The world's largest family reunion ... we're all invited! | A.J. Jacobs

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Oren Szekatch ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
Six months ago, I got an email
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื™ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื, ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ
00:14
from a man in Israel
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ืžืื“ื ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ
ืฉืงืจื ืื—ื“ ืžืกืคืจื™,
00:16
who had read one of my books,
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00:17
and the email said,
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ื‘ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื ืืžืจ
00:18
"You don't know me,
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"ืืชื” ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื™,
00:20
but I'm your 12th cousin."
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ ืฉืœืš ืžื“ืจื’ื” 12"
00:23
And it said, "I have a family tree
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ื•ืขื•ื“ ื ืืžืจ, "ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืื™ืœืŸ ื™ื•ื—ืกื™ืŸ
00:25
with 80,000 people on it, including you,
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ืขื 80,000 ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื•, ื›ื•ืœืœ ืื•ืชืš.
00:29
Karl Marx,
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ืงืจืœ ืžืจืงืก,
00:30
and several European aristocrats."
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ื•ืžืกืคืจ ืืจื™ืกื˜ื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื ืื™ืจื•ืคืื™ื."
00:33
Now I did not know what to make of this.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืขื ื–ื”.
00:35
Part of me was like, okay,
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ื—ืœืง ืื—ื“ ื‘ื™ ืืžืจ, ืื•ืงื™ื™,
00:38
when's he going to ask me to wire
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ืžืชื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžื ื™ ืœืฉืœื•ื—
00:40
10,000 dollars to his Nigerian bank, right?
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10,000 ื“ื•ืœืจ ืœื‘ื ืง ื”ื ื™ื’ืจื™ ืฉืœื•, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
00:43
I also thought, 80,000 relatives,
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, 80,000 ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื
ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืืช ื–ื”?
00:47
do I want that?
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00:48
I have enough trouble with some of the ones
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืฆืจื•ืช ืขื ื—ืœืง ืžืืœื•
00:50
I have already.
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ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื™ืฉ ืœื™
00:52
And I won't name names, but you know who you are.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื ื™ื›ื ื‘ืจื‘ื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื™ ืืชื.
00:55
But another part of me said, this is remarkable.
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ืืš ื—ืœืง ืื—ืจ ื‘ื™ ืืžืจ, ื–ื” ื™ื•ืฆื ืžืŸ ื”ื›ืœืœ.
00:59
Here I am alone in my office, but I'm not alone at all.
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ื”ื ื” ืื ื™ ืœื‘ื“ื™ ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ื™, ืืš ืื™ื ื™ ืœื‘ื“ ื›ืœืœ ื•ื›ืœืœ.
01:01
I'm connected to 80,000 people around the world,
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ืฉืจ ืœ- 80,000 ืื™ืฉ ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื,
01:05
and that's four Madison Square Gardens
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ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืืจื‘ืข ืื™ืฆื˜ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ 'ืžืื“ื™ืกื•ืŸ ืกืงื•ื•ืืจ ื’ืืจื“ืŸ'
01:08
full of cousins.
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ืžืœืื™ื ื‘ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื™ื.
01:10
And some of them are going to be great,
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ื•ื—ืœืงื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื”ื“ืจื™ื,
01:13
and some of them are going to be irritating,
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืขืฆื‘ื ื™ื.
01:15
but they're all related to me.
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ืืš ื”ื ื›ื•ืœื ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™.
01:18
So this email inspired me to dive into genealogy,
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ืื– ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื”ื–ื” ื ืชืŸ ืœื™ ื”ืฉืจืื” ืœืฆืœื•ืœ ืืœ ืชื•ืš ื—ืงืจ ื”ื™ื•ื—ืกื™ืŸ.
01:22
which I always thought was a very staid and proper field,
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ืฉืขืœื™ื• ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืฉื“ื” ืžื—ืงืจ ืžืชื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื’ื•ืŸ,
01:25
but it turns out it's going through a fascinating
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ืืš ืžืชื‘ืจืจ ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžื”ืคื›ื”
01:28
revolution, and a controversial one.
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ืคื ื˜ืกื˜ื™ืช, ื•ืืฃ ืฉื ื•ื™ื” ื‘ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช .
01:31
Partly, this is because of DNA and genetic testing,
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ื—ืœืงื™ืช, ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื ื•ื‘ืข ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื“.ื .ื. ื•ื‘ื“ื™ืงื•ืช ื’ื ื˜ื™ื•ืช,
01:34
but partly, it's because of the Internet.
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ืืš ื—ืœืง ืื—ืจ, ื ื•ื‘ืข ืžื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
01:38
There are sites that now take
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ื™ืฉ ื›ื™ื•ื ืืชืจื™ื ืฉืœื•ืงื—ื™ื
01:40
the Wikipedia approach to family trees,
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ืืช ื’ื™ืฉืชื” ืฉืœ ื•ื•ื™ืงื™ืคื“ื™ื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืื™ืœื ื•ืช ื™ื•ื—ืกื™ืŸ
01:43
collaboration and crowdsourcing,
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ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ื•ืžื™ืงื•ืจ ื”ืžื•ื ื™ื.
01:46
and what you do is,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ,
01:47
you load your family tree on,
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ืืชื ืžืขืœื™ื ืืช ืื™ืœื ื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ื—ืกื™ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื,
01:50
and then these sites search
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ื•ืื– ื”ืืชืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื
01:51
to see if the A.J. Jacobs in your tree
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ื•ื‘ื•ื“ืงื™ื ืื ืื™ื™. ื’'ื™ื™. ื’'ื™ื™ืงื•ื‘ืก ืฉื ืžืฆื ื‘ืื™ืœืŸ ืฉืœื›ื
01:54
is the same as the A.J. Jacobs in another tree,
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ื”ื•ื ืื•ืชื• ืื™ื™. ื’'ื™ื™. ื’'ื™ื™ืงื•ื‘ืก ืฉื ืžืฆื ื‘ืื™ืœืŸ ืื—ืจ,
01:56
and if it is, then you can combine,
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ื•ืื ื–ื” ืื›ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ืื—ื“, ืื– ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉืœื‘,
02:00
and then you combine and combine and combine
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ื•ืื– ืืชื ืžืฉืœื‘ื™ื ื•ืžืฉืœื‘ื™ื ื•ืžืฉืœื‘ื™ื
02:02
until you get these massive,
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ืขื“ ืฉืืชื ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืžื’ื”-ืื™ืœื ื•ืช
02:03
mega-family trees
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ื™ื•ื—ืกื™ืŸ ืžืืกื™ื‘ื™ื™ื
02:05
with thousands of people on them,
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ืขื ืืœืคื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื”ื,
02:08
or even millions.
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ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื.
02:09
I'm on something on Geni called
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ื‘ืืชืจ Geni ื™ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื ืงืจื
02:12
the world family tree,
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ืื™ืœืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื—ืกื™ืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™,
02:13
which has no less than a jaw-dropping
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ืืฉืจ ื‘ื• ื ืžืฆืื™ื ืœื ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืืฉืจ ื”ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืžื”ืžื
02:16
75 million people.
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ืฉืœ 75 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื™ืฉ.
02:20
So that's 75 million people connected by blood
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ืื– ืื•ืชื 75 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ื”ืงืฉื•ืจื™ื ื–ื” ืœื–ื” ื‘ื“ื
02:23
or marriage, sometimes both.
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ืื• ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ, ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืฉื ื™ื”ื.
02:26
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:28
It's in all seven continents, including Antarctica.
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ื–ื” ื ืžืฆื ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ืข ื”ื™ื‘ืฉื•ืช, ื›ื•ืœืœ ืื ื˜ืจื˜ื™ืงื”.
02:33
I'm on it. Many of you are on it,
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ืื ื™ ื ืžืฆื ืฉื. ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื›ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื ืฉื,
02:35
whether you know it or not,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื–ืืช ืื• ืœื,
02:37
and you can see the links.
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ื•ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืงื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื.
02:39
Here's my cousin Gwyneth Paltrow.
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ื”ื ื” ื‘ืช ื”ื“ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ื’ื•ื•ื™ื ื™ืช' ืคืœื˜ืจื•.
02:44
She has no idea I exist,
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ืื™ืŸ ืœื” ืฉื•ื ืžื•ืฉื’ ืฉืื ื™ ืงื™ื™ื,
02:46
but we are officially cousins.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ืจืฉืžื™ื™ื.
02:48
We have just 17 links between us.
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ื™ืฉ ื‘ื ื™ื ื• ืจืง 17 ืงื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื.
02:52
And there's my cousin Barack Obama.
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ื•ื”ื ื” ื‘ืŸ ื”ื“ื•ื“ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืจืง ืื•ื‘ืžื”.
02:55
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:56
And he is my aunt's fifth great-aunt's husband's
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืื—ื™ื™ื ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืจืžื” ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉืชื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ื ืฉืœ
03:00
father's wife's seventh great-nephew,
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ื‘ืขืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื•ื“ื” ื”ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™.
03:04
so practically my old brother.
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืœื›ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ืื—ื™ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
03:09
And my cousin, of course,
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ื•ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ื™, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ.
03:10
the actor Kevin Bacon --
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ื”ืฉื—ืงืŸ ืงื•ื•ื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื™ืงื•ืŸ
03:11
(Laughter) โ€”
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) --
03:13
who is my first cousin's twice removed's
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ืืฉืจ ื”ื™ื ื• ืื—ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœื” ื‘ื“ืจื’ื” ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœ
03:16
wife's niece's husband's first cousin once removed's
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ื‘ืŸ ื”ื“ื•ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืขืœ ืฉืœ ืื—ื™ื™ื ื” ืฉืœ ืืฉืชื• ืฉืœ
03:18
niece's husband.
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ื‘ืŸ ื”ื“ื•ื“ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืžื“ืจื’ื” ืฉื ื™ื™ื”.
03:20
So six degrees of Kevin Bacon,
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ืื– ืฉืฉ ื“ืจื’ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืงื•ื•ื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื™ืงื•ืŸ
03:22
plus or minus several degrees.
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ืคืœื•ืก-ืžื™ื ื•ืก ื›ืžื” ื“ืจื’ื•ืช.
03:26
Now, I'm not boasting, because all of you
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืชื’ืื”, ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื•ืœื›ื
03:28
have famous people and historical figures
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื ื•ืื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช
03:31
in your tree, because we are all connected,
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ื‘ืื™ืœืŸ ืฉืœื›ื, ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืงืฉื•ืจื™ื,
03:34
and 75 million may seem like a lot,
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ 75 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ื ืจืื” ื”ืžื•ืŸ,
03:37
but in a few years, it's quite likely
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ืืš ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื ื™ื, ืกื‘ื™ืจ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜
03:40
we will have a family tree
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ืฉืœื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื”ื™ื” ืื™ืœืŸ ื™ื•ื—ืกื™ืŸ
03:42
with all, almost all, seven billion people on Earth.
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ืขื ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ืขืช ืžื™ืœืืจื“ ื”ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืจืฅ.
03:46
But does it really matter?
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ืื‘ืœ, ื”ืื ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืžืฉื ื”?
03:48
What's the importance?
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03:49
And I do think it is important,
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ืžื” ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช?
ื•ืื ื™ ืื›ืŸ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘.
03:51
and I'll give you five reasons why, really quickly.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืืชืŸ ืœื›ื ื—ืžืฉ ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช, ืžืžืฉ ื‘ื–ืจื™ื–ื•ืช.
03:54
First, it's got scientific value.
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ื™ืฉ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืจืš ืžื“ืขื™.
03:56
This is an unprecedented history of the human race,
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื—ืกืจืช ื”ืชืงื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™,
04:00
and it's giving us valuable data
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื ื•ืชื ืช ืœื ื• ืžื™ื“ืข ื‘ืขืœ ืขืจืš
04:03
about how diseases are inherited,
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ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืื™ืš ืžื—ืœื•ืช ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื•ืช ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉื”
04:06
how people migrate,
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ืื™ืš ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ื’ืจื•,
04:07
and there's a team of scientists at MIT right now
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ื•ื™ืฉ ื›ืจื’ืข ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ื‘-MIT ืžืžืฉ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
04:10
studying the world family tree.
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ืฉื—ื•ืงืจืช ืืช ืื™ืœืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื—ืกื™ืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™.
04:13
Number two, it brings history alive.
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ืฉื ื™ืช, ื–ื” ืžื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืœื—ื™ื™ื.
04:16
I found out I'm connected to Albert Einstein,
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ืื ื™ ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืืœื‘ืจื˜ ืื™ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ,
04:19
so I told my seven-year-old son that,
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ืื– ืืžืจืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืœื‘ื ื™ ื‘ืŸ ื”ืฉื‘ืข,
04:22
and he was totally engaged.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
04:24
Now Albert Einstein is not some dead white guy
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืœื‘ืจื˜ ืื™ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ืื™ื–ื” ืื™ืฉ ืœื‘ืŸ ืžืช
04:28
with weird hair.
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ืขื ืฉื™ืขืจ ืžื•ื–ืจ.
04:29
He's Uncle Albert. (Laughter)
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ื”ื•ื ื“ื•ื“ ืืœื‘ืจื˜. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:33
And my son wanted to know,
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ื•ื‘ื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื“ืขืช,
04:35
"What did he say? What is E = MC squared?"
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"ืžื” ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ? ืžื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ E=mcยฒ?"
04:37
Also, it's not all good news.
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื›ืœ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
04:39
I found a link to Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer,
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืงืฉืจ ืœื’'ืคืจื™ ื“ืื”ืžืจ, ื”ืจื•ืฆื— ื”ืกื“ืจืชื™,
04:43
but I will say that's on my wife's side.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ืฉื–ื” ืžื”ืฆื“ ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉืชื™.
04:45
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:48
So I want to make that clear. Sorry, honey.
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ืื– ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ ืืช ื–ื”. ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ, ืžื•ืชืง.
04:51
Number three, interconnectedness.
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ืžืกืคืจ ืฉืœื•ืฉ, ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื“ื“ื™.
04:54
We all come from the same ancestor,
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืžืื•ืชื• ืื‘ ืงื“ืžื•ืŸ,
04:57
and you don't have to believe the literal Bible version,
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ื•ืืชื ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืœืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™ืช ื‘ืชื "ืš.
05:00
but scientists talk about Y chromosomal Adam
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืื“ื ื‘ืขืœ ื”ื›ืจื•ืžื•ื–ื•ื Y
05:04
and mitochondrial Eve,
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ื•ื—ื•ื•ื” ื”ืžื™ื˜ื•ื›ื•ื ื“ืจื™ืช,
ื•ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืœืคื ื™ ื›- 100,000 ืขื“ 300,000 ืฉื ื”.
05:07
and these were about 100,000 to 300,000 years ago.
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05:10
We all have a bit of their DNA in us.
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ืœื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ืฉ ืžืขื˜ ืžื”-ื“.ื .ื. ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ื ื•.
05:13
They are our great-great-great-great-great-great --
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ื”ื ื”ืจื‘-ืจื‘-ืจื‘-ืจื‘-ืจื‘-ืจื‘ --
05:16
continue that for about 7,000 times --
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ืชืžืฉื™ื›ื• ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืขืจืš 7,000 ืคืขื --
05:18
grandparents,
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ืกื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
05:20
and so that means we literally all are
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ื•ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืืžืช
05:23
biological cousins as well,
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ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื,
05:25
and estimates vary, but probably
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ื•ื”ืขืจื›ื•ืช ืžืฉืชื ื•ืช, ืืš ื›ื›ืœ ื”ื ืจืื”
05:28
the farthest cousin you have on Earth
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ื”ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ ื”ื›ื™ ืžืจื•ื—ืง ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืขืœ ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืจืฅ
05:30
is about a 50th cousin.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขืจืš ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ ื‘ื“ืจื’ื” ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื.
05:33
Now, it's not just ancestors we share, descendants.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืืœื• ืœื ืจืง ืื‘ื•ืช ืงื“ืžื•ื ื™ื ืฉืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืœื ื•, ืฆืืฆืื™ื.
05:37
If you have kids, and they have kids,
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ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ื•ืœื”ื ื™ืฉ ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
05:40
look how quickly the descendants accumulate.
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ืชืจืื• ื‘ืื™ื–ื• ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืฆืืฆืื™ื ืžืฆื˜ื‘ืจื™ื.
05:43
So in 10, 12 generations,
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ื›ืš ืฉื‘ืขื•ื“ 10, 12 ื“ื•ืจื•ืช,
05:45
you're going to have thousands of offspring,
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ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื›ื ืืœืคื™ ืฆืืฆืื™ื,
05:47
and millions of offspring.
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ื•ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืฆืืฆืื™ื.
05:48
Number four, a kinder world.
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ืžืกืคืจ ืืจื‘ืข, ืขื•ืœื ื ื—ืžื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:50
Now, I know that there are family feuds.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื™ืฉ ืจื™ื‘ื™ื ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ื™ื.
05:53
I have three sons, so I see how they fight.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื‘ื ื™ื, ืื– ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื ืจื‘ื™ื.
05:55
But I think that there's also a human bias
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื™ืฉื ื” ื’ื ื”ื˜ื™ื™ื” ืžื•ื‘ื ืช ืืฆืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื
05:58
to treat your family a little better than strangers.
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ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื‘ื ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœืš ืžืืฉืจ ืœื–ืจื™ื.
06:00
I think this tree is going to be bad news for bigots,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ืื™ืœืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ื•ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืจื™ ืื•ืคืงื™ื,
06:04
because they're going to have to realize
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ื”ื ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ื‘ื“ื”
06:08
that they are cousins with thousands of people
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ืฉื”ื ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ืืœืคื™ ืื ืฉื™ื
ืžืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืืชื ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœืฉื”ืŸ ืฉืื™ืชืŸ
06:11
in whatever ethnic group they happen
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06:13
to have issues with,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช,
06:15
and I think you look back at history,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืืชื ืžืชื‘ื•ื ื ื™ื ืื—ื•ืจื” ืœื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”,
06:17
and a lot of the terrible things we've done to each other
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ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื ื•ืจืื™ื™ื ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื• ื–ื” ืœื–ื”
06:20
is because one group thinks another group is sub-human,
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืื—ืช ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ืื—ืจืช ืฉื”ื™ื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืชืช-ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช,
06:23
and you can't do that anymore.
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ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ืš ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:25
We're not just part of the same species.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ืกืชื ื—ืœืง ืžืื•ืชื• ืžื™ืŸ.
06:26
We're part of the same family.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ืœืง ืžืื•ืชื” ืžืฉืคื—ื”.
06:28
We share 99.9 percent of our DNA.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืœืงื™ื 99.9 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ื“.ื .ื ืฉืœื ื•.
06:31
Now the final one is number five,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžืกืคืจ ื—ืžืฉ,
06:34
a democratizing effect.
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ืชื•ืงืฃ ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื–ืชื™.
06:35
Some genealogy has an elitist strain,
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ืœื›ืžื” ืžืื™ืœื ื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ื—ืกื™ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืฉืจืฉืจืช ืืœื™ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช,
06:39
like people say, "Oh, I'm descended
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื, "ืื•, ืื ื™ ื ืฆืจ
06:41
from Mary Queen of Scots
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ืฉืœ ืžืืจื™ ืžืœื›ืช ื”ืกืงื•ื˜ื™ื
06:42
and you're not, so you cannot join my country club."
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ื•ืืชื” ืœื, ืื– ืืชื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืœืงืื ื˜ืจื™ ืงืœืื‘ ืฉืœื™."
06:45
But that's really going to be hard to do now,
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืขื•ืžื“ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฉื” ืžืื•ื“ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
06:48
because everyone is related.
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื”.
06:50
I'm descended from Mary Queen of Scots --
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ืื ื™ ืฆืืฆื ืฉืœ ืžืืจื™ ืžืœื›ืช ื”ืกืงื•ื˜ื™ื --
06:52
by marriage, but still.
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ื“ืจืš ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ, ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ.
06:56
So it's really a fascinating time
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ืื– ืืœื• ื‘ืืžืช ื–ืžื ื™ื ืžืจืชืงื™ื
06:59
in the history of family,
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ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”,
07:01
because it's changing so fast.
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื›ืœ ืžืฉืชื ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื”ืจ.
07:04
There is gay marriage and sperm donors
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ื™ืฉ ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ื ื’ืื™ื ื•ืชื•ืจืžื™ ื–ืจืข
07:07
and there's intermarriage on an unprecedented scale,
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ื•ื™ืฉื ื ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ ืชืขืจื•ื‘ืช ื‘ืจืžื•ืช ืฉืœื ื ืจืื• ื‘ืขื‘ืจ,
07:12
and this makes some of my more conservative cousins
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ื•ื–ื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœื›ืžื” ืžื‘ื ื™ ื”ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ื”ืฉืžืจื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™
07:14
a little nervous,
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฆืช ื‘ืœื—ืฅ,
07:16
but I actually think it's a good thing.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœืžืขืฉื” ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘.
07:17
I think the more inclusive the idea of family is,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ื•ื‘ืง ื›ืœ,
07:21
the better,
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ื›ื›ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘,
07:22
because then you have more potential caretakers,
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืื– ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื˜ืคืœื™ื ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ื™ื,
07:24
and as my aunt's eighth cousin twice removed
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ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืื•ืžืจืช ื‘ืช ื”ื“ื•ื“ื” ื”ืฉืžื™ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ืžื“ืจื’ื” ืฉื ื™ื™ื”
07:29
Hillary Clinton says --
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ื”ื™ืœืจื™ ืงืœื™ื ื˜ื•ืŸ --
(ืฆื—ื•ืง) --
07:31
(Laughter) โ€”
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07:32
it takes a village.
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ื–ื” ืœื•ืงื— ื›ืคืจ ืฉืœื.
07:34
So I have all these hundreds and thousands,
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ืื– ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžืื•ืช ื•ื”ืืœืคื™ื,
07:39
millions of new cousins.
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ื•ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื.
07:40
I thought, what can I do with this information?
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ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™, ืžื” ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืขื ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ื–ื”?
07:43
And that's when I decided,
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ื•ืื– ืื ื™ ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™,
07:45
why not throw a party?
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ืœืžื” ืœื ืœืขืจื•ืš ืžืกื™ื‘ื”?
07:47
So that's what I'm doing.
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ืื– ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
07:49
And you're all invited.
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื›ื ืžื•ื–ืžื ื™ื.
07:52
Next year, next summer,
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ืฉื ื” ื”ื‘ืื”, ื‘ืงื™ืฅ ื”ื‘ื,
07:54
I will be hosting what I hope is
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ืื ื™ ืืืจื— ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
07:56
the biggest and best family reunion in history.
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ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ืื™ื—ื•ื“ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื”ื›ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”.
08:00
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:01
Thank you. I want you there.
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ืชื•ื“ื”. ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืืชื›ื ืฉื.
08:04
I want you there.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืืชื›ื ืฉื.
08:05
It's going to be at the New York Hall of Science,
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ื–ื” ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื”ืžื“ืข ืฉืœ ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง,
08:07
which is a great venue,
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ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืžืงื•ื ื ื”ื“ืจ,
08:09
but it's also on the site of the former World's Fair,
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ืืš ื”ื•ื ื’ื ืขื•ืžื“ ืขืœ ืื™ืคื” ืฉืคืขื ื”ื™ื” ื”ื™ืจื™ื“ ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™,
08:13
which is, I think, very appropriate,
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ืืฉืจ, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘, ื–ื” ื”ื•ืœื ืžืื•ื“,
08:17
because I see this as a family reunion
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ื—ื•ื“ ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช
08:19
meets a world's fair.
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ื”ืคื•ื’ืฉ ื™ืจื™ื“ ืขื•ืœืžื™.
08:20
There's going to be exhibits and food, music.
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ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ื™ื ื•ืื•ื›ืœ, ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”.
08:23
Paul McCartney is 11 steps away,
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ืคื•ืœ ืžืงืจื˜ื ื™ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืžืจื—ืง 11 ื“ืจื’ื•ืช,
08:26
so I'm hoping he brings his guitar.
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ื’ื™ื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื•.
08:29
He hasn't RSVP'd yet, but fingers crossed.
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ื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืื™ืฉืจ, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืžื—ื–ื™ืง ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช.
08:32
And there is going to be a day of speakers,
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ื•ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ื ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื‘ืจื™ื,
08:34
of fascinating cousins.
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ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ืžืจืฉื™ืžื™ื.
08:36
It's early, but I've already,
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ื–ื” ืžื•ืงื“ื ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ,
08:38
I've got some lined up.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉืžื’ื™ืขื™ื.
08:40
Cass Sunstein, my cousin who is perhaps
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ืงืก ืกืื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ, ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ื™ ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืื•ืœื™
08:42
the most brilliant legal scholar, will be talking.
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ื”ืžืœื•ืžื“ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ ื”ืžื‘ืจื™ืง ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื™ืขืจื•ืš ื”ืจืฆืื”.
08:45
He was a former member of the Obama administration.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจื• ื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžืžืฉืœ ืื•ื‘ืžื”.
08:48
And on the other side of the political spectrum,
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ื•ืžืŸ ื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืงืฉืช ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช,
08:51
George H.W. Bush, number 41, the father,
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ื’'ื•ืจื’' ื”ืจื‘ืจื˜ ื•ื•ืงืจ ื‘ื•ืฉ, ืžืกืคืจ 41, ื”ืื‘,
08:54
he has agreed to participate,
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ื”ืกื›ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืชืฃ,
08:56
and Nick Kroll, the comedian,
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ื•ื ื™ืง ืงืจื•ืœ, ื”ืงื•ืžื™ืงืื™,
08:58
and Dr. Oz, and many more to come.
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ื•ื“ื•ืงื˜ื•ืจ ืื•ื–, ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื™ื’ื™ืขื•.
09:02
And, of course, the most important is that you,
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžื›ืœ ื”ื•ื ืฉืืชื,
09:06
I want you guys there,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืืชื ืชื”ื™ื• ืฉื,
09:08
and I invite you to go to GlobalFamilyReunion.org
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžื–ืžื™ืŸ ืืชื›ื ืœื’ืฉืช ืืœ GlobalFamilyReunion.org
09:11
and figure out how you're on the family tree,
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ื•ืœื‘ืจืจ ืืช ืžืงื•ืžื›ื ื‘ืื™ืœืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื—ืกื™ืŸ,
09:14
because these are big issues, family and tribe,
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืืœื• ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื, ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื•ืฉื‘ื˜,
09:19
and I don't know all the answers,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช,
09:21
but I have a lot of smart relatives,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื—ื›ืžื™ื,
09:24
including you guys,
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ืืชื›ื,
09:26
so together, I think we can figure it out.
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ืื– ื‘ื™ื—ื“, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื–ืืช.
09:29
Only together can we solve these big problems.
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ืจืง ื™ื—ื“ื™ื• ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืคืชื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•.
09:32
So from cousin to cousin,
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ืื– ืžื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ ืœื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“,
09:34
I thank you. I can't wait to see you.
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ืื ื™ ืžื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื. ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื—ื›ื•ืช ืœืจืื•ืช ืืชื›ื.
09:36
Goodbye.
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ืœื”ืชืจืื•ืช.
09:38
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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