Name: Reinventing the encyclopedia game
Uploaded: 2012-06-26T15:26:42Z
Duration: 10 min 29 s
Description: Prompted by the Encyclopaedia Britannica ending its print publication, performance poet Rives resurrects a game from his childhood. Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Rives takes us on a charming tour through random (and less random) bits of human knowledge: from Chimborazo, the farthest point from the center of the Earth, to Ham the Astrochimp, the first chimpanzee in outer space.

Prompted by the Encyclopaedia Britannica ending its print publication, performance poet Rives resurrects a game from his childhood. Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Rives takes us on a charming tour through random (and less random) bits of human knowledge: from Chimborazo, the farthest point from the center of the Earth, to Ham the Astrochimp, the first chimpanzee in outer space.

Rives: Reinventing the encyclopedia game

Reinventing the encyclopedia game

Mount Chimborazo's summit, not Everest, is Earth's farthest point from the center, redefining our perceptions of 'highest.'

Tropics' lines, the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, are not fixed but drift due to Earth's tilt, an enlightening geographical fact.

The Earth, if sized down to a billiard ball, would be smoother than actual billiard balls, showcasing our planet's subtle symmetry.