ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jay Walker - Entrepreneur
Jay Walker is fascinated by intellectual property in all its forms. His firm, Walker Digital, created Priceline and many other businesses that reframe old problems with new IT. In his private life, he's a bibliophile and collector on an epic scale.

Why you should listen

It's befitting that an entrepreneur and inventor so prolific and acclaimed would curate a library devoted, as he says, to the astonishing capabilities of the human imagination. TIME twice named him one of the "50 most influential business leaders in the digital age," and he holds more than 200 patents. Jay Walker's companies -- under Walker Digital -- have alone served tens of millions of people and amassed billions in value. 

A chunk of his net worth went into building this enchanting library space, whose exhibits (please touch!) go back, roughly, to the point our species learned to write, with a slight post-moveable type bias. Brimming with exquisitely illustrated books and artifacts (Enigma machine; velociraptor skeleton), the library itself is a marvel. Is it the glowing etched glass panels, or the Vivaldi piped from hidden speakers that gives it that je ne sais quoi? Maybe it's Walker himself, whose passion for the stuff just glows. It's apparent to those lucky enough to snag a tour.

At the 2008 TED Conference, Walker lent many of his priceless and geeky artifacts to decorate the stage -- including a real Sputnik artificial satellite, a Star Wars stormtrooper helmet and a Gutenberg bible. After you've watched his talk, the WIRED article is a must-read.

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Jay Walker: The world's English mania

Jay Walker: Verdens mani for engelsk

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Jay Walker forklarer hvorfor to milliarder mennesker rundt omkring i verden prøver å lære engelsk. Han deler bilder og lydopptak som gir deg gåsehud, av tusenvis av kinesiske elever som øver engelsk - "verdens andre språk".
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Let's talk about maniasManias.
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La oss snakke om manier.
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Let's startstart with BeatleBeatle maniaMani:
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Vi starter med Beatles-mani.
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hystericalhysterisk teenagerstenåringer,
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Hysteriske tenåringer
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cryinggråt, screamingskrik, pandemoniumkaos.
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som skriker og roper, total kaos.
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SportsSport maniaMani:
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Sportsmani:
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deafeningøredøvende crowdsfolkemengder,
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øredøvende masser,
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all for one ideaidé -- get the ballball in the netnett.
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alt sammen for én idé --
å få ballen i nettet.
(Opptak) Mål!
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Okay, religiousreligiøs maniaMani:
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OK, religiøs mani:
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there's rapturerusen, there's weepinggråt,
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der er henrykkelse og gråting,
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there's visionsvisjoner.
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der er visjoner.
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ManiasManias can be good.
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Manier kan være gode.
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ManiasManias can be alarmingalarmerende.
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Manier kan være foruroligende.
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Or maniasManias can be deadlydødelig.
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Våre manier kan være dødelige.
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The worldverden has a newny maniaMani.
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Verden har fått en ny mani.
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A maniaMani for learninglæring EnglishEngelsk.
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En mani for å lære engelsk.
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Listen as ChineseKinesisk studentsstudenter practiceøve på theirderes EnglishEngelsk
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Hør hvordan kinesiske elever
øver engelsken sin,
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by screamingskrik it.
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ved å hyle det ut:
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TeacherLærer: ... changeendring my life!
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Lærer: ... endre livet mitt!
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StudentsStudenter: I will changeendring my life.
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Elever: Jeg vil endre livet mitt!
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T: I don't want to let my parentsforeldre down.
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L: Jeg vil ikke skuffe foreldrene mine!
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S: I don't want to let my parentsforeldre down.
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E: Jeg vil ikke skuffe foreldrene mine!
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T: I don't ever want to let my countryland down.
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L: Jeg vil aldri skuffe landet mitt!
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S: I don't ever want to let my countryland down.
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E: Jeg vil aldri skuffe landet mitt!
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T: MostDe fleste importantlyviktigst ... S: MostDe fleste importantlyviktigst ...
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L: Viktigst av alt ...
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T: I don't want to let myselfmeg selv down.
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L: Jeg vil ikke skuffe meg selv!
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S: I don't want to let myselfmeg selv down.
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JayJay WalkerWalker: How manymange people are tryingprøver to learnlære EnglishEngelsk worldwideverdensomspennende?
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Hvor mange mennesker, på verdensbasis,
prøver å lære engelsk?
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Two billionmilliarder of them.
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To milliarder.
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StudentsStudenter: A t-shirtT skjorte. A dresskjole.
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Elever:; En t-skjorte. En kjole.
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JWJW: In LatinLatin AmericaAmerika,
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Jay Walker: I Latin-Amerika,
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in IndiaIndia, in SoutheastSørøst AsiaAsia,
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i India,
i Sørøst-Asia,
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and mostmest of all in ChinaKina.
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og fremfor alt i Kina:
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If you are a ChineseKinesisk studentstudent
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Som kinesisk elev
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you startstart learninglæring EnglishEngelsk in the thirdtredje gradegrade, by lawlov.
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begynner du å lære engelsk
i tredje klasse, lovpålagt.
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That's why this yearår
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I år vil Kina derfor
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ChinaKina will becomebli the world'sVerdens largeststørste English-speakingEngelsktalende countryland.
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bli verdens største engelskspråklige land.
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(LaughterLatter)
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(Latter)
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Why EnglishEngelsk? In a singleenkelt wordord: OpportunityMuligheten.
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Hvorfor engelsk?
I ett ord: muligheter.
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OpportunityMuligheten for a better life, a jobjobb,
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Muligheter for et bedre liv, en jobb,
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to be ablei stand to paybetale for schoolskole, or put better foodmat on the tablebord.
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å kunne betale for skolegang
eller ha bedre mat på bordet.
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ImagineTenk a studentstudent takingta a giantkjempe testtest for threetre fullfull daysdager.
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Tenk deg en elev som tar en kjempestor
eksamen som varer i tre dager.
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Her scorepoengsum on this one testtest
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Karakteren på denne ene eksamen
bestemmer bokstavelig talt hennes fremtid.
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literallybokstavelig determinesbestemmer her futureframtid.
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She studiesstudier 12 hourstimer a day
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Hun studerer 12 timer per dag
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for threetre yearsår to prepareforberede.
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i tre år for å forberede seg.
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25 percentprosent of her gradegrade
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25 prosent av sluttkarakteren hennes
er basert på engelskfaget.
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is basedbasert on EnglishEngelsk.
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It's calledkalt the GaokaoGaokao, and 80 millionmillion highhøy schoolskole ChineseKinesisk studentsstudenter
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Det heter "gaokao",
og 80 millioner kinesiske gymnaselever
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have alreadyallerede takentatt this gruelingknallhard testtest.
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har allerede tatt denne grusomme testen.
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The intensityintensitet to learnlære EnglishEngelsk
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Intensiteten av engelskopplæringen
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is almostnesten unimaginableutenkelig, unlessmed mindre you witnessvitne it.
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er nesten utenkelig,
med mindre du overværer det.
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TeacherLærer: PerfectPerfekt! StudentsStudenter: PerfectPerfekt!
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Lærer: Perfekt!
Elever: Perfekt!
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T: PerfectPerfekt! S: PerfectPerfekt!
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L: Perfekt!
E: Perfekt!
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T: I want to speaksnakke perfectperfekt EnglishEngelsk.
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L: Jeg vil snakke perfekt engelsk!
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S: I want to speaksnakke perfectperfekt EnglishEngelsk.
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E: Jeg vil snakke perfekt engelsk!
L: Jeg vil snakke ...
E: Jeg vil snakke ...
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T: I want to speaksnakke -- S: I want to speaksnakke --
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T: perfectperfekt EnglishEngelsk. S: perfectperfekt EnglishEngelsk.
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L: ... perfekt engelsk!
E: ... perfekt engelsk!
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T: I want to changeendring my life!
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L: (roper høyere):
Jeg vil endre livet mitt!
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S: I want to changeendring my life!
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E: (roper høyere):
Jeg vil endre livet mitt!
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JWJW: So is EnglishEngelsk maniaMani good or baddårlig?
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JW: Er engelskmani en god ting,
eller er det en dårlig ting?
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Is EnglishEngelsk a tsunamiflodbølge, washingvasking away
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Er engelsk en tsunami
som spyler bort andre språk?
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other languagesspråk? Not likelysannsynlig.
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Det er usannsynlig.
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EnglishEngelsk is the world'sVerdens secondsekund languageSpråk.
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Engelsk er verdens andre språk.
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Your nativeinnfødt languageSpråk is your life.
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Morsmålet ditt er livet ditt.
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But with EnglishEngelsk you can becomebli partdel of a widerbredere conversationsamtale:
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Men ved hjelp av engelsk
kan du bli del av en større samtale --
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a globalglobal conversationsamtale about globalglobal problemsproblemer,
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en global samtale om globale problemer
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like climateklima changeendring or povertyfattigdom,
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slik som klimaendring eller fattigdom,
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or hungersult or diseasesykdom.
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sult eller sykdom.
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The worldverden has other universaluniversell languagesspråk.
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Verden har andre universelle språk.
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MathematicsMatematikk is the languageSpråk of sciencevitenskap.
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Matematikk er vitenskapens språk.
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MusicMusikk is the languageSpråk of emotionsfølelser.
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Musikk er følelsenes språk.
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And now EnglishEngelsk is becomingferd med å bli the languageSpråk of problem-solvingproblemløsning.
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Og nå holder engelsk på å bli
problemløsnings-språket.
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Not because AmericaAmerika is pushingskyve it,
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Ikke fordi Amerika presser det frem,
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but because the worldverden is pullingtrekke it.
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men fordi verden drar det frem.
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So EnglishEngelsk maniaMani is a turningsnu pointpunkt.
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Engelskmani er et vendepunkt.
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Like the harnessingutnytte of electricityelektrisitet in our citiesbyer
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Som utnyttelsen av strøm i byene våre,
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or the fallfalle of the BerlinBerlin WallVegg,
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eller Berlinmurens fall
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EnglishEngelsk representsrepresenterer hopehåp
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representerer det engelske språket håp
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for a better futureframtid --
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om en bedre fremtid --
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a futureframtid where the worldverden has a commonfelles languageSpråk
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en fremtid der verden har et felles språk
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to solveløse its commonfelles problemsproblemer.
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til å løse sine felles problemer.
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Thank you very much.
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Tusen takk.
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(ApplauseApplaus)
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(Applaus)
Translated by Marleen Laschet
Reviewed by Martin Hassel

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jay Walker - Entrepreneur
Jay Walker is fascinated by intellectual property in all its forms. His firm, Walker Digital, created Priceline and many other businesses that reframe old problems with new IT. In his private life, he's a bibliophile and collector on an epic scale.

Why you should listen

It's befitting that an entrepreneur and inventor so prolific and acclaimed would curate a library devoted, as he says, to the astonishing capabilities of the human imagination. TIME twice named him one of the "50 most influential business leaders in the digital age," and he holds more than 200 patents. Jay Walker's companies -- under Walker Digital -- have alone served tens of millions of people and amassed billions in value. 

A chunk of his net worth went into building this enchanting library space, whose exhibits (please touch!) go back, roughly, to the point our species learned to write, with a slight post-moveable type bias. Brimming with exquisitely illustrated books and artifacts (Enigma machine; velociraptor skeleton), the library itself is a marvel. Is it the glowing etched glass panels, or the Vivaldi piped from hidden speakers that gives it that je ne sais quoi? Maybe it's Walker himself, whose passion for the stuff just glows. It's apparent to those lucky enough to snag a tour.

At the 2008 TED Conference, Walker lent many of his priceless and geeky artifacts to decorate the stage -- including a real Sputnik artificial satellite, a Star Wars stormtrooper helmet and a Gutenberg bible. After you've watched his talk, the WIRED article is a must-read.

More profile about the speaker
Jay Walker | Speaker | TED.com

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