Him and Jaime are both intellectuals, but Adam likes to lean more on his sense of humor. Maybe that is why him and Jaime never got along, but were able to work together so well at the end of the day.
Adam is one of my most admired persons currently lives on this planet. Sadly, I do not had that honor to meet him in person, nor did I dare to have the thoughts of how wonderful it would be to be able to work with him or have such a great person with brilliant ideas and attitude as my friend. However neither of these have bothered in encouraging myself in continuing my personal cultivation until some point in the future, when I became a great person as he is, I could look back and smile, and tell my kids about Adam, though we may still strangers, and how this great person inspired and encouraged me to achieve many things I have overcame and are facing few decades after.
I've been a coder and artist for a while and when I work on a video game, the coding and art are designed in a fairly similar way. So as an indy game developer who does the art and coding, there's this huge interaction between art and science, and both feel fairly similar. ============================================================== 1. You abstract a general concept that needs to be refined into something usable: -Art Example: I need an animation that is a character firing a gun ->rough composition sketches -Coding Example: I need a function that slows enemies down when they touch it, disappears, then later on, returns their normal speed to them 2. You refine the idea and design it: -Art Example: Rough sketch/refined sketch that can be turned into finished art -Coding Example: generalized design with basic structures and logic, code it in and test it 3. You finish the idea and refine it as necessary to fit within the game: -Art Example: An animation is finished so make a usable art asset that can then be added to the game. -Coding Example: The slow function successfully slows enemies and returns speed after a specified time. ============================================================== Both disciplines require a good foundation in design, though the type of design is different in that one is mostly logical and the other is visual with minimal control logic. Of course going from one to the other feels fairly organic and the process is similar. Obviously this is a very generalized approach and doesn't always fit the situation, for example I might rework a function into an object that I can alter or something like that, or remake an animation, or tweak it, or even redesign the character.
At about 25:00 He mentions that shops are disappearing. I can attest to this, as I am on my university's FSAE team (formula style race car design and manufacture) and we have 5 active members, which is enough, but twenty years ago there would have been 20 or 30. One of our largest time sinks is working with the STEM center trying to help build interest in the auto industry and engineering. Our final goal is to sell kits of our car as a teaching aid to middle and high schools.
I am currently a Engineering student and Adam has some great points about science ! Yes Math is hard but it is not impossible to understand, you just have to put the time and effort into it and learn it !
As an artist working in a technical field (videogame design), I find the misunderstanding of the artistry of science and the scientific value of art baffling and frustrating. As I learned more about light and painting, I was relearning calculus in order to write programs that shade surfaces in the game engine. These two things I was practicing in parallel fed back into each other and have helped me understand light more deeply. I wish everyone felt the same energy and curiosity that Adam shows here :)
Did I mention I love this man? Art schools should show this in the first year so students get an understanding what they are in for. I finished art school and found this way of seeing the 'world' the only right way. You got a brain? Use it.
I think a good topic to have hit, though its is kind of glossed over in this discussion is the architect. This is an engineer, a person who is balancing loads, selecting materials finding creative and artistic ways to create livable workable structure. Art and science go hand in hand here. You create a structure you want to build and then figure out what materials place where will make it. Or you have preselected materials to work with and the question is what kind of structure can you make with that. Art is expression and response science is exactly that. And the most common thing between the two? Be it art or science, when you express your idea's you can never know the response it will have. Put more simply, be it a painting or an experiment, results may vary.
Amazing as always. I always love Adam savage's talks whether a big talk or a Tested.com podcast. My wife gets to hear lots of your stories through me. Keep teaching all of us and "always be testing"!
I really gotta wonder: Did Adam have a poke at the Kerbal Space Program stuff while at SXSW? I can't imagine him not wanting to play with a space-rocket building sandbox game.
I would say that adam is a jack of all trades relevant to being a master of adam. I've always thought it is better to be a jack of all trades in order to accomplish a specific vision. For example I think a lot of video game developers benefit enormously from knowing a little bit of every piece of the puzzle. Its more efficient to know how another department works and how they are going to use your work. Also, there are many small things that would be easier doing by yourself rather than it taking a long time to communicate down the pipeline. Whenever you are talking about creating a product, it is usually better than there is someone that has a hand in everything and can help mold the project to the correct vision. Crowdsourced creativity can sometimes get muddled, especially if the crowd of workers are being paid to work there instead of them choosing to work on the project. Valve have a philosophy that everyone at their company should be a T shape, which means they should know a little about a lot of things, but also know everything about a small area.
listening to you talk about getting 75% done and you feel that its not good reminded me of a quote a customer told me once..."the last 20% of a project takes 80% of the energy"
Not liked, but love this video!! I'm a museum exhibit designer(interpretation and educative, not art galleries) and art and science is an everyday bread for me! Thanks Adam for this talk and I seriously hope we can have a chat someday!
Thank you Adam Savage. You may not see why you are a hero. But I do. But don't change because of my silly Fandomism. Just know that I feel that you are doing a fantastic job of promoting reality. Don't change. Keep up the great work. Thank you again!
Well said, Adam. I have a Bachelors degree in Physics, but I love Art as well. The two are not separate at all. In face some of the most brilliant scientists were also artists. Leonardo da Vinci comes to mind.
I really enjoyed this, i heard you talk about more emphasis on science, etc. I have always liked science, especially electronics, and later computers. I graduated with an AAS in network administration from the local college and member of Phi Theta Kappa. The reason i chose the path was i was involved in a like high school/college program that would do things like field trips, setup job shadows, etc. We were talking one day about a computer class, that led to him saying i can set you up a job shadow with an I.T tech at the college. I did that, and that led to my choice in carer path. Just to get some extra experience, i'd go in during the summer, and help them upgrade computer labs. What i found out though kind of annoyed me, and i think relates to this too. My dad works at the college too, the only reason i was able to do that, is he asked him originally was like i don't think so, my dad was like what is the college here for your system or the students, then he was like why not. I have kind of noticed with friends, etc. Many places are just so restrictive it's hard to get anybody in to see what some of these jobs are like, or get any experience (some of it's justifiable, but i think many places just go way over on there restrictions, or people don't realize the benefits. Some may not think that makes allot of difference, what i found it did. Due to my experience i had at the college, and some volunteer work prior at a computer recycler, I was at a point the teacher sometimes used me as an example of having some skill to a point he felt comfortable anybody my skill could pass the certification. The 2nd year we had change of instructors, after about the first 6 mo i could tell he was happy with me, at the end of the year, I got like the most surprising complement from him when he told a coworker (which i knew also) That i was by far the smartest and hardest working student' he's had. (I found out through person he told, and the teacher that said that had been teaching the subject for 9-10 yrs.) The next year (i did my AAS in 3 yrs) he practically let me help the other students if he was busy with another. a few time people were preparing for certification, and using practice questions from the book. They had issue understanding how the book got a certain answer, he would be like you can help them, then he watched what i did, and almost always was like good job, that's about what i would have done too. Many students were like how do you know all this, i was like i don't know everything but i studied like you are, and I've had experience dealing with some of it. First teacher i had there was OK, but there was times you could see his arrogance, he wanted to use a multi-meter, but had no clue how to use, i offered to help he's like I don't need it. That kind of irritated me, as i was using them since i was like 11 at the time i was like 19 i was like you don't know this, I've used for 8 yrs, and your going to treat me like i know nothing about it. I was like what ever, but that isn't going to really encourage your students if your always going to say your right. And in I.T change happens so fast that's impossible. He also seemed like if Microsoft says abc in the book then abc is true, not abcd, or something else. In reality many times it's different, and he just didn't seem to accept that.
On the contrary, he's a great public speaker. The problem is he tends to go off on long tangents, and his time here was limited, so he prepared everything he was going to say and stuck to it.
STEAM or STEM-A is a nice to have second step AFTER you have trained lots of STEM personnel (which we usually lack the numbers really needed for all things we could do if we had unlimited access to trained people) and artists focussing on what that jobs need. THEN getting them to collaborate and show the other side how synergy can make both their products better is great, but putting it into the "know how" phase is a bad idea and art has not really suffered from too few people trying to get into arts. STEM though... STEM is what society needs to survive.
The imposter thing at around 34:30. I feel like that alllll the time. It's so great to hear that it's a confirmed thing. I mean I can't help but feel like that all the time in anything I start getting recognized for.
It depends on a few things, mainly on what angle the rain is falling at (i.e., how much wind there is, and which direction it's coming from), but also on how tall and how big you are. Basically, you'll want to minimize a) your projection along the axis of rainfall and b) your exposure time. Depending on wind speed and direction, and on your body type, there will be a different optimal running speed.
The latter, if I had to base it on what he says about himself. He's tried to make the point that he's not necessarily the best qualified person to be a scientist (aside from his joking over the point that the difference between people and scientists is that scientists record their data when they do stupid stuff), but he tries to be an effective communicator so when he is asked to talk about something he makes sure he knows what he is talking about and says it in an extremely digestible way although he may not be the original source of said information. Further to the point, it is why we often see experts on Mythbusters.
adam is there any chance you could give an air date for the episode with conrad grunewald?? I'm a HUGE fan of formula drift and can't wait to see the episode with him!
i enjoyed this a lot, Adam says some really interesting things, in my opinion. I like hearing mixtures of arts and science, being that I have interests in both. i relate to it much more than hearing from someone that is strictly one or the other
I also liked how he said about believing that the earth is only 6000 years old, yet the science has proved that's not the case and that the thing about facts is there true.
Saying that "it's fine to believe something spiritual set the dominoes in motion" is a cop out. Because what you're basically saying is that, to preserve your faith in some fairytale, you're choosing to not investigate what that "something" was. And _that_ is the problem with religion - the way it makes curiosity about some subjects taboo, and the way it limits what people let themselves think rationally about. It's fine to not know something, and to say "I don't know". It's _not_ fine to say "I know that Zeus / Jehovah / Kali / whoever did it, and, because they are sacred, I won't investigate _them_". The first step in learning is acknowledging your own ignorance about the subject. If you say "my god did it", you're not merely giving up on looking for a valid answer, you're actively claiming (supernatural) superiority over others. The "god of gaps" approach might not be as destructive as the pro-active (ex., creationist) position, but, at its core, is just as anti-scientific.
In my own personal experience, I have not observed any characteristics that make art objectively discernable from science. We tend to set the two apart from one another as if they are somehow opposite, but I think that this interpretation is counterproductive to the human pursuit of physical and emotional satiation. If the two really are distinct, it would ease my mind to know how they are really any different.
He doesn't consider himself as a scientist. But I do! Adam Savage, I remember you in the commercial "Please don't squeeze the Charmin." But I'm probably the only one that recognized that as you questioning the "Squeezability" of toilet tissue! You are a scientist Adam whether you think you are or not!
Ok, Norm, YOU have ANY and EVERY chance to ask Adam, ANY and EVERY question you could ever want. You work with him. !!!! ASK HIM THE DAMN SUBMITTED QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
movies like star wars and Avengers are literal examples of teh marriage of science of art. *and i'm not talking about the movies themselves, but how they're made.*
I'm sure there are already a hundred comments like this but that was a great response to the religion question, and he threw it out there really quickly too.
Regarding the first audience question, I think one thing is that many of the interests that girls have a higher chance of having, not meaning to be generalizing, but e.g. perfume, make-up, horses etc. are almost never presented as sciences. While things that boys might have a higher chance of being interested in, such as rockets, cars etc. very much are. The interest in science among girls might increase if the part of their interests that is built upon science would be shown for what it is, instead of always being abstracted away to create a more "romantic" image for marketing purposes.
As I recall it there are very few cavemen paintings that can even interpreted as stating the act of a hunt. It's more likely to me the pictures were just describing what that had seen...
What Adam said about those who cognitively invest in sports I've used myself, but the sports enthusiast didn't want to see themselves as geeks on their subject of interest because I think they felt it lessened them. I don't think this would be the same for all like that as it depends on the character traits of the individual.
A Mythbuster talking about the blending of art and science is interesting, seeing as they often take artistic license to demonstrate science. Falsifying results is neither art or science, but don't get me wrong. Adam is great, Mythbusters is awesome (when factual) and I am an artist. Love all these things.
They frequently don't have enough data at the end of an experiment to make a true conclusion, or ignore certain variables which could be significant due to the restrictions of their show, but I think it's unfair to accuse them of 'falsifying' results. That is significantly more serious.
No I am specifically talking about falsifying results. Here is an example. twitter.com/Dedjezter/status/348943169418821632 This from one of the duct tape challenges. Can you repel using rope made from duct tape. Their answer is yes, even though they did not actually do it. I am sure it is probably an insurance company issue that wouldn't let them do it, but using an actual duct tape rope and a loose Nylon rope for safety would also be acceptable. Why Fake it?
Ded Jezter Not true. For insurance reasons that had to use traditional rope as a safety backup. It would only come into play if the duct tape rope failed. Check out about 3 min. www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/duct-tape-canyon-aftershow.htm
6:10 "Think about you driving here today. Do you want all those people in flying cars?" This is your response to the concept of flying vehicle technology for individual use? It's the next revolution in transportation based on electric powered multi-rotor or multi-thruster drives. These will be far simpler to build and control than helicopter systems and increases maneuverability. Hobbyists fly quad-rotor designs reliably today, using electronic flight control, management, and automatic modes. Waypoints, or home points, can be programmed into the flight systems during manual flight. The system would learn these exact points on the ground, knowing altitude of landing sites as well as coordinates. Flight paths can be straighter than land routes, and the air affords an extra dimension of paths in altitude that would lead to less accidents, not more. As more people transition to electric flight there will be a greater influence on the roads, reducing ground traffic everywhere. The toy versions developed for fun times have already inspired a couple small startups, and one has even flown already- a full size multi-rotor flyer running on electric! As we already see happening, electric cars are due to wipe out internal combustion cars because the benefits of their use are so great. Performance can be better and energy use overall will reduce dramatically. It's all about the batteries, and that stuff gets advanced quickly. Aircraft will also begin using electric drives. Small ones will be built and flown. A handful of developers will become masters of programming the flight control computers. Redundant electronics could share the load of processing flight paths, computing motor speed changes, reading sensor information, and ensure flight can be sustained in the failure of one. Programs for controlling quad-rotor designs in the event of one motor or blade failure have already proven themselves to allow for controllable descents. Really, you could lose one part and still have the ability to save the craft and passengers. Emergency landing and fly-home abilities could be included. Frankly, your ridicule of flying personal vehicles contradicts any sort of scientific method in use about the subject. Take the tsunami of revolutions provided by the Tesla model S and funnel them into flight. Smaller designs will fly longer and better, and as such many single-occupant flyers could be built small enough to fold up and park in a garage. They would be cheap because the overall package and all the components needed will already be available in a couple more years, battery and motor designs key among them. All of the complexity of suspension systems, brakes, gas-burning engines, transmissions and drivelines is now obsolete. None of that stuff is needed to fly an electric aircraft. And only one real moving part- the rotor on each motor. But the real revolution will be the automatic flight systems. Eventually there will be clear leaders in this technology, providing smooth approaches and soft landings in moderate conditions. Electronic transmitters on each vehicle could transmit flight path data to each other. Topological features could be programmed in along with mapping details, so that the flight controller always prevents crashing into ground objects. Safety can be met by these machines, the toy ones have matured to incredible levels of stability and self-preservation. Imagine a real electronics giant like Bosch or Denso with their resources working on flight controllers. Far better control and safety for the full-size models. Adam, do you still think it's ridiculous?
every time adam savage speaks, whether on youtube or mythbusters, he is always either hilarious, incredibly enlightening, or both at the same time
Him and Jaime are both intellectuals, but Adam likes to lean more on his sense of humor. Maybe that is why him and Jaime never got along, but were able to work together so well at the end of the day.
The more I listen the Adam Savage the more I like him.
Adam is one of my most admired persons currently lives on this planet. Sadly, I do not had that honor to meet him in person, nor did I dare to have the thoughts of how wonderful it would be to be able to work with him or have such a great person with brilliant ideas and attitude as my friend.
However neither of these have bothered in encouraging myself in continuing my personal cultivation until some point in the future, when I became a great person as he is, I could look back and smile, and tell my kids about Adam, though we may still strangers, and how this great person inspired and encouraged me to achieve many things I have overcame and are facing few decades after.
this man is just an genius, realy Adam Savage, you're one one my idols !
I've been a coder and artist for a while and when I work on a video game, the coding and art are designed in a fairly similar way. So as an indy game developer who does the art and coding, there's this huge interaction between art and science, and both feel fairly similar.
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1. You abstract a general concept that needs to be refined into something usable:
-Art Example: I need an animation that is a character firing a gun ->rough composition sketches
-Coding Example: I need a function that slows enemies down when they touch it, disappears, then later on, returns their normal speed to them
2. You refine the idea and design it:
-Art Example: Rough sketch/refined sketch that can be turned into finished art
-Coding Example: generalized design with basic structures and logic, code it in and test it
3. You finish the idea and refine it as necessary to fit within the game:
-Art Example: An animation is finished so make a usable art asset that can then be added to the game.
-Coding Example: The slow function successfully slows enemies and returns speed after a specified time.
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Both disciplines require a good foundation in design, though the type of design is different in that one is mostly logical and the other is visual with minimal control logic. Of course going from one to the other feels fairly organic and the process is similar. Obviously this is a very generalized approach and doesn't always fit the situation, for example I might rework a function into an object that I can alter or something like that, or remake an animation, or tweak it, or even redesign the character.
Whenever i finish seeing one of his talks, i always feel inspired .. he is great
Hearing Adam talk is always fascinating. What a great, smart storyteller!
At about 25:00 He mentions that shops are disappearing. I can attest to this, as I am on my university's FSAE team (formula style race car design and manufacture) and we have 5 active members, which is enough, but twenty years ago there would have been 20 or 30. One of our largest time sinks is working with the STEM center trying to help build interest in the auto industry and engineering. Our final goal is to sell kits of our car as a teaching aid to middle and high schools.
I am currently a Engineering student and Adam has some great points about science ! Yes Math is hard but it is not impossible to understand, you just have to put the time and effort into it and learn it !
As an artist working in a technical field (videogame design), I find the misunderstanding of the artistry of science and the scientific value of art baffling and frustrating. As I learned more about light and painting, I was relearning calculus in order to write programs that shade surfaces in the game engine. These two things I was practicing in parallel fed back into each other and have helped me understand light more deeply. I wish everyone felt the same energy and curiosity that Adam shows here :)
Did I mention I love this man?
Art schools should show this in the first year so students get an understanding what they are in for. I finished art school and found this way of seeing the 'world' the only right way. You got a brain? Use it.
I think a good topic to have hit, though its is kind of glossed over in this discussion is the architect. This is an engineer, a person who is balancing loads, selecting materials finding creative and artistic ways to create livable workable structure. Art and science go hand in hand here. You create a structure you want to build and then figure out what materials place where will make it. Or you have preselected materials to work with and the question is what kind of structure can you make with that. Art is expression and response science is exactly that. And the most common thing between the two? Be it art or science, when you express your idea's you can never know the response it will have. Put more simply, be it a painting or an experiment, results may vary.
Thanks for posting this...probably my fave presentation from SXSW this year
Amazing as always. I always love Adam savage's talks whether a big talk or a Tested.com podcast. My wife gets to hear lots of your stories through me. Keep teaching all of us and "always be testing"!
i feel like cooking is an example of where art and science collide...
zaxex21 i feel the two can never be separate because you can explain one with the other and that conversation only enhances both sides
I really gotta wonder: Did Adam have a poke at the Kerbal Space Program stuff while at SXSW? I can't imagine him not wanting to play with a space-rocket building sandbox game.
Adam Savage = Jack of all trades, master of none! Though it is better than master of one!
Nah I would take being a generalist any day, and do so.
I would say that adam is a jack of all trades relevant to being a master of adam. I've always thought it is better to be a jack of all trades in order to accomplish a specific vision. For example I think a lot of video game developers benefit enormously from knowing a little bit of every piece of the puzzle.
Its more efficient to know how another department works and how they are going to use your work. Also, there are many small things that would be easier doing by yourself rather than it taking a long time to communicate down the pipeline.
Whenever you are talking about creating a product, it is usually better than there is someone that has a hand in everything and can help mold the project to the correct vision. Crowdsourced creativity can sometimes get muddled, especially if the crowd of workers are being paid to work there instead of them choosing to work on the project.
Valve have a philosophy that everyone at their company should be a T shape, which means they should know a little about a lot of things, but also know everything about a small area.
Alexander Blue I agree with the T-shape philosophy.
Being a local Austinite, who abstains from the madness of SXSW for many reasons, this is the only thing I'm sad i missed seeing in person.
I love that "I'm good at math, just not at numbers." But, if you're bad at numbers, and still in school, just keep on practicing.
This guy is really hitting his straps at the moment. He has a hand in everything!
listening to you talk about getting 75% done and you feel that its not good reminded me of a quote a customer told me once..."the last 20% of a project takes 80% of the energy"
Not liked, but love this video!!
I'm a museum exhibit designer(interpretation and educative, not art galleries) and art and science is an everyday bread for me! Thanks Adam for this talk and I seriously hope we can have a chat someday!
so glad i got to be there for this
such a great interviewer role by Norm
For me, personally, science will always be greater than art due to the fact that science inspires me and drives me.
Thank you Adam Savage. You may not see why you are a hero. But I do. But don't change because of my silly Fandomism. Just know that I feel that you are doing a fantastic job of promoting reality. Don't change. Keep up the great work. Thank you again!
Well said, Adam. I have a Bachelors degree in Physics, but I love Art as well.
The two are not separate at all. In face some of the most brilliant scientists were also artists. Leonardo da Vinci comes to mind.
I really enjoyed this, i heard you talk about more emphasis on science, etc. I have always liked science, especially electronics, and later computers. I graduated with an AAS in network administration from the local college and member of Phi Theta Kappa. The reason i chose the path was i was involved in a like high school/college program that would do things like field trips, setup job shadows, etc. We were talking one day about a computer class, that led to him saying i can set you up a job shadow with an I.T tech at the college. I did that, and that led to my choice in carer path.
Just to get some extra experience, i'd go in during the summer, and help them upgrade computer labs. What i found out though kind of annoyed me, and i think relates to this too. My dad works at the college too, the only reason i was able to do that, is he asked him originally was like i don't think so, my dad was like what is the college here for your system or the students, then he was like why not. I have kind of noticed with friends, etc. Many places are just so restrictive it's hard to get anybody in to see what some of these jobs are like, or get any experience (some of it's justifiable, but i think many places just go way over on there restrictions, or people don't realize the benefits.
Some may not think that makes allot of difference, what i found it did. Due to my experience i had at the college, and some volunteer work prior at a computer recycler, I was at a point the teacher sometimes used me as an example of having some skill to a point he felt comfortable anybody my skill could pass the certification. The 2nd year we had change of instructors, after about the first 6 mo i could tell he was happy with me, at the end of the year, I got like the most surprising complement from him when he told a coworker (which i knew also) That i was by far the smartest and hardest working student' he's had. (I found out through person he told, and the teacher that said that had been teaching the subject for 9-10 yrs.) The next year (i did my AAS in 3 yrs) he practically let me help the other students if he was busy with another. a few time people were preparing for certification, and using practice questions from the book. They had issue understanding how the book got a certain answer, he would be like you can help them, then he watched what i did, and almost always was like good job, that's about what i would have done too. Many students were like how do you know all this, i was like i don't know everything but i studied like you are, and I've had experience dealing with some of it.
First teacher i had there was OK, but there was times you could see his arrogance, he wanted to use a multi-meter, but had no clue how to use, i offered to help he's like I don't need it. That kind of irritated me, as i was using them since i was like 11 at the time i was like 19 i was like you don't know this, I've used for 8 yrs, and your going to treat me like i know nothing about it. I was like what ever, but that isn't going to really encourage your students if your always going to say your right. And in I.T change happens so fast that's impossible. He also seemed like if Microsoft says abc in the book then abc is true, not abcd, or something else. In reality many times it's different, and he just didn't seem to accept that.
i really want to hear more extended talks from adam. hes very interesting
Awesome talk Adam! you even helped me reach my own epiphany i have been battling for a while now. Just a great talk!
Almost all of what he is talking about is exactly what I do in game design as well as art and science.
Many science discoveries have come about through art; anatomy, geometry, architecture, etc..
Man, I love being an artist!
Great talk, Art and Science unite!
If art = science then 1/art =1/science which means that 1/1 = art/science or 1/1 = science/art. Therefore science and art are 1.
Adam isn't the greatest public speaker. He literally just read it. still good to listen to.
On the contrary, he's a great public speaker. The problem is he tends to go off on long tangents, and his time here was limited, so he prepared everything he was going to say and stuck to it.
Add a picture of Adam to his list of heroes and you've got mine.
STEAM! That is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
50 minutes feels so fast with Adam ;-;
science is the only thing that can actually change our world..
great stuff! Especially the bit about #ImposterSyndrome!
Um, so Norm is a killer interviewer. Amazing questions and lets the guest talk.
Adam is really a great speaker!
STEAM or STEM-A is a nice to have second step AFTER you have trained lots of STEM personnel (which we usually lack the numbers really needed for all things we could do if we had unlimited access to trained people) and artists focussing on what that jobs need. THEN getting them to collaborate and show the other side how synergy can make both their products better is great, but putting it into the "know how" phase is a bad idea and art has not really suffered from too few people trying to get into arts. STEM though... STEM is what society needs to survive.
Great Keynote, loved it.
Amazing talk.
Adam has clearly been reading Hermetic philosophy. Maybe he's now actually becoming a magician.
I was loving this so much and then it ended out of no where :(
how can I like this more than once?
Favorite it.
The imposter thing at around 34:30. I feel like that alllll the time. It's so great to hear that it's a confirmed thing. I mean I can't help but feel like that all the time in anything I start getting recognized for.
what happens if you jog in the rain? and what is the optimal speed for getting the least amount of water on you?
I would love to see chart of sorts :)
It depends on a few things, mainly on what angle the rain is falling at (i.e., how much wind there is, and which direction it's coming from), but also on how tall and how big you are. Basically, you'll want to minimize a) your projection along the axis of rainfall and b) your exposure time. Depending on wind speed and direction, and on your body type, there will be a different optimal running speed.
23:00 The secret lives of Scientists would be a show I would watch
I rather appreciate your selection of "heroes!" Nice talk. Norm did ask good questions.
Brilliant talk with a brilliant Artistic Scientist or is Scientific Artist?...
i believe you are looking for Scientartist......or maybe Artcientist......
The latter, if I had to base it on what he says about himself. He's tried to make the point that he's not necessarily the best qualified person to be a scientist (aside from his joking over the point that the difference between people and scientists is that scientists record their data when they do stupid stuff), but he tries to be an effective communicator so when he is asked to talk about something he makes sure he knows what he is talking about and says it in an extremely digestible way although he may not be the original source of said information. Further to the point, it is why we often see experts on Mythbusters.
adam is there any chance you could give an air date for the episode with conrad grunewald?? I'm a HUGE fan of formula drift and can't wait to see the episode with him!
Well, it aired this last saturday. They usuaully have about a 9-12 month lead-time on a show.
i enjoyed this a lot, Adam says some really interesting things, in my opinion. I like hearing mixtures of arts and science, being that I have interests in both. i relate to it much more than hearing from someone that is strictly one or the other
I would Love to meet Adam someday.
Adam, you rock!
I like Adam's views on Religion.
I also liked how he said about believing that the earth is only 6000 years old, yet the science has proved that's not the case and that the thing about facts is there true.
Saying that "it's fine to believe something spiritual set the dominoes in motion" is a cop out. Because what you're basically saying is that, to preserve your faith in some fairytale, you're choosing to not investigate what that "something" was.
And _that_ is the problem with religion - the way it makes curiosity about some subjects taboo, and the way it limits what people let themselves think rationally about.
It's fine to not know something, and to say "I don't know". It's _not_ fine to say "I know that Zeus / Jehovah / Kali / whoever did it, and, because they are sacred, I won't investigate _them_".
The first step in learning is acknowledging your own ignorance about the subject. If you say "my god did it", you're not merely giving up on looking for a valid answer, you're actively claiming (supernatural) superiority over others.
The "god of gaps" approach might not be as destructive as the pro-active (ex., creationist) position, but, at its core, is just as anti-scientific.
In my own personal experience, I have not observed any characteristics
that make art objectively discernable from science. We tend to set the
two apart from one another as if they are somehow opposite, but I think
that this interpretation is counterproductive to the human pursuit of
physical and emotional satiation. If the two really are distinct, it
would ease my mind to know how they are really any different.
The discussion is great. The sound in the video is quiet. I've got my volume at max and it's barely enough.
26:38 does he say "they'd pick out some chicks"?
Is the sustainability movement sustainable?
He doesn't consider himself as a scientist. But I do! Adam Savage, I remember you in the commercial "Please don't squeeze the Charmin." But I'm probably the only one that recognized that as you questioning the "Squeezability" of toilet tissue! You are a scientist Adam whether you think you are or not!
Good points on this!
if only the slides and adam were side-by-side on two different screens.
This is awesome.
Ok, Norm, YOU have ANY and EVERY chance to ask Adam, ANY and EVERY question you could ever want. You work with him. !!!! ASK HIM THE DAMN SUBMITTED QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
movies like star wars and Avengers are literal examples of teh marriage of science of art. *and i'm not talking about the movies themselves, but how they're made.*
I'm sure there are already a hundred comments like this but that was a great response to the religion question, and he threw it out there really quickly too.
Regarding the first audience question, I think one thing is that many of the interests that girls have a higher chance of having, not meaning to be generalizing, but e.g. perfume, make-up, horses etc. are almost never presented as sciences. While things that boys might have a higher chance of being interested in, such as rockets, cars etc. very much are.
The interest in science among girls might increase if the part of their interests that is built upon science would be shown for what it is, instead of always being abstracted away to create a more "romantic" image for marketing purposes.
is there speaker amplifier software? I cant hear this guy.
I'm serious...I kinda wanna hear this :(
Marc Norton Its not like its completely impossible to hear, but still, on integrated audio and cheap headphones, not comfortable to listen.
was mythbusters caned??? i dont see it on much any more and when i do its like reruns
I'm pretty sure caning is illegal. Also, check the Wikipedia page "List of MythBusters episodes".
Did you mean to say “canned?" And no, Mythbusters has not been canceled.
As I recall it there are very few cavemen paintings that can even interpreted as stating the act of a hunt. It's more likely to me the pictures were just describing what that had seen...
Thank you
sweet upload
What Adam said about those who cognitively invest in sports I've used myself, but the sports enthusiast didn't want to see themselves as geeks on their subject of interest because I think they felt it lessened them. I don't think this would be the same for all like that as it depends on the character traits of the individual.
The word Engineer comes from the latin words In Genom, which is tranlated Creativ genius.
45:00 Thank you.
Best Ted talk ever.
Adam Savage is the Chuck Norris of making and prop building
loved it!
A Mythbuster talking about the blending of art and science is interesting, seeing as they often take artistic license to demonstrate science. Falsifying results is neither art or science, but don't get me wrong. Adam is great, Mythbusters is awesome (when factual) and I am an artist. Love all these things.
They frequently don't have enough data at the end of an experiment to make a true conclusion, or ignore certain variables which could be significant due to the restrictions of their show, but I think it's unfair to accuse them of 'falsifying' results. That is significantly more serious.
No I am specifically talking about falsifying results. Here is an example.
twitter.com/Dedjezter/status/348943169418821632
This from one of the duct tape challenges. Can you repel using rope made from duct tape. Their answer is yes, even though they did not actually do it.
I am sure it is probably an insurance company issue that wouldn't let them do it, but using an actual duct tape rope and a loose Nylon rope for safety would also be acceptable. Why Fake it?
Ded Jezter Not true. For insurance reasons that had to use traditional rope as a safety backup. It would only come into play if the duct tape rope failed.
Check out about 3 min. www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/duct-tape-canyon-aftershow.htm
Ded Jezter
With enough duct tape,you can do damn near anything. Trust me. :)
Ded Jezter They weren't trying to repel anything
Adam needs to start a new podcast "Adams Awesome Sunday Shit"
Penns Sunday School - Episode 29 - Adam Savage in the Nut Chair
Adam's A.S.S.
I literally was thinking Da Vinchie and Einstien. 26:00
6:10 "Think about you driving here today. Do you want all those people in flying cars?" This is your response to the concept of flying vehicle technology for individual use? It's the next revolution in transportation based on electric powered multi-rotor or multi-thruster drives. These will be far simpler to build and control than helicopter systems and increases maneuverability. Hobbyists fly quad-rotor designs reliably today, using electronic flight control, management, and automatic modes. Waypoints, or home points, can be programmed into the flight systems during manual flight. The system would learn these exact points on the ground, knowing altitude of landing sites as well as coordinates. Flight paths can be straighter than land routes, and the air affords an extra dimension of paths in altitude that would lead to less accidents, not more. As more people transition to electric flight there will be a greater influence on the roads, reducing ground traffic everywhere. The toy versions developed for fun times have already inspired a couple small startups, and one has even flown already- a full size multi-rotor flyer running on electric!
As we already see happening, electric cars are due to wipe out internal combustion cars because the benefits of their use are so great. Performance can be better and energy use overall will reduce dramatically. It's all about the batteries, and that stuff gets advanced quickly.
Aircraft will also begin using electric drives. Small ones will be built and flown. A handful of developers will become masters of programming the flight control computers. Redundant electronics could share the load of processing flight paths, computing motor speed changes, reading sensor information, and ensure flight can be sustained in the failure of one. Programs for controlling quad-rotor designs in the event of one motor or blade failure have already proven themselves to allow for controllable descents. Really, you could lose one part and still have the ability to save the craft and passengers. Emergency landing and fly-home abilities could be included.
Frankly, your ridicule of flying personal vehicles contradicts any sort of scientific method in use about the subject. Take the tsunami of revolutions provided by the Tesla model S and funnel them into flight. Smaller designs will fly longer and better, and as such many single-occupant flyers could be built small enough to fold up and park in a garage. They would be cheap because the overall package and all the components needed will already be available in a couple more years, battery and motor designs key among them. All of the complexity of suspension systems, brakes, gas-burning engines, transmissions and drivelines is now obsolete. None of that stuff is needed to fly an electric aircraft. And only one real moving part- the rotor on each motor.
But the real revolution will be the automatic flight systems. Eventually there will be clear leaders in this technology, providing smooth approaches and soft landings in moderate conditions. Electronic transmitters on each vehicle could transmit flight path data to each other. Topological features could be programmed in along with mapping details, so that the flight controller always prevents crashing into ground objects. Safety can be met by these machines, the toy ones have matured to incredible levels of stability and self-preservation. Imagine a real electronics giant like Bosch or Denso with their resources working on flight controllers. Far better control and safety for the full-size models.
Adam, do you still think it's ridiculous?
Very entertaining!
U guys r awesome
I should turn my PS2's Disc Tray into a cup holder. It's not like I use optical discs anyway. Everything loads from the HDD, USB, or Memory Card.
Didn't the wright brothers invent roll pitch and yaw. I mean they made the first successful flying airplane not necessarily the first airplane?
Read Emerson's essay on art
Brilliant! I love Adam (;
18:21 spitin straight fire
adam is a genius
Will.I.Am!!!!! C'mon, Adam, it was started by JOHN MAEDA (I shout nerdily and uselessly knowing how old this video, haha)
12:09, Adam, did you just say "yoo"-ler? I would expect better from you. It's pronounced "oy"-ler.
+Tony Yasi THANK YOU!!
I am of the opinion that when science is taken to its end, there is no distinction with art.
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I wish the event wouldn't cost so fucking much to get into...
I love creativity... the problem is I find it REALLY hard being creative.
Norm did. A Great job