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~2:35 > "In 2002, he moved to Harvard to become full professor there, and will remain there until he joins our faculty of the institute in 2008" I don't unders

~2:35 > "In 2002, he moved to Harvard to become full professor there, and will remain there until he joins our faculty of the institute in 2008" I don't understand; when was this recorded? The Higgs Boson was discovered in 2012, and he refers to that event. Why is he referring to 2008 in the future tense? EDIT: It sounds like it is from the later part of 2012.

okket 10y ago
The original upload is from 29.11.2012 and the lecture was held on October 26, 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcPW7lyHpIc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcPW7lyHpIc Can the OP or the mods please change the link?
- acqq 10y ago
  Or even better to the original page with the description, and add [2012] https://video.ias.edu/arkani-hamed-lecture-10-12 https://video.ias.edu/arkani-hamed-lecture-10-12
  - lisper 10y ago
    HN won't let me change the link, but I did edit the title to include the date.
acchow 10y ago
I'm a native English speaker - I feel it's totally valid to talk about a past event in the future tense as used here. I can't explain why, but I've heard it been used before and doesn't seem ambiguous or incorrect. Edit: tho the past tense is preferable.
- cormullion 10y ago
  Inconsistently used here, but it's the historical present: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_present https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_present For some reason, I hear a old-style narration over a documentary film when I hear this tense.