ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions.

Why you should listen

The Swiss magician began his performing career as a stage magician and manipulator, winning awards and establishing an international reputation. His interest in computer-generated imageryled him to incorporate video and digital technology in his work — and eventually to the development of a new form of contemporary illusion. The expansion of the Internet and social media provided more opportunities for digital illusions and ways of interacting with audiences and creating magically augmented realities. Tempest is a keen advocate of the open source community, working with artists, writers and technologists to create new experiences and research the practical uses of the technology of illusion. He is a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

More profile about the speaker
Marco Tempest | Speaker | TED.com
TEDGlobal 2011

Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)

Marco Tempest: A mágica da verdade e mentiras (e iPods)

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Usando três iPods como instrumentos de mágica, Marco Tempest narra uma inteligente, inesperada e sincera meditação sobre verdade e mentiras, arte e emoção.
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So the type of magic I like, and I'm a magician,
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Bom, o tipo de mágica que eu gosto, e eu sou um mágico,
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is a magic that uses technology
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é a mágica que usa a tecnologia
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to create illusions.
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para criar ilusões.
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So I would like to show you something I've been working on.
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Desta forma, gostaria de mostrar algo em que estou trabalhando.
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It's an application
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É um aplicativo
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that I think will be useful for artists --
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que acredito será útil para os artistas --
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multimedia artists in particular.
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em particular os artistas multimídia.
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It synchronizes videos
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Ele sincroniza os vídeos
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across multiple screens of mobile devices.
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de várias telas de celulares.
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And I borrowed these three iPods
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Eu pedi emprestado estes três iPods
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from people here in the audience
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de pessoas aqui do auditório
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to show you what I mean.
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para mostrar o que quero dizer.
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And I'm going to use them to tell you
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Vou usá-los para contar para vocês
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a little bit about my favorite subject:
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um pouco sobre meu assunto favorito:
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deception.
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a ilusão.
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(Music)
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(Música)
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One of my favorite magicians
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Um dos meus mágicos favoritos
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is Karl Germain.
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é Karl Germain.
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He had this wonderful trick
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Ele tinha um maravilhoso truque
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where a rosebush would bloom
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no qual um galho de roseira floresce
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right in front of your eyes.
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em frente da audiência.
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But it was his production of a butterfly
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Mas era o fazer surgir de uma borboleta
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that was the most beautiful.
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que era o mais lindo.
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(Recording) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen,
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(Gravação) Apresentador: Senhoras e senhores,
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the creation of life.
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a criação da vida.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
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(Music)
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(Música)
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Marco Tempest: When asked about deception,
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Marco Tempest: Se perguntado sobre a ilusão,
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he said this:
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ele dizia:
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Announcer: Magic is the only honest profession.
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Apresentador: Mágica é a única profissão honesta.
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A magician promises to deceive you --
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Um mágico promete enganá-los --
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and he does.
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e ele assim o faz.
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MT: I like to think of myself as an honest magician.
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MT: Eu gosto de pensar que sou um mágico honesto.
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I use a lot of tricks,
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Eu uso muitos truques,
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which means
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o que significa
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that sometimes I have to lie to you.
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que algumas vezes eu tenho de mentir para vocês.
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Now I feel bad about that.
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E sinto-me mal por isso.
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But people lie every day.
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Mas as pessoas mentem todos os dias.
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(Ringing) Hold on.
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(Chamada) Aguarde.
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Girl in Phone: Hey, where are you?
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Moça ao telefone: Oi, onde está você?
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MT: Stuck in traffic. I'll be there soon.
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MT: Preso no tráfego. Estarei logo aí.
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You've all done it.
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Todos vocês fizeram isto.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
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Lady: I'll be ready in just a minute, darling.
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Senhora: Estarei pronta em um minuto, querido.
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Man: It's just what I've always wanted.
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Rapaz: É tudo que eu sempre quis.
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Woman: You were great.
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Moça: Você está ótimo.
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MT: Deception,
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MT: A ilusão
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it's a fundamental part of life.
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é uma parte fundamental da vida.
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Now polls show
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As pesquisas mostram
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that men tell twice as many lies
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que os homens contam duas vezes mais mentiras
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as women --
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que as mulheres --
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assuming the women they ask told the truth.
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presumindo que as mulheres que fizeram a pesquisa tenham falado a verdade.
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(Laughing)
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(Risos)
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We deceive to gain advantage
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Nós enganamos para tirar vantagem
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and to hide our weaknesses.
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e para esconder nossas fraquezas.
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The Chinese general Sun Tzu
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O general chinês Sun Tzu
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said that all war
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disse que toda guerra
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was based on deception.
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era baseada em ilusão.
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Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde
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said the same thing of romance.
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disse o mesmo do romance.
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Some people
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Algumas pessoas
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deceive for money.
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enganam por dinheiro.
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Let's play a game.
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Vamos jogar um jogo.
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Three cards, three chances.
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Três cartas, três chances.
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Announcer: One five will get you 10, 10 will get you 20.
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Apresentador: Um 5 lhe dará 10, 10 lhe dará 20.
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Now where's the lady?
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Onde está a senhora?
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Where is the queen?
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Onde está a rainha?
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MT: This one?
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MT: Esta?
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Sorry. You lose.
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Desculpe-me. Você perdeu.
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Well, I didn't deceive you.
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Bom, eu não o enganei.
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You deceived yourself.
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Você enganou-se a si mesmo.
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Self-deception.
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Auto-engano.
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That's when we convince ourselves
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Neste ponto nos convencemos
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that a lie is the truth.
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que uma mentira é a verdade.
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Sometimes it's hard to tell the two apart.
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Algumas vezes é muito difícil separar as duas.
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Compulsive gamblers
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Jogadores compulsivos
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are experts at self-deception.
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são especialistas em auto-engano.
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(Slot machine noise)
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(Barulho de Caça-níqueis)
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They believe they can win.
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Eles acreditam que podem ganhar.
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They forget the times they lose.
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Eles se esquecem das vezes em que perderam.
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The brain is very good at forgetting.
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O cérebro é muito bom em esquecer.
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Bad experiences are quickly forgotten.
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As más experiências são rapidamente esquecidas.
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Bad experiences
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As más experiências
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quickly disappear.
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desaparecem rapidamente.
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Which is why in this vast and lonely cosmos,
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Daí a razão para neste vasto e solitário cosmos,
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we are so wonderfully optimistic.
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sermos maravilhosamente otimistas.
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Our self-deception
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Nosso auto-engano
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becomes a positive illusion --
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torna-se uma ilusão positiva --
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why movies
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por que os filmes
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are able to take us onto extraordinary adventures;
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conseguem nos levar a aventuras extraordinárias;
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why we believe Romeo
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por que acreditamos em Romeo
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when he says he loves Juliet;
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quando ele diz que ama Julieta;
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and why single notes of music,
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e por que as notas musicais,
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when played together,
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quando tocadas juntas,
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become a sonata and conjure up meaning.
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tornam-se uma sonata e ganham um significado.
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That's "Clair de Lune."
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Aqui está 'Claire de Lune.'
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Its composer called Debussy
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Seu compositor, Debussy
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said that art
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disse que arte
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was the greatest deception of all.
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era a maior das ilusões.
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Art is a deception
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Arte é uma ilusão
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that creates real emotions --
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que cria emoções reais --
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a lie that creates a truth.
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uma mentira que cria uma verdade.
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And when you give yourself over to that deception,
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E quando você se entrega a essa ilusão,
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it becomes magic.
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acontece a mágica.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
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Obrigado. Muito obrigado.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
Translated by Wanderley Jesus
Reviewed by Nadja Nathan

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions.

Why you should listen

The Swiss magician began his performing career as a stage magician and manipulator, winning awards and establishing an international reputation. His interest in computer-generated imageryled him to incorporate video and digital technology in his work — and eventually to the development of a new form of contemporary illusion. The expansion of the Internet and social media provided more opportunities for digital illusions and ways of interacting with audiences and creating magically augmented realities. Tempest is a keen advocate of the open source community, working with artists, writers and technologists to create new experiences and research the practical uses of the technology of illusion. He is a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

More profile about the speaker
Marco Tempest | Speaker | TED.com

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