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From the Ted Talk by Bran Ferren: To create for the ages, let's combine art and engineering

Unscramble the Blue Letters


So what's next? What imienmnt advance will be the euaivqnlet of the Pantheon? Thinking about this, I rejected many very plausible and dramatic breakthroughs to come, such as cirnug cancer. Why? Because Pantheons are anchored in designed physical objects, ones that inspire by simply seeing and experiencing them, and will continue to do so indefinitely. It is a different kind of language, like art. These other vatil contributions that enetxd life and relieve suffering are, of course, critical, and fantastic, but they're part of the continuum of our overall knowledge and technology, like the inenetrt.

Open Cloze


So what's next? What ________ advance will be the __________ of the Pantheon? Thinking about this, I rejected many very plausible and dramatic breakthroughs to come, such as ______ cancer. Why? Because Pantheons are anchored in designed physical objects, ones that inspire by simply seeing and experiencing them, and will continue to do so indefinitely. It is a different kind of language, like art. These other _____ contributions that ______ life and relieve suffering are, of course, critical, and fantastic, but they're part of the continuum of our overall knowledge and technology, like the ________.

Solution


  1. extend
  2. curing
  3. vital
  4. imminent
  5. equivalent
  6. internet

Original Text


So what's next? What imminent advance will be the equivalent of the Pantheon? Thinking about this, I rejected many very plausible and dramatic breakthroughs to come, such as curing cancer. Why? Because Pantheons are anchored in designed physical objects, ones that inspire by simply seeing and experiencing them, and will continue to do so indefinitely. It is a different kind of language, like art. These other vital contributions that extend life and relieve suffering are, of course, critical, and fantastic, but they're part of the continuum of our overall knowledge and technology, like the Internet.

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Important Words


  1. advance
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