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Terry Moore is the director of the Radius Foundation, a forum for exploring and gaining insight from different worldviews.

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Terry Moore directs the Radius Foundation in New York, which, as its website says, "seeks new ways of exploring and understanding dissimilar conceptual systems or paradigms -- scientific, religious, philosophical, and aesthetic -- with the aim to find a world view of more complete insight and innovation. The Radius Foundation is a forum for different views."

The foundation has published several works that examine the intersection of religion and metaphysics with science and social action.

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Terry Moore: How to tie your shoes

Terry Moore: Como amarrar sapatos

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Terry Moore descobriu que ele vinha amarrando seus sapatos de forma errada a sua vida inteira... Dentro do espírito TED, ele sobe ao palco para compartilhar uma maneira melhor de fazer isto. (Nota histórica: Esta foi a prrimeira palestra de 3 minutos no palco do TED, aconteceu em 2005)
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I'm used to thinking of the TED audience as a wonderful collection
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Eu costumo pensar no público do TED como uma maravilhosa coleção
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of some of the most effective, intelligent,
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de algumas das mais eficientes, inteligentes,
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intellectual, savvy,
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intelectuais, experientes,
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worldly and innovative people in the world.
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globalizadas e inovadoras pessoas do mundo.
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And I think that's true.
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E acho que é verdade.
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However, I also have reason to believe
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No entanto, eu também tenho motivo para acreditar
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that many, if not most, of you
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que muitos, se não a maioria de vocês,
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are actually tying your shoes incorrectly.
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na verdade, estão amarrando seus calçados incorretamente.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
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Now I know that seems ludicrous.
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Agora, sei que isto pode parecer ridículo
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I know that seems ludicrous.
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Eu sei que parece ridículo.
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And believe me, I lived the same sad life
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E acreditem, eu vivi a mesma vida triste
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until about three years ago.
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até cerca de três anos atrás.
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And what happened to me
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E o que aconteceu comigo
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was I bought, what was for me, a very expensive pair of shoes.
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foi que comprei, o que para mim era um par de sapatos muito caro.
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But those shoes came with round nylon laces,
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Mas eles vieram com cadarços de nylon redondos,
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and I couldn't keep them tied.
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e eu não conseguia mantê-los amarrados.
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So I went back to the store and said to the owner,
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Então, eu voltei à loja e disse ao dono:
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"I love the shoes, but I hate the laces."
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“Eu amo o sapato, mas detesto os cadarços.”
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He took a look and said, "Oh, you're tying them wrong."
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Ele deu uma olhadela e disse: “Ah, você os está amarrando erradamente.”
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Now up until that moment,
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Bom, até aquele momento,
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I would have thought that, by age 50,
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eu pensava que, aos 50 anos,
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one of the life skills that I had really nailed
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uma das habilidades de vida que eu realmente dominava
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was tying my shoes.
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era a de amarrar meus sapatos.
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But not so -- let me demonstrate.
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Mas não – deixem-me demonstrar.
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This is the way
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Este é o modo
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that most of us were taught to tie our shoes.
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como a maioria de nós foi ensinada a amarrar nossos sapatos.
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Now as it turns out -- thank you.
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Agora o que acontece – obrigado.
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Wait, there's more.
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Esperem, tem mais.
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As it turns out,
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Acontece que
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there's a strong form and a weak form of this knot,
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existe um modo forte e um modo fraco de dar este nó,
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and we were taught to tie the weak form.
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e fomos ensinados a dar o nó do modo fraco.
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And here's how to tell.
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E aqui está como.
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If you pull the strands at the base of the knot,
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Se puxarem os cadarços na base do nó,
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you will see that the bow will orient itself
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verão que o laço irá se posicionar
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down the long axis of the shoe.
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sobre o eixo longitudinal do sapato.
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That's the weak form of the knot.
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Esta é a forma fraca do nó.
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But not to worry.
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Mas não se preocupem.
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If we start over
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Se começarmos de novo
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and simply go the other direction
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e simplesmente formos na outra direção
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around the bow,
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ao redor do laço,
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we get this, the strong form of the knot.
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temos isto, a forma forte do nó.
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And if you pull the cords under the knot,
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E se puxarem os cadarços debaixo do nó,
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you will see that the bow orients itself
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verão que o laço se posiciona
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along the transverse axis of the shoe.
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ao longo do eixo transversal do sapato.
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This is a stronger knot. It will come untied less often.
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Este é um nó mais forte. Ele desamarrará menos frequentemente.
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It will let you down less,
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Menos desapontamentos.
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and not only that, it looks better.
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Não só isso, ele tem uma aparência melhor.
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We're going to do this one more time.
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Vamos fazer isto novamente.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
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Start as usual,
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Inicia como de costume,
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go the other way around the loop.
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vá no sentido contrário ao passar em torno do laço.
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This is a little hard for children,
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Isto é um pouco difícil para crianças,
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but I think you can handle it.
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mas acho que vocês vão conseguir.
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Pull the knot.
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Puxem o nó.
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There it is: the strong form of the shoe knot.
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Aqui está: a forma forte do nó de sapatos.
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Now, in keeping with today's theme,
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Agora, continuando dentro do tema de hoje,
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I'd like to point out -- and something you already know --
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Gostaria de sublinhar – algo que já sabem –
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that sometimes a small advantage
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que, de quando em quando uma pequena vantagem,
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someplace in life
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em algum ponto da vida,
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can yield tremendous results someplace else.
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pode render resultados incríveis em algum outro lugar.
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Live long and prosper.
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Vida longa e próspera.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
Translated by Nadja Nathan
Reviewed by Paulo Melillo

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Terry Moore - Thinker
Terry Moore is the director of the Radius Foundation, a forum for exploring and gaining insight from different worldviews.

Why you should listen

Terry Moore directs the Radius Foundation in New York, which, as its website says, "seeks new ways of exploring and understanding dissimilar conceptual systems or paradigms -- scientific, religious, philosophical, and aesthetic -- with the aim to find a world view of more complete insight and innovation. The Radius Foundation is a forum for different views."

The foundation has published several works that examine the intersection of religion and metaphysics with science and social action.

More profile about the speaker
Terry Moore | Speaker | TED.com

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