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.

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TEDGlobal 2011

Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)

Marco Tempest: Magien ved sandhed og løgne (og iPods)

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Med tre iPods som magiske rekvisitter, fremviser Marco Tempest en kløgtig og overraskende hjertefølt meditation om sandhed og løgne, kunst og følelse.
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So the typetype of magicmagi I like, and I'm a magiciantryllekunstner,
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Den slags magi, jeg kan lige, og jeg er magiker,
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is a magicmagi that usesanvendelser technologyteknologi
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er magi, som bruger teknologi
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to createskab illusionsillusioner.
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til at skabe illusioner.
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So I would like to showat vise you something I've been workingarbejder on.
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Så jeg vil gerne vise jer noget, jeg har arbejdet på.
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It's an applicationAnsøgning
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Det er en applikation,
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that I think will be usefulnyttig for artistskunstnere --
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som jeg tror vil være brugbar for kunstnere -
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multimediamultimedie artistskunstnere in particularsærlig.
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multimediekunstnere især.
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It synchronizessynkroniserer videosvideoer
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Den synkroniserer videoer
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acrosset kors multiplemange screensskærme of mobilemobil devicesenheder.
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mellem flere skærme på mobile enheder.
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And I borrowedlånt these threetre iPodsiPods
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Og jeg har lånt disse tre iPods
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from people here in the audiencepublikum
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fra folk her i publikum
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to showat vise you what I mean.
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for at vise jer, hvad jeg mener.
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And I'm going to use them to tell you
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Og jeg kommer til at bruge dem til at fortælle jer
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a little bitbit about my favoritefavorit subjectemne:
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lidt omkring mit yndlingsemne:
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deceptionbedrag.
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vildledning.
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(MusicMusik)
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(Musik)
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One of my favoritefavorit magicianstryllekunstnere
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En af mine yndlingsmagikere
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is KarlKarl GermainGermain.
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er Karl Germain.
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He had this wonderfulvidunderlig tricktrick
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Han havde dette vidunderlige trick,
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where a rosebushrosenhækken would bloomflor
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hvor en rosenbusk blomstrede
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right in frontforan of your eyesøjne.
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lige for øjnene af dig.
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But it was his productionproduktion of a butterflysommerfugl
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Men det var hans produktion af en sommerfugl,
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that was the mostmest beautifulsmuk.
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som var den smukkeste.
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(RecordingOptagelse) AnnouncerSpeakeren: LadiesDamer and gentlemenherrer,
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(Optagelse) Speakeren: Mine damer og herrer,
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the creationskabelse of life.
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skabelsen af liv.
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(ApplauseBifald)
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(Klapsalver)
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(MusicMusik)
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(Musik)
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MarcoMarco TempestTempest: When askedspurgt about deceptionbedrag,
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Marco Tempest: Når spurgt om vildledning,
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he said this:
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sagde han dette:
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AnnouncerSpeakeren: MagicMagic is the only honestærlig professionerhverv.
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Speaker: Magi er den eneste ærlige profession.
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A magiciantryllekunstner promisesløfter to deceivebedrage you --
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En magiker lover at vildlede dig --
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and he does.
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og han gør det.
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MTMT: I like to think of myselfMig selv as an honestærlig magiciantryllekunstner.
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MT: Jeg tænker gerne om mig selv som en ærlig magiker.
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I use a lot of trickstricks,
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Jeg bruger en masse tricks,
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whichhvilken meansmidler
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hvilket betyder,
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that sometimesSommetider I have to lieligge to you.
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at jeg nogen gange bliver nødt til at lyve overfor jer.
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Now I feel baddårlig about that.
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Jeg har det skidt med det.
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But people lieligge everyhver day.
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Men mennesker lyver hver dag.
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(RingingRingen) HoldHold on.
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(Ringer) Øjeblik.
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GirlPige in PhoneTelefon: Hey, where are you?
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Pige i telefonen: Hej, hvor er du?
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MTMT: StuckFast in trafficTrafik. I'll be there soonsnart.
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MT: Jeg sidder fast i trafikken. Jeg er der snart.
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You've all doneFærdig it.
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I har alle gjort det.
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(LaughterLatter)
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(Latter)
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LadyLady: I'll be readyparat in just a minuteminut, darlingskat.
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Dame: Jeg er klar om et minut, skat.
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Man: It's just what I've always wanted.
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Mand: Det er lige hvad jeg altid har ønsket mig.
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WomanKvinde: You were great.
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Kvinde: Du var fantastisk.
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MTMT: DeceptionBedrag,
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MT: Vildledelse,
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it's a fundamentalgrundlæggende parten del of life.
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det er en fundamental del af livet.
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Now pollsmeningsmålinger showat vise
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Undersøgelser viser,
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that menherrer tell twiceto gange as manymange liesløgne
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at mænd fortæller dobbelt så mange løgne
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as womenKvinder --
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som kvinder --
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assumingunder forudsætning af the womenKvinder they askSpørg told the truthsandhed.
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hvis man antager, at kvinderne, de spørger, fortalte sandheden.
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(LaughingGriner)
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(Latter)
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We deceivebedrage to gaingevinst advantagefordel
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Vi vildleder for at få en fordel
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and to hideskjule our weaknessessvagheder.
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og for at skjule vore svagheder.
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The Chinesekinesisk generalgenerel SunSolen TzuTzu
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Den kinesiske general Sun Tzu
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said that all warkrig
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sagde, at al krig
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was basedbaseret on deceptionbedrag.
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var baseret på vildledning.
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OscarOscar WildeWilde
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Oscar Wilde
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said the samesamme thing of romanceromantik.
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sagde det samme om romantik.
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Some people
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Nogle mennesker
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deceivebedrage for moneypenge.
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vildleder for penge.
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Let's playSpille a gamespil.
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Lad os spille et spil.
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ThreeTre cardskort, threetre chanceschancer.
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Tre kort, tre chancer.
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AnnouncerSpeakeren: One fivefem will get you 10, 10 will get you 20.
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Speaker: En fem'er vil give dig 10, 10 vil give dig 20.
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Now where'shvor er the ladydame?
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Hvor er damen?
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Where is the queendronning?
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Hvor er dronningen?
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MTMT: This one?
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MT: Denne?
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Sorry. You losetabe.
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Beklager. Du tabte.
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Well, I didn't deceivebedrage you.
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Altså, jeg vildledte dig ikke.
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You deceivedbedraget yourselfdig selv.
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Du vildledte dig selv.
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Self-deceptionSelvbedrag.
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Selv-bedrag.
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That's when we convinceoverbevise ourselvesos selv
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Det er, når man overbeviser sig selv om,
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that a lieligge is the truthsandhed.
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at en løgn er sandheden.
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SometimesNogle gange it's hardhårdt to tell the two aparten del.
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Nogle gange er det svært at skelne de to fra hinanden.
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CompulsiveKompulsiv gamblersGamblers
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Tvangs-gamblere
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are expertseksperter at self-deceptionselvbedrag.
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er eksperter i selv-bedrag.
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(SlotSlot machinemaskine noisestøj)
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(Spilleautomatlyd)
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They believe they can winvinde.
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De tror, de kan vinde.
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They forgetglemme the timesgange they losetabe.
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De glemmer de gange, de taber.
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The brainhjerne is very good at forgettingglemmer.
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Hjernen er rigtig god til at glemme.
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BadDårlig experienceserfaringer are quicklyhurtigt forgottenglemt.
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Dårlige oplevelser er hurtigt glemt.
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BadDårlig experienceserfaringer
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Dårlige oplevelser
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quicklyhurtigt disappearforsvinde.
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forsvinder hurtigt.
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WhichSom is why in this vastlangt and lonelyensom cosmoskosmos,
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Det er derfor, at vi i dette enorme og ensomme kosmos,
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we are so wonderfullyvidunderligt optimisticoptimistisk.
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er så vidunderligt optimistiske.
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Our self-deceptionselvbedrag
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Vores selv-bedrag
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becomesbliver til a positivepositiv illusionillusion --
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bliver en positiv illusion --
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why moviesfilm
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hvorfor film
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are ablei stand to take us onto extraordinaryekstraordinær adventureseventyr;
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er i stand til at tage os på ekstraordinære eventyr;
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why we believe RomeoRomeo
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hvorfor vi tror på Romeo,
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when he sayssiger he loveselsker JulietJuliet;
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når han siger, han elsker Julie;
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and why singleenkelt notesnoter of musicmusik,
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og hvorfor enkelte noder af musik,
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when playedspillet togethersammen,
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når spillet sammen,
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becomeblive a sonataSonata and conjuretrylle up meaningbetyder.
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bliver en sonate og frembringer mening.
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That's "ClairClair dede LuneLune."
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Det er "Clair de Lune."
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Its composerkomponist calledhedder DebussyDebussy
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Dets komponist ved navn Debussy
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said that artkunst
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sagde, at kunst
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was the greateststørst deceptionbedrag of all.
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er den største af alle vildledninger.
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ArtKunst is a deceptionbedrag
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Kunst er en vildledning,
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that createsskaber realægte emotionsfølelser --
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som skaber sande følelser --
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a lieligge that createsskaber a truthsandhed.
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en løgn, der skaber sandhed.
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And when you give yourselfdig selv over to that deceptionbedrag,
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Og når du overgiver dig selv til denne vildledning,
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it becomesbliver til magicmagi.
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bliver det magi.
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(ApplauseBifald)
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
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Tak. Mange tak.
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(ApplauseBifald)
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(Klapsalver)

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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