ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions.

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The Swiss magician began his performing career as a stage magician and manipulator, winning awards and establishing an international reputation. His interest in computer-generated imageryled him to incorporate video and digital technology in his work — and eventually to the development of a new form of contemporary illusion. The expansion of the Internet and social media provided more opportunities for digital illusions and ways of interacting with audiences and creating magically augmented realities. Tempest is a keen advocate of the open source community, working with artists, writers and technologists to create new experiences and research the practical uses of the technology of illusion. He is a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

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Marco Tempest: The electric rise and fall of Nikola Tesla

Marco Tempest: A elétrica ascensão e queda de Nikola Tesla

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Combinando mapeamento de projeção e um livro desdobrável, Marco Tempest conta a história avassaladora e intrigante de Nikola Tesla -- chamado “o maior nerd que o mundo já teve” -- desde a sua invenção triunfante da corrente alternada aos seus últimos dias sem um tostão.
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As a magician, I'm always interested in performances that incorporate elements of illusion.
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Como mágico, sempre me interessei por apresentações que envolvem elementos de ilusão.
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And one of the most remarkable was the tanagra theater, which was popular in the
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E uma das mais extraordinárias foi no Teatro Tanagra, muito popular
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early part of the 20th century.
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no início do século 20.
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It used mirrors
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Usavam espelhos
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to create the illusion of tiny people
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para criar a ilusão de pessoas minúsculas
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performing on a miniature stage. Now, I won't use mirrors,
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se apresentando num palco em miniatura. Não usarei espelhos aqui,
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but this is my digital tribute to the tanagra theater.
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mas essa é minha homenagem digital ao Teatro Tanagra.
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So let the story begin.
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Então vamos começar a história.
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On a dark and stormy night -- really! --
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Numa noite escura e tempestuosa -- é sério! --
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it was the 10th of July, 1856.
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era dia 10 de julho de 1856.
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Lightning lit the sky,
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Um raio iluminou o céu,
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and a baby was born.
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e um bebê nasceu.
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His name was Nikola,
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Seu nome era Nikola,
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Nikola Tesla.
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Nikola Tesla.
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Now the baby grew into a very smart guy.
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E o bebê cresceu e se tornou um rapaz muito inteligente.
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Let me show you.
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Vou lhes dar um exemplo.
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Tesla, what is 236 multiplied by 501?
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Tesla, quanto é 236 multiplicado por 501?
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Nikola Tesla: The result is 118,236.
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Nikola Tesla: O resultado é 118.236.
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Marco Tempest: Now Tesla's brain worked in the most extraordinary way.
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Marco Tempest: O cérebro de Tesla funcionava do modo mais extraordinário.
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When a word was mentioned,
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Quando uma palavra era proferida,
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an image of it
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sua imagem
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instantly appeared in his mind.
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aparecia imediatamente na mente dele.
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Tree. Chair. Girl.
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Árvore. Cadeira. Menina.
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They were hallucinations, which vanished
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Eram alucinações, que desvaneciam
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the moment he touched them.
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no momento em que ele as tocava.
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Probably a form of synesthesia.
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Provavelmente uma forma de sinestesia.
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But it was something
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Mas era algo que
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he later turned to his advantage.
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mais tarde ele revertia em seu benefício.
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Where other scientists would play in their laboratory,
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Enquanto outros cientistas atuavam em seus laboratórios,
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Tesla created his inventions in his mind.
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Tesla criava em sua memória.
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NT: To my delight, I discovered I could visualize my inventions with the greatest facility.
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NT: Para minha satisfação, descobri que podia visualizar minhas invenções com a maior facilidade.
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MT: And when they worked in the vivid playground of his imagination,
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MT: E quando elas operavam no vívido parque de sua imaginação,
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he would build them in his workshop.
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ele as construía em sua oficina.
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NT: I needed no models, drawings or experiments.
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NT: Eu não precisava de modelos, desenhos ou experimentos.
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I could picture them as real in my mind,
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Eu podia ver imagens reais em minha mente,
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and there I run it, test it and improve it.
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e lá eu faço funcionar, testo e aperfeiçoo.
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Only then do I construct it.
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Só então eu fabrico.
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MT: His great idea
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MT: Sua grande ideia
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was alternating current.
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foi a corrente alternada.
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But how could he convince the public that
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Mas como ele poderia convencer o público de que
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the millions of volts required to make it work were safe?
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os milhões de volts necessários para fazê-la funcionar eram seguros?
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To sell his idea,
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Para vender sua ideia,
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he became a showman.
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ele tornou-se um artista.
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NT: We are at the dawn of a new age,
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NT: Estamos no surgimento de uma nova era,
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the age of electricity.
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a era da eletricidade.
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I have been able, through careful invention, to
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Por meio de uma invenção cautelosa, eu pude
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transmit, with the mere flick of a switch,
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transmitir eletricidade através do éter,
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electricity across the ether.
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com o simples toque de um interruptor.
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It is the magic of science.
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É a mágica da ciência.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
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Tesla has over 700 patents to his name:
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Tesla tem mais de 700 patentes em seu nome:
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radio, wireless telegraphy,
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rádio, telegrafia sem fio,
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remote control, robotics.
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controle remoto, robótica.
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He even photographed the bones of the human body.
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Ele fotografou até os ossos do corpo humano.
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But the high point was the realization of a childhood dream:
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Mas o ponto alto foi a realização de um sonho de criança:
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harnessing the raging powers of Niagara Falls,
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controlar a energia feroz das cataratas do Niágara,
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and bringing light to the city.
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e trazer luz para a cidade.
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But Tesla's success didn't last.
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Mas o sucesso de Tesla não durou muito.
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NT: I had bigger ideas.
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NT: Eu tive ideias maiores.
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Illuminating the city was only the beginning.
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Iluminar a cidade foi apenas o começo.
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A world telegraphy center -- imagine news,
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Um centro de telegrafia mundial -- imaginem notícias,
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messages, sounds, images delivered to
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mensagens, sons, imagens levadas a
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any point in the world
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qualquer ponto do mundo
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instantly and wirelessly.
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imediatamente e via rádio.
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MT: It's a great idea; it was a huge project. Expensive, too.
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MT: É uma ótima ideia; foi um projeto grande. E caro, também.
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NT: They wouldn't give me the money.
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NT: Eles não me davam o dinheiro.
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MT: Well, maybe you shouldn't have told them it could be used to contact other planets.
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MT: Bem, talvez você não devesse ter lhes contado que poderia ser usado para fazer contato com outros planetas.
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NT: Yes, that was a big mistake.
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NT: Sim, esse foi um grande erro.
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MT: Tesla's career as an inventor never recovered.
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MT: A carreira de Tesla como inventor nunca mais foi a mesma.
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He became a recluse.
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Ele se tornou um recluso.
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Dodged by death,
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Dispensado pela morte,
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he spent much of his time
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passou muito tempo
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in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria.
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em sua suite no Waldorf-Astoria.
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NT: Everything I did, I did for mankind,
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NT: Tudo o que eu fiz, foi pela humanidade,
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for a world where there would be no humiliation of the poor by the violence of the rich,
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por um mundo onde os pobres não seriam humilhados pela violência dos ricos,
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where products of intellect, science and art
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onde os produtos do intelecto, da ciência e da arte
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will serve society for the betterment and beautification of life.
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serviriam à sociedade pela melhoria e embelezamento da vida.
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MT: Nikola Tesla died on the 7th of
January, 1943.
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MT: Nikola Tesla morreu no dia 7 de janeiro de 1943.
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His final resting place
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Sua última morada
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is a golden globe that contains his ashes
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é um globo dourado que contém suas cinzas
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at the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade.
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no Museu Nikola Tesla em Belgrado.
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His legacy is with us still.
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Seu legado ainda está conosco.
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Tesla became the man who lit the world,
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Tesla tornou-se o homem que iluminou o mundo,
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but this was only the beginning.
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mas isso foi só o começo.
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Tesla's insight was profound.
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A visão de Tesla foi profunda.
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NT: Tell me, what will man do when the forests disappear,
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NT: Diga-me, o que o homem fará quando as florestas desaparecerem,
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and the coal deposits are exhausted?
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e os depósitos de carvão se esgotarem?
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MT: Tesla thought he had the answer.
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MT: Tesla achava que tinha a resposta.
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We are still asking the question.
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Nós estamos fazendo essa pergunta até hoje.
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Thank you.
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Obrigado.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
Translated by Thelma Lethier
Reviewed by Nadja Nathan

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions.

Why you should listen

The Swiss magician began his performing career as a stage magician and manipulator, winning awards and establishing an international reputation. His interest in computer-generated imageryled him to incorporate video and digital technology in his work — and eventually to the development of a new form of contemporary illusion. The expansion of the Internet and social media provided more opportunities for digital illusions and ways of interacting with audiences and creating magically augmented realities. Tempest is a keen advocate of the open source community, working with artists, writers and technologists to create new experiences and research the practical uses of the technology of illusion. He is a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

More profile about the speaker
Marco Tempest | Speaker | TED.com

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