ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Colin Robertson - Social energy entrepreneur
Colin Robertson is apparently "attempting to make the world's first crowdsourced solar energy solution" Or is he?

Why you should listen

Colin Robertson is a young entrepreneur with a single, world-changing idea: crowdsource solar energy solutions to the global climate crisis. He is a passionate believer in the idea that we can solve all of our problems by coming together in groups.

He is also a fictional character created by ImprovEverywhere for a special prank at TED2012. He is played by Eugene Cordero, an actor and comedian based in Los Angeles, and a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. 

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Colin Robertson | Speaker | TED.com
TED2012

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Colin Robertsonek 3 minutu zituen TED aretoan munduari hitz egiteko bere eguzki-indarra eta borondatezko-lankidetza erabiltzen dituen osasun-arreta tresnari buruz. Eta orduan...
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Today I'm going to talk
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about unexpected discoveries.
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ezusteko aurkikuntzei buruz hitz egingo dizuet.
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Now I work in the solar technology industry.
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Nik eguzki-teknologiaren industrian lan egiten dut.
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And my small startup
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Eta nire enpresaren helburua,
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is looking to force ourselves
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gure burua
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into the environment
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ingurugiroarekin sartzea da
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by paying attention to ...
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arreta jarriz...
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... paying attention to crowd-sourcing.
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...borondatezko-lankidetzan arreta jarriz.
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It's just a quick video
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of what we do.
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egiten duguna azaltzen duena.
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Huh. Hang on a moment.
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Ea ba. Itxaron apur bat.
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It might take a moment to load.
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Agian denbora behar du kargatzeko.
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(Laughter)
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(Barreak)
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We'll just -- we can just skip --
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Beno... beharbada jarraitu egingo dugu...
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I'll just skip through the video instead ...
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Alde batera utziko dugu bideoa...
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(Laughter)
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No.
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(Laughter)
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(Music)
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This is not ...
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Hau ez da...
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(Laughter)
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Okay.
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Ederki.
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(Laughter)
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Solar technology is ...
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Oh, that's all my time?
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O! Denbora amaitu zait?
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Okay. Thank you very much.
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Ondo da. Eskerrik asko.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Colin Robertson - Social energy entrepreneur
Colin Robertson is apparently "attempting to make the world's first crowdsourced solar energy solution" Or is he?

Why you should listen

Colin Robertson is a young entrepreneur with a single, world-changing idea: crowdsource solar energy solutions to the global climate crisis. He is a passionate believer in the idea that we can solve all of our problems by coming together in groups.

He is also a fictional character created by ImprovEverywhere for a special prank at TED2012. He is played by Eugene Cordero, an actor and comedian based in Los Angeles, and a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. 

More profile about the speaker
Colin Robertson | Speaker | TED.com

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