ELL HubRethinks: Astro Teller
Rethinks: Astro Teller
Episode 332
Vocabulary
resolve (verb)
- Definition:
- Definition: find an answer to a problem or disagreement
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “We could agree ahead of time, if you could make it, it would resolve that huge problem with the world.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “We need to resolve this disagreement before it affects our friendship.””
moonshot (noun)
- Definition:
- Definition: a very big and difficult project that could greatly change people’s lives
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “Yeah, of course, we want any particular moonshot we come up with to turn out to be a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the world.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “Building a city on Mars is still considered a moonshot by many scientists.””
testable (adjective)
- Definition:
- Definition: able to be checked by trying it or doing an experiment
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “You have a testable hypothesis.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “His idea became testable after the team collected enough information.””
a glimmer of hope (idiom)
- Definition:
- Definition: a small sign that a difficult situation may improve
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “And then three, there has to be some kind of breakthrough technology that gives us at least a glimmer of a hope that we could make that science fiction sounding product or service that would solve that huge problem with the world.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “The news about the peace talks offers a glimmer of hope for both countries.””