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Emily Levine: How I made friends with reality
Emīlija Levina: Kā es sadraudzējos ar realitāti
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Ar sev raksturīgo asprātību un gudrību Emīlija Levina kā komiķe un filozofe pieņem savu pēdējo izaicinājumu: viņa joko par miršanu. Šajā personīgajā runā viņa aicina mūs līdzi savā ceļojumā, kas ļāvis sadraudzēties ar realitāti... un nonākt mierā ar nāvi. Dzīve ir milzīga dāvana, saka Levina: „Jūs to bagātināt cik vien labi spējat, un tad atdodat.”
Emily Levine - Philosopher-comic
Humorist, writer and trickster Emily Levine riffs on science and the human condition. Full bio
Humorist, writer and trickster Emily Levine riffs on science and the human condition. Full bio
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00:12
I'm going to first tell you something that
in my grandmother
in my grandmother
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Vispirms pateikšu jums ko tādu,
kas manā vecmāmiņā
kas manā vecmāmiņā
00:16
would've elicited a five-oy alarm:
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būtu sacēlis piecu „oi” trauksmi:
00:19
"Oy-oy-oy-oy-oy."
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„Oi, oi, oi, oi, oi!”
00:20
(Laughter)
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00:21
And here it is ...
are you ready?
are you ready?
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Tātad... esat gatavi?
00:25
OK.
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Labi.
00:27
I have stage IV lung cancer.
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Man ir plaušu vēzis ceturtajā stadijā.
00:32
Oh, I know, "poor me."
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Jā, es zinu, nabaga es.
00:33
I don't feel that way.
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Es tā nejūtos.
00:34
I'm so OK with it.
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Esmu pilnīgi mierā ar to.
00:37
And granted, I have certain advantages --
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Jāņem vērā, ka man ir
zināmas priekšrocības –
zināmas priekšrocības –
00:39
not everybody can take
so cavalier an attitude.
so cavalier an attitude.
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ne visi var atļauties
tik bezrūpīgu attieksmi.
tik bezrūpīgu attieksmi.
00:42
I don't have young children.
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Man nav mazu bērnu.
00:44
I have a grown daughter who's
brilliant and happy and wonderful.
brilliant and happy and wonderful.
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Man ir pieaugusi meita,
gudra un laimīga, un brīnišķīga.
gudra un laimīga, un brīnišķīga.
00:48
I don't have huge financial stress.
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Man nav spiedīgu finansiālu apstākļu.
00:52
My cancer isn't that aggressive.
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Mans vēzis nav neko agresīvs.
00:54
It's kind of like
the Democratic leadership --
the Democratic leadership --
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Tas ir tāds kā demokrātu vadība –
00:56
(Laughter)
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01:00
not convinced it can win.
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nav pārliecināts, ka var uzvarēt.
01:02
It's basically just sitting there,
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Būtībā tas tur vienkārši sēž,
01:04
waiting for Goldman Sachs
to give it some money.
to give it some money.
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gaidot, ka Goldman Sachs
tam iedos kādu naudu.
tam iedos kādu naudu.
01:06
(Laughter)
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01:07
(Applause)
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01:12
Oh, and the best thing of all --
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Ā, un pats labākais –
01:15
I have a major accomplishment
under my belt.
under my belt.
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man ir kāds milzu sasniegums.
01:18
Yes.
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Jā!
01:20
I didn't even know it until someone
tweeted me a year ago.
tweeted me a year ago.
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Es pat nezināju, līdz kāds
to pirms gada ietvītoja.
to pirms gada ietvītoja.
01:24
And here's what they said:
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Lūk, ko viņi teica:
01:26
"You are responsible
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„Tu esi vainojama
01:28
for the pussification
of the American male."
of the American male."
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amerikāņu vīriešu
padarīšanā par gļēvuļiem.”
padarīšanā par gļēvuļiem.”
01:32
(Laughter)
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01:33
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
01:37
Not that I can take
all the credit, but ...
all the credit, but ...
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Nav jau gluži tā, ka tas
ir tikai mans nopelns, bet...
ir tikai mans nopelns, bet...
01:40
(Laughter)
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01:44
But what if you don't have my advantages?
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Bet ja nu jums nav
tādu priekšrocību kā man?
tādu priekšrocību kā man?
01:48
The only advice I can give you
is to do what I did:
is to do what I did:
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Vienīgais padoms, ko varu dot,
ir darīt to, ko darīju es –
ir darīt to, ko darīju es –
01:52
make friends with reality.
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sadraudzēties ar realitāti.
01:55
You couldn't have a worse relationship
with reality than I did.
with reality than I did.
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Nav iespējamas sliktākas attiecības
ar realitāti, kā bija man.
ar realitāti, kā bija man.
02:00
From the get-go,
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Jau no paša sākuma
02:02
I wasn't even attracted to reality.
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realitāte mani pat nesaistīja.
02:05
If they'd had Tinder when I met reality,
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Ja laikos, kad sastapu realitāti,
būtu bijis Tinder,
būtu bijis Tinder,
02:08
I would have swiped left
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es būtu nosviedusi pa kreisi
02:09
and the whole thing would have been over.
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un viss būtu cauri.
02:11
(Laughter)
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02:13
And reality and I --
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Mēs ar realitāti –
02:15
we don't share the same values,
the same goals --
the same goals --
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mums nav kopīgu vērtību, kopīgu mērķu.
02:18
(Laughter)
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02:19
To be honest, I don't have goals;
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Godīgi sakot, man nav mērķu;
02:22
I have fantasies.
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man ir fantāzijas.
02:24
They're exactly like goals
but without the hard work.
but without the hard work.
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Tās ir tieši tādas pašas kā mērķi,
tikai bez smagā darba.
tikai bez smagā darba.
02:28
(Laughter)
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02:30
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
02:31
I'm not a big fan of hard work,
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Es neesmu smagas strādāšanas cienītāja,
02:34
but you know reality --
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bet realitāte, ziniet,
02:36
it's either push, push, push, push, push
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vai nu spiež, spiež, spiež, spiež, spiež
02:39
through its agent,
the executive brain function --
the executive brain function --
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caur savu starpnieku,
smadzeņu izpildfunkciju...
smadzeņu izpildfunkciju...
02:44
one of the "yays" of dying:
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viens no miršanas priekiem
02:45
my executive brain function
won't have me to kick around anymore.
won't have me to kick around anymore.
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ir tas, ka smadzeņu izpildfunkcija
mani vairs netrenkās.
mani vairs netrenkās.
02:49
(Laughter)
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02:53
But something happened
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Bet atgadījās kas tāds,
02:56
that made me realize
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kas lika man saprast,
03:00
that reality may not be reality.
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ka realitāte var arī nebūt realitāte.
03:05
So what happened was,
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Notika tā –
03:07
because I basically wanted reality
to leave me alone --
to leave me alone --
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tā kā būtībā gribēju,
lai realitāte liek mani mierā,
lai realitāte liek mani mierā,
03:11
but I wanted to be left alone
in a nice house
in a nice house
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bet es gribēju, lai mani
liek mierā jaukā mājā
liek mierā jaukā mājā
03:14
with a Wolf range
and Sub-Zero refrigerator ...
and Sub-Zero refrigerator ...
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ar Wolf plīti un Sub-Zero ledusskapi,
03:18
private yoga lessons --
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jogas privātstundām,
03:20
I ended up with
a development deal at Disney.
a development deal at Disney.
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es galu galā tiku
pie sākotnējā līguma ar Disney.
pie sākotnējā līguma ar Disney.
03:24
And one day I found myself
in my new office
in my new office
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Un kādu dienu es attapos
savā jaunajā birojā
savā jaunajā birojā
03:28
on Two Dopey Drive --
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Doupī ielas otrajā numurā.
03:30
(Laughter)
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03:33
which reality thought
I should be proud of ...
I should be proud of ...
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ar ko, realitātesprāt,
man vajadzētu lepoties...
man vajadzētu lepoties...
03:36
(Laughter)
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03:37
And I'm staring at the present
they sent me to celebrate my arrival --
they sent me to celebrate my arrival --
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Es blenžu uz dāvanu, kas atsūtīta,
lai svinētu manu ierašanos –
lai svinētu manu ierašanos –
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not the Lalique vase or the grand piano
I've heard of other people getting,
I've heard of other people getting,
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ne jau Lalique vāze vai lielās klavieres,
kādus, kā dzirdēju, saņemot citi,
kādus, kā dzirdēju, saņemot citi,
03:47
but a three-foot-tall,
stuffed Mickey Mouse
stuffed Mickey Mouse
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bet gan metru gara mīkstā mikipele
03:50
(Laughter)
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03:51
with a catalog, in case I wanted
to order some more stuff
to order some more stuff
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kopā ar katalogu, ja nu es
vēlētos pasūtīt vēl kaut ko
vēlētos pasūtīt vēl kaut ko
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that didn't jive with my aesthetic.
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manai gaumei neatbilstošu.
03:56
(Laughter)
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03:57
And when I looked up in the catalog
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Kad ielūkojos katalogā,
lai ieraudzītu cik tāda
metru gara mikipele maksā,
metru gara mikipele maksā,
03:59
to see how much
this three-foot-high mouse cost,
this three-foot-high mouse cost,
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04:03
here's how it was described ...
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tā bija aprakstīta šādi:
04:07
"Life-sized."
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„Dabiskā izmērā.”
04:09
(Laughter)
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04:14
And that's when I knew.
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Un tad es sapratu.
04:16
Reality wasn't "reality."
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Realitāte nav „realitāte”.
04:19
Reality was an imposter.
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Realitāte bija māns.
04:21
So I dived into quantum physics
and chaos theory
and chaos theory
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Tā nu es metos iekšā
kvantu fizikā un haosa teorijā,
kvantu fizikā un haosa teorijā,
04:26
to try to find actual reality,
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lai atrastu faktisko realitāti,
04:28
and I've just finished a movie --
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un es tikko esmu pabeigusi filmu,
04:30
yes, finally finished --
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jā, beidzot pabeigusi,
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about all that,
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par to visu,
04:33
so I won't go into it here,
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tāpēc tajā neiedziļināšos.
04:35
and anyway, it wasn't until
after we shot the movie,
after we shot the movie,
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Lai vai kā, tas bija pēc tam,
kad pabeidzām filmu,
kad pabeidzām filmu,
kad salauzu kāju un tā nedzija.
04:37
when I broke my leg
and then it didn't heal,
and then it didn't heal,
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Gadu vēlāk bija jātaisa
vēl viena operācija,
vēl viena operācija,
04:39
so then they had to do
another surgery a year later,
another surgery a year later,
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tad atkal gads...
04:42
and then that took a year --
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divi gadi ratiņkrēslā,
04:43
two years in a wheelchair,
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04:44
and that's when I came
into contact with actual reality:
into contact with actual reality:
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un tad arī es sastapos
ar faktisko realitāti:
ar faktisko realitāti:
04:50
limits.
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robežām.
04:52
Those very limits I'd spent
my whole life denying
my whole life denying
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Robežas, ko visu mūžu biju noliegusi,
04:55
and pushing past and ignoring
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lavījusies garām un ignorējusi,
04:59
were real,
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bija īstas,
05:01
and I had to deal with them,
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un man ar tām bija jātiek galā,
05:03
and they took imagination,
creativity and my entire skill set.
creativity and my entire skill set.
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un tās prasīja iztēli, radošumu
un visu manu prasmju kopumu.
un visu manu prasmju kopumu.
05:09
It turned out I was great
at actual reality.
at actual reality.
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Izrādījās, ka faktiskā realitāte
man lieliski padodas.
man lieliski padodas.
05:14
I didn't just come to terms with it,
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Es to ne vien pieņēmu,
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I fell in love.
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es to iemīlēju.
05:17
And I should've known,
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Un man būtu vajadzējis zināt,
05:19
given my equally shaky
relationship with the zeitgeist ...
relationship with the zeitgeist ...
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ņemot vērā manas tikpat
nestabilās attiecības ar laika garu...
nestabilās attiecības ar laika garu...
05:24
I'll just say, if anyone
is in the market for a Betamax --
is in the market for a Betamax --
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es tikai saku, ja kāds ir Betamax tirgū...
05:28
(Laughter)
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05:30
I should have known that the moment
I fell in love with reality,
I fell in love with reality,
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Man būtu vajadzējis zināt,
ka brīdī, kad iemīlēšu realitāti,
ka brīdī, kad iemīlēšu realitāti,
05:34
the rest of the country would decide
to go in the opposite direction.
to go in the opposite direction.
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visa pārējā valsts nolems
doties pretējā virzienā.
doties pretējā virzienā.
05:37
(Laughter)
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05:40
But I'm not here to talk about Trump
or the alt-right or climate-change deniers
or the alt-right or climate-change deniers
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Bet es neesmu šeit, lai runātu par Trampu,
labējiem ekstrēmistiem,
klimata pārmaiņu noliedzējiem
klimata pārmaiņu noliedzējiem
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or even the makers of this thing,
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vai pat šīs te lietiņas ražotājiem –
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which I would have called a box,
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lietiņas, ko es sauktu par kastīti,
05:49
except that right here, it says,
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lai gan akurāt šeit rakstīts:
05:52
"This is not a box."
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„Šī nav kastīte.”
05:54
(Laughter)
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05:59
They're gaslighting me.
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Viņi man skalo smadzenes!
06:01
(Laughter)
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06:03
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
06:06
But what I do want to talk about
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Taču tas, par ko vēlos runāt,
06:11
is a personal challenge to reality
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ir personīgs izaicinājums realitātei,
06:16
that I take personally,
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ko es uztveru personīgi,
06:19
and I want to preface it
by saying that I absolutely love science.
by saying that I absolutely love science.
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un ievadam gribu teikt,
ka es absolūti mīlu zinātni.
ka es absolūti mīlu zinātni.
06:26
I have this --
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Man piemīt šī –
06:27
not a scientist myself --
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lai gan pati neesmu zinātniece –
06:29
but an uncanny ability to understand
everything about science,
everything about science,
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šī neizprotamā spēja
saprast visu par zinātni,
saprast visu par zinātni,
06:34
except the actual science --
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izņemot pašu zinātni,
06:36
(Laughter)
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06:37
which is math.
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proti, matemātiku.
06:38
But the most outlandish concepts
make sense to me.
make sense to me.
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Bet es saprotu pat visnetveramākās idejas.
06:44
The string theory;
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Stīgu teorija –
06:46
the idea that all of reality emanates
from the vibrations of these teeny --
from the vibrations of these teeny --
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ideja, ka it visu realitāti rada
vibrācijas, kas nāk no šīm sīksīkajām...
vibrācijas, kas nāk no šīm sīksīkajām...
06:50
I call it "The Big Twang."
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es saucu to par Lielo trinkšķi.
06:52
(Laughter)
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06:54
Wave-particle duality:
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Viļņa daļiņu dualitāte –
06:56
the idea that one thing
can manifest as two things ...
can manifest as two things ...
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ideja, ka viena lieta
var izpausties kā divas...
var izpausties kā divas...
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you know?
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ja?
07:01
That a photon can manifest
as a wave and a particle
as a wave and a particle
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Ka fotons var izpausties
kā vilnis un kā daļiņa,
kā vilnis un kā daļiņa,
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coincided with my deepest intuitions
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sakrita ar manām dziļākajām nojausmām,
07:07
that people are good and bad,
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ka cilvēki ir gan labi, gan slikti,
07:09
ideas are right and wrong.
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idejas – pareizas un nepareizas.
07:11
Freud was right about penis envy
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Freidam bija taisnība par peņa skaudību,
07:13
and he was wrong about who has it.
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un viņam nebija taisnība
par to, kam tā piemīt.
par to, kam tā piemīt.
07:16
(Laughter)
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07:19
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
07:22
Thank you.
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Paldies.
07:23
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
07:24
And then there's this slight
variation on that,
variation on that,
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Un pastāv arī neliela variācija,
07:28
which is reality looks like two things,
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ka realitāte izskatās pēc divām lietām,
07:30
but it turns out to be the interaction
of those two things,
of those two things,
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bet, izrādās, ir šo divu
lietu mijiedarbība,
lietu mijiedarbība,
07:34
like space -- time,
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kā, piemēram, telpa – laiks,
07:37
mass -- energy
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masa – enerģija
07:38
and life and death.
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un dzīvība un nāve.
07:42
So I don't I understand --
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Tāpēc es nesaprotu,
07:43
I simply just don't understand
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es vienkārši nesaprotu,
07:47
the mindset of people who are out
to "defeat death" and "overcome death."
to "defeat death" and "overcome death."
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to cilvēku domu gājienu, kuru mērķis
ir „uzvarēt nāvi” un „pārvarēt nāvi”.
ir „uzvarēt nāvi” un „pārvarēt nāvi”.
07:51
How do you do that?
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Kā to dara?
07:53
How do you defeat death
without killing off life?
without killing off life?
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Kā uzvar nāvi, nenogalinot dzīvību?
07:56
It doesn't make sense to me.
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Es nesaprotu.
07:58
I also have to say,
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Turklāt jāsaka,
08:00
I find it incredibly ungrateful.
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ka man tā šķiet
ārkārtīgi liela nepateicība.
ārkārtīgi liela nepateicība.
08:04
I mean, you're given
this extraordinary gift --
this extraordinary gift --
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Jums sniegta neparasta dāvana –
08:07
life --
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dzīvība...
08:08
but it's as if you had asked Santa
for a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
for a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
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bet ir tā, it kā jūs Ziemassvētku vecītim
būtu lūguši Silver Shadow rolsroisu
būtu lūguši Silver Shadow rolsroisu
08:13
and you had gotten
a salad spinner instead.
a salad spinner instead.
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un tā vietā dabūjuši
salātu mazgājamo trauku.
salātu mazgājamo trauku.
08:16
You know, it's the beef --
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Sūdzība, ziniet, ir...
08:19
the beef with it is that it comes
with an expiration date.
with an expiration date.
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viņi sūdzas, ka šī dāvana
nāk ar derīguma termiņu.
nāk ar derīguma termiņu.
08:22
Death is the deal breaker.
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Nāve visu sabojā.
08:25
I don't get that.
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To es nesaprotu.
08:27
I don't understand --
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Es nesaprotu...
08:28
to me, it's disrespectful.
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manuprāt, tā ir necieņa.
08:29
It's disrespectful to nature.
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Tā ir necieņas izrādīšana dabai.
08:32
The idea that we're going
to dominate nature,
to dominate nature,
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Doma, ka valdīsim pār dabu,
08:34
we're going to master nature,
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ka pakļausim dabu,
08:37
nature is too weak
to withstand our intellect --
to withstand our intellect --
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ka daba ir par vāju,
lai pretotos mūsu intelektam –
lai pretotos mūsu intelektam –
08:41
no, I don't think so.
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nē, es tā nedomāju.
08:45
I think if you've actually read
quantum physics as I have --
quantum physics as I have --
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Manuprāt, ja patiešām esat lasījuši
kvantu fiziku tā kā es –
kvantu fiziku tā kā es –
nu, es izlasīju e-pastu no kāda,
kas par to bija lasījis, bet...
kas par to bija lasījis, bet...
08:48
well, I read an email
from someone who'd read it, but --
from someone who'd read it, but --
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08:51
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
08:55
You have to understand
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Jums jāsaprot,
08:56
that we don't live in Newton's
clockwork universe anymore.
clockwork universe anymore.
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ka mēs vairs nedzīvojam Ņūtona
pulksteņa mehānisma visumā.
pulksteņa mehānisma visumā.
09:00
We live in a banana peel universe,
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Mēs dzīvojam banānmizas visumā,
09:03
and we won't ever be able
to know everything
to know everything
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un mēs nekad nespēsim zināt visu
09:07
or control everything
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vai kontrolēt visu,
09:09
or predict everything.
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vai paredzēt visu.
09:10
Nature is like a self-driving car.
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Daba ir kā bezvadītāja auto.
09:12
The best we can be is like
the old woman in that joke --
the old woman in that joke --
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Labākajā gadījumā varam būt
kā tā vecā sieviete anekdotē...
kā tā vecā sieviete anekdotē...
09:16
I don't know if you've heard it.
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nezinu, vai esat to dzirdējuši.
09:18
An old woman is driving
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Pie stūres gados veca sieviete,
09:20
with her middle-aged daughter
in the passenger seat,
in the passenger seat,
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blakus viņai sēž pusmūža meita,
09:24
and the mother goes
right through a red light.
right through a red light.
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un māte pārbrauc pāri pie sarkanā.
09:27
And the daughter doesn't want to say
anything that makes it sound like,
anything that makes it sound like,
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Meita negrib teikt neko tādu,
kas izklausītos pēc
kas izklausītos pēc
09:31
"You're too old to drive,"
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„Tu esi par vecu, lai brauktu”,
09:33
so she didn't say anything.
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tāpēc viņa nepasaka neko.
09:35
And then the mother
goes through a second red light,
goes through a second red light,
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Un tad māte vēlreiz
pārbrauc pāri pie sarkanā,
pārbrauc pāri pie sarkanā,
09:37
and the daughter,
as tactfully as possible,
as tactfully as possible,
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un meita, cik iespējams iejūtīgi, saka:
09:40
says, "Mom, are you aware
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„Mamm, tu pamanīji,
09:42
that you just went through
two red lights?"
two red lights?"
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ka tikko pārbrauci
pie diviem sarkanajiem?”
pie diviem sarkanajiem?”
09:44
And the mother says, "Oh, am I driving?"
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Un māte atbild: „Oi, es esmu pie stūres?”
09:46
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
09:50
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
09:55
So ...
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Tāpēc...
09:58
and now, I'm going to take a mental leap,
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Un tagad es prātā pārlēkšu,
10:02
which is easy for me because
I'm the Evel Knievel of mental leaps;
I'm the Evel Knievel of mental leaps;
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un tas man nākas viegli, jo esmu
prāta lēcienu Īvels Knīvels;
prāta lēcienu Īvels Knīvels;
10:06
my license plate says,
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uz manas auto numura zīmes rakstīts
10:07
"Cogito, ergo zoom."
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Cogito, ergo zoom.
10:11
I hope you're willing
to come with me on this,
to come with me on this,
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Ceru, ka esat gatavi man pievienoties,
10:14
but my real problem with the mindset
that is so out to defeat death
that is so out to defeat death
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taču mana īstā problēma ar
uz nāves sakāvi orientētiem uzskatiem
uz nāves sakāvi orientētiem uzskatiem
10:20
is if you're anti-death,
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ir tā, ka, ja cilvēks ir pret nāvi, –
10:23
which to me translates as anti-life,
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kas man nozīmē, ka viņš ir pret dzīvi,
10:26
which to me translates as anti-nature,
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kas man nozīmē, ka viņš ir pret dabu, –
10:30
it also translates to me as anti-woman,
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tas man nozīmē arī,
to viņš ir pret sievieti,
to viņš ir pret sievieti,
10:33
because women have long been
identified with nature.
identified with nature.
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jo sievietes izsenis
tiek saistītas ar dabu.
tiek saistītas ar dabu.
10:37
And my source on this is Hannah Arendt,
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Un šeit mans avots ir Hanna Ārente,
10:39
the German philosopher who wrote
a book called "The Human Condition."
a book called "The Human Condition."
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vācu filozofe, kas uzrakstīja grāmatu
The Human Condition.
The Human Condition.
10:44
And in it, she says that classically,
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Tajā viņa saka,
ka darbs klasiski saistās ar vīriešiem.
10:47
work is associated with men.
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10:50
Work is what comes out of the head;
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Darbs ir tas, kas nāk no galvas,
10:52
it's what we invent,
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mūsu izgudrotais,
10:53
it's what we create,
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mūsu radītais,
10:55
it's how we leave our mark upon the world.
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tas, kā ietekmējam pasauli.
10:59
Whereas labor is associated with the body.
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Savukārt pūles ir saistītas ar ķermeni.
11:03
It's associated with the people
who perform labor
who perform labor
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Tās saistītas ar cilvēkiem, kas pūlas
11:06
or undergo labor.
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vai kuriem jāpiepūlas.
11:08
So to me,
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Tāpēc man
11:11
the mindset that denies that,
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uzskati, kas to noliedz,
11:15
that denies that we're in sync
with the biorhythms,
with the biorhythms,
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kas noliedz to, ka esam
vienoti ar bioritmiem,
vienoti ar bioritmiem,
11:20
the cyclical rhythms of the universe,
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Visuma cikliskumu,
11:23
does not create a hospitable
environment for women
environment for women
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nerada labvēlīgu vidi sievietēm
11:28
or for people associated with labor,
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vai cilvēkiem, kas saistīti ar pūlēm,
11:31
which is to say,
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proti,
11:32
people that we associate
as descendants of slaves,
as descendants of slaves,
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cilvēkiem, ko uzskatām
par vergu pēcnācējiem,
par vergu pēcnācējiem,
11:36
or people who perform manual labor.
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vai cilvēkiem, kas strādā fizisku darbu.
11:39
So here's how it looks
from a banana-peel-universe point of view,
from a banana-peel-universe point of view,
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Lūk, kā tas izskatās
no banānmizas visuma skatpunkta,
no banānmizas visuma skatpunkta,
11:45
from my mindset which I call
"Emily's universe."
"Emily's universe."
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no uzskatiem, ko saucu
par Emīlijas visumu.
par Emīlijas visumu.
11:49
First of all,
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Pirmkārt,
11:52
I am incredibly grateful for life,
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esmu bezgala pateicīga par dzīvi,
11:57
but I don't want to be immortal.
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taču es negribu būt nemirstīga.
12:00
I have no interest in having
my name live on after me.
my name live on after me.
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Man nav ne mazākās vēlēšanās,
lai mans vārds dzīvotu pēc manis.
lai mans vārds dzīvotu pēc manis.
12:04
In fact, I don't want it to,
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Patiesībā, es to negribu,
12:06
because it's been my observation
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jo esmu novērojusi,
12:08
that no matter how nice and how brilliant
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ka, lai cik jauks un izcils,
12:10
or how talented you are,
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un talantīgs cilvēks būtu,
12:12
50 years after you die, they turn on you.
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50 gadus pēc tā nāves
viņi tik un tā vērsīsies pret to.
viņi tik un tā vērsīsies pret to.
12:15
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
12:16
And I have actual proof of that.
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Un man ir pierādījums, kas to apliecina.
12:19
A headline from the Los Angeles Times:
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Los Angeles Times virsraksts –
12:22
"Anne Frank: Not so nice after all."
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„Anna Franka: nemaz ne tik jauka.”
12:25
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
12:30
Plus, I love being in sync
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Turklāt man ļoti patīk būt vienā ritmā
12:34
with the cyclical rhythms of the universe.
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ar Visuma cikliskumu.
12:36
That's what's so extraordinary about life:
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Tas ir tas neparastais dzīvē –
12:39
it's a cycle of generation,
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tas ir cikls, ko veido tapšana,
12:41
degeneration,
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sabrukums,
12:42
regeneration.
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pārtapšana.
12:44
"I" am just a collection of particles
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„Es” esmu tikai daļiņu kopums,
12:48
that is arranged into this pattern,
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sakārtots šādā te struktūrā,
12:51
then will decompose and be available,
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kas pēcāk sadalīsies un kļūs pieejams,
12:53
all of its constituent parts, to nature,
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visas to veidojošās daļiņas
kļūs pieejamas dabai,
kļūs pieejamas dabai,
12:56
to reorganize into another pattern.
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lai atkal sakārtotos citā struktūrā.
12:59
To me, that is so exciting,
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Man tas šķiet tik aizraujoši
13:02
and it makes me even more grateful
to be part of that process.
to be part of that process.
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un dara mani vēl vairāk pateicīgu,
ka varu būt daļa no šī procesa.
ka varu būt daļa no šī procesa.
13:07
You know,
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Ziniet,
13:09
I look at death now from the point of view
of a German biologist,
of a German biologist,
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tagad es uz nāvi raugos
no vācu biologa
Andreasa Vēbera skatpunkta,
Andreasa Vēbera skatpunkta,
13:15
Andreas Weber,
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13:16
who looks at it as part
of the gift economy.
of the gift economy.
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kurš uz to raugās
kā uz dāvanu ekonomikas daļu.
kā uz dāvanu ekonomikas daļu.
13:20
You're given this enormous gift -- life,
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Jums sniegta milzīga dāvana – dzīve,
13:23
you enrich it as best you can,
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jūs to bagātināt cik vien labi spējat,
13:25
and then you give it back.
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un tad atdodat.
13:28
And, you know, Auntie Mame
said, "Life is a banquet" --
said, "Life is a banquet" --
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Un, ziniet, kā teica tante Meima:
„Dzīve ir bankets.”
„Dzīve ir bankets.”
13:31
well, I've eaten my fill.
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Es savu mielastu esmu apēdusi.
13:34
I have had an enormous appetite for life,
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Man ir bijusi milzīga dzīves apetīte,
13:36
I've consumed life,
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esmu patērējusi dzīvi,
13:37
but in death, I'm going to be consumed.
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taču nāve patērēs mani.
13:40
I'm going into the ground
just the way I am,
just the way I am,
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Es nonākšu zemē tāda, kāda esmu,
13:43
and there, I invite every microbe
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un tur es aicinu ikvienu mikrobu,
13:46
and detritus-er
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ikvienu detrītu
13:48
and decomposer
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un sadalītāju
13:50
to have their fill --
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uz mielastu –
13:51
I think they'll find me delicious.
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es domāju, ka viņiem ļoti garšošu!
13:54
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
13:55
I do.
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Patiešām.
13:57
So the best thing about my attitude,
I think, is that it's real.
I think, is that it's real.
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Tātad labākais manā attieksmē,
manuprāt, ir tas, ka tā ir īsta.
manuprāt, ir tas, ka tā ir īsta.
14:02
You can see it.
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To var redzēt.
14:03
You can observe it.
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To var novērot.
14:05
It actually happens.
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Tā patiešām notiek.
14:06
Well, maybe not my enriching the gift,
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Nu, varbūt es gluži
nebagātinu savu dāvanu,
nebagātinu savu dāvanu,
14:10
I don't know about that --
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es nezinu,
14:12
but my life has certainly
been enriched by other people.
been enriched by other people.
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taču manu dzīvi pilnīgi noteikti
bagātinājuši citi cilvēki.
bagātinājuši citi cilvēki.
14:15
By TED,
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Arī TED,
14:17
which introduced me
to a whole network of people
to a whole network of people
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kas mani iepazīstināja
ar veselu tīklu cilvēku,
ar veselu tīklu cilvēku,
14:20
who have enriched my life,
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kas bagātinājuši manu dzīvi,
14:22
including Tricia McGillis,
my website designer,
my website designer,
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tostarp Trišu Makgilisu,
manu mājaslapas dizaineri,
manu mājaslapas dizaineri,
14:26
who's working with my wonderful daughter
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kas kopā ar manu brīnišķīgo meitu strādā,
14:28
to take my website
and turn it into something
and turn it into something
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lai manu mājaslapu izveidotu tādu,
14:32
where all I have to do is write a blog.
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ka man atliek tikai rakstīt blogu.
14:33
I don't have to use
the executive brain function ...
the executive brain function ...
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Man nav jāliek lietā
smadzeņu izpildfunkcija...
smadzeņu izpildfunkcija...
14:36
Ha, ha, ha, I win!
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ha, ha, ha, es uzvarēju!
14:40
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
14:41
And I am so grateful to you.
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Un esmu tik pateicīga jums.
14:44
I don't want to say, "the audience,"
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Es negribu teikt „klausītājiem”,
14:47
because I don't really see it
as we're two separate things.
as we're two separate things.
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jo neuzskatu, ka mēs būtu
divas atšķirīgas lietas.
divas atšķirīgas lietas.
14:51
I think of it in terms
of quantum physics, again.
of quantum physics, again.
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Arī par to es domāju
kvantu fizikas izteiksmē.
kvantu fizikas izteiksmē.
14:58
And, you know, quantum physicists
are not exactly sure what happens
are not exactly sure what happens
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Un kvantu fiziķi
nav īsti droši, kas notiek,
nav īsti droši, kas notiek,
15:03
when the wave becomes a particle.
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vilnim kļūstot par daļiņu.
15:05
There are different theories --
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Ir dažādas teorijas –
viļņa funkcijas sabrukšana,
15:07
the collapse of the wave function,
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dekoherence –
15:09
decoherence --
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bet par vienu viņi visi ir vienisprātis:
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but they're all agreed on one thing:
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realitāte top caur mijiedarbību.
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that reality comes into being
through an interaction.
through an interaction.
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(Voice breaking) So do you.
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(Balss aizlūst) Tāpat arī jūs.
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And every audience I've ever had,
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Un ikviens mans klausītājs,
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past and present.
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bijušais un esošais.
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Thank you so much for making my life real.
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Liels, liels paldies par to,
ka padarāt manu dzīvi īstu!
ka padarāt manu dzīvi īstu!
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Thank you.
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Paldies.
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Thank you.
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Paldies.
15:34
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Thank you.
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Paldies.
15:36
(Applause)
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Thank you.
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Paldies.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Emily Levine - Philosopher-comicHumorist, writer and trickster Emily Levine riffs on science and the human condition.
Why you should listen
Humorist Emily Levine works a heady vein of humor, cerebral and thoughtful as well as hilarious. Oh, she's got plenty of jokes. But her work, at its core, makes serious connections -- between hard science and pop culture, between what we say and what we secretly assume ... She plumbs the hidden oppositions, the untouchable not-quite-truths of the modern mind.
Levine's background in improv theater, with its requirement to always say "yes" to the other actor's reality, has helped shape her worldview. Always suspicious of sharp either/or distinctions, she proposes "the quantum logic of and/and" -- a thoroughly postmodern, scientifically informed take on life that allows for complicated states of being. Like the one we're in right now.
For more on Levine's thoughts about life and death, read her blog, "The Yoy of Dying," at EmilysUniverse.com, along with updates on "Emily @ the Edge of Chaos" and pronouncements from Oracle Em.
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