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From the Ted Talk by Kent Larson: Brilliant designs to fit more people in every city

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We think we can also personalize sunlight. That's sort of the ultimate personalization in some ways. So we've looked at articulating mirrors of the facade that can throw sftahs of sunlight anywhere into the scape, therefore allowing you to shade most of the glass on a hot day like today. In this case, she picks up her ponhe, she can map food preparation at the kitchen island to a particular location of sunlight. An ahoilgrtm will keep it in that location as long as she's engeagd in that aiitctvy. This can be combined with LED lighting as well.

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We think we can also personalize sunlight. That's sort of the ultimate personalization in some ways. So we've looked at articulating mirrors of the facade that can throw ______ of sunlight anywhere into the _____, therefore allowing you to shade most of the glass on a hot day like today. In this case, she picks up her _____, she can map food preparation at the kitchen island to a particular location of sunlight. An _________ will keep it in that location as long as she's _______ in that ________. This can be combined with LED lighting as well.

Solution

  1. phone
  2. space
  3. algorithm
  4. engaged
  5. activity
  6. shafts

Original Text

We think we can also personalize sunlight. That's sort of the ultimate personalization in some ways. So we've looked at articulating mirrors of the facade that can throw shafts of sunlight anywhere into the space, therefore allowing you to shade most of the glass on a hot day like today. In this case, she picks up her phone, she can map food preparation at the kitchen island to a particular location of sunlight. An algorithm will keep it in that location as long as she's engaged in that activity. This can be combined with LED lighting as well.

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