[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.90,0:00:08.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Clicking) Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.05,0:00:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was born with bilateral retinoblastoma, Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.42,0:00:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,retinal cancer. Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.04,0:00:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My right eye was removed Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.69,0:00:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at seven months of age. Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.34,0:00:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was 13 months\Nwhen they removed my left eye. Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.00,0:00:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first thing I did Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.07,0:00:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upon awakening from that last surgery Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.74,0:00:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was to climb out of my crib Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.78,0:00:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and begin wandering around Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.01,0:00:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the intensive care nursery, Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.21,0:00:43.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,probably looking for the one\Nwho did this to me. Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.21,0:00:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.30,0:00:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Evidently, wandering around the nursery Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.13,0:00:53.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was not a problem for me without eyes. Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.91,0:00:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem was getting caught. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.56,0:01:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's impressions about blindness Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.90,0:01:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are far more threatening Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.22,0:01:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to blind people than the blindness itself. Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.28,0:01:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think for a moment about\Nyour own impressions of blindness. Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.52,0:01:14.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about your reactions Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.89,0:01:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I first came onto the stage, Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.82,0:01:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the prospect of your own blindness, Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.65,0:01:25.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a loved one going blind. Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.59,0:01:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The terror is incomprehensible Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.68,0:01:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to most of us, Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.00,0:01:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because blindness Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.49,0:01:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is thought to epitomize ignorance\Nand unawareness, Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.83,0:01:46.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hapless exposure to the ravages\Nof the dark unknown. Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.63,0:01:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How poetic. Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.44,0:01:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately for me,\Nmy parents were not poetic. Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.80,0:01:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were pragmatic. Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.50,0:01:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They understood that ignorance and fear Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.02,0:02:01.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were but matters of the mind, Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.97,0:02:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the mind is adaptable. Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.50,0:02:09.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They believed that I should grow up Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.26,0:02:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to enjoy the same freedoms\Nand responsibilities as everyone else. Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.81,0:02:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In their own words, I would move out Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.28,0:02:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-- which I did when I was 18 -- Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.06,0:02:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will pay taxes Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.04,0:02:24.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-- thanks -- Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.50,0:02:30.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they knew the difference\Nbetween love and fear. Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.100,0:02:35.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fear immobilizes us\Nin the face of challenge. Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.71,0:02:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They knew that blindness\Nwould pose a significant challenge. Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.61,0:02:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was not raised with fear. Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.96,0:02:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They put my freedom first before all else, Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.42,0:02:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that is what love does. Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.80,0:02:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, moving forward,\Nhow do I manage today? Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.05,0:02:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world is much larger nursery. Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.42,0:03:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately, I have my trusty long cane, Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.32,0:03:04.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,longer than the canes\Nused by most blind people. Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.01,0:03:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I call it my freedom staff. Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.36,0:03:08.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will keep me, for example, Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.91,0:03:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from making Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.19,0:03:15.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an undignified departure from the stage. Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.45,0:03:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do see that cliff edge. Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.28,0:03:21.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They warned us earlier\Nthat every imaginable mishap Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.51,0:03:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has occurred to speakers\Nup here on the stage. Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.34,0:03:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't care to set a new precedent. Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.66,0:03:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But beyond that, Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.42,0:03:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many of you may have heard me clicking Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.21,0:03:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I came onto the stage, Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.51,0:03:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with my tongue. Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.72,0:03:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are flashes of sound Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.06,0:03:44.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that go out and reflect\Nfrom surfaces all around me, Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.75,0:03:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like a bat's sonar, Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.35,0:03:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and return to me Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.30,0:03:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with patterns, with pieces of information, Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.43,0:03:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much as light does for you. Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.98,0:03:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my brain, thanks to my parents, Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.79,0:04:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been activated to form images Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.97,0:04:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in my visual cortex, Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.53,0:04:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we now call the imaging system, Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.34,0:04:11.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from those patterns of information,\Nmuch as your brain does. Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.45,0:04:14.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I call this process flash sonar. Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.81,0:04:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is how I have learned to see Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.62,0:04:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through my blindness, Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.71,0:04:23.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to navigate my journey Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.50,0:04:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the dark unknowns\Nof my own challenges, Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.54,0:04:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which has earned me the moniker Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.44,0:04:35.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"the Remarkable Batman." Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.15,0:04:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, Batman I will accept. Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.71,0:04:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bats are cool. Batman is cool. Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.10,0:04:44.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I was not raised to think of myself Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.16,0:04:47.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as in any way remarkable. Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.65,0:04:50.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have always regarded myself Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.41,0:04:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much like anyone else Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.10,0:04:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who navigates the dark unknowns\Nof their own challenges. Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.63,0:05:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is that so remarkable? Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.72,0:05:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do not use my eyes, I use my brain. Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.22,0:05:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, someone, somewhere, Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.06,0:05:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,must think that's remarkable,\Nor I wouldn't be up here, Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.14,0:05:15.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but let's consider this for a moment. Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.39,0:05:17.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone out there Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.53,0:05:22.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who faces or who has ever\Nfaced a challenge, Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.43,0:05:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,raise your hands. Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.47,0:05:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoosh. Okay. Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.49,0:05:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lots of hands going up, a moment,\Nlet me do a head count. Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.46,0:05:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Clicking) Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.71,0:05:36.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This will take a while.\N(Clicking) (Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.73,0:05:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, lots of hands in the air. Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.98,0:05:40.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Keep them up. I have an idea. Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.61,0:05:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those of you who use your brains Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.88,0:05:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to navigate these challenges, Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.65,0:05:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put your hands down. Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.39,0:05:52.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, anyone with your hands still up Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.29,0:05:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has challenges of your own. (Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.26,0:06:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we all face challenges, Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.84,0:06:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we all face the dark unknown, Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.58,0:06:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is endemic to most challenges, Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.44,0:06:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is what most of us fear. Okay? Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.36,0:06:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we all have brains Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.77,0:06:17.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allow us, that activate to allow us Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.07,0:06:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to navigate the journey Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.72,0:06:24.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through these challenges. Okay? Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.15,0:06:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Case in point.: so I came up here Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.28,0:06:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and -- (Clicking) -- they wouldn't tell me Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.64,0:06:38.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the lectern was. Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.15,0:06:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can't trust those TED folks. Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.80,0:06:44.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Find it yourself," they said. Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.65,0:06:49.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So -- (Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.41,0:06:52.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the feedback for the PA system\Nis no help at all. Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.52,0:06:56.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now I present to you a challenge. Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.05,0:07:00.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you'd all close your eyes\Nfor just a moment, okay? Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.21,0:07:03.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you're going to learn\Na bit of flash sonar. Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.51,0:07:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to make a sound, Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.53,0:07:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to hold\Nthis panel in front of me, Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.22,0:07:08.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm not going to move it. Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.66,0:07:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just listen to the sound for a moment. Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.24,0:07:19.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shhhhhhhhhh. Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.53,0:07:21.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, nothing very interesting. Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.29,0:07:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, listen to what happens\Nto that same exact sound Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.24,0:07:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I move the panel. Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.66,0:07:33.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shhhhhhhhhhh. Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.27,0:07:41.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You do not know the power\Nof the dark side. Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.61,0:07:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.42,0:07:47.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn't resist. Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.83,0:07:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, now keep your eyes closed, Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.48,0:07:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because, did you hear the difference? Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.20,0:07:55.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay. Now, let's be sure. Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.42,0:07:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For your challenge, Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.58,0:07:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you tell me, just say now, Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.56,0:08:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you hear the panel start to move. Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.60,0:08:07.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay? We'll relax into this. Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.15,0:08:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shhhhhhh. Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.00,0:08:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Now.\NDaniel Kish: Good. Excellent. Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.77,0:08:15.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Open your eyes. Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.38,0:08:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right. So just a few centimeters, Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.02,0:08:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you would notice the difference. Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.04,0:08:25.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've experienced sonar. Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.53,0:08:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'd all make great blind people. Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.55,0:08:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's have a look at what can happen Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.24,0:08:34.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when this activation process Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.58,0:08:39.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is given some time and attention. Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.11,0:08:42.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) Juan Ruiz: It's like\Nyou guys can see with your eyes Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.29,0:08:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can see with our ears. Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.50,0:08:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Man: It's not a matter\Nof enjoying it more or less, Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.56,0:08:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's about enjoying it differently. Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.49,0:08:54.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Woman: It goes across.\NDK: Yeah. Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.53,0:08:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Woman: And then it's gradually\Ncoming back down again. Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.34,0:08:59.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DK: Yes!\NWoman: That's amazing. Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.95,0:09:04.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can, like, see the car. Holy mother! Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.98,0:09:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Man 2: I love being blind. Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.05,0:09:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I had the opportunity, honestly,\NI wouldn't go back to being sighted. Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.72,0:09:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Man 3: The bigger the goal,\Nthe more obstacles you'll face, Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.18,0:09:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on the other side of that goal Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.78,0:09:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is victory. Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.42,0:09:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stop. [in a foreign language] Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.58,0:09:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.36,0:09:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TK: Now, do these people look terrified? Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.40,0:09:44.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not so much. Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.07,0:09:46.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have delivered activation training Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.85,0:09:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tens of thousands of blind\Nand sighted people from all backgrounds Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.38,0:09:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in nearly 40 countries. Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.82,0:09:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When blind people learn to see, Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.30,0:10:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sighted people seem inspired Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.32,0:10:02.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to want to learn to see their way Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.66,0:10:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,better, more clearly, with less fear, Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.64,0:10:12.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this exemplifies\Nthe immense capacity within us all Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.53,0:10:16.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to navigate any type of challenge, Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.43,0:10:19.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through any form of darkness, Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.41,0:10:22.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to discoveries unimagined Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.33,0:10:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we are activated. Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.70,0:10:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish you all a most activating journey. Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.71,0:10:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much. Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.47,0:10:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.72,0:10:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chris Anderson: Daniel, my friend. Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.27,0:10:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I know you can see, it's\Na spectacular standing ovation at TED. Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.01,0:10:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for an extraordinary talk. Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.28,0:10:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just one more question about your world, Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.30,0:10:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your inner world that you construct. Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.90,0:11:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We think that we have things in our world Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.85,0:11:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you as a blind person don't have, Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.64,0:11:06.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what's your world like? Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.82,0:11:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you have that we don't have? Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.58,0:11:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TK: Um, 360 degree view, Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.72,0:11:16.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so my sonar works about as well\Nbehind me as it does in front of me. Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.62,0:11:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It works around corners. Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.50,0:11:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It works through surfaces. Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.24,0:11:27.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Generally, it's kind of a fuzzy\Nthree-dimensional geometry. Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.23,0:11:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of my students, who has now\Nbecome an instructor, Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.27,0:11:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he lost his vision\Nafter a few months Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.20,0:11:36.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was sitting in his three story house Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.45,0:11:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he realized that he could hear\Neverything going on throughout the house: Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.46,0:11:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conversations, people in the kitchen,\Npeople in the bathroom, Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.64,0:11:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,several floors away, several walls away. Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.34,0:11:50.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said it was something\Nlike having x-ray vision. Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.89,0:11:54.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CA: What do you picture\Nthat you're in right now? Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.51,0:11:57.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you picture this theater? Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.53,0:12:01.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TK: Lots of loudspeakers, quite frankly. Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.59,0:12:08.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's interesting. When people make a sound, Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.71,0:12:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they laugh, when they fidget, Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.12,0:12:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they take a drink or blow their nose Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.00,0:12:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whatever, I hear everything. Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.56,0:12:19.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hear every little movement\Nthat every single person makes. Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.74,0:12:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,None of it really escapes my attention, Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.50,0:12:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then, from a sonar perspective, Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.54,0:12:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the size of the room, Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.31,0:12:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the curvature of the audience\Naround the stage, Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.49,0:12:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's the height of the room. Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.23,0:12:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like I say, it's all that kind of\Nthree-dimensional surface geometry Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.55,0:12:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all around me. Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.82,0:12:42.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CA: Well, Daniel, you have done\Na spectacular job of helping us all Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.11,0:12:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see the world in a different way. Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.88,0:12:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank so much for that, truly.\NDK: Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.82,0:12:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)