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Sequencing “Life. Research.”

Sequencing “Life. Research.”. Henry Lieberman, Edward Shen MIT Media Lab Cambridge, Mass. USA Http://www.media.mit.edu/~lieber. Life. Research. - Edward Shen. Life. Research. - Edward Shen.

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Sequencing “Life. Research.”

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  1. Sequencing “Life. Research.” • Henry Lieberman, Edward Shen • MIT Media Lab • Cambridge, Mass. USA • Http://www.media.mit.edu/~lieber

  2. Life. Research. - Edward Shen

  3. Life. Research. - Edward Shen • Synopsis: This movie tells the inspiring story of Hugh Herr, a rock climber who lost his legs in an accident, then became an MIT professor designing artificial legs. • Theme: Creative researchers use their own life as inspiration for their research.

  4. Introductory scene • Scene: • Establishing shot: Stills of Hugh's lab. • Impressing people with the technology • Key dialogue: • "Blurring the boundary between humans and devices" • "There are two key applications: rehabilitation and augmentation" • Questions: • Who is this guy? What's this all about?

  5. Title • Questions: • Why this title? What does it have to do with the movie?

  6. Lab scene • Scene: • Audience discovers that Hugh is an amputee. He had an accident, not born that way. • Key dialogue: • "I lost my legs in 1982" • Questions: • What was the reason for his amputation? • Is that why he's working in this field?

  7. Controversy 1 • Scene: • A visitor questions Hugh's plans for commercialization. He seems a little skeptical about the maturity of the technology. • Key dialogue: • "Will you commercialize this technology?" • "My goal is to make a $100-like, so that everybody in the world can benefit from high technology" • Questions: • Isn't Hugh brave for being an early adopter.

  8. Courage in career decisions 1 • Scene: • Samuel relates how Hugh convinced him to change fields • Key dialogue: • "Build something useful to a disabled person" • Questions: • How did Hugh convince him? Was he right?

  9. Courage in career decisions 2 • Scene: • Hugh and Edward (student) conversing in the car about Edward's career. • Key dialogue: • "Maybe have someone you respect and admire make the decision for you" • "You may want to get a PhD but you're too frightened to take action". • Questions: • Is Hugh saying, "I'm making the decision for you"? Analogy between Hugh mentoring Edward and mentoring Samuel

  10. Background 1(a) • Scene: • Establishing shot: Introductory of Hugh’s wife and children. • Answers: • We start to see Hugh's family life and how that reveals his devotion to the ones that he loves

  11. Background 1(b) • Scene: • Establishing shot: Children. Hugh's wife explains how kids enjoy helping him put on his legs. • Key dialogue: • “It’s like…you forgot these" • Answers: • We start to see how Hugh's research and personal life is connected on a daily basis

  12. Surprising Fact • Scene: • Hugh is running around a lake on a pair of artificial legs. • Questions: • How can he run so fast? Does it have anything to do with his life and/or research?

  13. Explicit statement of theme • Scene: • Edward is amazed that Hugh can run through the forest. Edward and Hugh talk about research. • Key dialogue: • "So, you actually get your research from every moment." • "Research is life. Life is research" • "I wanted to be an athlete, but there were a few bumps in the road" • Answer: • So that's where the movie got its title

  14. Car scene • Scene: • Hugh is changing his artificial legs after he ran • Question: • What is the cause that made him who he is today?

  15. Background 2 • Scene: • Textual narration of accident details • Key dialogue: • "Hugh's legs were frostbitten" • "A rescuer died". • Answers: • Now we know what happened Sometimes, you can't show the viewers; you've just got to tell them

  16. Controversy 2 • Scene: • Magazine editor critical of Hugh's athletic accomplishment as "artificial". Reader jumps to Hugh's defense. • Key dialogue: • Editor: "While impressive, it doesn't actually count as a legitimate free ascent" • Reader: "Your whining is nauseating". • Answers: • Hugh enjoys being a magnet for controversy Analogy between editor's skepticism and lab visitor's skepticism

  17. Background 3 • Scene: • Patricia tells the history of Hugh as a fearless climber and self-taught researcher • Key dialogue: • "Everything after high school was completely self-taught" • Answers: • Hugh's motivation came completely from his experience rather than from academic interest. Research is driven by life.

  18. Courage in career decisions 3 • Scene: • Reprise of car discussion between Hugh and Edward about PhD. • Key dialogue: • "Sounds like an easy decision to me" • "You gotta do what's right" • Answers: • If Life is Research, then doing what's right for Life is doing what's right for Research Analogy between Edward's courage in choosing a career path and Hugh's

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