Obviously the best way to divulge a secret

我將要告訴你們一些秘密

is to tell someone to not say anything about it.

很明顯地, 要洩漏一個祕密最好的方法就是

(Laughter)

告訴別人你千萬不要說出去

Secrets. I'm using PowerPoint this year

(笑)

just because, you know, I'm into the TED thing.

秘密是: 我今年要使用投影片來做報告了

(Laughter)

因為,你們知道的,我要做TED演講

And when you use these things you don't have to go like that.

(笑)

You just press it.

而當你做這樣的事情的時候，你其實不必這樣做

(Laughter)

你就按一下就好了

Oh, man. Um, yes.

(笑)

(Laughter)

喔不,嗯,OK了

Yes. I'm sure! Just change it!

(笑)

(Laughter)

好啦,我非常確定,就換到下一張吧!

Is Bill Gates here?

(笑)

Change it! Come on! What?

比爾蓋茲在這裡嗎?

(Laughter)

換一張! 拜託! 什麼?

Ah! Okay.

(笑)

That's not my slides, but it's okay.

噢! OK!

(Laughter)

這張不是我的投影片, 不過也還算OK啦

As you can see, these are all maps.

(笑)

And maps are important devices for transferring information,

就像你看到的,這裡有非常多張地圖

especially if you have human cognitive ability.

而地圖是傳達訊息非常重要的方式

We can see that all formulas are really maps.

特別是擁有人類認知的能力時

Now, as humans, we make maps of places

我們可見其實所有的公式都真的是地圖

that we seldom even go,

而現在,我們人類為很多地方製作地圖

which seems a little wasteful of time.

有些地方甚至我們連去都沒去過

This, of course, is a map of the moon.

而這似乎有些浪費時間

There're some very delightful names.

這是一個月球上的地圖

Tranquilacalitis, [unclear]. My favorite is Frigoris.

而他們都有非常可愛的名字

What are these people thinking? Frigoris?

坦揆拉克緹雅斯。噢,我最喜歡的名字是"冷海"

What the Frigoris you doing? Names are important.

這些人們到底在想些什麼? 冷海?

Frigoris? This is the Moon. People could live there one day.

到底在搞什麼鬼? 名字是非常重要的!

I'll meet you at Frigoris. No. I don't think so.

冷海? 這裡是月球上耶, 我們很有可能某天就會住在那裏的

(Laughter)

我等等跟你約在冷海見! 不,我才不要呢

There we see Mars, again with various names.

(笑)

And this is all done, by the way,

我們接著看到火星, 一樣的,上頭有很多不一樣的名字

by the International Astronomical Union.

順便提一下.

This is an actual group of people

這些都是國際天文連會所命名的

that sit around naming planetary objects.

他們其實就不過是一群人們坐在一邊

This is from their actual book.

嘗試想要命名這些天文行星

These are some of the names that they have chosen, ladies and gentlemen.

這些都是從他們的書上出來的

I'll go through a little of them. Bolotnitsa.

而上面這些是他們選出來的一些名字,大家注意聽了

That, of course, is the Slavic swamp mermaid.

我將要來唸唸其中的幾個. 波諾尼斯塔

(Laughter)

這,其實是斯拉夫語中的濕地美人魚的意思

Now I think the whole concept of a mermaid

(笑)

doesn't really blend into the swamp feel.

而我覺得美人魚的這種形象

(Laughter)

並不是那麼適合沼澤地的感覺

"Oh look! Mermaid come out of swamp. Oh boy!

(笑)

It's time for Bolotnitsa!"

"你看! 美人魚從沼澤中爬出來了,天啊! "

(Laughter)

沼澤美人魚的時間到囉!!

Djabran Fluctus.

(笑)

If that don't flow off the tongue, what does?

狄加布朗 樸朗克緹絲

(Laughter)

這念起來也太拗口了吧, 到底在搞什麼鬼

I mean kids are studying this stuff

(笑)

and they've got the word "fluctus" up there. That's wrong.

我的意思是, 當孩子們在學這個東西的時候

(Laughter)

他們都只會念成樸朗克塔斯 這是錯的!

One dyslexic kid and he could be ruining his life.

(笑)

(Laughter)

對有閱讀障礙的小孩來說,這可能會毀掉他的生活的!

"It fluctus up, Mama."

(笑)

Hikuleo Fluctus.

"媽媽,我好困惑喔"

That's a little more flowing. Hikuleo

海庫里歐 樸朗克緹絲

sounds like a kind of a Leonardo DiCaprio

這聽起來順口多了. 海庫里歐

17 syllable thing.

聽起來有點像李奧納多狄卡皮歐

And that's the Tonga underworld.

17個音節

And one of my favorites is the Itoki Fluctus,

這可是湯家的黑暗面啊

who is the Nicaraguan goddess of insects, stars, and planets.

而我喜歡的另一個名字則是, 伊托基 樸朗克緹絲

Now, if you're a goddess of stars and planets

這個字的意思是尼加拉瓜主管蟲類,星宿,和行星的女神

wouldn't you relegate insects to somebody else?

如果你是一個掌管行星和星球的女神

(Laughter)

你會不會想要把這些蟲子丟給其他人呢

"No, no, really, I'm so busy with the stars.

(笑)

Would you mind taking the insects? Thank you darling.

"呃,我忙這些星星的事就忙不過來了"

Oh take the spiders too. I know they're not insects, but I don't care.

你可不可以幫我照顧這些蟲子呢, 真是太感謝你了

Monkeys, chimps, just get rid of the hairy creatures."

噢,拜託也拿走那些蜘蛛吧,我知道他們不是蟲子,但誰管它

(Laughter)

猴子啊,黑猩猩啊,你就把所有毛茸茸的東西全部帶走吧!!"

Now, we're going to be going to Mars one day. And when we do,

(笑)

it's going to be unfair for the people that are living there

我們未來有一天將會登上火星 而如果我們這麼做了之後

to have to live with these ridiculous names.

其實對那些本來就住在火星上的人很不公平的阿

So, you'll be on Mars, and you're at

他們必須要接受這些愚蠢的名字

Hellespointica Depressio

嗯,你會在火星上,而且位在

which has got to be a really "up" place.

哈雷波提卡 迪皮西歐

(Laughter)

你也算是在一個十分高的地方了吧

Yeah, I'm at the Depressio, and I want to get over to Amazonis

(笑)

so I plug it into the Mars map,

是阿,我在迪皮西歐,而我等等要穿越阿瑪遜尼斯

and click the button and there's my directions.

所以我就把他加入了火星的地圖裡了

I go to Chrysokeras.

而按下這個鍵之後, 指示就會出現了

(Laughter) Left to the Thymiamata.

我要去奎離索柯拉斯

Then to Niliacus Lacus,

(笑) 他就在泰咪亞瑪塔的左方

which is not a bad name.

然後會到達尼李阿庫斯 拉庫斯

Niliacus Lacus, try to get the practice, slick-a-tick-a-bacus.

這說實在不是個太爛的名字啦

That's a cool name. I will say that.

尼李阿庫斯 拉庫斯,練習一下就好了,跟著節奏

So, I hold back a little of my venom

我會說,這是一個很酷的名字啊

for these astronomical misnomers.

所以我覺得我還是不要太針對

And then of course Arnon to Thoth.

這些天文命名家好了

And of course there will be advertisements.

然後當然, 我們要從亞諾穿越圖特

This is from their rule book, the International Astronomical Union.

而這裡當然要放些廣告

And you know they're international because

這些都是從國際天文協會的規則書裡頭出來的

they put it "en Francais" as well.

而你知道他們之所以被稱為國際 是因為

L'Union Astronomique Internationale,

他們在上頭也放上了法文的版本

for those of you who don't speak French.

國際天文協會(法文)

I thought I'd translate for you.

對於那些不會說法文的人

From the rulebook: Nomenclature is a tool.

我想我可以替你們翻譯

The first consideration, make it clear, simple and unambiguous.

從書上說: 命名法只是一個工具而已

And I think that Djabran Fluctus,

首要的考慮條件是,要非常清楚,簡潔而不模糊

that fits that mode.

而我覺得這個戴布朗樸朗克緹絲

(Laughter)

完全的符合這項標準

That's simple, the goddess of goats, very simple.

(笑)

Djabran Fluctus.

這很簡單啊.山羊的女神嘛.非常簡單

"Now, Frank is this clear to you, Djabran Fluctus?"

戴布朗樸朗可提斯

"Yeah, that's the goat goddess right? The Abacazanian?

"嘿Frank, 你了解這個戴布朗樸朗克緹絲的意思了嗎?"

(Laughter)

"當然,就是那個山羊女神對吧? 阿巴卡遜那?"

It's clear to me."

(笑)

"Listen, I'm going back to the swamp mermaid. Can you call me in a little while?"

我知道的阿

(Laughter)

聽著,我要回去沼澤美人魚那裏了,你等等再打給我好嗎?

Also, from the actual document

(笑)

I highlighted a part I thought may be of interest.

而且 從真實的文件中

Anyone can suggest changing a name.

我強調了一些可能會很有趣的重點

So, I look to you, fellow member of the Earth community.

每一個人都可以對改變名字提出建議

We've got to change this stuff up fast.

所以說就靠你們了,這些還在地球上的人們阿

So, these are actual names of people that work there.

我們一定要快點把這些東西改掉

I did some more investigation.

而這些是在國際天文協會工作的人們的真實姓名

These are more people working for this group.

我又做了更多的調查

And, as you can see, they don't use their first names.

這些是更多在那邊工作的人的名字

(Laughter)

然後 就像你們看到的 他們甚至不放他們的名字上去

These are people naming planets, and they won't use their first names.

(笑)

Something is askew here.

這些人們嘗試想要為行星命名 可是他們甚至卻不放他們的名字上去

(Laughter)

這其中一定有什麼問題

Is it because his name is really Jupiter Blunck?

(笑)

(Laughter)

這是因為其實他的名字叫做木星‧布朗克? (J. Blunck)

Is that Ganymede Andromeda Burba?

(笑)

(Laughter)

而這個又是木蘭‧三仙女座‧布巴? (G. A. Burba)

Is that Mars Ya Marov?

(笑)

I don't know. But it's investigative material, no doubt.

而這個是火星‧馬羅夫? (M. Marov)

There are some mapping people who do use their names.

不曉得, 但這個毫無疑問是調查不出來的

Witness please, Eugene Shoemaker,

而某些人確實也有使用他們真實的名字

who, diligently, from a young boy

看著吧, 尤金.舒美克

decided he wanted to make maps of celestial bodies.

是一個從小時候就非常勤奮

Must have been a very interesting day in the Shoemaker house.

決定他以後要為這些天空飛行的物體繪圖

"Mom, I want to make maps."

這天一定是舒美客家一個非常有趣的一天

"That's wonderful Eugene. You could make maps of Toronto."

"媽 我想要畫地圖"

"No, I want to make maps of planets."

"這非常棒啊 尤金 你可以為多倫多畫一個地圖呢"

"Yeah, go to your room."

"不 我想要替行星畫地圖"

(Laughter)

"好吧 快回房間吧"

Martians, Venusians, Jovians.

(笑)

We have names for places where people don't exist.

火星 金星 木星

That seems a little silly to me.

我們為這些根本沒有人類存在的地方命了名

There are no Jovians.

對我來說這看起來有點愚蠢

Getting back to my premise, I used stamps, by the way,

這裡沒有朱維安

because you don't have to pay anybody for the rights.

回去我之前提到的 對了 我是使用油票

(Laughter)

因為這樣就不用負任何版權了

(Applause)

(笑)

There is obviously Einstein, Niels Bohr,

(掌聲)

de Fermat's last theorem, and I'm not sure whether that's James Coburn

這很明顯地是愛因斯坦 尼爾希波爾

or Richard Harris.

迪福瑪斯的最新定理 但我不確定這是不是詹姆斯柯柏的

(Laughter)

或是瑞琪哈利斯的

It's definitely one of the two. I'm not really clear which one.

(笑)

But obviously the point is that numbers are maps.

這一定是他們兩個的其中一個 但我不確定是哪個人的

And within numbers, is there an underlying secret to the universe?

但明顯的說來 這些數字就是圖示

That is the premise of this particular presentation.

而在這些數字單中 有沒有藏著什麼宇宙的秘密呢

By the way, that's a natural picture of Saturn,

這是我之前演說中提到的

no adjustments. I mean that's just beautiful.

順便說一下 這是一張土星的沒修過片的照片

So beautiful that I will even give up a laugh

完全沒修過 這實在是太漂亮了

to explain my love of this particular planet,

我找不到什麼更特別的話

and the day Saturday, named after it, wonderfully.

來表達我是多麼喜歡這個特殊的行星

So, formulas relate number to form.

然後"星期六"這個詞 是依照土星的命名方式來命名的

That's Euler, his formula

所以 這些牽扯到數字的公式們就形成了

was one of the inspirations that lead to the beginning of string theory

這是尤拉 他們公式

which is kind of cool, not that funny, but it is cool.

是發現弦定理的靈感來源之一

(Laughter)

這不是那們的可笑 而且頗為酷

He was also famous for having no body.

(笑)

(Laughter)

他也以沒有身體而聞名 (照片只有一個人頭圖像)

Which a lot of you are like, "How did he figure that out?"

(笑)

He's got no body, no man, just a head floating high.

你們之中很多人可能會想 "他到底怎麼解出這些的?"

Here comes Euler.

他可沒有身體啊 喔布 就只有一顆頭浮在空中

(Laughter)

尤拉來囉

And that's an icosahedron,

(笑)

which is one of the five sacred solids, very important shapes.

這是一個二十面體

You see the icosahedron again.

這是五個神聖的立方體之一 非常著名的形狀

The dodecahedron, it's dual.

你又看到了一種二十面體

There is a dodecahedron which I had to do in my room last night.

這個十二面體是雙面的

The five sacred solids, as you can see there.

這是我昨天晚上在我房間裡做的

Which is not to be confused with the five sacred salads.

而你看到的這五種神聖的立方體

(Laughter)

可不要跟五種神聖的沙拉搞混了

Blue cheese, ranch, oil and vinegar, thousand islands and house.

(笑)

I suggest the house.

帶藍紋的乳酪 牧場 橄欖油和醋 還有群島和房屋

The reality, now here is something important.

我推薦房屋

What's important about this is

事實是 接下來有真正重要的要出現了

these shapes are duals of each other.

真正重點就是

And you can see how the icosahedron

這些圖形都是相對的

withdraws into the dodecahedron

你可以看到這個二十面體

and then they just merge into each other.

可以如何變成十二面體

So, the whole concept of branes in the universe,

他們兩個之間合併的非常的好

if the universe is shaped like a dodecahedron

所以 宇宙外層的概念就是

this is a very good map of what could possibly be.

假設宇宙是一個十二面體

And that is, of course, what we are here to talk about.

這張圖完整的展示了他可能會變成的樣子

What a coincidence!

當然 這就是我們準備要談論的問題

October 9th, in France, Jean-Pierre Luminet

這真是巧合啊!

said that the universe is probably shaped like a dodecahedron,

十月九號 在法國的真 皮埃爾 魯米娜

based on information that they got from this probe.

說這個宇宙的形狀很有可能就是一個十二面體

This would be a normal wave pattern.

從他們的研究資料顯示出的

But what they're seeing, way out there in the far reaches

這是一個很正常的波動模型

of the microwave background,

但他們從無線電背景裡看到的

is this kind of odd undulation.

離標準的波動模型相差及遠

It doesn't plug in to what they suspected a flat universe would be.

並且是有一點零散的

So, you can kind of get an idea from this

這和他們原本認為的 宇宙是扁平的假說不符

extrapolating that back under this huge picture,

所以你可以稍微了解到

so we get this idea of what the primal universe looked like.

從這個非常龐大的背景之中

And judging from this, it looks a little like a cheeseburger.

所以我們可以開始了解到這個主要的宇宙長的會像是什麼樣子

(Laughter)

從這張圖來看 他看起來有點像是起斯漢堡

So, I'm thinking the universe is either a dodecahedron or a cheeseburger.

(笑)

And for me, that's a win-win.

所以就我來說 我覺得宇宙不是一個十二面體或者是一個起斯漢堡

Everybody goes, I'm happy.

對我來說 這是雙贏啊

(Laughter)

不管誰走我都會很高興的

Better really hurry up.

(笑)

I just threw this in because

大家最好加快腳步囉

as important as all of our intellectual abilities are,

我提這個是因爲

without heart and without love it's just -- it's all meaningless.

和我們智力一樣重要的是

And that, to me, is really beautiful.

如果沒有情感和愛，一切都沒有意義

(Laughter)

這張圖對我而言，真的狠美

Except for that creepy guy in the background.

（笑）

(Laughter)

除了後面那個讓人不舒服的人以外

Getting back to the point of my particular presentation,

（笑）

Kepler, one of my great heroes,

回到我之前的那個觀點

who realized that these five solids, which I spoke of earlier,

開普勒，我狠喜歡的一個偉大的英雄

were related somehow to the planets,

他發現我之前提到的那個五面體

but he couldn't prove it. It freaked him out.

和行星多少有點關系

But it did lead to Newton discovering gravity.

但是他無法證明這個事情，這讓很他傷腦筋

So, maps of things leading to organized understandings

可這卻使牛頓發現了地心引力

of the universe in which we emerge.

所以，事物的地圖使我們對賴以生存的宇宙

Now this is Isaac from a Vietnamese stamp.

有了更有條理的認識

(Laughter)

現在我們看到的這個是越南郵票上的伊薩

I am not suggesting at all that my Vietnamese brothers and sisters

（笑）

could maybe use a little art class here and there. But ...

我並不是想說越南的兄弟姐妹們

(Laughter)

或許應該去上幾門美術課，可是

that's not a good picture.

（笑）

(Laughter)

這張郵票做得真的不怎么样

Not a good picture. Now, my friends in the island of Nevis

（笑）

are a little better. Look at that! That's Isaac Newton.

狠一般狠一般。我在維尼斯島的朋友們

That guy is rockin'.

把圖做得要好一些。你看，這是艾薩克.牛頓

(Laughter)

這家夥看上去帥極了

What a handsome cat.

（笑）

Once again, Nicaragua let me down.

像只狠俊俏的貓

(Laughter)

又來了，這次是尼加拉瓜，讓我狠失望

And Copernicus looks like Johnny Carson, which is really weird.

（笑）

(Laughter)

康普尼克斯看起來像約翰.尼克森，有點奇怪

I don't get that at all.

（笑）

Once again, these guys rock it out.

我完全無法理解

Isaac is kickin' ass. Man, he looks like a rock star.

真的，這些人都太帥了

This is freaky is a major way.

艾薩克真了不起，噢，看啦，他就像一個搖滾明星一樣

This is Sierra Leone.

這真夢幻

They got little babies in there, floating in there.