from different places who can interact
from different places who can interact
from different places who can interact on their own terms and not just find new
on their own terms and not just find new
on their own terms and not just find new knowledge but share ignorant because in
knowledge but share ignorant because in
knowledge but share ignorant because in the end if you’re going to work with
the end if you’re going to work with
the end if you’re going to work with people who aren’t like you and there I’m
people who aren’t like you and there I’m
people who aren’t like you and there I’m talking about culture about race about
talking about culture about race about
talking about culture about race about art about science you’ve got to be
art about science you’ve got to be
art about science you’ve got to be prepared to tolerate people who talk a
prepared to tolerate people who talk a
prepared to tolerate people who talk a language you don’t understand and if
language you don’t understand and if
language you don’t understand and if you’re prepared to make spaces where
you’re prepared to make spaces where
you’re prepared to make spaces where ignorant is allowed where people can
ignorant is allowed where people can
ignorant is allowed where people can communicate what they’re doing without
communicate what they’re doing without
communicate what they’re doing without fear of being misunderstood where it’s
fear of being misunderstood where it’s
fear of being misunderstood where it’s being shared then you can build great
being shared then you can build great
being shared then you can build great structures now our current show and I
structures now our current show and I
structures now our current show and I was going to do material on this is
was going to do material on this is
was going to do material on this is called blood and in it we have a lot of
called blood and in it we have a lot of
called blood and in it we have a lot of menstruation and it’s so rare who could
menstruation and it’s so rare who could
menstruation and it’s so rare who could have thought except at TEDx youth Brum
have thought except at TEDx youth Brum
have thought except at TEDx youth Brum that I would have had my menstrual blood
that I would have had my menstrual blood
that I would have had my menstrual blood gags taken by a previous speaker but so
gags taken by a previous speaker but so
gags taken by a previous speaker but so it is but if you find yourself in South
it is but if you find yourself in South
it is but if you find yourself in South London or online look up the blood life
London or online look up the blood life
London or online look up the blood life uncut series where we’ve got lots of
uncut series where we’ve got lots of
uncut series where we’ve got lots of incredible material about gay blood so
incredible material about gay blood so
incredible material about gay blood so still if you’re an extra so if you’re
still if you’re an extra so if you’re
still if you’re an extra so if you’re homosexual man who’s sexually active
homosexual man who’s sexually active
homosexual man who’s sexually active you’re not allowed to donate blood in
you’re not allowed to donate blood in
you’re not allowed to donate blood in this country so we’ve got a project
this country so we’ve got a project
this country so we’ve got a project about blood equality got some very
about blood equality got some very
about blood equality got some very interesting projects about menstruation
interesting projects about menstruation
interesting projects about menstruation which I can’t tell you about and some
which I can’t tell you about and some
which I can’t tell you about and some interesting things about white blood
interesting things about white blood
interesting things about white blood cells but the final point I want to make
cells but the final point I want to make
cells but the final point I want to make how you see yourself is driven by the
how you see yourself is driven by the
how you see yourself is driven by the language that you use the people you
language that you use the people you
language that you use the people you associate and the places that you find
associate and the places that you find
associate and the places that you find yourselves TEDx Eva Braun is a good
yourselves TEDx Eva Braun is a good
yourselves TEDx Eva Braun is a good starting point I encourage you to build
starting point I encourage you to build
starting point I encourage you to build your structures and to engage with
your structures and to engage with
your structures and to engage with people not like you and if you use that
people not like you and if you use that
people not like you and if you use that diversity there’s no telling what you
diversity there’s no telling what you
diversity there’s no telling what you can achieve thank you very much
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