ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Colin Robertson - Social energy entrepreneur
Colin Robertson is apparently "attempting to make the world's first crowdsourced solar energy solution" Or is he?

Why you should listen

Colin Robertson is a young entrepreneur with a single, world-changing idea: crowdsource solar energy solutions to the global climate crisis. He is a passionate believer in the idea that we can solve all of our problems by coming together in groups.

He is also a fictional character created by ImprovEverywhere for a special prank at TED2012. He is played by Eugene Cordero, an actor and comedian based in Los Angeles, and a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. 

More profile about the speaker
Colin Robertson | Speaker | TED.com
TED2012

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Colin Robertson tinha 3 minutos no palco do TED para falar ao mundo sobre sua solução, para os cuidados de saúde, baseada em energia solar com colaboração coletiva.
- Social energy entrepreneur
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Today I'm going to talk
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Hoje eu falarei
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about unexpected discoveries.
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sobre descobertas inesperadas.
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Now I work in the solar technology industry.
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Pois bem, eu trabalho na indústria de tecnologia solar.
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And my small startup
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E minha pequena empresa
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is looking to force ourselves
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está procurando nos inserir
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into the environment
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no meio ambiente
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by paying attention to ...
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prestando atenção à...
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... paying attention to crowd-sourcing.
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... prestando atenção à colaboração coletiva.
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It's just a quick video
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É apenas um rápido vídeo
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of what we do.
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sobre o que fazemos.
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Huh. Hang on a moment.
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Hã... Esperem um momento.
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It might take a moment to load.
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Deve demorar um pouco para carregar.
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(Laughter)
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Ó... (Risos)
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We'll just -- we can just skip --
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Nós podemos... podemos simplesmente pular...
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I'll just skip through the video instead ...
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Vou pular o video e, ao invés...
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
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No.
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Não.
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(Laughter)
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(Laughter)
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(Music)
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(Música)
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This is not ...
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Isto não é...
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(Laughter)
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Okay.
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Ok.
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(Laughter)
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Solar technology is ...
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A tecnologia solar é...
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Oh, that's all my time?
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Oh, já se foi todo o meu tempo?
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Okay. Thank you very much.
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Ok. Muito obrigado.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
Translated by Paulo Melillo
Reviewed by Nadja Nathan

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Colin Robertson - Social energy entrepreneur
Colin Robertson is apparently "attempting to make the world's first crowdsourced solar energy solution" Or is he?

Why you should listen

Colin Robertson is a young entrepreneur with a single, world-changing idea: crowdsource solar energy solutions to the global climate crisis. He is a passionate believer in the idea that we can solve all of our problems by coming together in groups.

He is also a fictional character created by ImprovEverywhere for a special prank at TED2012. He is played by Eugene Cordero, an actor and comedian based in Los Angeles, and a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. 

More profile about the speaker
Colin Robertson | Speaker | TED.com

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