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[Music]

[Music] when I was little we lived in Japan the

when I was little we lived in Japan the

when I was little we lived in Japan the home of anime and when I was 5 years old

home of anime and when I was 5 years old

home of anime and when I was 5 years old my parents my brother and I moved to

my parents my brother and I moved to

my parents my brother and I moved to Germany where my brother Nigel horse

Germany where my brother Nigel horse

Germany where my brother Nigel horse acrobatics Lester’s not gonna talk about

acrobatics Lester’s not gonna talk about

acrobatics Lester’s not gonna talk about me we stopped off in India and my

me we stopped off in India and my

me we stopped off in India and my Pharaoh sent us to Madras or Chennai to

Pharaoh sent us to Madras or Chennai to

Pharaoh sent us to Madras or Chennai to visit a favorite aunt

visit a favorite aunt

visit a favorite aunt my brother and I was so happy because

my brother and I was so happy because

my brother and I was so happy because yet great house huge Long’s

yet great house huge Long’s

yet great house huge Long’s that horses to ride outside and she had

that horses to ride outside and she had

that horses to ride outside and she had two dogs there was the cocker spaniel in

two dogs there was the cocker spaniel in

two dogs there was the cocker spaniel in pebbles and a German Shepherd approached

pebbles and a German Shepherd approached

pebbles and a German Shepherd approached now pay attention because every one of

now pay attention because every one of

now pay attention because every one of these details will be important one day

these details will be important one day

these details will be important one day my brother and I come back from horse

my brother and I come back from horse

my brother and I come back from horse riding and find that option complete

riding and find that option complete

riding and find that option complete disarray see my aunt is bald the horse

disarray see my aunt is bald the horse

disarray see my aunt is bald the horse injured her back panting and heavily got

injured her back panting and heavily got

injured her back panting and heavily got out of the house and is repeated by the

out of the house and is repeated by the

out of the house and is repeated by the door and is bleeding when I’d rather die

door and is bleeding when I’d rather die

door and is bleeding when I’d rather die from that we’re told it’s too horrible

from that we’re told it’s too horrible

from that we’re told it’s too horrible who can upload my brother says he can I

who can upload my brother says he can I

who can upload my brother says he can I do remember she that was bleeding the

do remember she that was bleeding the

do remember she that was bleeding the distance now we are looking away in a

distance now we are looking away in a

distance now we are looking away in a room with my aunt and my cousin and that

room with my aunt and my cousin and that

room with my aunt and my cousin and that day or later on maybe the next day that

day or later on maybe the next day that

day or later on maybe the next day that was done and then pushes them down it’s

was done and then pushes them down it’s

was done and then pushes them down it’s so horrible that my arms send us back to

so horrible that my arms send us back to

so horrible that my arms send us back to Delhi for my grandfather was a major

Delhi for my grandfather was a major

Delhi for my grandfather was a major general in the Indian Army took us for

general in the Indian Army took us for

general in the Indian Army took us for our rabies shots with a military

our rabies shots with a military

our rabies shots with a military hospital now I don’t know what you

hospital now I don’t know what you

hospital now I don’t know what you remember or know about rabies shops in

remember or know about rabies shops in

remember or know about rabies shops in the 1970s but they had to be given into

the 1970s but they had to be given into

the 1970s but they had to be given into muscularly which meant in the stuff and

muscularly which meant in the stuff and

muscularly which meant in the stuff and if you were adult at 14 I was lucky I

if you were adult at 14 I was lucky I

if you were adult at 14 I was lucky I was only a child of five so I have only

was only a child of five so I have only

was only a child of five so I have only had to have seven

had to have seven

had to have seven now here is the thing my brother had a

now here is the thing my brother had a

now here is the thing my brother had a real phobia of injection

real phobia of injection

real phobia of injection everybody injections but not the way my

everybody injections but not the way my

everybody injections but not the way my brother because every day he would say

brother because every day he would say

brother because every day he would say today today and every day

today today and every day

today today and every day kick and shout and scream and every day

kick and shout and scream and every day

kick and shout and scream and every day they talk to the nurses would give up

they talk to the nurses would give up

they talk to the nurses would give up and everything I would hear this

and everything I would hear this

and everything I would hear this announcement the hospital PA system

announcement the hospital PA system

announcement the hospital PA system tomorrow night and a doctor from glacial

tomorrow night and a doctor from glacial

tomorrow night and a doctor from glacial water to their tactical base which

water to their tactical base which

water to their tactical base which translated these two orderlies to the

translated these two orderlies to the

translated these two orderlies to the injection and these two big military

injection and these two big military

injection and these two big military guys do all of these would come back my

guys do all of these would come back my

guys do all of these would come back my brother stomach down rejected fast

brother stomach down rejected fast

brother stomach down rejected fast forward to 25 years and I’m telling this

forward to 25 years and I’m telling this

forward to 25 years and I’m telling this story to a biology class maybe one man

story to a biology class maybe one man

story to a biology class maybe one man and look where we’re at

and look where we’re at

and look where we’re at Julia were last year and then tell the

Julia were last year and then tell the

Julia were last year and then tell the story and it’s a movie

story and it’s a movie

story and it’s a movie this doesn’t make any sense you all caps

this doesn’t make any sense you all caps

this doesn’t make any sense you all caps diesel in that story that made no sense

diesel in that story that made no sense

diesel in that story that made no sense at all let me rewind for you because you

at all let me rewind for you because you

at all let me rewind for you because you see babies is transmitted primarily

see babies is transmitted primarily

see babies is transmitted primarily through cultural rules and sometimes

through cultural rules and sometimes

through cultural rules and sometimes sometimes when two infected saliva on an

sometimes when two infected saliva on an

sometimes when two infected saliva on an open but never I’m pretty sure Devon has

open but never I’m pretty sure Devon has

open but never I’m pretty sure Devon has it ever been transmitted by viewing the

it ever been transmitted by viewing the

it ever been transmitted by viewing the dog eating

dog eating

dog eating and so when I gave me this teaching that

and so when I gave me this teaching that

and so when I gave me this teaching that my brother and I were never really a

my brother and I were never really a

my brother and I were never really a crisp cheeks that story but it doesn’t

crisp cheeks that story but it doesn’t

crisp cheeks that story but it doesn’t it it changes how you view the entire

it it changes how you view the entire

it it changes how you view the entire story just with that ability you’re not

story just with that ability you’re not

story just with that ability you’re not pretty sure that’s never going to be a

pretty sure that’s never going to be a

pretty sure that’s never going to be a multi-million dollar franchise model but

multi-million dollar franchise model but

multi-million dollar franchise model but I give it something like this what if

I give it something like this what if

I give it something like this what if one may be the seventh book of the Harry

one may be the seventh book of the Harry

one may be the seventh book of the Harry Potter maybe some Harry Potter wakes up

Potter maybe some Harry Potter wakes up

Potter maybe some Harry Potter wakes up does this nose ha that’s not a birthmark

does this nose ha that’s not a birthmark

does this nose ha that’s not a birthmark and just came off now the adventure will

and just came off now the adventure will

and just came off now the adventure will still happen and they do you think the

still happen and they do you think the

still happen and they do you think the writing is still pretty good but that

writing is still pretty good but that

writing is still pretty good but that teacher would surely change things

teacher would surely change things

teacher would surely change things because it is details like that that

because it is details like that that

because it is details like that that said a hero upon its small details like

said a hero upon its small details like

said a hero upon its small details like that that says that he wrote out

that that says that he wrote out

that that says that he wrote out literally alone and you see as humans we

literally alone and you see as humans we

literally alone and you see as humans we love a good story we love and rewarding

love a good story we love and rewarding

love a good story we love and rewarding narrative but we love so much that we

narrative but we love so much that we

narrative but we love so much that we feel slightly let down when the details

feel slightly let down when the details

feel slightly let down when the details don’t match the story living life so

don’t match the story living life so

don’t match the story living life so something might have seen this picture a

something might have seen this picture a

something might have seen this picture a few months ago it was tweeted by angle

few months ago it was tweeted by angle

few months ago it was tweeted by angle Harper who works the evacuation site for

Harper who works the evacuation site for

Harper who works the evacuation site for Refugees and he has wonderful picture

Refugees and he has wonderful picture

Refugees and he has wonderful picture that showed his colleagues helping

that showed his colleagues helping

that showed his colleagues helping Marwan a refuge in Syria which separated

Marwan a refuge in Syria which separated

Marwan a refuge in Syria which separated from his parents and thus picked up by

from his parents and thus picked up by

from his parents and thus picked up by CNN and is retweeted and the article was

CNN and is retweeted and the article was

CNN and is retweeted and the article was about how Mormon but cross the desert

about how Mormon but cross the desert

about how Mormon but cross the desert alone separated from his parents and so

alone separated from his parents and so

alone separated from his parents and so of course as you can imagine there were

of course as you can imagine there were

of course as you can imagine there were thousands of tweets and forum posts

thousands of tweets and forum posts

thousands of tweets and forum posts expressing sympathy and in fact Time

expressing sympathy and in fact Time

expressing sympathy and in fact Time magazine I think had a had a wonderful

magazine I think had a had a wonderful

magazine I think had a had a wonderful line where they said sometimes

line where they said sometimes

line where they said sometimes an image can cut through the fault

an image can cut through the fault

an image can cut through the fault people escape the simple truth no way

people escape the simple truth no way

people escape the simple truth no way no amount of words but not words ever

no amount of words but not words ever

no amount of words but not words ever now there’s no doubt about the extent of

now there’s no doubt about the extent of

now there’s no doubt about the extent of human suffering conservator and there’s

human suffering conservator and there’s

human suffering conservator and there’s no doubt that to care in fact say a

no doubt that to care in fact say a

no doubt that to care in fact say a thousand words about the human but just

thousand words about the human but just

thousand words about the human but just not this is because a few weeks later

not this is because a few weeks later

not this is because a few weeks later this fire fight which was published in

this fire fight which was published in

this fire fight which was published in which as you can see Marat was in fact

which as you can see Marat was in fact

which as you can see Marat was in fact separated from his family but not by

separated from his family but not by

separated from his family but not by hundreds of kilometers but by hundred

hundreds of kilometers but by hundred

hundreds of kilometers but by hundred meters and so he did never cross the

meters and so he did never cross the

meters and so he did never cross the desert balloon now that didn’t change

desert balloon now that didn’t change

desert balloon now that didn’t change the human tragedy it’s never easy to

the human tragedy it’s never easy to

the human tragedy it’s never easy to leave your home it couldn’t possibly

leave your home it couldn’t possibly

leave your home it couldn’t possibly have been easy and you would think that

have been easy and you would think that

have been easy and you would think that we would have been really used to be

we would have been really used to be

we would have been really used to be this we would be overjoyed but it’s dead

this we would be overjoyed but it’s dead

this we would be overjoyed but it’s dead if you look at the forum post the tweets

if you look at the forum post the tweets

if you look at the forum post the tweets after this overwhelming emotion is one

after this overwhelming emotion is one

after this overwhelming emotion is one of the men down feeling cheated that the

of the men down feeling cheated that the

of the men down feeling cheated that the story wasn’t what we were going to do so

story wasn’t what we were going to do so

story wasn’t what we were going to do so you see I think that there’s a danger in

you see I think that there’s a danger in

you see I think that there’s a danger in a good story I think there’s a danger in

a good story I think there’s a danger in

a good story I think there’s a danger in a good narrative where we fall in love

a good narrative where we fall in love

a good narrative where we fall in love with a story we’ve all become so good at

with a story we’ve all become so good at

with a story we’ve all become so good at looking at the big picture we’ve all

looking at the big picture we’ve all

looking at the big picture we’ve all been taught to look for the forest not

been taught to look for the forest not

been taught to look for the forest not just the trees but sometimes those

just the trees but sometimes those

just the trees but sometimes those please

please

please those details I think they’re worth it

those details I think they’re worth it

those details I think they’re worth it story because

mr. speaker journalism now I’m a biology

mr. speaker journalism now I’m a biology teacher which means I’d talk about life

teacher which means I’d talk about life

teacher which means I’d talk about life all the time and so I’d adopt a good

all the time and so I’d adopt a good

all the time and so I’d adopt a good story because stories reveal too much

story because stories reveal too much

story because stories reveal too much about life but I think the challenge is

about life but I think the challenge is

about life but I think the challenge is making sure that every story we tell

making sure that every story we tell

making sure that every story we tell actually fits the details they gave you

actually fits the details they gave you

actually fits the details they gave you two examples from biology of science we

two examples from biology of science we

two examples from biology of science we all about the good David and Goliath

all about the good David and Goliath

all about the good David and Goliath story told me when one individual fights

story told me when one individual fights

story told me when one individual fights against the system especially if that

against the system especially if that

against the system especially if that system is something huge like the

system is something huge like the

system is something huge like the medical community so in 2005 doctors

medical community so in 2005 doctors

medical community so in 2005 doctors Barry Marshall Robin Warren were given a

Barry Marshall Robin Warren were given a

Barry Marshall Robin Warren were given a Nobel Prize for crewmate for shipping

Nobel Prize for crewmate for shipping

Nobel Prize for crewmate for shipping that they give you go back to pylori

that they give you go back to pylori

that they give you go back to pylori bacteria you see on the screen was

bacteria you see on the screen was

bacteria you see on the screen was responsible for stomach ulcers now a

responsible for stomach ulcers now a

responsible for stomach ulcers now a little dead have been thought by doctors

little dead have been thought by doctors

little dead have been thought by doctors that your stomach stressed spicy foods

that your stomach stressed spicy foods

that your stomach stressed spicy foods that caused also so you can imagine this

that caused also so you can imagine this

that caused also so you can imagine this little detail helped through this story

little detail helped through this story

little detail helped through this story now but that’s not the story I want to

now but that’s not the story I want to

now but that’s not the story I want to talk about it’s this this is the line

talk about it’s this this is the line

talk about it’s this this is the line from the idea biology subject and what

from the idea biology subject and what

from the idea biology subject and what the International Baccalaureate want us

the International Baccalaureate want us

the International Baccalaureate want us to talk about is that the story of how

to talk about is that the story of how

to talk about is that the story of how they make this discovery and how they

they make this discovery and how they

they make this discovery and how they struggle to convince the Scientific

struggle to convince the Scientific

struggle to convince the Scientific American community but that’s worth

American community but that’s worth

American community but that’s worth telling

telling

telling so let me tell it to you they make a

so let me tell it to you they make a

so let me tell it to you they make a very powerful word he talks about how

very powerful word he talks about how

very powerful word he talks about how everybody was against him

everybody was against him

everybody was against him but he knew he was right and he couldn’t

but he knew he was right and he couldn’t

but he knew he was right and he couldn’t find a good animal model to work so what

find a good animal model to work so what

find a good animal model to work so what he did was took a petri dish of the

he did was took a petri dish of the

he did was took a petri dish of the bacteria swallows it develops the

bacteria swallows it develops the

bacteria swallows it develops the officers and then cures himself with

officers and then cures himself with

officers and then cures himself with antibiotics this is a mnemonic

antibiotics this is a mnemonic

antibiotics this is a mnemonic Queen and it is the well-priced site

Queen and it is the well-priced site

Queen and it is the well-priced site biography he talks about how frustrating

biography he talks about how frustrating

biography he talks about how frustrating it was for him that the men who came in

it was for him that the men who came in

it was for him that the men who came in was still so slow to come around that in

was still so slow to come around that in

was still so slow to come around that in his words millions of patients were

his words millions of patients were

his words millions of patients were suffering while the medical grade

suffering while the medical grade

suffering while the medical grade attracted speak now here is the thing

attracted speak now here is the thing

attracted speak now here is the thing you take a look at the details the story

you take a look at the details the story

you take a look at the details the story doesn’t quite work like that but during

doesn’t quite work like that but during

doesn’t quite work like that but during the time that I’m talking about from

the time that I’m talking about from

the time that I’m talking about from 1981 to 1987 I did a little advanced

1981 to 1987 I did a little advanced

1981 to 1987 I did a little advanced search

search

search some of you know visits the search

some of you know visits the search

some of you know visits the search engine that allows you to take a look at

engine that allows you to take a look at

engine that allows you to take a look at published medical papers little bit the

published medical papers little bit the

published medical papers little bit the papers published from 1981 to 1987 and

papers published from 1981 to 1987 and

papers published from 1981 to 1987 and in those six years there are 350

in those six years there are 350

in those six years there are 350 articles more or less but even go back

articles more or less but even go back

articles more or less but even go back there and some of those 350 papers

there and some of those 350 papers

there and some of those 350 papers that’s about five papers a month and so

that’s about five papers a month and so

that’s about five papers a month and so it isn’t at all that one individual

it isn’t at all that one individual

it isn’t at all that one individual against the medical system in fact the

against the medical system in fact the

against the medical system in fact the entire medical system this come in here

entire medical system this come in here

entire medical system this come in here they collaborated of working together

they collaborated of working together

they collaborated of working together and it didn’t take very long because by

and it didn’t take very long because by

and it didn’t take very long because by the early 1990s they published a

the early 1990s they published a

the early 1990s they published a consensus paper from the natural ages of

consensus paper from the natural ages of

consensus paper from the natural ages of now saying that helical factor does in

now saying that helical factor does in

now saying that helical factor does in fact also what we do love this one

fact also what we do love this one

fact also what we do love this one person against the system story the

person against the system story the

person against the system story the teachings reveal which is a and we learn

teachings reveal which is a and we learn

teachings reveal which is a and we learn stories with mice

stories with mice

stories with mice and that’s a problem in science the

and that’s a problem in science the

and that’s a problem in science the science we just can’t happen in every

science we just can’t happen in every

science we just can’t happen in every detail it’s another teacher every answer

detail it’s another teacher every answer

detail it’s another teacher every answer should be two more questions and so I’m

should be two more questions and so I’m

should be two more questions and so I’m sure you remember this product biology

sure you remember this product biology

sure you remember this product biology at some point the fact that wired

at some point the fact that wired

at some point the fact that wired characteristics cannot be passed on you

characteristics cannot be passed on you

characteristics cannot be passed on you all know that if you’re training for

all know that if you’re training for

all know that if you’re training for Ironman your baby doesn’t come out we’re

Ironman your baby doesn’t come out we’re

Ironman your baby doesn’t come out we’re dead muscle and if you learn to ride a

dead muscle and if you learn to ride a

dead muscle and if you learn to ride a bicycle but Ron’s like to learn how to

bicycle but Ron’s like to learn how to

bicycle but Ron’s like to learn how to ride bicycles and so a scientists of 100

ride bicycles and so a scientists of 100

ride bicycles and so a scientists of 100 years ago dinners reputation no end of

years ago dinners reputation no end of

years ago dinners reputation no end of mom similar mark who suggested

mom similar mark who suggested

mom similar mark who suggested unfortunately for him that giraffes the

unfortunately for him that giraffes the

unfortunately for him that giraffes the generation after generation stretching

generation after generation stretching

generation after generation stretching their neck for the highest gleams have

their neck for the highest gleams have

their neck for the highest gleams have released on next now we know that’s not

released on next now we know that’s not

released on next now we know that’s not true thanks to our women men go for this

true thanks to our women men go for this

true thanks to our women men go for this entire effect rest all is well in virtue

entire effect rest all is well in virtue

entire effect rest all is well in virtue of biology in fact our poverty textbook

of biology in fact our poverty textbook

of biology in fact our poverty textbook on what we use at this goal in fact

on what we use at this goal in fact

on what we use at this goal in fact ancestors that acquired characteristics

ancestors that acquired characteristics

ancestors that acquired characteristics would have somehow modify the DNA and

would have somehow modify the DNA and

would have somehow modify the DNA and then the only way that we passed on and

then the only way that we passed on and

then the only way that we passed on and that there was no evidence for this full

that there was no evidence for this full

that there was no evidence for this full stop end of story

stop end of story

stop end of story but then but these green circles come

but then but these green circles come

but then but these green circles come out in the past ten years so not

out in the past ten years so not

out in the past ten years so not surprisingly to feed them now so certain

surprisingly to feed them now so certain

surprisingly to feed them now so certain time it becomes obese but what’s far

time it becomes obese but what’s far

time it becomes obese but what’s far more interesting is they said well but

more interesting is they said well but

more interesting is they said well but that diet can affect the offspring of

that diet can affect the offspring of

that diet can affect the offspring of those mice and in fact it not speak of

those mice and in fact it not speak of

those mice and in fact it not speak of the offspring of it was much regarded as

the offspring of it was much regarded as

the offspring of it was much regarded as the word diet you’re feeling that third

the word diet you’re feeling that third

the word diet you’re feeling that third generation apparently the conditions of

generation apparently the conditions of

generation apparently the conditions of one Mouse can have influenced

one Mouse can have influenced

one Mouse can have influenced generations about this great stone when

generations about this great stone when

generations about this great stone when they first learned to associate a smell

they first learned to associate a smell

they first learned to associate a smell with a painful stimulus the last of a

with a painful stimulus the last of a

with a painful stimulus the last of a surprise but apparently that could be

surprise but apparently that could be

surprise but apparently that could be passed on to subsequent generations such

passed on to subsequent generations such

passed on to subsequent generations such that in those generations my sweat never

that in those generations my sweat never

that in those generations my sweat never experienced the smell before felt here

experienced the smell before felt here

experienced the smell before felt here even before the experience of smell for

even before the experience of smell for

even before the experience of smell for the first time and so I think the

the first time and so I think the

the first time and so I think the details do not and sometimes they force

details do not and sometimes they force

details do not and sometimes they force us in science to let go of a nice story

us in science to let go of a nice story

us in science to let go of a nice story that we’d like picture and so when of my

that we’d like picture and so when of my

that we’d like picture and so when of my brother and I were ever dear mentor I

brother and I were ever dear mentor I

brother and I were ever dear mentor I think has an impact on that storing of

think has an impact on that storing of

think has an impact on that storing of great world and whether our almost

great world and whether our almost

great world and whether our almost hundred meters of other kilometers of

hundred meters of other kilometers of

hundred meters of other kilometers of his parents show the other difference on

his parents show the other difference on

his parents show the other difference on how you respond in book and whether to

how you respond in book and whether to

how you respond in book and whether to two years of 24 the science for you to

two years of 24 the science for you to

two years of 24 the science for you to come around when you find it I think

come around when you find it I think

come around when you find it I think changes how you use science and if and

changes how you use science and if and

changes how you use science and if and if it turns out that so acquired traits

if it turns out that so acquired traits

if it turns out that so acquired traits and that back passed on I think it might

and that back passed on I think it might

and that back passed on I think it might change

change

change you

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