Daniele Quercia: Happy maps – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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Transcripción interactiva y destacados
1.I have a confession to make
2.As a scientist and engineer, I've focused on efficiency for many years
3.But efficiency can be a cult, and today I'd like to tell you about a journey that moved me out of the cult and back to a far richer reality
4.A few years ago, after finishing my Ph.D
5.in London, I moved to Boston
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Vocabulario clave (CEFR B1)
direction
B2A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
Example:
"How many of you have never used a mapping app for finding directions?"
game-changer
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"And don't get me wrong -- mapping apps are the greatest game-changer"
data-mining
B1A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful.
Example:
"I changed my research from traditional data-mining"
understand
A2To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
Example:
"to understanding how people experience the city."
aesthetics
A2The study or philosophy of beauty.
Example:
"based not only on aesthetics"
possible
A2A possible one.
Example:
"How was that possible?"
connect
A2(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
Example:
"no pleasure in connecting with nature,"
assumes
A2To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
Example:
"However, the app also assumes"
einstein
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Einstein once said,"
players
A2One that plays
Example:
"Players are shown pairs of urban scenes,"
| Palabra | CEFR | Definición |
|---|---|---|
| direction | B2 | A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston). |
| game-changer | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| data-mining | B1 | A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful. |
| understand | A2 | To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of. |
| aesthetics | A2 | The study or philosophy of beauty. |
| possible | A2 | A possible one. |
| connect | A2 | (of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| assumes | A2 | To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof |
| einstein | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| players | A2 | One that plays |
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