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When Artists meet Scientists: The Imaginarium of Technology | Barmak Heshmat | TEDxLA


electric jumper jet it’s a sport gear

electric jumper jet it’s a sport gear that lets you jump high about 5 to 6

that lets you jump high about 5 to 6

that lets you jump high about 5 to 6 meters and land safely at its core is

meters and land safely at its core is

meters and land safely at its core is the yet to be invented surge battery

the yet to be invented surge battery

the yet to be invented surge battery which provides short bursts of

which provides short bursts of

which provides short bursts of high-intensity current to drive those

high-intensity current to drive those

high-intensity current to drive those high-speed propellers this is one of

high-speed propellers this is one of

high-speed propellers this is one of those ideas I had a design of mine I

those ideas I had a design of mine I

those ideas I had a design of mine I mean it surely does look fascinating but

mean it surely does look fascinating but

mean it surely does look fascinating but there are a lot of question marks around

there are a lot of question marks around

there are a lot of question marks around it I think will take about ten years

it I think will take about ten years

it I think will take about ten years before you can get one of these ideas

before you can get one of these ideas

before you can get one of these ideas ideas ideas ideas worth spreading that’s

ideas ideas ideas worth spreading that’s

ideas ideas ideas worth spreading that’s what reads below the Ted logo which

what reads below the Ted logo which

what reads below the Ted logo which notifies that you know what some ideas

notifies that you know what some ideas

notifies that you know what some ideas are not worth spreading some ideas are

are not worth spreading some ideas are

are not worth spreading some ideas are just dumped and I’m not talking about

just dumped and I’m not talking about

just dumped and I’m not talking about the Batman snuggie and the pet rock

the Batman snuggie and the pet rock

the Batman snuggie and the pet rock because those sold millions people

because those sold millions people

because those sold millions people millions those are two brilliant ideas

millions those are two brilliant ideas

millions those are two brilliant ideas right there I’m talking about legit

right there I’m talking about legit

right there I’m talking about legit engineering or business ideas that will

engineering or business ideas that will

engineering or business ideas that will never see the light of day we all have a

never see the light of day we all have a

never see the light of day we all have a lot of them especially us engineers at

lot of them especially us engineers at

lot of them especially us engineers at MIT have too many of them piles of ideas

MIT have too many of them piles of ideas

MIT have too many of them piles of ideas that will be forgotten coming from

that will be forgotten coming from

that will be forgotten coming from academia I can tell you that only about

academia I can tell you that only about

academia I can tell you that only about ten percent of the ideas will be

ten percent of the ideas will be

ten percent of the ideas will be published in the form of a paper only

published in the form of a paper only

published in the form of a paper only one percent will be patented and only

one percent will be patented and only

one percent will be patented and only about point one percent will actually

about point one percent will actually

about point one percent will actually become a business and impact the world

become a business and impact the world

become a business and impact the world now these are rough numbers but if you

now these are rough numbers but if you

now these are rough numbers but if you ask any academic or innovator he or she

ask any academic or innovator he or she

ask any academic or innovator he or she will probably answer the same this means

will probably answer the same this means

will probably answer the same this means that only one in a thousand ideas can do

that only one in a thousand ideas can do

that only one in a thousand ideas can do actually some good out there which is an

actually some good out there which is an

actually some good out there which is an insanely low yield I mean it takes about

insanely low yield I mean it takes about

insanely low yield I mean it takes about 10 to 15 years to come up with a

10 to 15 years to come up with a

10 to 15 years to come up with a thousand ideas or publish a hundred

thousand ideas or publish a hundred

thousand ideas or publish a hundred papers even in top schools so why is

papers even in top schools so why is

papers even in top schools so why is this happening why is it that ninety

this happening why is it that ninety

this happening why is it that ninety percent of the ideas go nowhere well you

percent of the ideas go nowhere well you

percent of the ideas go nowhere well you may say because some ideas are just dumb

may say because some ideas are just dumb

may say because some ideas are just dumb remember the Batman snuggie and the pet

remember the Batman snuggie and the pet

remember the Batman snuggie and the pet rock

rock

rock which is a fair answer but in fact a

which is a fair answer but in fact a

which is a fair answer but in fact a very subjective one these two examples

very subjective one these two examples

very subjective one these two examples actually show that an idea that might be

actually show that an idea that might be

actually show that an idea that might be considered useless and ridiculous from

considered useless and ridiculous from

considered useless and ridiculous from one’s perspective can actually be

one’s perspective can actually be

one’s perspective can actually be interesting and successful from others

interesting and successful from others

interesting and successful from others perspective Plus even if half of these

perspective Plus even if half of these

perspective Plus even if half of these ideas were not working and just plain

ideas were not working and just plain

ideas were not working and just plain wrong you still have forty-five percent

wrong you still have forty-five percent

wrong you still have forty-five percent of good ideas that for some reason won’t

of good ideas that for some reason won’t

of good ideas that for some reason won’t make it out there you want to know why

make it out there you want to know why

make it out there you want to know why because we don’t put them out there they

because we don’t put them out there they

because we don’t put them out there they stay with us we don’t communicate them

stay with us we don’t communicate them

stay with us we don’t communicate them the problem is not just with the ideas

the problem is not just with the ideas

the problem is not just with the ideas but also with us inventors we tend to

but also with us inventors we tend to

but also with us inventors we tend to abandon our ideas because we don’t have

abandon our ideas because we don’t have

abandon our ideas because we don’t have enough confidence or immediate interest

enough confidence or immediate interest

enough confidence or immediate interest in them or we tend to possess them and

in them or we tend to possess them and

in them or we tend to possess them and lock them up because we think there are

lock them up because we think there are

lock them up because we think there are two precious and there’s no other

two precious and there’s no other

two precious and there’s no other options really academic publications are

options really academic publications are

options really academic publications are too time-consuming and extremely narrow

too time-consuming and extremely narrow

too time-consuming and extremely narrow for these types of ideas and patenting

for these types of ideas and patenting

for these types of ideas and patenting is too expensive so I turn to online

is too expensive so I turn to online

is too expensive so I turn to online platforms and tried using blogs and

platforms and tried using blogs and

platforms and tried using blogs and YouTube and TEDx talks but none of them

YouTube and TEDx talks but none of them

YouTube and TEDx talks but none of them work as efficiently as I wanted them to

work as efficiently as I wanted them to

work as efficiently as I wanted them to all of these platforms requires a lot of

all of these platforms requires a lot of

all of these platforms requires a lot of production at all of lights and cameras

production at all of lights and cameras

production at all of lights and cameras and all these people behind the scene

and all these people behind the scene

and all these people behind the scene editing to convey a single idea this

editing to convey a single idea this

editing to convey a single idea this lengthy production puts a lot of

lengthy production puts a lot of

lengthy production puts a lot of pressure on the ID ater so I was losing

pressure on the ID ater so I was losing

pressure on the ID ater so I was losing hope on this I have a busy job I mean I

hope on this I have a busy job I mean I

hope on this I have a busy job I mean I have to do actual research and I

have to do actual research and I

have to do actual research and I couldn’t afford to spend this much time

couldn’t afford to spend this much time

couldn’t afford to spend this much time on each idea until one night as I was

on each idea until one night as I was

on each idea until one night as I was going through my older ideas thick

going through my older ideas thick

going through my older ideas thick sketchbooks I saw this design from 1999

sketchbooks I saw this design from 1999

sketchbooks I saw this design from 1999 it was an apparatus that was supposed to

it was an apparatus that was supposed to

it was an apparatus that was supposed to let me see my gameboy color screen in 3d

let me see my gameboy color screen in 3d

let me see my gameboy color screen in 3d through stereo vision this was basically

through stereo vision this was basically

through stereo vision this was basically my first version of virtual reality

my first version of virtual reality

my first version of virtual reality headset at the age of 16 which by the

headset at the age of 16 which by the

headset at the age of 16 which by the way wouldn’t work because there was no

way wouldn’t work because there was no

way wouldn’t work because there was no parallax in the scene but the fact that

parallax in the scene but the fact that

parallax in the scene but the fact that I could look at this one picture and

I could look at this one picture and

I could look at this one picture and understand an idea from 17 years ago

understand an idea from 17 years ago

understand an idea from 17 years ago just hit me I was like hmm a picture is

just hit me I was like hmm a picture is

just hit me I was like hmm a picture is worth a thousand words what if it could

worth a thousand words what if it could

worth a thousand words what if it could fit

fit

fit every idea into one picture one

every idea into one picture one

every idea into one picture one beautiful comprehensive sketch that says

beautiful comprehensive sketch that says

beautiful comprehensive sketch that says it all sounded like a great idea I

it all sounded like a great idea I

it all sounded like a great idea I immediately started to build up my

immediately started to build up my

immediately started to build up my sketching skills over the weekends

sketching skills over the weekends

sketching skills over the weekends thanks to online tutorials i went from

thanks to online tutorials i went from

thanks to online tutorials i went from something like this to something like

something like this to something like

something like this to something like this in about a year then i started to

this in about a year then i started to

this in about a year then i started to get connected to other concept artists

get connected to other concept artists

get connected to other concept artists online and discover this amazing

online and discover this amazing

online and discover this amazing platform called computer graphics

platform called computer graphics

platform called computer graphics society or cg society this is an online

society or cg society this is an online

society or cg society this is an online platforms that allows million self

platforms that allows million self

platforms that allows million self concept artists around the world to

concept artists around the world to

concept artists around the world to share their illustrations with each

share their illustrations with each

share their illustrations with each other in high resolutions this is a

other in high resolutions this is a

other in high resolutions this is a great website for artistic studies it’s

great website for artistic studies it’s

great website for artistic studies it’s full of cool pictures of aliens and

full of cool pictures of aliens and

full of cool pictures of aliens and robots but there’s not much science

robots but there’s not much science

robots but there’s not much science going on here really and that’s exactly

going on here really and that’s exactly

going on here really and that’s exactly what i want to change together with cg

what i want to change together with cg

what i want to change together with cg society we basically want to bring the

society we basically want to bring the

society we basically want to bring the brains of MIT to the hands of marvel

brains of MIT to the hands of marvel

brains of MIT to the hands of marvel studio artists how cool is that the

studio artists how cool is that the

studio artists how cool is that the result is what we call the imaginarium

result is what we call the imaginarium

result is what we call the imaginarium of technology a place where engineering

of technology a place where engineering

of technology a place where engineering ideas can come to life and inspire this

ideas can come to life and inspire this

ideas can come to life and inspire this platform allows you to match up with an

platform allows you to match up with an

platform allows you to match up with an artist so you can either upload your

artist so you can either upload your

artist so you can either upload your idea in the form of an illustration or

idea in the form of an illustration or

idea in the form of an illustration or you can describe it an artist to have it

you can describe it an artist to have it

you can describe it an artist to have it Illustrated the ideas are tagged and

Illustrated the ideas are tagged and

Illustrated the ideas are tagged and organized into this gallery of sketches

organized into this gallery of sketches

organized into this gallery of sketches as you can see here so these are my

as you can see here so these are my

as you can see here so these are my ideas for example and if you’re

ideas for example and if you’re

ideas for example and if you’re interested in any of them can just click

interested in any of them can just click

interested in any of them can just click on it and learn more about it or you can

on it and learn more about it or you can

on it and learn more about it or you can start a conversation with the creator of

start a conversation with the creator of

start a conversation with the creator of the idea some of these ideas are

the idea some of these ideas are

the idea some of these ideas are published online immediately the others

published online immediately the others

published online immediately the others are cherry picked by a panel of artists

are cherry picked by a panel of artists

are cherry picked by a panel of artists and scientists from Marvel Studios and

and scientists from Marvel Studios and

and scientists from Marvel Studios and MIT these selected ideas are then

MIT these selected ideas are then

MIT these selected ideas are then showcased in events such as this one or

showcased in events such as this one or

showcased in events such as this one or MIT members week where there are a lot

MIT members week where there are a lot

MIT members week where there are a lot of companies present this gives these

of companies present this gives these

of companies present this gives these poor ideas the chance to reach the right

poor ideas the chance to reach the right

poor ideas the chance to reach the right people each idea has a unique ID so who

people each idea has a unique ID so who

people each idea has a unique ID so who is interested can directly contact the

is interested can directly contact the

is interested can directly contact the creator and endorse the idea based on a

creator and endorse the idea based on a

creator and endorse the idea based on a mutual agreement so far we have had

mutual agreement so far we have had

mutual agreement so far we have had three idea exhibitions on topics such as

three idea exhibitions on topics such as

three idea exhibitions on topics such as autonomous cars and virtual reality and

autonomous cars and virtual reality and

autonomous cars and virtual reality and these idea exhibitions have been

these idea exhibitions have been

these idea exhibitions have been received amazingly well because pictures

received amazingly well because pictures

received amazingly well because pictures are powerful and they can go even beyond

are powerful and they can go even beyond

are powerful and they can go even beyond the language barrier yes if you’re a

the language barrier yes if you’re a

the language barrier yes if you’re a company with IP sensitive materials or

company with IP sensitive materials or

company with IP sensitive materials or if you have a conflict of interest then

if you have a conflict of interest then

if you have a conflict of interest then this might not be the right platform for

this might not be the right platform for

this might not be the right platform for you but if you’re a creative individual

you but if you’re a creative individual

you but if you’re a creative individual trying to impact the world by

trying to impact the world by

trying to impact the world by resurrecting some of your ideas let me

resurrecting some of your ideas let me

resurrecting some of your ideas let me assure you that this is the best place

assure you that this is the best place

assure you that this is the best place to put those ideas into some use ok I’ve

to put those ideas into some use ok I’ve

to put those ideas into some use ok I’ve been talking about 10 minutes now to

been talking about 10 minutes now to

been talking about 10 minutes now to convey to you one idea of the

convey to you one idea of the

convey to you one idea of the imaginarium of Technology in the tell

imaginarium of Technology in the tell

imaginarium of Technology in the tell format now I will take one minute to

format now I will take one minute to

format now I will take one minute to give you two ideas in the form of two

give you two ideas in the form of two

give you two ideas in the form of two pictures two pictures that can make an

pictures two pictures that can make an

pictures two pictures that can make an impact and potentially save lives this

impact and potentially save lives this

impact and potentially save lives this is to show you how powerful the art and

is to show you how powerful the art and

is to show you how powerful the art and science can be hand in hand are you

science can be hand in hand are you

science can be hand in hand are you ready for this this is the infinity

ready for this this is the infinity

ready for this this is the infinity ladder it’s a rollable ladder that is

ladder it’s a rollable ladder that is

ladder it’s a rollable ladder that is stretched out but it’s by a set of

stretched out but it’s by a set of

stretched out but it’s by a set of drones so the drones fly up to the wall

drones so the drones fly up to the wall

drones so the drones fly up to the wall and lashed to the top of the wall and

and lashed to the top of the wall and

and lashed to the top of the wall and then you can climb up the stretched out

then you can climb up the stretched out

then you can climb up the stretched out ladder the tagline reads no balls can

ladder the tagline reads no balls can

ladder the tagline reads no balls can ever stop humans again simple

ever stop humans again simple

ever stop humans again simple engineering people here’s the centimeter

engineering people here’s the centimeter

engineering people here’s the centimeter sized robotic pill that stays in your

sized robotic pill that stays in your

sized robotic pill that stays in your stomach and is charged wirelessly some

stomach and is charged wirelessly some

stomach and is charged wirelessly some future is predicted we will have Mike

future is predicted we will have Mike

future is predicted we will have Mike robot injected hope to our bloodstream

robot injected hope to our bloodstream

robot injected hope to our bloodstream but being an engineer I think that’s

but being an engineer I think that’s

but being an engineer I think that’s far-fetched I think this is more

far-fetched I think this is more

far-fetched I think this is more practical solution for merging with

practical solution for merging with

practical solution for merging with machines or whatever that is so these

machines or whatever that is so these

machines or whatever that is so these robots filter out the excessive toxins

robots filter out the excessive toxins

robots filter out the excessive toxins and things like fat and sugar that is in

and things like fat and sugar that is in

and things like fat and sugar that is in your diet so in the future you can feel

your diet so in the future you can feel

your diet so in the future you can feel less guilty when bite into your burger

less guilty when bite into your burger

less guilty when bite into your burger the tagline reads every diet is perfect

the tagline reads every diet is perfect

the tagline reads every diet is perfect I think someone somewhere should work on

I think someone somewhere should work on

I think someone somewhere should work on these ideas but I cannot suddenly Qui

these ideas but I cannot suddenly Qui

these ideas but I cannot suddenly Qui my job and start falling all of these

my job and start falling all of these

my job and start falling all of these random ideas I think you get the point

random ideas I think you get the point

random ideas I think you get the point now I want to thank everyone who jumped

now I want to thank everyone who jumped

now I want to thank everyone who jumped on board with me and made this possible

on board with me and made this possible

on board with me and made this possible this is really a call to my fellow

this is really a call to my fellow

this is really a call to my fellow scientists and artists don’t let your

scientists and artists don’t let your

scientists and artists don’t let your ideas die don’t just draw a random

ideas die don’t just draw a random

ideas die don’t just draw a random monsters and aliens let us come together

monsters and aliens let us come together

monsters and aliens let us come together and communicate something at the peak of

and communicate something at the peak of

and communicate something at the peak of intellectual value something that is

intellectual value something that is

intellectual value something that is both beautiful and functional let us

both beautiful and functional let us

both beautiful and functional let us take a second look at ideas not worth

take a second look at ideas not worth

take a second look at ideas not worth spreading thank you

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