Lux Narayan: What I learned from 2,000 obituaries
Люкс Нараян: Чему меня научили 2 000 некрологов
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,
вокруг Стэнфордского университета,
jogging there as well.
from side to side like that?
из стороны в сторону, вот так?
he set out to understand why.
about many things:
интересовали многие вещи:
I hadn't heard of Joseph Keller.
я ничего не знал о Джозефе Келлере.
of editorial dedicated to him,
полстраницы на первой полосе.
for a newspaper of their stature.
особенное место в газете такого масштаба.
I'm rather morbid
считает меня мрачным типом,
and a "Let's see who died today."
и «Давай посмотрим, кто сегодня умер».
is usually bad news,
газет публикуют плохие новости
cues accomplishment
демонстрируют достижения, —
in the obituaries.
над выявлением будущих трендов,
on future insights
from past data --
могут извлечь из уже имеющихся —
через зеркало заднего вида.
to obituaries from the New York Times?
вида к колонке некрологов New York Times?
your obituary featured --
некролог о себе в газете,
уже не сможете им полюбоваться?
на передовице
between 2015 and 2016.
между 2015 и 2016 годами.
rather, lives -- teach us?
вернее, чему научили нас их жизни?
worded descriptor
сформулированное описание,
capture an achievement or a lifetime.
передать достижения за всю его жизнь.
на некрологи удивительно.
people who died in the last two years.
которые умерли за последние 2 года.
обработку естественного языка,
natural language processing,
you can mime easily in "Charades," --
можно легко играть в «шарады»,
significant words.
and of course, art, are huge.
и, конечно же, искусство — превалируют.
why in so many societies
во многих обществах считается,
engineering or medicine or business or law
врачами, бизнесменами или юристами,
they achieved things.
you've got to wait 37 years ...
подождать 37 лет...
that you're remembered for --
за которое вас будут вспоминать —
die at the age of 81 --
умрёте в возрасте 81 года —
your stride in your 20s.
к весёлому миру политики.
only commendable act in their mid-40s.
замеченный успех лишь между 40–50 годами.
что люди делают одно,
more than just a descriptor.
чем просто вступления.
first paragraph of all 2,000 obituaries,
первые абзацы в 2 000 некрологов,
for two groups of people:
and people that are not famous.
Ali, Zaha Hadid --
are people like Jocelyn Cooper,
публике, такие, как Джоселин Купер,
of most of their names.
не слышали большинства их имён.
but they're not famous.
но нам они не известны.
these two groups separately --
две группы по отдельности:
should thank your parents --
должен благодарить своих родителей...
your obituary when you're gone.
не писали ваш некролог, когда вы умрёте.
from lives well-led,
из жизни выдающихся людей,
могут научить нас многому.
in print could teach us.
to the kaleidoscope that is life,
уникальности калейдоскопа нашей жизни,
majority of obituaries
большинство некрологов
и простым людям,
выдающиеся поступки.
in the fabric of life.
делам, спроси́те себя:
back to your daily lives:
чтобы помочь обществу?»
trying to be famous in death,
жизнь так, чтобы их помнили после смерти,
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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