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With all the legitimate concerns about AIDS and avian flu -- and we'll hear about that from the brilliant Dr. Brilliant later today -- I want to talk about the other pandemic, which is cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension -- all of which are completely preventable for at least 95 percent of people just by changing diet and lifestyle.
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AIDS áá˛áˇ ááźááşáážááşááŻááşáá˝áąá¸áááŻáˇáá˛áˇ áááşáááşááźáŽá¸ áááŹá¸áááşáá°áááşáážáŻáá˝áąá áá˛áˇ ááŽááąáˇáážáąáŹááşá¸áááŻááşá¸áážáŹ áĄáááşá¸ááąáŹáşáá˛áˇ Dr. Brillant ááŽáááźáŹá¸ááážáŹáá˛áˇáĄáá° áĄááźáŹá¸ áá
áşááášááŹááŻáśá¸ááźá
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áŹá¸áĄááąáŹááşá áĄááąáĄáááŻááş ááźáąáŹááşá¸áááŻááşááŻáśáá˛áˇ ááŻáśá¸áááŹáá˝ááşáááŻááşáááş
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And what's happening is that there's a globalization of illness occurring, that people are starting to eat like us, and live like us, and die like us. And in one generation, for example, Asia's gone from having one of the lowest rates of heart disease and obesity and diabetes to one of the highest. And in Africa, cardiovascular disease equals the HIV and AIDS deaths in most countries.
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ááźáŽá¸ááąáŹáˇ ááźá
áşááąááŹá áá
áşááášáááŻáśá¸ áááťááşá¸ááŹááźááşá¸á ááźá
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áşááąáááşá áĽááᏠááťááŻá¸áááş áá
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áşáᏠáĄááááˇáşááŻáśá¸áážáŻááşá¸áááą áĄááźááˇáşááŻáśá¸ááźá
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áŻáážáŹ HIV áá˛áˇ AIDS ááąááŻáśá¸ááŹáá˛áˇáá°ááŽááąáááş
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So there's a critical window of opportunity we have to make an important difference that can affect the lives of literally millions of people, and practice preventive medicine on a global scale.
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ááŽááąáŹáˇ ááááˇáşááᯠáááşá¸ááťáŽáá˛áˇ áá°áá˝áąáá˛áˇáĄáááşááᯠáááşááąáŹááşáááŻááşáá˛áˇ ááźáąáŹááşá¸áá˛ááťááş áá
áşááŻááŻááşáááŻáˇ áĄááąá¸ááŤáá˛áˇáĄáá˝ááˇáşáĄáááşá¸ ááśááŤá¸ áá
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áşááášááŹááŻáśá¸áĄáááŻááşá¸áĄááŹáá˛áˇ ááŹáá˝ááşááąá¸ááąá¸ááᏠááźáŻááťááˇáşáááŻáˇááŤá
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Heart and blood vessel diseases still kill more people -- not only in this country, but also worldwide -- than everything else combined, and yet it's completely preventable for almost everybody.
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áážááŻáśá¸áá˛áˇáá˝áąá¸ááźáąáŹ ááąáŹááŤáá˝áąá ááťááşáá˛áˇááąáŹááŤáá˝áą ááąáŤááşá¸ááŹá¸áááş ááŽáááŻááşá¸ááźááşáážáŹááŹáá áááášááŹááŻáśá¸áážáŹá፠áá°áá˝áąááᯠáááŻááąá
áąááąááŻááşá¸ááŤá ááŤáᏠáá°áááŻááşá¸ááŽá¸ááŤá¸áĄáá˝ááş ááŻáśá¸áááŹáá˝ááşáááŻááşááŤáááşá
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It's not only preventable; it's actually reversible. And for the last almost 29 years, we've been able to show that by simply changing diet and lifestyle, using these very high-tech, expensive, state-of-the-art measures to prove how powerful these very simple and low-tech and low-cost interventions can be like -- quantitative arteriography, before and after a year, and cardiac PET scans.
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We showed a few months ago -- we published the first study showing you can actually stop or reverse the progression of prostate cancer by making changes in diet and lifestyle, and 70 percent regression in the tumor growth, or inhibition of the tumor growth, compared to only nine percent in the control group.
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ááĄáááşá¸áááşá ááźáá˛áˇáá˛áˇá ááŻááşááąáááŻááşáá˛áˇ áááááąáˇááŹááťááşáážáŹ ááźááŹá áĄá
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áąááźáŽá¸ áážááşáááŻááşáááş áááˇáşáááşáĄáŻááşá
áŻáážáŹ ááťááąáŹáˇ á% áá˛áážáááŤáááşá
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And in the MRI and MR spectroscopy here, the prostate tumor activity is shown in red -- you can see it diminishing after a year.
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ááźáŽá¸ááąáŹáˇ ááŽá MRI áá˛áˇ MR ááąáŹááşá
ááşáážáŹá ááŽá¸ááťáááşáááşáᏠááŻááşááąáŹááşáážáŻááᯠáĄááŽááąáŹááşááź ááŹá¸ááźáŽá¸ ááážá
áşáĄááźáŹáážáŹ ááťáąáŹáˇááąáᏠááźááşááááşá
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Now there is an epidemic of obesity: two-thirds of adults and 15 percent of kids. What's really concerning to me is that diabetes has increased 70 percent in the past 10 years, and this may be the first generation in which our kids live a shorter life span than we do. That's pitiful, and it's preventable.
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áĄááŻáĄááá˝ááşááąáŹá፠áá°á¸á
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áááşáá°ááąááááŹá áá˝ááşáá˛áˇáá˛áˇáááážá
áşáĄáá˝ááşá¸áážáŹ ááŽá¸ááťááŻááąáŹááŤá áá% áááŻá¸áá˝áŹá¸áá˛áˇááźáŽá¸ ááŤáᏠááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇ áááąá¸áá˝áą ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇáááş áááŻááźáŽá¸áĄáááş áááŻáááŻááąááá˛áˇ áááááŻáśá¸ááťááŻá¸áááşááŤá áááŹá¸á
ááŹááŤá á፠ááŹáá˝ááşáááŻáˇáááŤáááşá
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Now these are not election returns, these are the people -- the number of the people who are obese by state, beginning in '85, '86, '87 -- these are from the CDC website -- '88, '89, '90, '91 -- you get a new category -- '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, 2000, 2001 -- it gets worse. We're kind of devolving. (Laughter) Now what can we do about this? Well, you know, the diet that we've found that can reverse heart disease and cancer is an Asian diet.
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áĄáᯠááŤáá˝áąáᏠáá˝áąá¸ááąáŹááşáá˝á˛á ááŹááşáá˝áą áááŻááşáá°á¸ááá°áá˝áąááŤá ááźááşáááşáĄáááŻááş áá
á ááá áá áᯠááąáŹááşáá
ááźáŽá¸ áĄááá˝ááşáá˛áˇáá° áĄááąáĄáá˝ááşááŤá ááŤáá˝áąáᏠCDC áááşááşáááŻááşáááźá
áşááźáŽá¸á ááá ááá ááá áá áážáŹááŤá áĄááťááŻá¸áĄá
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áŹá¸áĄá
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But the people in Asia are starting to eat like we are, which is why they're starting to get sick like we are.
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ááŤááąáá˛áˇ áĄáŹáážááŹá¸áᏠáááŻááşáá˝áąáááŻá
áŹá¸ááą ááźáŽá¸ ááŤááźáąáŹááˇáşáááŻááşáá˝áąááᯠááťáŹá¸ááąááŹááąáŤáˇá
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So I've been working with a lot of the big food companies. They can make it fun and sexy and hip and crunchy and convenient to eat healthier foods, like -- I chair the advisory boards to McDonald's, and PepsiCo, and ConAgra, and Safeway, and soon Del Monte, and they're finding that it's good business.
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ááŤáá˛áˇ áĄá
áŹá¸áĄááąáŹááş ááŻáášáááŽááźáŽá¸áá˝áąáá˛áˇ áá˝á˛ááŻááşááąááźáŽá¸á áá°áááŻáˇá áááŻááťááşá¸ááŹá
áąááŹááᯠááťáąáŹáşá
áąá á
á˝á˛áááşá
áąá ááąááşáážáŽáĄáááşááźáą áĄáąáŹááşááŻááşááŤáááşá ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáş áĄááźáśááąá¸áĄááźá
áşáááŻááşáá˛áˇ McDonalds áá˛áˇ PepsiCo á ConAgra áá˛áˇ Safeway ááᯠáááźáŹáááş Del Monte ááąáŤáˇá ááŤáᏠááŻááşáááşá¸ááąáŹááşá¸áááŻáˇ áá°áááŻáˇáááşááźáááşá
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The salads that you see at McDonald's came from the work -- they're going to have an Asian salad. At Pepsi, two-thirds of their revenue growth came from their better foods.
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MacDonald áážáŹááźááşááá˛áˇ áĄááŻááşáᏠáĄááŻááşáá˛áˇáĄááťááŻá¸ááŤá áĄáŹáážáĄááŻááşááᯠá
áŹá¸ááąáŹáˇáážáŹ Pepsi áážáŹáááşáá˝áąáááŻá¸áážáŻ á ááŻáś á ááŻáśáᏠáááŻááąáŹááşá¸áá˛áˇ áĄá
áŹá¸áĄá
áŹáá˝áąáááŹááŤá
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And so if we can do that, then we can free up resources for buying drugs that you really do need for treating AIDS and HIV and malaria and for preventing avian flu. Thank you.
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ááŽáááŻááŻááşááźáááş AIDS HIV áážááşááťáŹá¸ááąáŹááŤáá˝áą ááŻááááŻáˇáá˛áˇ ááźááşáážááşááŻááşáá˝áąá¸ááᯠááŹáá˝ááşáááŻáˇ ááááşáááŻáĄááşáá˛áˇááąá¸ááŤá¸ áá˝áąáááşáááŻáˇ áááşá¸ááźá
áşáá˝áąááᯠáá˝ááşááŹáááŻáˇ ááŻáśá¸áá˝ááˇáşáááŹááąáŤáˇááťáŹá ááťáąá¸áá°á¸ááŤá
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Do you ever feel completely overwhelmed when you're faced with a complex problem?
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áážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸áá˛áˇááźáżááŹáá
áşááŻáá˛áˇáááşáááŻááşááá˛áˇáĄá፠ááŻáśá¸ááŻáśá¸ááźáŽá¸ááᯠááá
áŽá¸ááśááááᯠááśá
áŹá¸áááá°á¸ááŤáááŹá¸á
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Well, I hope to change that in less than three minutes.
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ááąáŹááşá¸ááźáŽá ááŤááᯠááááá
áşááąáŹááş áááźáŹáá˛áˇáĄááťáááşáĄáá˝ááşá¸ ááźáąáŹááşá¸áá˛áá˝áŹá¸á
áąáááşáááŻáˇ ááťážáąáŹáşáááˇáşááŤáááş
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So, I hope to convince you that complex doesn't always equal complicated.
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áážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸ááźááşá¸áááŻáᏠáĄááźá˛áááşá¸ áážáŻááşáážááşáááşáážáŻ áááŻááşááŹááᯠáááşááťáŹá¸áááŻáˇ áááşááśááŹáĄáąáŹááş ááŻááşáááŻáˇ ááťážáąáŹáşáááˇáşááŤáááşá
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So for me, a well-crafted baguette, fresh out of the oven, is complex, but a curry onion green olive poppy cheese bread is complicated.
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ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáˇáĄáá˝ááş ááŻááˇáşáááŻáá˛á ááŻááşááźáŽá¸á
áĄááťáĄáááŻááşááŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááąáŤááşááŻááˇáşááťáąáŹááşá¸áᏠáážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸ááźáŽá¸ ááźááşáá˝ááşááŽáááᏠááśáá˝ááşááŽá¸áá˛áˇ ááááşá¸á
áąáˇááŤáá˛áˇ ááááşáá˛ááąáŤááşááŻááˇáşáááąáŹáˇ áážáŻááşáážááşáááşááąááŤáááşá
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I'm an ecologist, and I study complexity. I love complexity.
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ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáᏠááąáááąááááŹáážááş áá
áşááąáŹááşááźá
áşááźáŽá¸ áážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸ááźááşá¸ááᯠááąáˇááŹááŤáááşá áážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸ááźááşá¸ááᯠáážá
áşáááşááŤáááşá
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And I study that in the natural world, the interconnectedness of species.
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ááŤááᯠáááŹáááąáŹááá˛áážáŹ ááąáˇááŹááŤáááşá ááťááŻá¸á
áááşáá˝áąáá˛áˇ ááźááşáážááşáááşáá˝ááşáážáŻááąáŤáˇá
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So here's a food web, or a map of feeding links between species that live in Alpine Lakes in the mountains of California.
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ááŽááąáŹáˇ áĄá
áŹá¸áĄá
Ꮰáááşááşáá
áşááŻá (áááŻáˇ) California ááąáŹááşááąáŤáşá Alpine ááąáááşáá˝áąáážáŹ ááąááźáá˛áˇ ááťááŻá¸á
áááşáá˝áąáĄááźáŹá¸á á
áŹá¸ááŻáśá¸ááźááşá¸áá˝ááşá¸áááş ááźáąááŻáśááŤá
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And this is what happens to that food web when it's stocked with non-native fish that never lived there before.
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ááŤáááąáŹáˇ áĄá˛ááŽáážáŹáĄáááşá áááąáá°á¸áá˛áˇ ááŹáááááşá¸áááŻááşáá˛áˇ ááŤá¸áá˝áą ááąááŹáá˛áˇáĄá፠áĄá
áŹá¸áĄá
áŹáá˝ááşáááş ááźá
áşáá˝áŹá¸ááŤáá˛á
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All the grayed-out species disappear.
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ááŽá¸áááŻá¸ááąáŹááş ááťááŻá¸á
áááşáá˝áą áĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸ááťáąáŹááşáá˝áŹá¸áááşá
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Some are actually on the brink of extinction.
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áá
áşááťááŻáˇáááąáŹáˇááááˇáşááᯠááťááŻá¸ááŻááşá¸ááąáŹáˇáááˇáş áĄááźáąáĄááąááťááŻá¸ááŤá
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And lakes with fish have more mosquitos, even though they eat them.
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ááŤá¸áá˝áąá á
áŹá¸áá
áşááŹááąáŹááşááž áĄá˛ááŽáááşáá˝áąáážáŹ ááźááşáá˝áąáááŻááťáŹá¸áááşá
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These effects were all unanticipated, and yet we're discovering they're predictable.
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ááŽáááŻááźá
áşááŹáážáŹááᯠááŻáśá¸ááŻáśá¸ ááťážáąáŹáşáááˇáşáááŹá¸ááŹááŤá ááŤááąáá˛áˇ ááźááŻáááşáááˇáşáážááşá¸áááŻááşááŹááᯠáá˝áąáˇááŹáááŤáááşá
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So I want to share with you a couple key insights about complexity we're learning from studying nature that maybe are applicable to other problems.
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ááŽááąáŹáˇ ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáş áĄááŻááťážááąááťááşááŹá áážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸áážáŻáá˝áąáá˛áˇáááşáááşáá˛áˇ áĄáááááťáá˛áˇ áĄáá˝ááşá¸áááąáŹ áá
áşááŻáážá
áşááŻááąáŹááşááŤá áááŹááááŻááąáˇááŹááźááşá¸áááą ááááŹáááŹááźá
áşááźáŽá¸ áĄááźáŹá¸ááźáżááŹáá˝áąáážáŹáááşá¸ áĄááŻáśá¸ááťáááŻááşááąáŹááşá¸ááŤáá˛áˇá
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First is the simple power of good visualization tools to help untangle complexity and just encourage you to ask questions you didn't think of before.
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ááááá
áşááŻá áážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸áážáŻáá˝áąááᯠáážááşá¸ááąá¸áááŻáˇ ááźááşáĄáąáŹááş ááŻááşááąá¸áááŻááşáá˛áˇ ááááááŹáá˝áąáá˛áˇ á
á˝ááşá¸áááŹá¸ááźááşáˇá áááşááťáŹá¸áááŻáˇáĄáááşá áá
ááşá¸á
áŹá¸áá˛áˇáá°á¸áá˛áˇ ááąá¸áá˝ááşá¸áá˝áąááᯠááąá¸áááŻáˇ áááşááťáŹá¸áááŻáˇááᯠáááŻááşáá˝ááşá¸ááąá¸áááŻáˇááŤáá˛á
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For example, you could plot the flow of carbon through corporate supply chains in a corporate ecosystem, or the interconnections of habitat patches for endangered species in Yosemite National Park.
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áĽááᏠááąáŤááşá¸á
ááşá¸ááŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááŻáášáááŽá
áá
áşáá
áşááŻáá˛á ááąáŤááşá¸á
ááşá¸ááŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááąáá
áá
áş áá
áşááŻáá˛áááąááźááşááŹáá˛áˇ ááŹáá˝ááşá
áŽá¸áááşá¸áážáŻááᯠáážááşááŹá¸áááŻááşááŤáááşá ááŤáážáááŻááş Yosemite áĄááťááŻá¸ááŹá¸áĽááťáŹááşáá˛á ááąá¸áááˇáşááąáá˛áˇááťááŻá¸á
áááşáá˝áą áĄáá˝ááş ááťááşá
áŹá¸ááŹááąááŹáĄáááŻááşá¸áá˝áąáá˛áˇ áĄááźááşáĄáážááş áááşáá˝ááşáážáŻáá˝áąááąáŤáˇá
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The next thing is that if you want to predict the effect of one species on another, if you focus only on that link, and then you black box the rest, it's actually less predictable than if you step back, consider the entire system -- all the species, all the links -- and from that place, hone in on the sphere of influence that matters most.
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ááąáŹááşáá
áşááŻá áááˇáşáĄááąáá˛áˇ ááťááŻá¸á
áááşáá
áşááŻá ááąáŹááşáá
áşááŻáĄááąáŤáş áááşááąáŹááşáážáŻááᯠáááˇáşáážááşá¸ááťááşáááşá áá˝ááşá¸áááşáááŻáᲠáĄáŹááŻáśá
ááŻááşáááşááąáŹáˇ ááťááşááŹááᯠáĄáážáąáŹááşááťáááŻááşááŹááŤá ááááşááąáŹáˇ áááŻáááŻáˇááᯠáááˇáşáážááşá¸áááŻááşáá˛áˇáááşá¸á ááąáŹááşááᯠááŻááşáááŻááşááŤá á
áá
áşáá
áşááŻááŻáśá¸ááᯠáááˇáşá
ááşá¸á
áŹá¸áááŻááşááŤá ááťááŻá¸á
áááşáĄááŻááşááŻáśá¸á áá˝ááşá¸áááşáĄááŻááşááŻáśá¸... áĄá˛ááŽááąááŹáááą áĄááááĄááťááŻáśá¸ áááşááąáŹááşáážáŻáááşáááşááąáŤáşáážáŹ áĄáŹááŻáśá
ááŻááşáááŻááşááŤá
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And we're discovering, with our research, that's often very local to the node you care about within one or two degrees.
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ááŻááąáááááą áááážáááŹááąááŹá áááźáŹáááááŻáááᯠááŽáááŽáá
áşááŻá áážá
áşááŻáĄáá˝ááşá¸á áááşááťáŹá¸áááŻá
ááŻááşááąáá˛áˇ ááŻáśáážááşáááşááąá¸áá˝áąáá˛áˇ áááşáááŻááşááŹááŤá
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So the more you step back, embrace complexity, the better chance you have of finding simple answers, and it's often different than the simple answer that you started with.
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ááŤááźáąáŹááˇáş ááąáŹááşááŻááşááźáŽá¸ áááşáá˛áááşáá˛áážáŻááᯠáááşááśááźááˇáşááą áááŻá¸áážááşá¸áá˛áˇáĄááźáá˝áąááᯠáá˝áąáˇáážááááŻáˇ áĄáá˝ááˇáşáááŻááąáŹááşá¸ááąááŤá áááşáĄá
áážáŹ áážáŹáá˝áąáˇáá˛áˇáá˛áˇ áááŻá¸áážááşá¸áá˛áˇáĄááźáąáá˛áˇ ááźáŹá¸ááŹá¸áááşááŤáááşá
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So let's switch gears and look at a really complex problem courtesy of the U.S. government.
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ááŽááąáŹáˇ ááŽááŹááźáąáŹááşá¸ááźáŽá¸á áĄááąáááááşáĄá
ááŻá¸áá ááťáąá¸áá°á¸ááźáŻááŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááááˇáşáááŻáážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸áážáá˛áˇ ááŻá
ášááŹááᯠááźááˇáşááźááĄáąáŹááşá
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This is a diagram of the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan.
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ááŤáááŹáˇ áĄáŹááááşáá
ášá
áááşáážáŹ áĄááąáááááşáá˛áˇ ááąáŹááşááťááşá¸áážáŻááťáąáážáŻááşá¸ááąá¸ ááťá°ááŹáá
áşááŻááŤá
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It was front page of the New York Times a couple months ago.
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áá˝ááşáá˛áˇáá˛áˇ ááá ááááąáŹááşá New York Times ááááşá¸á
áŹáá˛áˇ ááťááşáážáŹááŻáśá¸áážáŹááąáŤáˇá
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Instantly ridiculed by the media for being so crazy complicated.
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áááşááąáŹááşááąáŹááşáĄáąáŹááş áážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸áá˝ááşá¸áááŻáˇ ááťááşááťááşá¸áááŻáᲠááŽááŽááŹáá˝áąáá˛áˇ áážáąáŹááşááźáąáŹááşáážáŻááᯠááśáááŻááşááááşááąá
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And the stated goal was to increase popular support for the Afghan government.
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âááźáąááŹáá˛áˇáá˛áˇáááşáážááşá¸ááťááşá áĄáŹááááşáĄá
ááŻá¸áááᯠááźááşáá°áĄááťáŹá¸áááşááž ááąáŹááşááśáážáŻ áááŻá¸ááŹáááŻáˇááŤ
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Clearly a complex problem, but is it complicated?
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áážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸áá˛áˇ ááŻá
ášááŹáá
áşáᯠáááŻááŹáĄáážááşá¸ááźáŽá¸ááŤá ááŤááąáááˇáş ááŤáᏠáážáŻááşáážááşáááşááąáŹááŹá¸á
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Well, when I saw this in the front page of the Times, I thought, "Great. Finally something I can relate to.
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ááąáŹááşá¸ááźáŽá ááŤááᯠTimes áá˛áˇ ááťááşáážáŹááŻáśá¸ áážáŹáá˝áąáˇááąáŹáˇ á
ááşá¸á
áŹá¸áááááŻááşááŹá "ááąáŹááşá¸ááŤáˇáá˝áŹá áááşá
ááşááźááˇáşáááŻáˇáááŹáá
áşááŻá
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I can sink my teeth into this."
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ááŽáážáŹáážá
áşááźážáŻááşááŹá¸áááŻáˇ áááŹááąáŤáˇ"áááŻáˇááŤá
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So let's do it. So here we go for the first time ever, a world premiere view of this spaghetti diagram as an ordered network.
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ááŽááąáŹáˇ ááŻááşááźááĄáąáŹááşá á
áá
áşáááť áá˝ááşáááşáĄááźá
áşáá˛áˇ ááŽspaghetti ááŹá¸ááťááşááąáŤáşáážáŹ ááášááŹáˇáá˝á˛áŚá¸áá˝ááş áážáŻááąáŹááˇáşáá
áşááŻááąáŤáˇááťáŹá
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The circled node is the one we're trying to influence -- popular support for the government.
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ááşáááŻááşá¸ááźááŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááŻáśáážááşááąá¸áááąáŹáˇ ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇ áááşááąáŹááşááťááşáá˛áˇááąáᏠáĄá
ááŻá¸áááᯠááźááşáá°áĄááťáŹá¸á ááąáŹááşááśáážáŻááŤá
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And so now we can look one degrees, two degrees, three degrees away from that node and eliminate three-quarters of the diagram outside that sphere of influence.
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ááŽááąáŹáˇááťáŹ áĄá˛ááŽááŻáśáážááşáááą áááŽáááŽá áááŽáááŽá áááŽáááŽááᯠááźááˇáşáááŻáˇáááźáŽá¸ áŠááŹáá˝ážááşá¸ áááşáááşáĄááźááşá ááŹá¸ááťááşáá˛áˇ áááŻáśáááŻáśááᯠáááşáážáŹá¸áááŻááşááŤáááşá áĄá˛ááŽáááşáááşáá˛áážáŹ ááŻáśáážááşáĄááťáŹá¸á
áŻáᏠááťá°ááŹáá˛áˇááááşáááŻááşáá˛áˇáĄááťááşáá˝áąááŤ
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Within that sphere, most of those nodes are not actionable, like the harshness of the terrain, and a very small minority are actual military actions.
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ááźáąááźááşáĄááąáĄááŹá¸ ááźááşá¸áááşá¸ááźááşá¸ááťááŻá¸áááŻááąáŤáˇ ááźáŽá¸ááąáŹáˇ áĄáááşá¸ááąá¸áááşáá˛áˇ áĄááąáĄáá˝ááşááᏠááááˇáş á
á
áşáááşááąá¸ááŹáááŻááşáááŻááşáážáŻáá˝áąááŤá
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Most are non-violent and they fall into two broad categories: active engagement with ethnic rivalries and religious beliefs and fair, transparent economic development and provisioning of services.
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áĄááťáŹá¸á
áŻáᏠáĄááźááşá¸áááşáá˛áˇááášááá˝áąááźá
áşááźáŽá¸á áĄááźááşá¸ááťááşá¸ á ááťááŻá¸áážáááŤáááşá áá°ááťááŻá¸á
áŻááźááŻááşáááŻááşáážáŻáá˝áąáá˛áˇ ááŹááŹááąá¸áĄáá°ááŤááá˝áąáážáŹ áááşááźá˝á
á˝áŹ áááşáááşáážáŻáá˛áˇ ááťážáááźáŽá¸á áááşááŹáá˛áˇ á
áŽá¸áá˝áŹá¸ááąá¸áá˝áśáˇááźááŻá¸áážáŻáá˛áˇ áááşááąáŹááşáážáŻááąáŹááşááśáˇááąá¸ááźááşá¸ááŤá
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I don't know about this, but this is what I can decipher from this diagram in 24 seconds.
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ááŽáĄááźáąáŹááşá¸ ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşááááá°á¸á ááŤááąáá˛áˇ ááŤá ááŽááŹá¸ááťááşáááą áá á
áášáááˇáşáĄáá˝ááşá¸ áĄáááášááŤááşááąáŹáşáááŻááşááŹááŤá
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When you see a diagram like this, I don't want you to be afraid.
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ááŽáááŻááŹá¸ááťááşááᯠáá˝áąáˇáá˛áˇáĄá፠áááşááťáŹá¸áááŻáˇááᯠáááˇáşááá˝áŹá¸á
áąááťááşááŤáá°á¸á
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I want you to be excited. I want you to be relieved.
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áááşááťáŹá¸áááŻáˇááᯠá
áááşáážáŻááşáážáŹá¸ááąáááŻááŹááŤá á
áááşáááşááŹáᏠááá˝áŹá¸á
áąááťááşááŹááŤá
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Because simple answers may emerge.
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áááŻá¸áážááşá¸áá˛áˇ áĄááźáąáá˝áą ááąáŤáşááŹáááŻááşáááŻáˇááŤá
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We're discovering in nature that simplicity often lies on the other side of complexity.
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áááŹááá˛á áááŻá¸áážááşá¸áážáŻáᏠáááźáŹáááááŻáááᯠáážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸áážáŻáá˛áˇáĄááźáŹá¸áá
áşáááşáážáŹ ááááşá¸áĄáąáŹááşá¸ááąáááŻáˇááŤá
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So for any problem, the more you can zoom out and embrace complexity, the better chance you have of zooming in on the simple details that matter most.
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ááŤááźáąáŹááˇáş áááşááŻá
ášááŹáĄáá˝ááşáááᯠááťá˛áˇááźááşáˇáááŻááşááąááąá áážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸áážáŻááᯠáááşááśááŹá¸ááąááąá áĄááąá¸ááźáŽá¸ááŻáśá¸ áááŻá¸áážááşá¸áá˛áˇáĄááąá¸á
áááşáá˝áąááᯠáĄááŽá¸áááşááźááˇáşáááŻááşáááŻáˇ áĄáá˝ááˇáşáĄáááşá¸ ááąáŹááşá¸ááŹááąááąááŤá
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Thank you.
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ááťáąáá°á¸áááşááŤáááşá
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(Applause)
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(áááşááŻááşááśááťáŹá¸)
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Thank you very much.
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ááťáąá¸áá°á¸ áĄááťáŹá¸ááźáŽá¸áááşááŤáááşá
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Now, I've got a story for you.
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áá˛ááážááşáááŻáˇáĄáá˝ááş ááŹááşáááşá¸áá
áşááŻááşáážááááşá
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When I arrived off the plane, after a very long journey from the West of England, my computer, my beloved laptop, had gone mad, and had -- oh! -- a bit like that! -- and the display on it -- anyway, the whole thing had burst.
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ááťá˝ááşá ááąááŹááşááááşá¸ááąáŹáˇ áĄááşášááááş áĄááąáŹááşáááŻááşá¸á áážááşááťáŹá¸áá˝ááşá¸áá˛áˇáááŽá¸ááąáŹááşáážáŹ ááťá˝ááşá áá˝ááşááźá°ááŹá ááťá
áşááá˛áˇ áááşáá˝á˛ áá˝ááşááźá°ááŹá ááźáąáŹááşáá˝áŹá¸áááŻááşáᏠáĄááŻá¸ áĄá˛áááŻááťááŻá¸ááąáŤáˇá áĄááąáŤáşá ááťááşáážáŹááźááşáážáŹ... ááźáąáŹááááş áĄááŻááşááŻáśá¸ áááąáŤááşáá˝áŹá¸áááşá
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And I went to the IT guys here and a gentleman mended my computer, and then he said, "What are you doing here?"
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ááŽá IT ááąáŹááşááąá¸áá˝áąááŽáá˝áŹá¸ááąáŹáˇ áá°ááźáŽá¸áááşá¸áá
áşáŚá¸á ááźááşááąá¸ááźáŽá¸ ááźáąáŹááŹá "áááşááťáŹá¸á ááŽáážáŹ ááŹááŻááşáážáŹáá˛áá˛áˇá "
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and I said "I'm playing the cello and I'm doing a bit of singing," and he said, "Oh, I sort of play the cello as well."
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ááťá˝ááşáá "ááťá˝ááşá áááąáŹáááŻá¸ááźáŽá¸ ááŽááťááşá¸ áááşá¸áááşá¸áááŻáážáŹááŤá" áá°á "áĄááŻá¸á ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááşá¸ áááąáŹááᯠááŽá¸ááąáŹáˇááŽá¸ááŤáááşá"
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And I said, "Do you really?"
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ááŤáá˛áˇ ááťá˝ááşáá "ááááşááŹá¸"
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Anyway, so you're in for a treat, because he's fantastic, and his name's Mark.
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ááŹááźá
áşááźá
áşááŤá áážááşáááŻáˇ ááťáąáŹáşáĄáąáŹááşááŤá áá°á áá°á¸ááźáŹá¸áááŻáˇááŤá áá°áˇááŹáááşá Mark áá˛áˇá
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(Applause) I am also joined by my partner in crime, Thomas Dolby.
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(áááşááŻááşááśááťáŹá¸) ááťá˝ááşááá˛áˇ áĄááąáŹáş Thomas Dolby áááşá¸ ááŽáĄáážáŻáá˛áážáŹ ááŤáááşááŤáááşá
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(Applause) This song is called "Farther than the Sun."
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(áááşááŻááşááśááťáŹá¸) ááŽááŽááťááşá¸ááᯠ"Farther than the Sun" áááŻáˇááąáŤáşááŤáááşá
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(Music) ⍠Strung in the wind I called you ⍠⍠but you did not hear ... ⍠⍠And you're a plant that needs poor soil ⍠⍠and I have treated you too well ⍠⍠to give up flowers ... ⍠⍠Oh, I have been too rich for you ... ⍠⍠Farther than the sun from me ⍠⍠Farther than I'd have you be ⍠⍠And I go north, I get so cold ⍠⍠My heart is lava under stone ⍠⍠You are not worthy ⍠⍠You are not worthy ... ⍠⍠With your calculating eyes ⍠⍠spinning figures ⍠⍠you cannot see me ⍠⍠You cannot see me ... ⍠⍠And if I tell myself enough ⍠⍠I'll believe it ⍠⍠You are not worthy ⍠⍠The sea, it freezes over ... ⍠⍠to trap the light ⍠⍠And I'm in love with being in love ⍠⍠and you were never quite the one ⍠⍠In Gerda's eyes ⍠⍠Fragments of what you've become ⍠⍠And all the moths that fly at night ⍠⍠believe electric light is bright ⍠⍠You are not worthy ⍠⍠You are not worthy ⍠⍠With your calculating eyes ⍠⍠Spinning figures ⍠⍠You cannot see me, no ⍠⍠And if I tell myself enough ⍠⍠I'll believe it ⍠⍠You are not worthy ⍠⍠Farther than the sun from me ⍠⍠Farther than I'd have you be ⍠⍠And I go north, I get so cold ⍠⍠My heart is lava under stone ⍠⍠You are not worthy ⍠⍠You are not worthy ⍠⍠With your calculating eyes ⍠⍠Spinning figures ⍠⍠You cannot see me, no ... ⍠⍠And if I tell myself enough, I'll believe it ⍠(Applause) Thank you very much.
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(ááŽáááś) ááąáá˛áážáŹ áá˝ááşáááşá¸áááŻáˇ áááşá¸áááŻááąáŤáşáá˛áˇáááş ááŤááąáá˛áˇ áááşá¸áááźáŹá¸áá°á¸áá˝ááşá áááşá¸áᏠááźáąááśáˇááśáˇáááŻáĄááşáá˛áˇ áĄáááşáá
áşáááşááŤá áááşá¸áá˝ááˇáşáá˝áąááᯠá
á˝ááˇáşáá˝ážááşáááąáŹááş áĄáąáŹááş ááŤáááşá¸ááᯠáĄáááşá¸ ááąáŹááşá¸áá˝ááşá
á˝áŹ áááşááśáá˛áˇááŤáááşá áĄááŻá¸ áááşá¸áĄáá˝ááş ááŤáᏠááźá˝ááşááá˝ááşá¸áá˝áŹá¸ááźáŽááą.. áááşá¸ááŽáááᯠááąáááşá¸áááşááąáŹááş áááŻááąá¸áááşá ááąáááşá¸áááşáááŻááąá¸áᏠáááşá¸ááᯠáážáá
áąááťááşááąáŹáˇáááşá áĽáášáááĄáááş ááŤáá˝áŹá¸áááşá áĄáąá¸á
ááşáá˝ááşá¸ááŤáááşá ááŤáˇáážááŻáśá¸ááŹá¸á ááťáąáŹááşááŻáśá¸áĄáąáŹááşá ááťáąáŹáşáááşááŤá áááşá¸áᏠááááşáá°á¸ááąá áááşá¸áᏠááááşáá°á¸ááąá áĄááźáśáááŻááşáá˛áˇ áááşá¸áá˛áˇ ááťááşááŻáśá¸áá˝áąáá˛áˇ ááťáŹááťáŹáááşááąáá˛áˇ ááŻáśááááşáá˝áąá áááşá¸ ááŤáˇááᯠáááźááşáááŻááşáá°á¸ááąáŤáˇá áááşá¸ ááŤáˇááᯠáááźááşáááŻááşáá°á¸ááąá ááŤáˇáááŻááşá፠ááźáąáŹááąáŤááşá¸ááťáŹá¸áážááźáŽáááŻáááş ááŤááŻáśáááŻááşááąáŹáˇáááşá áááşá¸áᏠááááşáá°á¸ááąá áááşáááşáᏠáĄáááşá¸áááşá¸ááᯠááąáŹááşáááşá¸áááŻáˇ áĄáąá¸áá˛ááąáááşá ááťá
áşááąáááŹááᯠááŤááťá
áşáááşá áááşá¸áááąáŹáˇ áááşááąáŹáˇááž áĄá˛ááąáŹááş áááŻááşáá°á¸á Gerda áá˛áˇ ááťááşááŻáśá¸áá˝áąáá˛áážáŹ áááşá¸ááźá
áşáá˝áŹá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáááŻááşá¸áĄá
áá˝áąá ááážáŹ ááťáśáá˛áˇ áááŻá¸áááśáá˝áą áĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸ ááťážááşá
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áşááŽá¸áᏠáááşá¸áááşáááŻáˇ ááŻáśááźáááşááąá áááşá¸áᏠááááşáá°á¸ááąá áááşá¸áᏠááááşáá°á¸ááąá áĄááźáśáááŻááşáá˛áˇ áááşá¸áá˛áˇ ááťááşááŻáśá¸áá˝áąáá˛áˇ ááťáŹááťáŹáááşááąáá˛áˇ ááŻáśááááşáá˝áąá áááşá¸ ááŤáˇááᯠáááźááşáááŻááşáá°á¸..áááŻá¸... ááŤáˇáááŻááşá፠ááźáąáŹááąáŤááşá¸ááťáŹá¸áážááźáŽáááŻáááş ááŤááŻáśáááŻááşááąáŹáˇáááşá áááşá¸áᏠááááşáá°á¸ááąá áááşá¸ááŽáááᯠááąáááşá¸áááşááąáŹááş áááŻááąá¸áááşá ááąáááşá¸áááşáááŻááąá¸áᏠáááşá¸ááᯠáážáá
áąááťááşááąáŹáˇáááşá áĽáášáááĄáááş ááŤáá˝áŹá¸áááşá áĄáąá¸á
ááşáá˝ááşá¸ááŤáááşá ááŤáˇáážááŻáśá¸ááŹá¸á ááťáąáŹááşááŻáśá¸áĄáąáŹááşá ááťáąáŹáşáááşááŤá áááşá¸áᏠááááşáá°á¸ááąá áááşá¸áᏠááááşáá°á¸ááąá áĄááźáśáááŻááşáá˛áˇ áááşá¸áá˛áˇ ááťááşááŻáśá¸áá˝áąáá˛áˇ ááťáŹááťáŹáááşááąáá˛áˇ ááŻáśááááşáá˝áąá áááşá¸ ááŤáˇááᯠáááźááşáááŻááşáá°á¸..áááŻá¸... ááŤáˇáááŻááşá፠ááźáąáŹááąáŤááşá¸ááťáŹá¸áážááźáŽáááŻáááş ááŤááŻáśáááŻááşááąáŹáˇáááşá (áááşááŻááşááśááťáŹá¸) ááťáąá¸áá°á¸ áĄááťáŹá¸ááźáŽá¸áááşááŤáááşá
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Hello. My name is Birke Baehr, and I'm 11 years old.
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áá˛áááŻá ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáˇáĄáááşá Birke Baehr á áĄáááşá áá áážá
áşááŤá
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I came here today to talk about what's wrong with our food system.
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ááŽááąáˇ ááŽáááŻááŹááŹá ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇáá˛áˇ á
áŹá¸á
ááŹá
áá
áş áážáŹá¸ááŹááźáąáŹáááŻáˇááŤá
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First of all, I would like to say that I'm really amazed at how easily kids are led to believe all the marketing and advertising on TV, at public schools and pretty much everywhere else you look.
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áŚá¸ááŻáśá¸áĄááąáá˛áˇ ááźáąáŹááťááşááŹá áááąá¸áá˝áąáᏠááŽááŽáážáŹá áĄááťáŹá¸áááŻááşááťáąáŹááşá¸ áá˝áąáážáŹáá˛áˇ áááşááźááˇáşááąáᏠáĄááąáŹáşááťáŹá¸ááťáŹá¸á á
áťáąá¸áá˝ááşááąáŹááşááŹáá˝áąá ááźáąáŹáşááźáŹáĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸ááᯠáĄáá˝ááşááá°áĄááŻáśáá˝ááşá¸ááśááᏠááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşááááşáᲠáĄáśáˇááźááááŻáśáááŻááŤá
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It seems to me like corporations are always trying to get kids, like me, to get their parents to buy stuff that really isn't good for us or the planet.
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ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáˇáĄááźááşááąáŹáˇ á
áŽá¸áá˝áŹááąá¸ááŻááşáááşá¸áá˝áąáᏠááťá˝ááşááąáŹáˇááᯠáááąá¸áá˝áąááᯠáá°áááŻáˇ ááááá˝áąááᯠááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇ (áááŻáˇ) ááášááŹáĄáá˝ááş áĄááźá˛ áááąáŹááşá¸áᏠáááşáááŻááşá¸áááŻáˇ ááźááŻá¸áááşá¸ááąááááŻááŤ
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Little kids, especially, are attracted by colorful packaging and plastic toys.
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áĄáá°á¸áááźááˇáş áááąá¸ááąáŤááşá
áá˝áąáᏠááąáŹááşá
áŻáśááŻááşáááŻá¸ááźááşá¸áá˛áˇ ááááşá
áá
áşááŻááşáá˝áąá áá˝á˛ááąáŹááşááŹááśááááşá
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I must admit, I used to be one of them.
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áááşááśááážáŹá ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááşá¸ áá
áşááąáŹááşáĄááŤáááşááźá
áşáá˛áˇáá°á¸ááŹááŤá
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I also used to think that all of our food came from these happy, little farms where pigs rolled in mud and cows grazed on grass all day.
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á
áŹá¸á
ááŹáĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸áᏠáá
áşááąááŻááş áááşáá˝áą áá˝áśáˇáá˛áá°á¸áᏠáá˝áŹá¸áá˝áą á
áŹá¸ááťááşáážáŹááźááşá
áŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááťáąáŹáşá
ááŹááźáśááąá¸áá˝áąáááą ááŹáááşáááŻáˇ ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááşá¸áá˝áąá¸áá˛áˇáá°á¸áááşá
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What I discovered was this is not true.
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áá˝áąáˇáážááááŻááşáááŹá ááŤáᏠááážááşáá°á¸ááťá
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I began to look into this stuff on the Internet, in books and in documentary films, in my travels with my family.
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áĄááşááŹáááşáážáŹá á
áŹáĄáŻááşáá˝áąáážáŹá ááááşá¸ááŻááşáážááşáá˝áąáážáŹ ááááŹá¸á
áŻáá˛áˇ áááŽá¸áá˝áąáážáŹ ááŽáá
ášá
ááşá¸ááᯠá
áááşá
áŻáśá
ááşá¸áááááşá
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I discovered the dark side of the industrialized food system.
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ááşáážáŻááŻááşáááşá¸ áĄá
áŹá¸áĄá
áŹá
áá
áşáá˛áˇ áááąáŹááşá¸áá˛áˇáááşááᯠáá˝áąáˇáážááá˛áˇáááşá
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First, there's genetically engineered seeds and organisms.
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áŚá¸ááŻáśá¸ ááťááŻá¸áááŻá¸ááŽáááźááşááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áá
áşá
áąáˇáá˝áąáá˛áˇ áĄááąáŹááşáá˝áąáážáááŤáááşá
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That is when a seed is manipulated in a laboratory to do something not intended by nature -- like taking the DNA of a fish and putting it into the DNA of a tomato. Yuck.
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áá
áşá
áąáˇáá
áşá
áąáˇáᏠáááşáá˝áąáˇáááşá¸áážáŹ áááŹááááą ááááşáá˝ááşáá˛áˇ áá
áşááŻááŻááŻááşáááŻáˇ ááŻáśááąáŹáşááśááá˛áˇáĄá፠áĽááᏠááŤá¸áá˛áˇ DNA áááŻáá°ááźáŽá¸ ááááşá¸ááťááşááŽá¸áᲠáááˇáşáá˛áˇáĄááŤááŤá áá˝áśáááŻááşááŹá
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Don't get me wrong, I like fish and tomatoes, but this is just creepy.
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áĄáááşááážáŹá¸áá˛áˇáŚá¸á ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáş ááŤá¸áá˛áˇ ááááşá¸ááťááşááŽá¸ááźááŻááşááŤáááşá ááŤááąáá˛áˇ ááŤááťááąáŹáˇ ááťáąáŹááťááşá¸á
ááŹááŤá
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(Laughter) The seeds are then planted, then grown.
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(áááşááśááťáŹá¸) ááąáŹááş ááŽáá
áşá
áąáˇáá˝áąá
ááŻááşáááşá ááźáŽá¸áá˝áŹá¸áááşá
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The food they produce have been proven to cause cancer and other problems in lab animals, and people have been eating food produced this way since the 1990s.
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áá°áááŻáˇááŻááşáá˛áˇáĄá
áŹá á
ááşá¸áááşááááá
ášááŹááşáá˝áąáážáŹ áááşááŹáá˛áˇ áĄááźáŹá¸ááźáżááŹáá˝áą ááźá
áşá
áąáᏠáááşááąááźáᏠáá°áá˝áąáᏠááŽáááşá¸áá˛áˇ ááŻááşááŻááşáá˛áˇ á
áŹá¸á
ááŹáá˝áąááᯠá
áŹá¸ááąááźáᏠáááá áážá
áşáá˝ááşáá˝áąááááşá¸áááŤá
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And most folks don't even know they exist.
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áá°áĄááťáŹá¸á
áŻá ááŤáá˝áąáážáááŹáááŻááąáŹááş áááááźáá°á¸á
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Did you know rats that ate genetically engineered corn had developed signs of liver and kidney toxicity?
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ááťááŻá¸áááŻá¸ááŽáááźáąáŹááşá¸ááŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááźáąáŹááşá¸ááᯠá
áŹá¸áá˛áˇááźá˝ááşáá˝áą áĄáááşá¸áá˛áˇ ááťáąáŹááşáááş áĄááááşáááˇáşáá˛áˇ ááášáááŹáá˝áąááąáŤáşááŹáᏠáááşáááŻáˇááááŹá¸á
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These include kidney inflammation and lesions and increased kidney weight.
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ááťáąáŹááşáááşááąáŹááşááŹá áĄááŹáá˝áąáá˛áˇ ááťáąáŹááşáááşáĄááąá¸ááťáááş áááŻá¸ááŹáá˝áąááŤáááşá
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Yet almost all the corn we eat has been altered genetically in some way.
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ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇá
áŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááźáąáŹááşá¸áĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸ááŽá¸ááŽá¸áᏠáá
áşáááşá¸áááşá¸ ááťááŻá¸áááŻá¸ááŽá ááźáąáŹááşá¸áá˛ááŹá¸ááŹááŤá
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And let me tell you, corn is in everything.
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ááźáŽá¸ááąáŹáˇ ááźáąáŹááŤáá
áąá ááźáąáŹááşá¸áᏠáĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸áážáŹááŤááŤáááşá
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And don't even get me started on the Confined Animal Feeding Operations called CAFOS.
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CAFOS(áážáąáŹááşááááş ááášáááŤááťá˝áąá¸áá˛áˇ á
á
áşáááşááąá¸) á
áááŻáˇááááąáŹâᡠááťá˝ááşááąáŹáˇááᯠááááŻáˇááŤáá˛áˇá
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(Laughter) Conventional farmers use chemical fertilizers made from fossil fuels that they mix with the dirt to make plants grow.
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(áááşááśááťáŹá¸) áááŹá¸áááŻá¸ááťáááşáááŹá¸áá˝áąá áĄáááşáá˝áąááźáŽá¸á
áąáááŻáˇ ááźáąá
áŹáá˝áąáá˛áˇ ááąáŹá
ááşáá˛áˇ ááŻááşááźá˝ááşá¸ááąáŹááşá
áŹá ááŻááşáá˛áˇ ááŤááşááźáąáŠááŹáá˝áąááŻáśá¸áááşá
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They do this because they've stripped the soil from all nutrients from growing the same crop over and over again.
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ááŤááŻááşáá˛áˇáĄááźáąáŹááşá¸á ááŽá¸áážáśáá
áşááťááŻá¸áááşá¸ááᯠáááşááŹáááşááŹá
ááŻááşááŹáááą ááźáąááŽáá˝ážáŹá áŠááŹááŤááşáĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸ááᯠáá˝áŹááťá˝ááşáááŻááşááŹááźáąáŹááˇáşááŤá
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Next, more harmful chemicals are sprayed on fruits and vegetables, like pesticides and herbicides, to kill weeds and bugs.
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áááŻááąá¸ááźá
áşáá˛áˇ ááŹááŻáá
ášá
ááşá¸áá˝áą áĄááŽá¸áá˛áˇáááşá¸áá˝ááşáá˝áąááąáŤáş ááťááşá¸áááşá áĽááᏠááąáŤááşá¸áá˛áˇ áááŻá¸áá˝áąáááşáááŻáˇ áááŻá¸áááşááąá¸á ááąáŤááşá¸áááşááąá¸áá˝áąááąáŤáˇá
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When it rains, these chemicals seep into the ground, or run off into our waterways, poisoning our water too.
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áááŻá¸áá˝áŹááąáŹáˇ ááŽááŹááŻáá
ášá
ááşá¸áá˝áąá ááźáąááźáŽá¸áᲠá
áááˇáşáááşáááşá (áááŻáˇ) ááąá
áŽá¸ááźáąáŹááşá¸áá˛ááᯠááŤáá˝áŹá¸áᏠááąáááŻáááşá¸ áĄááááşáááˇáşá
áąáááşá
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Then they irradiate our food, trying to make it last longer, so it can travel thousands of miles from where it's grown to the supermarkets.
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ááąáŹááş áá°áááŻáˇá á
áŹá¸á
ááŹááᯠááźáŹááźáŹááśáĄáąáŹááş ááąáŹááşááźááşááąá¸ááąáŹáˇ á
ááŻááşááťááŻá¸ááŹááąááŹáááą á
á°ááŤááŹá¸áááşáá˝áąáá ááŤá áááŻááşááąáŹááşááťáŽ ááąáŹááşáá˝áŹá¸áááŻááşáááşá
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So I ask myself, how can I change? How can I change these things?
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ááŽááąáŹáˇ áááŻááşáááŻááşááᯠááąá¸áááşá ááŤáá˝áąááᯠáááşááᯠááŤááźáąáŹááşá¸áááŻááşáá˛á
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This is what I found out.
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ááŤá ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáş áá˝áąáˇáážáááŹááŤá
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I discovered that there's a movement for a better way.
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áááŻááąáŹááşá¸áá˛áˇ áááşá¸áá
áşááŻáĄáá˝ááş áážáŻááşáážáŹá¸áážáŻáá
áşááŻáážááᏠáá˝áąáˇáá˛áˇáááşá
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Now a while back, I wanted to be an NFL football player.
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ááááąáŹááş ááąáŹááşááźááşáááŻááşáááş ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşá NFL ááąáŹááŻáśá¸áááŹá¸ááźá
áşááťááşáá˛áˇááŹá
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I decided that I'd rather be an organic farmer instead.
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ááŽáĄá
áŹá¸ áááŹáááźáąáŠááŹááŻáśá¸ áááşáááŹá¸ááźá
áşáááŻáˇáᏠááŻáśá¸ááźááşáááŻááşáááşá
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(Applause) Thank you.
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(áááşááŻááşááśááťáŹá¸) ááťáąá¸áá°á¸áááşááŤáááşá
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And that way I can have a greater impact on the world.
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ááŽáááşá¸áá˛áˇ ááášááŹááᯠáááŻááźáŽá¸ááťááşáá˛áˇ áĄááťááŻá¸áááşááąáŹááşáážáŻááąá¸áááŻááşáááş
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This man, Joel Salatin, they call him a lunatic farmer because he grows against the system.
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ááŽáá°á Joel Salatin áá°áˇááᯠáááşáááŹá¸ áĄáá°á¸áááŻáˇ ááąáŤáşááźáááşá áá°áᏠá
áá
áşááᯠáááˇáşááťááş á
ááŻááşááťááŻá¸áááŻáˇááŤá
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Since I'm home-schooled, I went to go hear him speak one day.
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ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáˇá áĄáááşáážáŹáᲠá
áŹáááşááŹáááŻááąáŹáˇ áá
áşááąáˇ áá°ááźáąáŹáᏠáá˝áŹá¸ááŹá¸ááąáŹááşáá˛áˇáááşá
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This man, this "lunatic farmer," doesn't use any pesticides, herbicides, or genetically modified seeds.
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ááŽáá°á ááŽ"áááşáááŹá¸ áĄáá°á¸"áᏠáááŻá¸áááşááąá¸áá˝áąá ááąáŤááşá¸áááşááąá¸áá˝áąá (áááŻáˇ) ááťááŻá¸áááŻá¸ááŽáááźáąáŹááşá¸ááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áá
áşá
áąáˇáá˝áą áááŻáśá¸áá°á¸á
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And so for that, he's called crazy by the system.
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ááŽáĄáá˝ááş á
áá
áşáĄá áá°áˇááᯠáááźáąáŹááşáááŻáˇ áĄááąáŤáşááśááááşá
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I want you to know that we can all make a difference by making different choices, by buying our food directly from local farmers, or our neighbors who we know in real life.
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ááá
áąááťááşááŹá ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇáĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸ ááá°áá˛áˇ áá˝áąá¸ááťááşáážáŻáá˝áąáááşááŽá¸áááşá¸ ááąááá˝ááşá¸ áááşáááŹá¸áá˝áą (áááŻáˇ) áááşáá˝áąáˇáááá˛áˇ áĄáááşááŽá¸ááŹá¸ááťááşá¸ááŽá á
áŹá¸á
áᏠáááŻááşáááŻááşáááşáááşá¸ ááźáąáŹááşá¸áá˛áážáŻáá
áşáᯠááŻááşáááŻááşáááşáááŻááŹááŤá
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