Lux Narayan: What I learned from 2,000 obituaries
Лукс Нараян: Какво научих от 2 000 некролога
Lux Narayan is a perpetual learner of various things -- from origami and molecular gastronomy to stand-up and improv comedy. Full bio
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around the Stanford campus,
да тича около кампуса на Станфорд
jogging there as well.
които също тичали там.
from side to side like that?
от ляво надясно?
he set out to understand why.
решил да разбере защо.
about many things:
от много неща:
I hadn't heard of Joseph Keller.
не бях чувал за Джоузеф Келър.
of editorial dedicated to him,
половин редакторска страница,
for a newspaper of their stature.
е значим обем за вестник от техния ранг.
I'm rather morbid
че в това има нещо патологично,
and a "Let's see who died today."
"Нека видим кой е починал днес".
is usually bad news,
обикновено носи лоши новини
cues accomplishment
загатват постижения,
in the obituaries.
on future insights
върху бъдещи идеи,
from past data --
да извлекат от минал опит,
за обратно виждане.
to obituaries from the New York Times?
на некролозите в Таймс?
your obituary featured --
некрологът ти да бъде публикуван
between 2015 and 2016.
rather, lives -- teach us?
или по-скоро живота?
worded descriptor
capture an achievement or a lifetime.
да улови едно житейско постижение.
people who died in the last two years.
починали през последните две години.
natural language processing,
обработка на естествен език,
you can mime easily in "Charades," --
лесно могат да бъдат жестикулирани -
significant words.
and of course, art, are huge.
изкуство имат огромен дял.
why in so many societies
защо в толкова много общества
engineering or medicine or business or law
инженерство, медицина, бизнес, право,
they achieved things.
на която са имали успех.
you've got to wait 37 years ...
да чакате 37 години...
that you're remembered for --
с което ще ви запомнят -
die at the age of 81 --
когато умирате на 81 години -
your stride in your 20s.
между 20 и 30.
в забавния свят на политиката.
only commendable act in their mid-40s.
единствено похвално нещо на 40 и нещо.
more than just a descriptor.
повече освен описание.
first paragraph of all 2,000 obituaries,
от всички 2 000 некролога,
for two groups of people:
за две групи хора:
and people that are not famous.
и хора, които не са известни.
Ali, Zaha Hadid --
are people like Jocelyn Cooper,
са хора като Джоселин Купър,
of most of their names.
повечето от имената им.
but they're not famous.
но не са известни.
these two groups separately --
тези две групи поотделно -
should thank your parents --
трябва да е благодарен на родителите си --
your obituary when you're gone.
некролога ви след смъртта ви.
from lives well-led,
добре изживени животи
in print could teach us.
на хартия може да ни научи.
to the kaleidoscope that is life,
за калейдоскопа, наречен живот,
majority of obituaries
че огромна част от некролозите
изключителни неща.
in the fabric of life.
в тъканта на живота.
back to your daily lives:
запитайте се,
в помощ на обществото?
trying to be famous in death,
да бъдат известни след смъртта си,
много по-добро място за живеене.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lux Narayan - EntrepreneurLux Narayan is a perpetual learner of various things -- from origami and molecular gastronomy to stand-up and improv comedy.
Why you should listen
Lakshmanan aka Lux Narayan mans the helm of Unmetric, a social media intelligence company that helps digital marketers, social media analysts, and content creators harness social signals to track and analyze competitive content and campaigns, and to create better content and campaigns of their own.
Prior to founding Unmetric, Narayan was a co-founder at Vembu Technologies, an online data backup company. He also helped found and volunteered at ShareMyCake, a non-profit started by his wife that focuses on encouraging children to use their birthdays to channel monetary support towards a cause of their choosing.
As Unmetric's CEO, he leads a team of 70 people distributed across the company's operations in Chennai and New York City.
Outside of work, he is a perpetual learner of various things -- from origami and molecular gastronomy to stand-up and improv comedy. He enjoys reading obituaries and other non-fiction and watching documentaries with bad ratings. Narayan makes time every year for trekking in the Himalayas or scuba diving in tropical waters, and once he learns to fly, he hopes to spend more time off land than on it.
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