[Applause] how many of you have had a glass of
how many of you have had a glass of
how many of you have had a glass of water today
and how many of you wondered that water
and how many of you wondered that water came from it’s true
came from it’s true
came from it’s true most of us use water every day from
most of us use water every day from
most of us use water every day from teaming drinking you bathing it’s such
teaming drinking you bathing it’s such
teaming drinking you bathing it’s such an important part of our life and yet we
an important part of our life and yet we
an important part of our life and yet we never give it any thought when it comes
never give it any thought when it comes
never give it any thought when it comes from how it comes to us and feel fewer
from how it comes to us and feel fewer
from how it comes to us and feel fewer of us while if it will even last for
of us while if it will even last for
of us while if it will even last for tomorrow the only thing we do know is
tomorrow the only thing we do know is
tomorrow the only thing we do know is that we needed to relive how many of you
that we needed to relive how many of you
that we needed to relive how many of you actually know how long you can last
actually know how long you can last
actually know how long you can last without hotel this is good
without hotel this is good
without hotel this is good I know what your resources engineer
I know what your resources engineer
I know what your resources engineer someone’s you might have read that on
someone’s you might have read that on
someone’s you might have read that on the bio so naturally when I was invited
the bio so naturally when I was invited
the bio so naturally when I was invited to give this talk I decided I’ll speak
to give this talk I decided I’ll speak
to give this talk I decided I’ll speak on water and since I wanted the topic to
on water and since I wanted the topic to
on water and since I wanted the topic to be somewhat original why I did some
be somewhat original why I did some
be somewhat original why I did some research and I found that any and every
research and I found that any and every
research and I found that any and every person on earth have already spoken
person on earth have already spoken
person on earth have already spoken about water from a statement to Penelope
about water from a statement to Penelope
about water from a statement to Penelope Cruz and there is nothing that will be
Cruz and there is nothing that will be
Cruz and there is nothing that will be saying that I could say now so ladies
saying that I could say now so ladies
saying that I could say now so ladies and gentlemen I will not be speaking
and gentlemen I will not be speaking
and gentlemen I will not be speaking about why water is important why we need
about why water is important why we need
about why water is important why we need to conserve it or wait for it the
to conserve it or wait for it the
to conserve it or wait for it the doomsday scenario of a spill amount of
doomsday scenario of a spill amount of
doomsday scenario of a spill amount of water others have already done that
water others have already done that
water others have already done that instead I want to talk about what
instead I want to talk about what
instead I want to talk about what connects us so now you’re probably
connects us so now you’re probably
connects us so now you’re probably wondering I’m crazy what is what I got
wondering I’m crazy what is what I got
wondering I’m crazy what is what I got to do with it well in fact quite a lot
to do with it well in fact quite a lot
to do with it well in fact quite a lot you see no matter who we are where we’re
you see no matter who we are where we’re
you see no matter who we are where we’re from or what nationality or religion we
from or what nationality or religion we
from or what nationality or religion we belong to we all are connected by a few
belong to we all are connected by a few
belong to we all are connected by a few things we all share the earth we share
things we all share the earth we share
things we all share the earth we share the air and we all share water of course
the air and we all share water of course
the air and we all share water of course water Connexus is very obviously
water Connexus is very obviously
water Connexus is very obviously it connects the highlands of the lunians
it connects the highlands of the lunians
it connects the highlands of the lunians the ghost with the midland and
the ghost with the midland and
the ghost with the midland and administrative boundaries it doesn’t
administrative boundaries it doesn’t
administrative boundaries it doesn’t know what they are what it can literally
know what they are what it can literally
know what they are what it can literally break down the mountain ranges that
break down the mountain ranges that
break down the mountain ranges that separate continents with what I find
separate continents with what I find
separate continents with what I find very interesting is that what it
very interesting is that what it
very interesting is that what it connects us all
connects us all
connects us all because of our shared history you see
because of our shared history you see
because of our shared history you see this bottle of water the little town
this bottle of water the little town
this bottle of water the little town like this to get here what you traversed
like this to get here what you traversed
like this to get here what you traversed a long journey spanning millennia and
a long journey spanning millennia and
a long journey spanning millennia and across the wheel slowly and slowly it
across the wheel slowly and slowly it
across the wheel slowly and slowly it connected mankind into one community
connected mankind into one community
connected mankind into one community that share a common purpose acquiring
that share a common purpose acquiring
that share a common purpose acquiring water you see some 10,000 years ago our
water you see some 10,000 years ago our
water you see some 10,000 years ago our ancestors had to travel long distances
ancestors had to travel long distances
ancestors had to travel long distances spend their entire day searching for
spend their entire day searching for
spend their entire day searching for water which was their life’s purpose and
water which was their life’s purpose and
water which was their life’s purpose and so then they thought is like giving you
so then they thought is like giving you
so then they thought is like giving you it they ran to it water brought them to
it they ran to it water brought them to
it they ran to it water brought them to the banks of the rivers whatever brought
the banks of the rivers whatever brought
the banks of the rivers whatever brought them to the lakes in the basin water
them to the lakes in the basin water
them to the lakes in the basin water brought them to the Oasis in the desert
brought them to the Oasis in the desert
brought them to the Oasis in the desert you can see that water was perhaps the
you can see that water was perhaps the
you can see that water was perhaps the first thing that brought our ancestors
first thing that brought our ancestors
first thing that brought our ancestors together well it gets more interesting
together well it gets more interesting
together well it gets more interesting you see once what it did bring us
you see once what it did bring us
you see once what it did bring us together it was also the impetus for us
together it was also the impetus for us
together it was also the impetus for us to innovate and invent together as we
to innovate and invent together as we
to innovate and invent together as we tried to solve common water problems and
tried to solve common water problems and
tried to solve common water problems and what were these water problems problem
what were these water problems problem
what were these water problems problem number one how do we ensure a consistent
number one how do we ensure a consistent
number one how do we ensure a consistent supply of water
supply of water
supply of water you see mankind was at the views of
you see mankind was at the views of
you see mankind was at the views of nature he faced floods and droughts and
nature he faced floods and droughts and
nature he faced floods and droughts and floods and droughts so to deal with this
floods and droughts so to deal with this
floods and droughts so to deal with this variance he had to store water so what
variance he had to store water so what
variance he had to store water so what did we do we will basins wee bit
did we do we will basins wee bit
did we do we will basins wee bit cisterns and we build dams that could
cisterns and we build dams that could
cisterns and we build dams that could store water in times of
store water in times of
store water in times of such as in plants so that we could use
such as in plants so that we could use
such as in plants so that we could use it in times of scarcity such as in jobs
it in times of scarcity such as in jobs
it in times of scarcity such as in jobs problem soil right no you see once we
problem soil right no you see once we
problem soil right no you see once we solve the problem of storing water we
solve the problem of storing water we
solve the problem of storing water we had another problem on our hands
had another problem on our hands
had another problem on our hands and that was transporting water as
and that was transporting water as
and that was transporting water as mankind spread over the world he needed
mankind spread over the world he needed
mankind spread over the world he needed ways to get water to places where it was
ways to get water to places where it was
ways to get water to places where it was abundant to where it was scarce so what
abundant to where it was scarce so what
abundant to where it was scarce so what did we do we did what humans do best we
did we do we did what humans do best we
did we do we did what humans do best we invented in Rome we built aqueducts in
invented in Rome we built aqueducts in
invented in Rome we built aqueducts in Egypt we based canals in Persia we do
Egypt we based canals in Persia we do
Egypt we based canals in Persia we do glass in all these different places
glass in all these different places
glass in all these different places different people had come up with
different people had come up with
different people had come up with different ways to achieve the same thing
different ways to achieve the same thing
different ways to achieve the same thing to harness the power of water and in
to harness the power of water and in
to harness the power of water and in doing so is people our ancestors had
doing so is people our ancestors had
doing so is people our ancestors had unlocked an economic and political means
unlocked an economic and political means
unlocked an economic and political means for great civilizations to begin you see
for great civilizations to begin you see
for great civilizations to begin you see water in greatness they go hand in hand
water in greatness they go hand in hand
water in greatness they go hand in hand the great leaders of the past you need
the great leaders of the past you need
the great leaders of the past you need to be Harvard educated or create
to be Harvard educated or create
to be Harvard educated or create religious they were men like the great
religious they were men like the great
religious they were men like the great emperor you who built a flood control
emperor you who built a flood control
emperor you who built a flood control system from China to tell you the get
system from China to tell you the get
system from China to tell you the get itj River because thinkers of the past
itj River because thinkers of the past
itj River because thinkers of the past when people like Elon Musk
when people like Elon Musk
when people like Elon Musk they were meant like continents the
they were meant like continents the
they were meant like continents the Roman senator who operated in
Roman senator who operated in
Roman senator who operated in maintaining the
maintaining the
maintaining the and with the treatise on water
and with the treatise on water
and with the treatise on water engineering even the great Leonardo
engineering even the great Leonardo
engineering even the great Leonardo DaVinci you’ll be surprised was obsessed
DaVinci you’ll be surprised was obsessed
DaVinci you’ll be surprised was obsessed with something so commonplace as water
with something so commonplace as water
with something so commonplace as water some of you might be familiar with his
some of you might be familiar with his
some of you might be familiar with his work but the truth in man that image
work but the truth in man that image
work but the truth in man that image shows Vitruvius who was none other than
shows Vitruvius who was none other than
shows Vitruvius who was none other than a water resources engineer who also
a water resources engineer who also
a water resources engineer who also designed the motorbeam well since you’re
designed the motorbeam well since you’re
designed the motorbeam well since you’re talking about the water we let me come
talking about the water we let me come
talking about the water we let me come to it since it’s an interesting example
to it since it’s an interesting example
to it since it’s an interesting example lectures how water was not just a global
lectures how water was not just a global
lectures how water was not just a global challenge it was an intergenerational
challenge it was an intergenerational
challenge it was an intergenerational one as the name suggests the water we
one as the name suggests the water we
one as the name suggests the water we use is Amelie with buckets of leaves
use is Amelie with buckets of leaves
use is Amelie with buckets of leaves attached at the outer edge in that could
attached at the outer edge in that could
attached at the outer edge in that could harness the power of moving water but
harness the power of moving water but
harness the power of moving water but that’s not what’s really interesting
that’s not what’s really interesting
that’s not what’s really interesting what’s interesting is that no one knows
what’s interesting is that no one knows
what’s interesting is that no one knows who built it and yet it was found all
who built it and yet it was found all
who built it and yet it was found all over the world in different places now
over the world in different places now
over the world in different places now some legends policy that it was with
some legends policy that it was with
some legends policy that it was with Julius who built it first but that’s in
Julius who built it first but that’s in
Julius who built it first but that’s in fact false because it was already in use
fact false because it was already in use
fact false because it was already in use in Egypt in India in China and in Greece
in Egypt in India in China and in Greece
in Egypt in India in China and in Greece just within a few decades of one another
just within a few decades of one another
just within a few decades of one another it’s interesting that such different
it’s interesting that such different
it’s interesting that such different people had come up with the same
people had come up with the same
people had come up with the same invention perhaps you see no one knows
invention perhaps you see no one knows
invention perhaps you see no one knows how do you mention respect or who
how do you mention respect or who
how do you mention respect or who invented it in the first place for what
invented it in the first place for what
invented it in the first place for what they do know is that it later
they do know is that it later
they do know is that it later to devise the water mill that we still
to devise the water mill that we still
to devise the water mill that we still use today so the water village even
use today so the water village even
use today so the water village even mentioned that shows how one idea it has
mentioned that shows how one idea it has
mentioned that shows how one idea it has spread over different places over
spread over different places over
spread over different places over different errors and it connected man
different errors and it connected man
different errors and it connected man across space and time so you see for
across space and time so you see for
across space and time so you see for water to get into this bottle it took
water to get into this bottle it took
water to get into this bottle it took create leader the great thinker to come
create leader the great thinker to come
create leader the great thinker to come together to invent and innovate and to
together to invent and innovate and to
together to invent and innovate and to solve an ever-evolving problem that the
solve an ever-evolving problem that the
solve an ever-evolving problem that the solutions could at best be provisional
solutions could at best be provisional
solutions could at best be provisional which is why the water challenges still
which is why the water challenges still
which is why the water challenges still continue today and that’s why they
continue today and that’s why they
continue today and that’s why they connect people like me whether it’s
connect people like me whether it’s
connect people like me whether it’s social engineers with you all and with
social engineers with you all and with
social engineers with you all and with practitioners policymakers and epidemics
practitioners policymakers and epidemics
practitioners policymakers and epidemics as we try to use water to grow food to
as we try to use water to grow food to
as we try to use water to grow food to produce energy to use in industries and
produce energy to use in industries and
produce energy to use in industries and to protect for the future for you see
to protect for the future for you see
to protect for the future for you see what that connects us not just with the
what that connects us not just with the
what that connects us not just with the past but also with our future so the
past but also with our future so the
past but also with our future so the next time you are all drinking water I
next time you are all drinking water I
next time you are all drinking water I can see some still drinking something it
can see some still drinking something it
can see some still drinking something it all has water that this is more than
all has water that this is more than
all has water that this is more than just a colorless liquid this is the same
just a colorless liquid this is the same
just a colorless liquid this is the same water that your ancestors had to travel
water that your ancestors had to travel
water that your ancestors had to travel miles and miles for this is the same
miles and miles for this is the same
miles and miles for this is the same water that the Greeks Romans and Chinese
water that the Greeks Romans and Chinese
water that the Greeks Romans and Chinese built their great civilizations on this
built their great civilizations on this
built their great civilizations on this is the same water that farmers every day
is the same water that farmers every day
is the same water that farmers every day used to do their crops this is the same
used to do their crops this is the same
used to do their crops this is the same water that in the summer we all played
water that in the summer we all played
water that in the summer we all played with in the Han River and this is the
with in the Han River and this is the
with in the Han River and this is the same water that connects us all with 8
same water that connects us all with 8
same water that connects us all with 8 billion of this
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