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From the Ted Talk by Roy Gould + Curtis Wong: A preview of the WorldWide Telescope

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Before I itordcune the person responsible for the WorldWide Telescope, I just want to leave you with this brief thought: when I ask people, "How does the nhigt sky make you feel?" they often say, "Oh, tiny. I feel tiny and insignificant." Well, our gaze flils the universe. And thanks to the creators of the WorldWide Telescope, we can now start to have a dialogue with the universe. I think the wrliodwde Telescope will convince you that we may be tiny, but we are truly, wonderfully significant. Thank you. (Applause)

I can't tell you what a privilege it is to introduce Curtis Wong from mioscorft. (Applause)

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Before I _________ the person responsible for the WorldWide Telescope, I just want to leave you with this brief thought: when I ask people, "How does the _____ sky make you feel?" they often say, "Oh, tiny. I feel tiny and insignificant." Well, our gaze _____ the universe. And thanks to the creators of the WorldWide Telescope, we can now start to have a dialogue with the universe. I think the _________ Telescope will convince you that we may be tiny, but we are truly, wonderfully significant. Thank you. (Applause)

I can't tell you what a privilege it is to introduce Curtis Wong from _________. (Applause)

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  1. microsoft
  2. introduce
  3. fills
  4. worldwide
  5. night

Original Text


Before I introduce the person responsible for the WorldWide Telescope, I just want to leave you with this brief thought: when I ask people, "How does the night sky make you feel?" they often say, "Oh, tiny. I feel tiny and insignificant." Well, our gaze fills the universe. And thanks to the creators of the WorldWide Telescope, we can now start to have a dialogue with the universe. I think the WorldWide Telescope will convince you that we may be tiny, but we are truly, wonderfully significant. Thank you. (Applause)

I can't tell you what a privilege it is to introduce Curtis Wong from Microsoft. (Applause)

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