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Researchers in psychology, neuroscience, child development and biology are finally starting to gain quantifiable scientific evidence, showing what writers and readers have always known: that stories have a unique ability to change a person's point of view.
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Scholars are discovering evidence that stories shape culture, and that much of what we believe about life comes not from fact, but from fiction - that our ideas of class, marriage and even gender are relatively new, and that many ideologies which held fast for centuries were revised within the 18th century, and redrafted in the pages of the early novel.
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Imagine a world where class, and not hard work, decides a person's worth; a world where women are simply men's more untamed copy; a world where marriage for love is a novel notion.
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Well, that was the world in which Samuel Richardson's "Pamela" first appeared.
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ááČ áá«ááá±áŹá· Samuel Richardson ááČá· "Pamela" áááááŻá¶áž áá±á«áșááŹááČá· áááčááŹáá«á
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Richardson's love story starred a poor, serving-class heroine, who is both more superior and smarter than her upper-class suitor.
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The book, challenging a slew of traditions, caused quite a ruckus.
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There was more press for "Pamela" than for Parliament.
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It spawned intense debate and several counter-novels.
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Still, for all those who couldn't accept "Pamela," others were eager for this new fictional world.
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This best seller and all its literary heirs - "Pride and Prejudice," "Jane Eyre," and yes, even "Twilight" - have continuously shared the same tale and taught similar lessons, which are now conventional and commonplace.
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Similarly, novels have helped shape the minds of thought leaders across history.
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Some scholars say that Darwin's theory of evolution is highly indebted to the plots he read and loved.
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His theory privileges intelligence, swiftness, and adaptability to change - all core characteristics in a hero.
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"Harry Potter" or "Great Expectations" you're reading the kind of plot that inspired Darwin.
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Yet, recent studies show that his theory might not be the whole story.
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Our sense of being a hero - one man or one woman or even one species taking on the challenges of the world - might be wrong.
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Instead of being hardwired for competition for being the solitary heroes in our own story, we might instead be members of a shared quest.
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More Hobbit than Harry.
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Sometimes, of course, the shoes we've been walking in can get plain worn out.
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After all, we haven't walked just one mile in Jane Austen's or Mark Twain's shoes - we've walked about 100 trillion miles in them.
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This isn't to say that we can't read and enjoy the classics; we should travel with Dickens, let Pip teach us what to expect from ourselves, have a talk with Austen and Elizabeth about our prides and prejudices.
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We should float with Twain down the Mississippi, and have Jim show us what it means to be good.
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But on our journey, we should also keep in mind that the terrain has changed.
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We'll start shopping around for boots that were made for walking into a new era.
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Take, for instance, Katniss Everdeen and her battle with the Capitol.
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Can "Hunger Games" lead us into thinking about capitalism in a new way?
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Can it teach us a lesson about why the individual should not put herself before the group?
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Will "Uglies" reflect the dangers of pursuing a perfect body and letting the media define what is beautiful?
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Will "Seekers" trod a path beyond global warming?
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Will the life-and-death struggles of Toklo, Kallik, Lusa and the other bears chart a course for understanding animals and our place in their world?
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Only the future will tell which stories will engage our imagination, which tales of make-believe we'll make tomorrow.
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But the good news is this: there are new stories to venture in every day, new tales that promise to influence, to create and to spark change - stories that you might even write yourself.
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So I guess the final question is this: What story will you try on next?
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ááźáá±áŹá· ááŸááșážáááááČá· áá±áŹááșááŻá¶ážáá±ážááœááșážááá±áŹá· áá±áŹááșáá
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Every day we are bombarded on all platforms of media with personal stories that span the continuum from the embarrassing and the trivial to the dire and the critical.
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áá»áœááșáŻááșáááŻá·áᏠáá±á·áááŻááșáž ááźááźáᏠááááșáá±áŹááșážáĄáŹážááŻá¶ážááŸáŹ áááááĄá±áŹááșááŒá
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The foodie posting photos of every plate of lasagna he orders, the Iranian blogger describing the shooting death of NedÄ ÄghÄ-SoltÄn.
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áŹážááČá· áá»áŻá¶ááŻáá·áșááœáČáááŻááșážááČá· ááŹááșááŻá¶ááœá±ááᯠáááșááČá· áĄá
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Authentic narrative is the glue that connects people, providing a compelling reason to keep reading.
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áșáĄááŸááșáᏠáá°ááœá±ááᯠáááșááœááșáá±ážááČá· áá±áŹáșáá«á áááșáááșáá±á
á±áááŻá· ááœáČáá±áŹááșááČá· áĄááŒá±áŹááșážáááșážáá
áșááŻááᯠáá±ážááŒááșážáá«á
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It makes the personal universal, transcends the individual, and makes a story timeless and humanistic.
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áááŻááșáá±ážáááŻááșááŹááᯠáĄáá»áŹážááᏠááŒá
áșá
á±áááșá áá
áșáŠážáá»ááșážááᯠáá»á±áŹáșááœáŸáŹážááŒáźáž ááŹááșáááșážáá
áșááŻááșááᯠááŹááá áá°ááŹážáááșáĄá±áŹááș áááșááźážáááșá
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How, as a journalist, do you ask the questions that yield this type of narrative?
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ááááșážá
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áșáá±áŹááșáĄáá±ááČá· ááźááŹááșáááșážáá»ááŻáž ááœááșááŸáá
á±ááČá· áá±ážááœááșážááœá±ááᯠáááș áááșááᯠáá±ážáááČá
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You have to know what to ask of whom.
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áááșáá°á·ááᯠááŹáá±ážááááșáááŻáᏠáááááŻá·áááŻáá«áááșá
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First you need to understand that every piece of journalism requires a trifecta of sourcing.
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áșááŒá
áșáááŻááșááŒááșážááČá· áĄááŹážááŻá¶ážáᯠáááŻáĄááșááČá· ááááșážá
áŹáááŹááČá· áĄáááŻááșážáááŻááșážááᯠáĄáááșááŻá¶áž ááŹážáááșáááŻá·áááŻáááșá
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If you picture the reporting process as depicted by a triangle, one side will be official sources, another side will be overview sources, and a third side will be unofficial sources.
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ááááșážáááŻá·ááČá· ááŻááșáááșážá
ááșááᯠááŒááá¶áá
áșááŻááČá· ááŻá¶áá±áŹáșáááᯠááŒááșááŒáá·áșáááș áĄááŹážáá
áșááŻá áááŹážáááș áááșážááŒá
áșááœá±á áá±áŹááș áá
áșááŹážá ááŒáŻá¶ááŻá¶ááŻá¶ážáááșááČá· áááșážááŒá
áșááœá±ááŒá
áșááŒáźáž áááááĄááŹážá áááŹážááááș áááșážááŒá
áșááœá±ááŒá
áșáááșá
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All three components are necessary in every well-reported piece.
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áá±áŹááșážááœááșá
áœáŹ ááááșážáááŻá·ááČá· áĄááŻááșáááŻááșážáĄááœááș ááźáĄá
áááșáĄáááŻááșáž ááŻá¶ážááŻááŻá¶ážáᏠáááŻáĄááșáá«áááșá
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The first side has official sources.
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ááá áĄááŹážááŸáŹ áááŹážáááș áááșážááŒá
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Those are the people with titles and expertise, who own the company; are spokespeople for the movement.
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áá«ááœá±á ááœáČá·ááœá±á áááșáá»áœááșážááŸáŻááœá±ááČá· áá°ááœá±á ááŻááčáááźáááŻááșáá°ááœá±á ááŸáŻááșááŸáŹážááŸáŻáĄááœááș ááŒá±áŹáá±ážáááŻááœáá·áșááŸááá°ááœá±áá«á
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They tell you the numbers, and the answers to how much, how many, where, when, and who.
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áá°áááŻá·ááá±ááŒáźáž ááááșážááááșážááœá±á áĄááŒá±ááœá±á áááșáá±áŹááșá áááșáá±ááŹá áááșáĄáá»áááșá áááșáá°áááŻáᏠááá·áșááᯠááŒá±áŹááŒáááá·áșáááșá
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A second side of the triangle includes overview sources: academics, consultants, authors, who are not directly connected as stakeholders, but have knowledge of the big picture.
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ááŒááá¶ááČá· ááŻááááĄááŹážááŸáŹ ááŒáŻá¶ááŻá¶ ááŻá¶ážáááșááČá· áááșážááŒá
áșááœá± áá«áááșáááșá áááŹááŸááșááœá±á áĄáááŻááșáááșáá¶ááœá±á á
áŹáá±ážáááŹááœá±ááŒá
áșááČá· áĄá
áŻááŸááșááŹááŸááșááœá±ááČá· áááŻááșáááŻááșááááșáááșáá±ááČá· áĄááŒá±áĄáá±áĄáááșáááșááČá· áĄááááᏠáááŻááŻá ááŸááá°ááœá±áá«á
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Yet it is the third side of the trifecta - unofficial sources - who hold the power of the individual's insight.
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áá«áá±ááČá· ááźáĄááŹážááŻá¶ážááŻááČá· áááááĄááŹážá áááŹážááááș áááșážááŒá
áșááœá±áá«á áá°áá
áșáŠážáá»ááșážá
áźááČá· áĄááœááșážááá±áŹ á
áœááșážáĄáŹážááᯠááŻááșáááŻááșááŹážáá°ááœá±áá«á
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This is where you can find the why, Giving consequence on the event, trend, phase, or idea and what it means on a soul level to someone affected by it.
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áá«á ááŹááŒá±áŹáá·áșáááŻááŹááᯠááŸáŹáááŻááșááČá·áá±ááŹáá«á áĄááŒá
áșáĄáá»ááșá ááŹážááŹá áĄááá·áșá á
áááșáá°ážáĄáá±á«áș áĄáá±ážáá«ááŸáŻ áá±ážááŒááșážááČá· áá«ááá± áááááŻááșáá¶áááČá· áá°áá
áșáŠážááČá· á
áááș áĄááá·áșááᯠáááŻáááŻááŹáááŻáá«á
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So how do you mine for the gems, identifying what is compelling from what is chatter?
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ááźáá±áŹá· áá±áŹááșáááșááŹáᏠááá± ááœáČáá±áŹááșááŸáŻááŸáááŹááᯠááœá±ážááŻááșááŒááșážááČá· áĄáááŻážáááșááŹááœá±ááᯠáááșááᯠáá°ážáá±áŹáșáááČá
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You ask surprising questions.
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ááŹáá±áŹááșážááČá· áá±ážááœááșážááœá± áá±ážááŹáá«á
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To achieve the complicated, fragile human connection, you regard the stories of every subject as sacred.
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ááŸáŻááșááœá±ážááŒáźáž áĄááááá¶ááČá· áá°ááŹáž áááșááœááșááŸáŻááᯠáááșááźážáááŻá· áĄááŒá±áŹááșážáĄááŹáááŻááșážááČá· ááŹááșáááșážááœá±ááᯠáĄáá±ážáĄááŒááș ááŹážáááŻá·áááŻáá«áááșá
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Realize that an anecdote is oxygen that breathes life into a grey story of exposition, facts and data.
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áșáááșáĄáááŻáĄááœáŹáá
áșááŻáᏠááŸááșážááŒááŸáŻá áĄáá»ááșáĄáááșá áá±ááŹááČá· ááŹááșáááșážááᯠáĄáááșááœááșážááČá· áĄá±áŹááșá
áźáá»ááșáááŻá· ááŹážáááșáá«á
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What the surgeon did at home the morning he operated on a woman's brain tumor.
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áĄáá»ááŻážáááźážáá
áșáŠážááČá· áŠážááŸá±áŹááș áĄááŹážáááŻááᯠááœáČááČá· ááááșááŸáŹ áááŹáááș áĄáááșááŸáŹááŻááșááČá·ááŹáá«á
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How it feels to dream and train for the Olympics for a lifetime.
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áșáááșááŹááŻá¶áž áĄááŻáá¶áá
áșáĄááœááș áĄáááșáááșáááșáᏠáá±á·áá»áá·áșáááŻá· áááșáááŻáá¶á
áŹážáááČá
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There are times when it is important to convey information quickly, to present bulleted facts and updates.
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ááááșážáĄáá»ááșáĄáááșááᯠááŒááșáááșá
áœáŹ áááŻá·áá±ážáááŻá·á áĄááŸááșá
ááșáááșááŹážááČá· áĄáá»ááșááœá±á áá±áŹááșááŻá¶áž áĄááŒá±áĄáá±ááœá±ááᯠáááșááŒáááŻá· áĄáá±ážááŒáźážááČá· áĄáá»áááșááœá±ááŸááá«áááșá
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When a situation is urgent, when action is required now, when you need to know where the tornado will hit, how fast the fire is spreading, and if it will reach your home today.
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áĄááŒá±áĄáá±áá
áșááŻá áĄáá±ážáá±á«áșááŒá
áșááČá·áĄáá« ááŻááșáá±áŹááșááŸáŻá áĄáᯠáááŻáĄááșááČá·áĄáá« áá±áááșááŸáŹáá±áŹááșážá áááșááŸáŹ áááááșá ááźážá áááșáá±áŹááșááŒááșááŒááș áá°ážá
ááșáá±áᏠááŒáźážáá±áŹá· ááźáá±á· ááá·áșáĄáááșáááș áá±áŹááșáááŹážáááŻáᏠáááááŻá·áááŻááČá·áĄáá«áá«á
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But the narrative personal stories that contribute to the buffet of journalism are pieces that have the luxury of a slow dance of information.
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áá«áá±ááČá· ááááșážá
áŹááᏠááœá±ááŒáŹážááŸáŻááź áĄáá±áŹááșáĄáá°ááŒáŻááČá· ááŹááșááŒá±áŹááșážááŒááș áááŻááșáá±ážááŹááșáááșážááœá±áᏠááááșážáĄáá»ááșáĄáááș áĄááŸá±ážáááœáČááČá· á
ááșážá
áááșááŸáááČá· áĄáááŻááșážáĄá
ááœá±áá«á
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It is this artful solicitation of story that will make the journalism memorable and will deliver the narrative bond that will connect us to each other.
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áá«á ááááșážáááŹááᯠáĄááŸááșááááŒá
áșá
á±ááŒáźáž áĄáá»ááșážáá»ááșážááᯠáááșááœááșáá±ážááá·áș ááŹááșáááșáž ááŸá±áŹááșááŒááŻážááᯠáááŻá·áá±ážááá·áș ááŹááșáááșážááČá· áááŹááŹážáá«ááČá· ááŒáŸá°ááœááșááŸáŻáá«á
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OK, today we're going to talk about the mole.
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áĄááŻáá±á ááźáá±á· áááŻá·ááœá± mole áĄááŒá±áŹááșáž ááŒá±áŹááŒáááșá
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Now, I know what you're thinking: "I know what a mole is, it's a small furry creature that digs holes in the ground and destroys gardens."
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ááČá áááș ááœá±ážáá±ááŹááᯠáá»áœááșáá±áŹáșáááááșá "mole áááŻáᏠááŹááČ áá«ááááŹáá±á«á·á ááŒá±ááœááșážáá°ážááŒáźáž áááșážááŒá¶ááœá±ááᯠáá»ááșááźážááČá· áĄááœá±ážááœáŹáž áááčááá«áá±áž" áááŻá· áááșáá±ááŒááŸáŹáá«á
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And some of you might be thinking that it's a growth on your aunt's face with hairs sticking out of it.
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ááŒáźážáá±áŹá· ááá»ááŻá·ááááșáž áá»ááșááŸáŹáá±á«áșá áĄááœá±ážáá±ážááœá± áááŻážááœááșáá±ááČá· áĄááŻáĄáá»áááșáááŻá· áááșáá±ááŒááŒááșáá±áŹá
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Well, in this case, a mole is a concept that we use in chemistry to count molecules, atoms, just about anything extremely small.
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áĄááșážá ááźááá
áčá
ááŸáŹáá±áŹá· mole áááŻáᏠáá«ááŻáá±áááŸáŹ áá±áŹáșááźáá»á°ážááœá±á áĄááșáááșááœá±á áĄááœááșáá±ážáááșááČá· áĄááŹááŸááșááá»áŸááᯠáá±ááœááșáááŻá· ááŻá¶ážááČá· áĄáá°áĄááá
áșááŻáá«á
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Have you ever wondered how many atoms there are in the universe? Or in your body? Or even in a grain of sand?
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ááŒáá áŹááŒáźážááČááŸáŹá ááá·áș áááčááŹáááŻááșááČááŸáŹá áá«ááŸáááŻááș ááČáá
áșááœáá·áșááČááŸáŹ áĄááșáááș áááșáá±áŹááșáá»áŹážááŸáááČáááŻá· áááș ááœá±ážáááá°ážááŹážá
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Scientists have wanted to answer that question, but how do you count something as small as an atom?
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ááááčáá¶áááŹááŸááșááœá±á ááźáá±ážááœááșážáá»ááŻážááᯠááŒá±áá»ááșááŒáá±ááá·áș áĄááșáááșáá±áŹááș áá±ážááČá·áĄááŹááœá±ááᯠáááș áááșááᯠáá±ááœááșáááČá
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Well, in 1811, someone had an idea that if you had equal volumes of gases, at the same temperature and pressure, they would contain an equal number of particles.
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áĄááșážá áááá ááŻááŸá
áșááŸáŹáá±áŹá· áá
áșá
áŻá¶áá
áșáá±áŹááșá á
áááșáá°ážáá
áșáᯠáááČá·áááșá áĄáČá·áá«ááá±áŹá· ááá·áșááŸáŹ ááŻáááșáá°á áĄáá°áá»áááșáá°á áááĄáŹážáá° ááŹááșááœá±á·ááœá±ááŸááááș áĄááŸáŻááșáĄáá±áĄááœááșáááșáž áá°ááźáááá·áșáááș áááŻááŹáá«ááČá
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His name was Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro.
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áá°á·ááŹáááșá Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro áá«á
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I wonder how long it took him to sign autographs.
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áá°áᏠáĄááŸááșáá áááșááŸááșáááŻážáááș áááșáá±áŹááșááŒáŹáááČ ááœá±ážáááááșá
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Unfortunately for Avogadro, most scientists didn't accept the idea of the atom, and there was no way to prove he was right.
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Avogadro áĄááœááș áá¶ááá±áŹááșážááŹá ááááčáá¶áááŹááŸááș áĄáá»áŹážá
áŻá áĄááșáááș ááá±áŹáááŹážááᯠáááșááá¶ááŒááááŻá áá°ááŸááșááŒá±áŹááșáž áááșáá±ááŒáááŻá· áááșážáááșážáááșáž áááŸáááČá·ááŹáá«á
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There was no clear difference between atoms and molecules.
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áĄááșáááșááČá· áá±áŹáșááźáá»á°ážááŒáŹážááŸáŹ ááááŹááČá· ááŒáŹážááŹážáá»ááș áááŸáááČá·áá°ážá
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Most scientists looked at Avogadro's work as purely hypothetical, and didn't give it much thought.
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ááááčáá¶áááŹááŸááș áĄáá»áŹážá
áŻá Avogadro ááČá· áááșááŹááᯠááá·áșááŸááșážáá»ááș áááșáááșáĄááŒá
áșááČ ááá±áŹááŹážááČá·ááŒááŒáźáž ááááșáááșáž áĄáá±ážáááŹážááČá·ááŒáá«áá°ážá
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But it turned out he was right!
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áá«áá±ááá·áș áá°ááŸááșáááșáááŻáᏠááœááșáá±á«áșááŹáááșá
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By late 1860, Avogadro was proven correct, and his work helped lay the foundation for the atomic theory.
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áááá áá±áŹááșáááŻááșážááŸáŹáá±áŹá· Avogadro ááŸááșááŒá±áŹááșáž áááșáá±ááŒáááŻááșááČá·ááŒáźáž áá°á·ááČá· áá±á·ááŹááŸáŻááœá±á áĄááșáááșááźáĄááŻááźáĄááœááș áĄááŒá±áá¶áĄáŻááșááŒá
áș áá»ááŹááŸáŹ áĄáá±áŹááșáĄáá° ááŒá
áșá
á±ááČá·áááșá
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Unfortunately, Avogadro died in 1856.
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áá¶ááá±áŹááșážá
áœáŹááČ Avogadro á ááá
á ááŸáŹ ááœááșááœááșááœáŹážááČá·áááșá
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Now the thing is that the amount of particles in even small samples is tremendous.
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áĄáᯠááŒá±áŹáááŸáŹááá±áŹá· ááá°áᏠáá±ážáá±ážáá±ážááœá±ááČá áĄááŸáŻááșáááŹááááŻááČá· áĄááŹá á§ááŹáááŒáźáž ááŒá
áșáá±ááŹáá«ááČá
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For example, If you have a balloon of any gas at zero degrees Celcius, and at a pressure of one atmosphere, then you have precisely six hundred and two sextillion gas particles.
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á„ááᏠááá·áșááŸáŹ áĄáá°áá»áááș ááŻá ááźáááź á
ááșááźáááááșá áááĄáŹáž áá
áș性æ°ć§ áĄááŒá±áĄáá±ááŸáŹ ááŹááșááœá±á·áá°áá±áŹááșážáá
áșááŻá¶ážááŸááááșá ááá·áșááŸáŹ ááŹááșááœá±á· áĄááŸáŻááșáĄáá±áĄááœááș áĄáááĄáá» ááŒá±áŹááșááŹááŸá
áș sextillion (á áá±áŹááșááŸáŹ ááŻá áá ááŻá¶áž) ááŸááááșá
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That is, you have six with 23 zeros after it particles of gas in the container.
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áááŻáááŻááŹá ááá·áșááŸáŹ á áá±áŹááșááŸáŹ ááŻá áá ááŻá¶ážáá«ááČá· ááŹááșááœá±á· áĄááŸáŻááșááœá± áá°ážááČááŸáŹ ááŸááá±áááșáááŻá· áááŻáááŻáá«áááșá
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Or in scientific notation, 6.02 times 10 to the 23rd particles.
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áá«ááŸáááŻááș ááááčáá¶áááșážáá» áááșáčáá±áááČá·áááŻáááș 6.02 x 10^23 áĄááŸáŻááșááœá±áá«á
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This example is a little misleading, because gases take up a lot of space due to the high kinetic energy of the gas particles, and it leaves you thinking atoms are bigger than they really are.
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ááźá„áááŹá áĄáááșážáááș ááœáČááŸáŹážáá±áááșá ááŹááŒá±áŹáá·áșááČáááŻáá±áŹá· ááŹááșááœá±á·ááœá±á ááŹááșááœá±á·áĄááŸáŻááșááœá±ááČá· ááŒáá·áșááŹážááČá· áĄááœá±á·á
áœááșážáĄááșááŒá±áŹáá·áș áá±ááŹáĄáá»áŹážááŒáźáž áá°ááŹážááŒááŒáźáž áĄááșáááșááœá±á ááááșááŸáááŹáááș áááŻááŒáźážáááșáááŻá· ááá·áșááᯠáááșá
á±áááŻá·áá«á
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Instead, think of water molecules. If you pour 18.01 grams of water into a glass, which is 18.01 milliliters, which is like three and a half teaspoons of water, you'll have 602 sextillion molecules of water.
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áĄáČááźáĄá
áŹáž áá±áá±áŹáșááźáá»á°ážááœá±ááᯠá
ááșážá
áŹážááŒáá·áșáá«á áĄáááșá áááșáᏠáá± 18.01 ááááșááᯠáááșááœááșááČááá·áșáááŻááșáááș ááŻáááș 18.01 ááźááźááźáᏠááŒá
áșááœáŹážááŒáźážá áĄáČáá«á áááșáááșáááșááœááșáž á ááœááșážááœáČá
áŹááČá· ááźáá»áŸáááșá áĄáČá·ááźáĄáá« ááá·áșááŸáŹ áá±áá±áŹáșááźáá»á°ážáá±á«ááșáž 602 sextillion ááŸáááŹáá«áááá·áșáááșá
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Since Lorenzo Romano - uh, never mind - Avogadro was the first one to come up with this idea, scientists named the number 6.02 times 10 to the 23rd after him.
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ááźáĄáá°áĄáááᯠáááááŻá¶áž áĄááŒá¶ááá°á Lorenzo Romano ... áĄáČ áááŻááșáá±ážáá°áž Avogadro ááŒá
áșááŹááŒá±áŹáá·áș ááááčáá¶áááŹááŸááșááœá±á 6.02 x 10^23 áááŻááČá· ááááșážááᯠáá°á·ááᯠáĄá
áœáČááŒáŻááŒáźáž áĄáááșáá±ážááČá·ááŒáááșá
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It is simply known as Avogadros's number.
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áĄáČáá«ááᯠAvogadro ááááșážáááŻá· áá°áááá»áŹážááŒáááșá
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Now, back to the mole. Not that mole. This mole. Yep, this number has a second name.
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ááČá mole ááźááᯠááŒááșááœáŹážááĄá±áŹááșá áĄáČááź mole áááŻááșáá°ážáá±áŹáșá ááź mole áááŻááŒá±áŹááŹá ááŻááșáááșá ááźááááșážááŸáŹ ááŻáááááŹáááșáá
áșáᯠááŸááá±ážáááșá
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The mole. Chemists use the term mole to refer to the quantities that are at the magnitude of 602 sextillion.
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The mole áá«á ááŹááŻáá±ááááŹááŸááșááœá±á mole áááŻááČá· áĄááŻá¶ážáĄááŸáŻááșážááᯠ602 sextillion áááŹáááŸáááČá· áĄáá±áĄááœááșááœá±ááᯠáááșááœáŸááșážáááŻá· ááŻá¶ážááŒáááșá
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This is known as a molar quantity.
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áĄáČáá«ááᯠmolar quantity áááŻá· áá±á«áșááŒáááșá
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Atoms and molecules are so small, that chemists have bundled them into groups called moles.
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áĄááșáááșááČá· áá±áŹáșááźáá»á°ážááœá±á áĄáááșážáá±ážáááșááœááșážááŹááŒá±áŹáá·áș ááŹááŻáá±ááááŹááŸááșááœá±á áááșážáááŻá·ááᯠmole áááŻá·áá±á«áșááČá· áĄáŻááșá
áŻááœá±áĄááŒá
áș á
áŻá
ááșážááŹážááŒáááșá
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Moles are hard for students to understand because they have a hard time picturing the size of a mole, or of 602 sextillion.
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áá»á±áŹááșážááŹážááœá±áĄááœááșááá±áŹá· mole ááœá±ááᯠááŹážáááșááááșáááșá ááŹááŒá±áŹáá·áșááČáááŻáá±áŹá· áá°áááŻá·áĄáá±ááČá· mole áá
áșááŻááČá· áĄááœááșáĄá
áŹáž áá«ááŸáááŻááș 602 sextillion ááČá· áĄááœááșáĄá
áŹážááᯠááŒááșáá±áŹááșááŒáá·áșáááŻá· áááșááČáááŻá·ááČá
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It's just too big to wrap our brains around.
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áá»áœááșáá±áŹáșáááŻá· áŠážááŸá±áŹááșááČá· áááá·áșáááŻááșáĄá±áŹááș ááŒáźážááœááșážááŹááŒá±áŹáá·áșáá«á
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Remember our 18.01 milliliters of water? Well, that's a mole of water.
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áá»áœááșáá±áŹáșáááŻá·ááŒá±áŹááČá·ááČá· áá± 18.01 ááźááźááźááŹááᯠááŸááșááááŒáá±ážááŹážá áĄáČáá«á áá± áá
áș mole á
áŹááČá
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But how much is that? Exactly what does 602 sextillion look like?
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áá«áá±ááá·áș áĄáČáá«á áááșáá±áŹááșáá»áŹážááČá 602 sextillion áááŻááŹá áááșáááŻáá»ááŻážáá»áŹážááČá
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Maybe this'll help. Exchange the water particles for donuts.
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áá«áááŻáááș áĄáá±áŹááșáĄáá° ááŒá
áșáá±áŹááșážááŒá
áșáááșá áá±áĄááŸáŻááșáá±ážááœá±ááᯠáááŻážáááșááČá· ááČááŒáá·áșáááŻááșááŒááĄá±áŹááșá
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If you had a mole of donuts, they would cover the entire earth to a depth of eight kilometers, which is about five miles.
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ááá·áșááŸáŹáᏠáááŻážáááș áá
áș mole á
ᏠááŸááááșáááŻáááș áĄáČá·ááźáááŻážáááșááœá±áᏠáááčááŹáá
áșááœááșááŻá¶ážááᯠá ááźáááŻááźáᏠáĄáááșáá ááŻá¶ážááœáŸááșážááœáŹážáááá·áșáááșá áĄáČá·áá«á á
áááŻááșáá±áŹááș ááŸááááșá
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You really need a lot of coffee for that.
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áĄáČááźáĄááœááșáá±áŹá· áá±áŹáșááźááœá± áá±áŹáșáá±áŹáșáá»áŹážáá»áŹáž áááŻáááá·áșáááșá
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If you had a mole of basketballs, you could create a new planet the size of the earth.
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ááá·áșááŸáŹ áááșá
áááșáá±áŹ áá
áș mole á
ᏠááŸááááșáááŻáááș áááčááŹá·áĄááœááșáĄá
áŹáž ááŒááŻááșáĄáá
áșáá
áșááŻááᯠáááșááźážáááŻááșáááá·áșáááșá
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If you received a mole of pennies on the day you were born and spent a million dollars a second until the day you died at the age of 100, you would still have more than 99.99% of your money in the bank.
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áááș ááœá±ážááœáŹážááČá·áá±á·ááŸáŹ áááŻááșáá¶ áá
áș mole á
ᏠáááČá·ááŒáźáž áĄáááș ááá áĄááœááș áááș áá±ááŻá¶ážááČá·áá±á·áĄáá áá
áșá
ááčááá·áșááᯠáá±á«áșáᏠáá
áșáááșáž ááŻá¶ážáááșáááŻáááșáá±áŹááș ááá·áșáááșáĄáá±áŹáá·áșááČááŸáŹ áá°ááááŻááșáá¶ááČá· 99.99% áááșáá áá»ááșáá±áŠážááŸáŹáá«á
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OK. Now we sort of have an idea how large the mole is.
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áĄááŻáá±á áĄááŻáááŻáááș mole á áááșáá±áŹááșááŒáźážááŹážáááșáááŻááČá· áĄááŒááșážáá»ááșážááᯠáááá±áŹááșááŒáźáááșáá«áááșá
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So how do we use it? You might be surprised to know that chemists use it the same way you use pounds to buy grapes, deli meat, or eggs.
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áá«ááᯠáĄáČá·áá«ááᯠáááșáááŻáĄááŻá¶ážáá»ááŒáááČá ááŹááŻáá±ááááŹááŸááșááœá±á áĄáČáá«ááᯠáááș á
áá»á
áșááźážá áĄááŹážá ááŒááșá„ááœá±ááᯠáá±á«ááșááČá·áááșááááŻáá»ááŻážááČ áĄááŻá¶ážááŒáŻááŒáááșáááŻáᏠáááááș áááș áĄá¶á·ááŒááœáŹážáááŻááșáááșá
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When you go to the grocery store, you don't go to the deli counter and ask for 43 slices of salami, you buy your salami by the pound.
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áááș ááŻááșá
áŻá¶áááŻááșááᯠááœáŹážááČá·áĄáá« áĄááŹážáááșážááᯠááœáŹážááŒáźáž áááŹááź áá áá»ááș ááá±áŹááșážáá°ážáá±á áááŹááźááᯠáá±á«ááșááČá·áá»áááșáááșááŹááČ áááŻááșááŹážá
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When you buy your eggs, you buy a dozen eggs.
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ááŒááșá„áááșááČá·áĄáá« áá«áááșááČá· áááșááŒáááșá
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When we hear the word dozen, we probably think of the number 12. We also know that a pair is two, a baker's dozen is 13, a gross is 144, and a ream of paper is - anybody?
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áá«áááșáááŻááČá· á
ááŹážááŻá¶ážááᯠááŒáŹážááČá·áĄáá« áá áááŻá· ááœá±ážááááŒááŸáŹáá«á áá
áșá
áŻá¶áááŻáááș ááŸá
áșááŻá ááŻáá·áșááŻááșáááŹážááœá±ááČá· áá«áááșá áá ááŻá áá
áșááá±áŹá·á
áșáááŻáááș ááá ááŻá á
áŹááœááșáá
áșááŻááșáááŻáááș ... áá
áșáá±áŹááșáá±áŹááșáá»áŹáž ááááŒááŹážá
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A ream is 500. Well, a mole is really the same thing.
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á
áŹááœááșáá
áșááŻááșá á
ááá ááČá mole áááŻááŹááááșáž ááááșáá±áŹá· áĄáá°áá°áá«ááČá
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