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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.00,0:00:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Roy Gould: Less than a year from now,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.00,0:00:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world is going to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.00,0:00:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which marks the 400th anniversary
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.00,0:00:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Galileo's first glimpse of the night sky through a telescope.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a few months, the world is also going to celebrate
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.00,0:00:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the launch of a new invention from Microsoft Research,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.00,0:00:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I think is going to have as profound an impact
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.00,0:00:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the way we view the universe as Galileo did four centuries ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.00,0:00:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's called the WorldWide Telescope,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.00,0:00:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want to thank TED and Microsoft for allowing me to bring it to your attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.00,0:00:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I want to urge you, when you get a chance,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.00,0:00:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give it a closer look at the TED Lab downstairs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.00,0:00:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The WorldWide Telescope takes the best images
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.00,0:00:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the world's greatest telescopes on Earth and in space,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.00,0:00:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and has woven them seamlessly
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.00,0:01:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to produce a holistic view of the universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.00,0:01:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's going to change the way we do astronomy,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.00,0:01:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's going to change the way we teach astronomy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.00,0:01:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think most importantly
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.00,0:01:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's going to change the way we see ourselves in the universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.00,0:01:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we were having this TED meeting in our grandparents' day,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.00,0:01:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that might not be so big a claim.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.00,0:01:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1920, for example, you weren't allowed to drink;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.00,0:01:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you were a woman, you weren't allowed to vote;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.00,0:01:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you looked up at the stars and the Milky Way on a summer night,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.00,0:01:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what you saw was thought to be the entire universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.00,0:01:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, the head of Harvard's observatory back then
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.00,0:01:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gave a great debate in which he argued
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.00,0:01:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the Milky Way Galaxy was the entire universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.00,0:01:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Harvard was wrong, big time. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.00,0:01:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, we know today that galaxies extend far beyond our own galaxy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.00,0:01:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can see all the way out to the edge of the observable universe,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.00,0:01:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the way back in time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.00,0:02:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost to the moment of the Big Bang itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.00,0:02:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can see across the entire spectrum of light,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.00,0:02:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revealing worlds that had previously been invisible.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.00,0:02:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see these magnificent star nurseries,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.00,0:02:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where nature has somehow arranged for just the right numbers
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.00,0:02:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just the right sizes of stars to be born for life to arise.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.00,0:02:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see alien worlds, we see alien solar systems --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.00,0:02:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,300 now, and still counting --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.00,0:02:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're not like us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.00,0:02:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see black holes at the heart of our galaxy,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.00,0:02:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Milky Way, and elsewhere in the universe,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.00,0:02:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where time itself seems to stand still.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.00,0:02:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But until now, our view of the universe has been disconnected and fragmented,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.00,0:02:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that many of the marvelous stories that nature has to tell us
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.00,0:02:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have fallen through the cracks. And that's changing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.00,0:02:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to just briefly mention three reasons
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.00,0:03:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why my colleagues and I, in astronomy and in education,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.00,0:03:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are so excited about the WorldWide Telescope
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.00,0:03:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and why we think it's truly transformative.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.00,0:03:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, it enables you to experience the universe:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.00,0:03:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the WorldWide Telescope, for me, is a kind of magic carpet
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.00,0:03:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that lets you navigate through the universe where you want to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.00,0:03:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second: you can tour the universe with astronomers as your guides.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.00,0:03:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm not talking here about just experts who are telling you what you're seeing,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.00,0:03:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but really people who are passionate about the various nooks and crannies of the universe,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.00,0:03:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who can share their enthusiasm
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.00,0:03:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can make the universe a welcoming place.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.00,0:03:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And third, you can create your own tours --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.00,0:03:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can share them with friends, you can create them with friends --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.00,0:03:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's the part that I think I'm most excited about
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.00,0:03:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I think that at heart, we are all storytellers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.00,0:03:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in telling stories,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.00,0:03:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each of us is going to understand the universe in our own way.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.00,0:04:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to have a personal universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.00,0:04:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we're going to see a community of storytellers evolve and emerge.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.00,0:04:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I introduce the person responsible for the WorldWide Telescope,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.00,0:04:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just want to leave you with this brief thought:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.00,0:04:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I ask people, "How does the night sky make you feel?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.00,0:04:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they often say, "Oh, tiny. I feel tiny and insignificant."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.00,0:04:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, our gaze fills the universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.00,0:04:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And thanks to the creators of the WorldWide Telescope,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.00,0:04:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can now start to have a dialogue with the universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.00,0:04:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the WorldWide Telescope will convince you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.00,0:04:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we may be tiny, but we are truly, wonderfully significant.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.00,0:04:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.00,0:04:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.00,0:04:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't tell you what a privilege it is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.00,0:04:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to introduce Curtis Wong from Microsoft. (Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.00,0:04:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Curtis Wong: Thank you, Roy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.00,0:05:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what you're seeing here is a wonderful presentation,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.00,0:05:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's one of the tours.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.00,0:05:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And actually this tour is one that was created earlier.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.00,0:05:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the tours are all totally interactive,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.00,0:05:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that if I were to go somewhere ...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.00,0:05:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you may be watching a tour and you can pause anywhere along the way,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.00,0:05:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pull up other information --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.00,0:05:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are lots of Web and information sources
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.00,0:05:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about places you might want to go --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.00,0:05:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can zoom in, you can pull back out.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.00,0:05:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole resources are there available for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.00,0:05:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, Microsoft -- this is a project that -- WorldWide Telescope is dedicated to Jim Gray,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.00,0:05:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's our colleague, and a lot of his work that he did
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.00,0:05:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is really what makes this project possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.00,0:05:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a labor of love for us and our small team,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.00,0:05:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we really hope it will inspire kids to explore and learn about the universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.00,0:05:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So basically, kids of all ages, like us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.00,0:05:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so WorldWide Telescope will be available this spring.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.00,0:05:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It'll be a free download -- thank you, Craig Mundie --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.00,0:06:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it'll be available at the website WorldWideTelescope.org,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.00,0:06:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.00,0:06:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, what you've seen today
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.00,0:06:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is less than a fraction of one percent of what is in here,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.00,0:06:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the TED Lab, we have a tour
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.00,0:06:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was created by a six-year-old named Benjamin
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.00,0:06:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will knock your socks off. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.00,0:06:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we'll see you there. Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.00,0:06:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)