Thank you all for joining us. I am with Smithsonian Associates and thrilled to welcome you to todays program on visual thinking with dr. Temple. To our members, a sincere thank you. Now more than ever is your support keeps us going. As many of you know, Smithsonian Associates is not federally funded and relies entirely on donations and membership support to bridge gap between Program Expenses and ticket to anyone who might be new to Smithsonian Associates. Welcome. And i invite you to explore the wide range of programs that we offer and to consider becoming member to support our work in bringing you hundreds of trusted learning experiences every year, you can find out more about these events on our website, Smithsonian Associates org as well as on facebook and twitter. While supposed to link in the chat box. Which brings me to my next item of business. I want to quickly mention a few features of zoom. So clear about how we run our programs. First, look for the chat box at the top or bo
Thank you all for joining us. I am with Smithsonian Associates and thrilled to welcome you to todays program on visual thinking with dr. Temple. To our members, a sincere thank you. Now more than ever is your support keeps us going. As many of you know, Smithsonian Associates is not federally funded and relies entirely on donations and membership support to bridge gap between Program Expenses and ticket to anyone who might be new to Smithsonian Associates. Welcome. And i invite you to explore the wide range of programs that we offer and to consider becoming member to support our work in bringing you hundreds of trusted learning experiences every year, you can find out more about these events on our website, Smithsonian Associates org as well as on facebook and twitter. While supposed to link in the chat box. Which brings me to my next item of business. I want to quickly mention a few features of zoom. So clear about how we run our programs. First, look for the chat box at the top or bo
Show. Theyre just strolling along, enjoying their day, and boom something impossible happens. Whoa its a communication. Ow. Ew [ laughs ] you know, im communicating with the audience. So, what im about to show you is completely impossible. And they see it, visually. Anywhere. Anywhere. Right there . So their response comes back to me as another communication. The queen of clubs. Whoo it feels like ive just snapped them out of. Oh . A moment where they may have been jaded or felt like theyd seen everything. And then, suddenly, i show them something new, and they light up. Wow [ laughter ] the apex, the crux, the biggest moments are often these Little Things that happen all day as people drop their barriers. Da, da, dada, da, da. After seeing some magic, and youre just really kind of touching someones day for a brief moment. Bah and then they move on, and theyre like so, its cool to be able to kind of connect with people on that level anywhere. All abracadabra . And randomly, when theyre
And. [ scale plays ] and. [ scale plays ] and just kept on working with it. It took me one year and 28 glasses to learn the first mozart piece written for glass. And then i was absolutely hooked. If youre playing an instrument thats very satisfying to you, then it doesnt matter how long you play it. It just still becomes even more enjoyable. Little bit flat. As i was walking away from the diningroom table when i was 6 years old, my dad started playing a wineglass. Everyone in the place was musical. They all started playing their stemmed glasses. The kids, the water glasses. And the adults, and i heard these beautiful chords coming from the diningroom table. And this became my favorite sound, at the age of 6. I want as many people as possible to experience that beauty, because its very rare that people can experience such beauty just walking along the street. [ joplins the entertainer plays ] scott joplin. [ cheers and applause ] this was my favorite sound in the whole world. [ applause
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