ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Talithia Williams - Statistician
Talithia Williams builds statistical models that study the spatial and temporal structure of data.

Why you should listen

Dr. Talithia Williams is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College. Her professional experiences include research appointments at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the National Security Agency (NSA), and NASA. Dr. Williams develops statistical models that emphasize the spatial and temporal structure of data with environmental applications. She has been recognized for the development of a cataract model used to predict the cataract surgical rate for developing countries in Africa.

In addition to her academic accomplishments, Dr. Williams and her husband, Donald, actively teach and share foundational principles regarding the joys of Christian marriage. Dr. Williams’ talk will explore how each of us can begin to collect data about ourselves that can provide insight into our personal health.

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Talithia Williams: Own your body's data

泰莉西雅·威廉斯: 擁有自己身體的數據

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新型的高科技自我監測裝置(測量每日心跳、睡眠、走路步數)似乎都把目標顧客鎖定競賽選手,不過統計學家泰莉西雅·威廉斯以令人懾服的方式,告訴我們每個人都該測量並記錄自己身體每日的簡單數據,因為我們的數據可以比醫生揭露更多關於自己身體的訊息。
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Talithia Williams builds statistical models that study the spatial and temporal structure of data. Full bio

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我從小就喜歡
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As a kid孩子 I always loved喜愛 information信息
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從數據取得資訊
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that I could get from data數據
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and the stories故事 that could be told with numbers數字.
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以及用數字所傳遞的故事
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I remember記得, growing生長 up, I'd be frustrated受挫 at
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我還記得成長的過程中
對於我爸媽用數字欺騙我感到沮喪
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how my own擁有 parents父母 would lie謊言 to me using運用 numbers數字.
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"TalithiaTalithia, if I've told you once一旦
I've told you a thousand times."
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泰莉西雅,我跟你說一次
就代表我已經跟你說過一千次了
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No dad, you've only told me 17 times
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爸,你只跟我說17次而已
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and twice兩次 it wasn't my fault故障. (Laughter笑聲)
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其中有兩次還不是我的錯 (笑聲)
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I think that is one of the reasons原因 I got a Ph博士.D. in statistics統計.
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我覺得這是我拿到統計學博士的其中一個理由
我總是想知道
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I always wanted to know,
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what are people trying to hide隱藏 with numbers數字?
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大家究竟想用數字隱藏什麼事情
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As a statistician統計員,
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身為統計學家
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I want people to show顯示 me the data數據
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我希望大家能拿數據給我看
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so I can decide決定 for myself.
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這樣我才能替自己下決定
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Donald唐納德 and I were pregnant with our third第三 child兒童
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唐納和我當時有了第三個小孩
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and we were at about 41 and a half weeks,
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那時候寶寶41週半
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what some of you may可能 refer參考 to as being存在 overdue過期的.
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有些人會說這已經過了預產期
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Statisticians統計學家, we call that
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我們統計學家稱這為
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being存在 within the 95 percent百分 confidence置信度 interval間隔.
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95% 以下的信賴區間
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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And at this point in the process處理
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在這個階段
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we had to come in every一切 couple一對 of days
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每幾天我們就要來醫院
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to do a stress強調 test測試 on the baby寶寶,
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讓寶寶接受壓力測試
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and this is just routine常規,
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這只是例行公事而已
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it tests測試 whether是否 or not the baby寶寶
is feeling感覺 any type類型 of undue過度的 stress強調.
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這種測試是為了知道
寶寶是否承受太大的壓力
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And you are rarely很少, if ever, seen看到 by your actual實際 doctor醫生,
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通常在醫院很難遇到自己本來的醫生
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just whoever happens發生 to be
working加工 at the hospital醫院 that day.
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都是由剛好當天值班的醫生看診
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So we go in for a stress強調 test測試 and after 20 minutes分鐘
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於是我們就進去診間做壓力測試
20分鐘後醫生出來,他說:
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the doctor醫生 comes out and he says,
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"Your baby寶寶 is under stress強調, we need to induce促使 you."
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你的寶寶承受胎壓了
我們要幫你催生
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Now, as a statistician統計員, what's my response響應?
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身為統計學家,我的回答是什麼呢?
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Show顯示 me the data數據!
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就是讓我看數據!
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So then he proceeds收益 to tell us
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接下來醫生告訴我們
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the baby's寶寶 heart rate trace跟踪 went from 18 minutes分鐘,
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寶寶的心率追蹤持續 18 分鐘
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the baby's寶寶 heart rate was in the normal正常 zone
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寶寶的心率落在正常的區間內
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and for two minutes分鐘 it was in what appeared出現 to be
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但有兩分鐘的時間內變成是
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my heart rate zone and I said,
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我的心率區間
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"Is it possible可能 that maybe this was my heart rate?
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我就問 有可能這是我的心率嗎?
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I was moving移動 around a little bit,
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我有稍微移動
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it's hard to lay鋪設 still on your back,
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讓懷孕 41 週半的孕婦
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41 weeks pregnant for 20 minutes分鐘.
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躺平 20 分鐘真的很困難
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Maybe it was shifting around."
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也許檢查的位置稍微跑掉了
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He said, "Well, we don't want to take any chances機會."
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醫生說 我們不想要冒任何險
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I said okay.
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我說當然好
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I said, "What if I was at 36 weeks
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我又問 要是我現在懷孕 36 週
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with this same相同 data數據?
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也有跟這情況一樣的數據
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Would your decision決定 be to induce促使?"
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你還會決定要催生嗎?
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"Well, no, I would wait until直到 you were at least最小
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不,我會等到你至少 38 週
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38 weeks, but you are almost幾乎 42,
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可是你現在都快 42 週了
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there is no reason原因 to leave離開 that baby寶寶 inside,
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根本沒有理由
還要把寶寶留在你肚子裡
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let's get you a room房間."
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讓我們幫你準備病房吧
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I said, "Well, why don't we just do it again?
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我說 我們為什麼不重頭再來一次?
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We can collect蒐集 more data數據.
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我們可以收集更多數據
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I can try to be really still for 20 minutes分鐘.
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我可以試著穩穩地躺 20 分種
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We can average平均 the two and see
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我們再平均這兩次的數據
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what that means手段. (Laughter笑聲)
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才能確定數據代表的意思 (笑聲)
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And he goes,
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他接著說
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"Ma'am女士, I just don't want you to have a miscarriage流產."
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女士,我不希望你流產
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That makes品牌 three of us.
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我們三個人都不想啊
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And then he says,
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他接著說
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"Your chances機會 of having a miscarriage流產 double
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過了預產期後,你流產的可能性
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when you go past過去 your due應有 date日期. Let's get you a room房間."
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整整多了一倍
讓我們幫你準備病房吧
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Wow. So now as a statistician統計員, what's my response響應?
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哇,那身為統計學家
我的回答是什麼呢?
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Show顯示 me the data數據!
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讓我看數據!
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Dude多德, you're talking chances機會,
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老兄,你說可能性
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I do chances機會 all day long, tell me all about chances機會.
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我每天都在分析可能性
還輪得到你告訴我
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Let's talk chances機會. (Laughter笑聲)
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那我們就來談可能性 (笑聲)
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Let's talk chances機會.
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我們就來談可能性
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So I say, "Okay, great.
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於是我說 那好
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Do I go from a 30-percent-百分
chance機會 to a 60-percent-百分 chance機會?
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我流產可能性從 30%
提升至 60% 的意思嗎?
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Where are we here with this miscarriage流產 thing?
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流產的可能性到底是多少?
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And he goes, "Not quite相當, but it doubles雙打,
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他說 不完全是,不過可能性加倍
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and we really just want what's best最好 for the baby寶寶."
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我們只想為寶寶提供最好的方法
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Undaunted無所畏懼, I try a different不同 angle角度.
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我一點也不害怕
試著用另一個角度思考
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I said, "Okay, out of 1,000 full-term足月 pregnant women婦女,
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我說 那一千位足月孕婦中
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how many許多 of them are going to miscarry流產
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有幾位會在預產期前
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just before their due應有 date日期?
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就流產?
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And then he looks容貌 at me and looks容貌 at Donald唐納德,
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醫生看著我和唐納
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and he goes, about one in 1,000.
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他說大概一千位之中只有一位
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I said, "Okay, so of those 1,000 women婦女, how many許多
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我說 那這一千位足月孕婦
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are going to miscarry流產 just after their due應有 date日期?"
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有多少人會在過了預產期後就流產?
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"About two." (Laughter笑聲)
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大約兩位 (笑聲)
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I said, "Okay, so you are telling告訴 me that my chances機會
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我說 那麼你說的可能性
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go from a 0.1-percent-百分 chance機會
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是從 0.1%
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to a 0.2-percent-百分 chance機會."
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上升至 0.2% 對吧
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Okay, so at this point the data數據 is not convincing使人信服 us
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所以在這個點上
這個數據無法說服我們夫妻倆
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that we need to be induced誘發,
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讓我們催生寶寶
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and so then we proceed繼續 to have a conversation會話
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接下來我們討論
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about how inductions歸納 lead to a higher更高 rate
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催生讓剖腹產的機率變高了
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of Cesarean剖腹產 sections部分, and if at all
possible可能 we'd星期三 like to avoid避免 that.
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如果有可能的話,我們就盡可能要避開它
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And then I said,
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於是我就說
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"And I really don't think my due應有 date日期 is accurate準確."
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我覺得我的預產期一點也不準確
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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And so this really stunned目瞪口呆 him
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醫生聽到後有些錯愕
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and he looked看著 sort分類 of puzzled困惑
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他看起來有點困惑
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and I said, "You may可能 not know this,
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我就說 你可能不知道
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but pregnancy懷孕 due應有 dates日期 are calculated計算
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懷孕預產期的計算方法
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assuming假設 that you have a standard標準 28-day-天 cycle週期,
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是建立在你有標準28天的經期
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and my cycle週期 ranges範圍
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而我的經期不固定
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sometimes有時 it's 27, sometimes有時 it's up to 38 —
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有時候 27 天,有時候到 38 天
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and I have been collecting蒐集 the data數據 to prove證明 it.
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而我也一直收集數據來證明這一切
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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And so we ended結束 up leaving離開 the hospital醫院
that day without being存在 induced誘發.
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結果當天我們沒有進行
催生手術就離開醫院
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We actually其實 had to sign標誌 a waiver放棄
to walk步行 out of the hospital醫院.
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也必須要簽下切結書
才能夠離開醫院
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And I'm not advocating主張 that you not listen to your doctors醫生,
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我並不是要鼓吹大家不聽醫生的話
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because even with our first child兒童,
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因為即使是我們的第一個孩子
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we were induced誘發 at 38 weeks; cervical頸椎 fluid流體 was low.
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也是在 38 週時就催生
是因為子宮頸黏液偏低
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I'm not anti-medical抗醫藥 intervention介入.
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所以我並不反對醫學的介入
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But why were confident信心 to leave離開 that day?
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不過那天我們為什麼可以
自信滿滿地離開醫院呢?
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Well, we had data數據 that told a different不同 story故事.
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這是因為我們的數據講的
是不同的故事
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We had been collecting蒐集 data數據 for six years年份.
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過去六年我們持續收集數據
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I had this temperature溫度 data數據,
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我所記錄的溫度數據
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and it told a different不同 story故事.
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又是另外一個故事了
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In fact事實, we could probably大概 pretty漂亮
accurately準確 estimate估計 conception概念.
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其實我們應該可以
準確地預測受孕時間
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Yeah, that's a story故事 you want to tell
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這種故事你就會想要
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at your kid's孩子的 wedding婚禮 reception招待會. (Laughter笑聲)
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在小孩婚宴上說了 (笑聲)
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I remember記得 like it was yesterday昨天.
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這好像昨天才剛發生
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My temperature溫度 was a sizzling火熱 97.8 degrees
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當我看著你爸的雙眼時
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as I stared盯著 into your father's父親的 eyes眼睛. (Laughter笑聲)
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我的體溫是發燙的 36.5 度 (笑聲)
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Oh, yeah. Twenty-two二十二 more years年份, we're telling告訴 that story故事.
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是的,過了 22 年後
我們就會說這個故事
06:18
But we were confident信心 to leave離開
because we had been collecting蒐集 data數據.
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我們勇敢地離開醫院是因為
我們都一直都在收集數據
06:21
Now, what does that data數據 look like?
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這些數據顯示些什麼呢?
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Here's這裡的 a standard標準 chart圖表
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這是女性月經週期中
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of a woman's女人的 waking醒來 body身體 temperature溫度
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基礎體溫的
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during the course課程 of a cycle週期.
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標準圖表
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So from the beginning開始 of the menstrual月經 cycle週期
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從此次月經週期的開始
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till直到 the beginning開始 of the next下一個.
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到下一次月經來臨前
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You'll你會 see that the temperature溫度 is not random隨機.
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你會發現溫度是規律的
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Clearly明確地 there is a low pattern模式
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在月經週期開始時
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at the beginning開始 of her cycle週期
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會很明顯地看到溫度偏低
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and then you see this jump and then a higher更高
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之後會看到溫度拉高
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set of temperatures溫度 at the end結束 of her cycle週期.
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接近月經週期結束前又一波高溫
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So what's happening事件 here?
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這裡發生什麼事?
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What is that data數據 telling告訴 you?
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這些數據表達些什麼呢?
06:49
Well, ladies女士們, at the beginning開始 of our cycle週期,
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女士們,在你們月經週期一開始時
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the hormone激素 estrogen雌激素 is dominant優勢 and that estrogen雌激素
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荷爾蒙雌激素主導你的身體
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causes原因 a suppression抑制 of your body身體 temperature溫度.
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雌激素會幫身體降溫
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And at ovulation排卵, your body身體 releases發布 an egg
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在排卵期時,你的身體會排卵
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and progesterone黃體激素 takes over, pro-gestation親妊娠.
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此時黃體激素主導身體,黃體-激素
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And so your body身體 heats預賽 up in anticipation預期
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你的體溫會預先升高
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of housing住房 this new little fertilized受精 egg.
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為這顆小小的新受精卵提供居住地
07:14
So why this temperature溫度 jump?
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那為什麼溫度會突然升高呢?
07:17
Well, think about when a bird sits坐鎮 on her eggs.
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試想有隻鳥坐在牠的蛋上面
07:20
Why is she sitting坐在 on them?
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為什麼要坐在蛋的上面?
07:22
She wants to keep them warm,
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因為鳥媽媽要讓蛋保持溫暖
07:24
protect保護 them and keep them warm.
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保護蛋並且讓蛋維持溫度
07:25
Ladies女士們, this is exactly究竟 what our bodies身體 do every一切 month,
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各位女士,這就是我們身體
每個月所做的事情
07:27
they heat up in anticipation預期
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身體會先預熱
07:29
of keeping保持 a new little life warm.
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才能讓這個新生命保持溫暖
07:33
And if nothing happens發生, if you are not pregnant,
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如果沒有任何事情發生
假使你沒有懷孕
07:36
then estrogen雌激素 takes back over and
that cycle週期 starts啟動 all over again.
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雌激素就拿回主控權
所有週期又會重新再開始一次
07:40
But if you do get pregnant, sometimes有時 you
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不過要是妳懷孕了,有時候
07:42
actually其實 see another另一個 shift轉移 in your temperatures溫度
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你會看到體溫又有變化
07:45
and it stays入住 elevated提高的 for those whole整個 nine months個月.
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在懷孕的九個月內體溫會偏高
07:48
That's why you see those pregnant
women婦女 just sweating出汗 and hot,
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這就是為什麼你會發現
懷孕婦女都在流汗又覺得熱
07:51
because their temperatures溫度 are high.
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這是因為她們的體溫偏高
07:55
Here's這裡的 a chart圖表 that we had about three or four years年份 ago.
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這是三、四年前我們用的圖表
07:59
We were really very excited興奮 about this chart圖表.
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我們對這圖表真的很開心
08:01
You'll你會 see the low temperature溫度 level水平
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你可以看見這低溫的數據
08:03
and then a shift轉移 and for about five days,
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之後溫度轉變,並且持續五天
08:07
that's about the time it takes for the egg to travel旅行
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這時候卵子出發
08:09
down the fallopian輸卵管 tube and implant注入,
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順著輸卵管而下然後著床
08:11
and then you see those temperatures溫度
start開始 to go up a little bit.
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之後你會發現溫度又會往上提升
08:15
And in fact事實, we had a second第二 temperature溫度 shift轉移,
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這是第二次溫度的改變
08:18
confirmed確認 with a pregnancy懷孕 test測試
that were indeed確實 pregnant
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透過驗孕,我真的懷孕了
08:22
with our first child兒童, very exciting扣人心弦.
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那是我們的第一個孩子
我們非常興奮
08:25
Until直到 a couple一對 of days later後來
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直到幾天後
08:27
I saw some spotting斑點 and then I noticed注意到 heavy blood血液 flow,
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我看到點狀出血
之後感覺到一股大量的血流下來
08:32
and we had in fact事實 had an early stage階段 miscarriage流產.
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其實我遇到了懷孕初期的流產
08:37
Had I not been taking服用 my temperature溫度
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這樣看起來要是我沒量體溫的話
08:41
I really would have just thought
my period was late晚了 that month,
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我可能只會覺得那個月的經期晚來而已
08:45
but we actually其實 had data數據 to show顯示
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不過我們的數據顯示出
08:46
that we had miscarried流產 this baby寶寶,
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我們已經失去這個寶寶了
08:49
and even though雖然 this data數據 revealed透露 a really
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即使這數據也讓我們看到
08:51
unfortunate不幸的 event事件 in our lives生活,
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我們生命中非常不幸的一件事
08:53
it was information信息 that we could then take to our doctor醫生.
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我們之後拿著這些資訊給醫生看
08:55
So if there was a fertility生育能力 issue問題 or some problem問題,
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所以要是有任何生育問題或其他狀況
08:58
I had data數據 to show顯示:
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我就有數據可以給別人看
08:59
Look, we got pregnant, our temperature溫度 shifted,
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你看,我懷孕,溫度也有改變
09:01
we somehow不知何故 lost丟失 this baby寶寶.
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卻不知道為何失去這個寶寶
09:03
What is it that we can do to help prevent避免 this problem問題?
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我們能夠做些什麼
預防這種問題再次發生呢?
09:06
And it's not just about temperatures溫度
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這不只是關於體溫
09:10
and it's not just about fertility生育能力;
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也不只是跟生育有關
09:13
we can use data數據 about our bodies身體 to tell us a lot of things.
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而是身體的數據能夠
讓我們知道很多事情
09:16
For instance, did you know that taking服用
your temperature溫度 can tell you a lot
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像是,你知道量體溫可以知道
09:20
about the condition條件 of your thyroid甲狀腺?
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甲狀腺的狀況嗎?
09:22
So, your thyroid甲狀腺 works作品 a lot like
the thermostat恆溫器 in your house.
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甲狀腺的功能像跟你家裡的中央空調一樣
09:26
There is an optimal最佳 temperature溫度
that you want in your house;
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我們總是希望房子裡維持最佳的溫度
09:29
you set your thermostat恆溫器.
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所以我們會設定中央空調
09:30
When it gets得到 too cold in the house,
your thermostat恆溫器 kicks in
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當房子裡的溫度下降
中央空調就會開始運轉
09:33
and says, "Hey, we need to blow打擊 some heat around."
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並說 我們把將熱氣送進來
09:36
Or if it gets得到 too hot, your thermostat恆溫器
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如果房子裡太熱,中央空調
09:38
registers寄存器, "Turn the A.C. on. Cool us off."
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就會說 開冷氣吧,讓大家涼快
09:41
That's exactly究竟 how your thyroid甲狀腺 works作品 in your body身體.
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這就是甲狀腺在你身體裡的功能
09:45
Your thyroid甲狀腺 tries嘗試 to keep an optimal最佳 temperature溫度
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甲狀腺會為身體維持
最適當的體溫
09:48
for your body身體.
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09:49
If it gets得到 too cold, your thyroid甲狀腺
says, "Hey, we need to heat up."
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如果溫度太低,甲狀腺就會說
嘿,我們要升溫
09:51
If it gets得到 too hot, your thyroid甲狀腺 cools冷卻 you down.
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如果溫度太高
甲狀腺就會幫你降溫
09:54
But what happens發生 when your
thyroid甲狀腺 is not functioning功能 well?
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不過,要是你的甲狀腺
失去功用會怎麼樣呢?
09:59
When it doesn't function功能, then it shows節目 up
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甲狀腺壞的時候,那麼你的體溫
10:01
in your body身體 temperatures溫度,
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就會顯示這個狀況
10:02
they tend趨向 to be lower降低 than normal正常 or very erratic不穩定的.
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你的體溫會比平常還要低
或是非常不規律
10:05
And so by collecting蒐集 this data數據
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所以收集這些數據
10:06
you can find out information信息 about your thyroid甲狀腺.
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你就可以知道甲狀腺的訊息
10:09
Now, what is it, if you had a thyroid甲狀腺
problem問題 and you went to the doctor醫生,
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現在要是你有了甲狀腺問題
然後你去看醫生
10:13
your doctor醫生 would actually其實 test測試 the amount of
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你的醫生其實只會檢測血液中
10:15
thyroid甲狀腺 stimulating刺激 hormone激素 in your blood血液.
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促甲狀腺激素的值
10:18
Fine. But the problem問題 with that test測試 is
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不錯,可是這個檢測的問題在於
10:22
it doesn't tell you how active活性 the hormone激素 is in your body身體.
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這並不會跟你說身體內
激素的活躍度有多高
10:25
So you might威力 have a lot of hormone激素 present當下,
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所以你可能身體裡有非常多的激素
10:27
but it might威力 not be actively積極地 working加工 to regulate調節
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卻沒有辦法活躍的運作
10:29
your body身體 temperature溫度.
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幫你調節身體的溫度
10:30
So just by collecting蒐集 your temperature溫度 every一切 day,
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所以只要每天收集你的體溫
10:32
you get information信息 about the condition條件 of your thyroid甲狀腺.
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你就可以知道關於甲狀腺狀況的訊息
10:35
So, what if you don't want to take
your temperature溫度 every一切 day?
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那要是你不想要每天量體溫呢?
10:38
I advocate主張 that you do,
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我還是建議量體溫
10:40
but there are tons of other things you could take.
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不過也有其他東西可以記錄
10:41
You could take your blood血液 pressure壓力,
you could take your weight重量
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你可以記下血壓、記下你的體重
10:44
yeah, who's誰是 excited興奮 about
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當然,每天量體重
10:46
taking服用 their weight重量 every一切 day? (Laughter笑聲)
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誰不開心啊? (笑聲)
10:49
Early on in our marriage婚姻, Donald唐納德 had a stuffy nose鼻子
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我們剛結婚的時候
唐納會鼻塞
10:54
and he had been taking服用 a slew of medications藥物治療
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他嘗試過一堆的醫療方法
10:57
to try to relieve緩解 his stuffy nose鼻子, to no avail.
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試著要減輕鼻塞的狀況,不過都沒效
11:01
And so, that night he comes and
he wakes醒來 me up and he says,
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所以,有一晚他上了床
然後搖醒我並說
11:05
"Honey蜜糖, I can't breath呼吸 out of my nose鼻子."
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親愛的,我不能用鼻子呼吸了
11:09
And I roll over and I look, and I said,
"Well, can you breath呼吸 out of your mouth?"
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我翻身過去,看了一下
我說 那你可以用嘴巴呼吸嗎?
11:14
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
然後他說
11:16
And he goes, "Yes, but I can't breath呼吸 out of my nose鼻子!"
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可以,不過我不能用鼻子呼吸!
所以就像每位好太太一樣,
11:23
And so like any good wife妻子, I rush him
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在凌晨兩點的時候
11:26
to the emergency room房間
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11:27
at 2 o'clock in the morning早上.
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我趕快帶著他衝到急診室
11:30
And the whole整個 time I'm driving主動 and I'm thinking思維,
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整路上開著車時,我都在想
11:33
you can't die on me now.
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你現在可不能死
11:36
We just got married已婚,
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我們才剛結婚欸
11:38
people will think I killed殺害 you! (Laughter笑聲)
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大家一定會以為是我殺了你! (笑聲)
11:43
And so, we get to the emergency
room房間, and the nurse護士 sees看到 us,
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我們抵達了急診室
護士看到我們
11:47
and he can't breath呼吸 out of his nose鼻子, and so
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因為我先生不能用鼻子呼吸
11:49
she brings帶來 us to the back and the doctor醫生 says,
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所以護士帶我們到後方,醫生說
11:51
"What seems似乎 to be the problem問題?" and
he goes, "I can't breath呼吸 out of my nose鼻子."
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有什麼問題嗎?
我先生說 我不能用鼻子呼吸
11:54
And he said, "You can't breath呼吸 out of your nose鼻子?
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醫生說 你不能用鼻子呼吸?
11:56
No, but he can breath呼吸 out of his mouth. (Laughter笑聲)
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沒辦法,可是他可以用嘴巴呼吸 (笑聲)
12:02
He takes a step back and he looks容貌 at both of us
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醫生退了一步,看著我們倆
12:05
and he says "Sir先生, I think I know the problem問題.
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他說 先生,我知道你的問題了
12:09
You're having a heart attack攻擊.
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你心臟病發作
12:10
I'm going to order訂購 an EKGEKG and a CAT scan掃描
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我要馬上幫你安排
心電圖和電腦斷層掃描
12:12
for you immediately立即."
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12:16
And we are thinking思維,
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我們就在想
12:17
no, no, no. It's not a heart attack攻擊. He can breathe呼吸,
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不不不,這絕對不是
心臟病發作他可以呼吸
12:20
just out of his mouth. No, no, no, no, no.
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不過只能用嘴巴呼吸
不...不...不...不...不...
12:25
And so we go back and forth向前 with this doctor醫生
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所以我們來來回回和醫生談
12:28
because we think this is the incorrect不正確 diagnosis診斷,
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因為我們覺得這個診斷不正確
12:30
and he's like, "No really, it'll它會 be fine, just calm冷靜 down."
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他卻表現出 不可能
一切會沒事的,你們冷靜
12:34
And I'm thinking思維, how do you calm冷靜 down?
But I don't think he's having a heart attack攻擊.
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我就想,要怎麼冷靜?
而且我不認為他是心臟病發作
12:38
And so fortunately幸好 for us, this
doctor醫生 was at the end結束 of the shift轉移.
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還好我們很幸運
這位醫生剛好值班結束
12:41
So this new doctor醫生 comes in, he sees看到 us clearly明確地
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當新醫生進門後,他清楚地知道
12:44
distraught發狂的, with a husband丈夫 who can't breath呼吸
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我們很煩惱,煩惱著丈夫無法用
12:47
out of his nose鼻子. (Laughter笑聲)
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鼻子呼吸 (笑聲)
12:50
And he starts啟動 asking us questions問題.
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接下來他開始問我們問題
12:53
He says, "Well, do you two exercise行使?"
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他問 你們兩位會運動嗎?
12:58
We ride our bikes自行車, we go to the gym健身房 occasionally偶爾.
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我們騎腳踏車,偶爾去健身房
13:05
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
13:07
We move移動 around.
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我們到處走來走去
13:09
And he says, "What were you doing
just before you came來了 here?"
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他又問 在你們來這前,做了什麼事?
13:12
I'm thinking思維, I was sleeping睡眠, honestly老老實實.
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我就想,我那時在睡覺,這是真的
13:15
But okay, what was Donald唐納德 doing just before?
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很好,不過唐納在這之前做了什麼事?
13:18
So Donald唐納德 goes into this slew
of medications藥物治療 he was taking服用.
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唐納當時忙著服用一堆的藥
13:21
He lists名單, "I took this decongestant減充血劑
and then I took this nasal鼻音 spray噴霧,"
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他列出藥名並說 我吃了解充血藥
然後用這個鼻噴劑
13:24
and then all of a sudden突然 a lightbulb燈泡 goes off and he says,
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突然間靈光一閃,醫生說
13:26
"Oh! You should never mix混合 this
decongestant減充血劑 with this nasal鼻音 spray噴霧.
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哦! 你永遠都不該把
解充血藥跟鼻噴劑混在一起用
13:30
Clogs木底鞋 you up every一切 time. Here, take this one instead代替."
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這樣每次鼻子都會塞住,換成這個藥吧
13:33
He gives us a prescription處方.
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醫生給我們新的處方
13:35
We're looking at each other, and I looked看著 at the doctor醫生,
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我們看著對方,然後我看著醫生
13:37
and I said, "Why is it that it seems似乎 like you
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並說 為什麼看起來似乎
13:39
were able能夠 to accurately準確 diagnose診斷 his condition條件,
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你能夠準確地診斷出他的症狀
13:41
but this previous以前 doctor醫生 wanted to order訂購
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但是前一位醫生卻想幫他安排
13:44
an EKGEKG and a CAT scan掃描?"
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心電圖和電腦斷層掃描?
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And he looks容貌 at us and says,
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醫生看著我們並說
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"Well, when a 350-pound-磅 man walks散步 in the
emergency room房間 and says he can't breath呼吸,
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當一位350磅重的男子走進急診室
並說他無法呼吸的話
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you assume承擔 he's having a heart attack攻擊
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你就會認定他心臟病發作
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and you ask questions問題 later後來."
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晚點才會再問他問題
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Now, emergency room房間 doctors醫生 are
trained熟練 to make decisions決定 quickly很快,
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現在急診室醫生的訓練
都是要他們能快速做決策
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but not always accurately準確.
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但不能永遠都那麼準確
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And so had we had some information信息
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所以要是我們將自己
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about our heart health健康 to share分享 with him,
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心臟健康的狀況分享給醫生
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maybe we would have gotten得到 a
better diagnosis診斷 the first time.
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或許在第一時間我們
就能有更好的診斷
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I want you to consider考慮 the following以下 chart圖表,
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我要請你們仔細看接下來的圖表
14:16
of systolic收縮壓 blood血液 pressure壓力 measurements測量
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這是血壓收縮壓測量
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from October十月 2010 to July七月 2012.
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2010年10月到2012年7月這段期間的
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You'll你會 see that these measurements測量 start開始
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你們可以發現這些測量值一開始
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in the prehypertension高血壓前期/hypertension高血壓 zone,
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都在高血壓前期/高血壓區域內
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but over about the course課程 of a year and a half
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歷經一年半的時間後
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they move移動 into the normal正常 zone.
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這些數據跑到正常值的區間內
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This is about the heart rate of a healthy健康 16-year-old-歲.
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這個心跳率大約跟
16 歲身體健康的人一樣
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What story故事 is this data數據 telling告訴 you?
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這些數據又說了什麼樣的故事?
14:41
Obviously明顯 it's the data數據 from someone有人
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很顯然地,這個人的數據
14:44
who's誰是 made製作 a drastic激烈 transformation轉型,
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有了巨大的改變
14:47
and fortunately幸好 for us, that person
happens發生 to be here today今天.
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對我們來說也很幸運
這位人士今天也有出席
14:52
So that 350-pound-磅 guy that walked
into the emergency room房間 with me
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那位跟我一起走進急診室
的 350 磅重男士
14:56
is now an even sexier性感 and healthier健康
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他現在是更性感及更健康的
225 磅重的人,那是他的血壓追蹤表
14:59
225-pound-磅 guy, and that's his blood血液 pressure壓力 trace跟踪.
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所以在過去一年半的時間內
15:06
So over the course課程 of that year and a half
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唐納改變飲食習慣
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Donald's唐納德的 eating changed
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15:11
and our exercise行使 regimen方案 changed,
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我們也改變運動養生方法
15:13
and his heart rate responded回應,
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他的心率以及
15:16
his blood血液 pressure壓力 responded回應 to that change更改
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血壓都呼應著
15:17
that he made製作 in his body身體.
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他為身體所做的改變
15:19
So what's the take-home帶回家 message信息
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所以今天在你們離開前
15:21
that I want you to leave離開 with today今天?
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這演講的重點是什麼呢?
15:25
By taking服用 ownership所有權 of your data數據 just like we've我們已經 doneDONE,
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跟我們做一樣的事
就可以擁有自己的數據
15:30
just by taking服用 this daily日常 measurements測量 about yourself你自己,
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只要每天測量自己的身體
15:33
you become成為 the expert專家 on your body身體.
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你就能當自己身體的專家
15:36
You become成為 the authority權威.
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你就是身體的主人
15:38
It's not hard to do.
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要做到這樣並不難
15:40
You don't have to have a Ph博士.D. in statistics統計
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你不需要先成為統計學博士
15:42
to be an expert專家 in yourself你自己.
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才能懂自己
你不需要先取得醫學學位
15:44
You don't have to have a medical degree
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15:45
to be your body's身體的 expert專家.
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才能懂自己的身體
15:47
Medical doctors醫生, they're experts專家 on the population人口,
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醫生是懂大眾的專家
但你是自己身體的專家
15:51
but you are the expert專家 on yourself你自己.
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所以如果能兩個人一起合作
15:53
And so when two of you come together一起,
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你和醫生兩位專家一起
15:55
when two experts專家 come together一起,
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15:57
the two of you are able能夠 to make a better decision決定
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兩個人所做出的決定
會勝過醫生一個人的決定
16:00
than just your doctor醫生 alone單獨.
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16:02
Now that you understand理解 the power功率 of information信息
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現在你懂了資訊帶來的力量
都只要透過收集自己的數據
16:05
that you can get through通過 personal個人 data數據 collection採集,
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16:07
I'd like you all to stand and raise提高 your right hand.
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我想要請大家站起來並舉起你的右手
16:11
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
16:13
Yes, get it up.
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對,請站起來
16:18
I challenge挑戰 you to take ownership所有權 of your data數據.
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我挑戰你們
成為自己身體數據的主人
16:25
And today今天, I hereby特此 confer授予 upon you
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我在此授予你們
16:29
a TEDx的TEDx associate's聯營公司 degree in elementary初級 statistics統計
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TEDx 初階統計學副學士學位
16:33
with a concentration濃度 in time-dependent與時間相關 data數據 analysis分析
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因你們專注花時間在分析數據上
16:38
with all the rights權利 and privileges特權 appertaining附屬物 thereto.
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以及其所屬權利與殊榮
16:41
And so the next下一個 time you are in your doctor's醫生 office辦公室,
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所以當你們下次到醫生的辦公室
16:45
as newly inducted入選 statisticians統計學家,
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作為新上任的統計學家
16:48
what should always be your response響應?
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你們的回答應該是什麼?
16:50
Audience聽眾: Show顯示 me the data數據!
TalithiaTalithia Williams威廉姆斯: I can't hear you!
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觀眾: 讓我看數據!
泰莉西雅: 我聽不到!
16:52
Audience聽眾: Show顯示 me the data數據!
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觀眾: 讓我看數據!
16:54
TWTW: One more time!
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TW: 再說一次!
16:55
Audience聽眾: Show顯示 me the data數據!
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觀眾: 讓我看數據!
16:57
TWTW: Show顯示 me the data數據.
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TW: 讓我看數據
16:58
Thank you.
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謝謝大家
(掌聲)
17:01
(Applause掌聲)
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Translated by Hsun Ying Tsai
Reviewed by Jenny Yang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Talithia Williams - Statistician
Talithia Williams builds statistical models that study the spatial and temporal structure of data.

Why you should listen

Dr. Talithia Williams is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College. Her professional experiences include research appointments at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the National Security Agency (NSA), and NASA. Dr. Williams develops statistical models that emphasize the spatial and temporal structure of data with environmental applications. She has been recognized for the development of a cataract model used to predict the cataract surgical rate for developing countries in Africa.

In addition to her academic accomplishments, Dr. Williams and her husband, Donald, actively teach and share foundational principles regarding the joys of Christian marriage. Dr. Williams’ talk will explore how each of us can begin to collect data about ourselves that can provide insight into our personal health.

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