The case for curiosity-driven research | Suzie Sheehy

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Seemingly pointless scientific research can lead to extraordinary discoveries, says physicist Suzie Sheehy. In a talk and tech demo, she shows how many of our modern technologies are tied to centuries-old, curiosity-driven experiments -- and makes the case for investing in more to arrive at a deeper understanding of the world.
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  • @Taylor-vy2gg
    @Taylor-vy2gg5 жыл бұрын

    She reminds me of the type of professor that I would have in college that could captivate the entire classroom, as she talked about absolutely anything. Solely based on her enthusiasm on the subject.

  • @dancediva172

    @dancediva172

    2 жыл бұрын

    And then did the exam on nothing they talked about

  • @marianafontoura7369
    @marianafontoura73695 жыл бұрын

    Amazing lecture with the sweetest voice possible!!

  • @AnythingMachine
    @AnythingMachine5 жыл бұрын

    Her voice makes it sound as though she's freshly excited each new second

  • @seanwebb605

    @seanwebb605

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sammy Martin Standard Ted Talk cadence. All of them think they are William Shatner.

  • @hurkamur1

    @hurkamur1

    5 жыл бұрын

    The Australian accent is simultaneously the sexiest accent for a woman and the cringiest for a man.

  • @LuckyPig

    @LuckyPig

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@seanwebb605 Or maybe she's genuinely excited and communicative. After all, standards do have their origins ;)

  • @seanwebb605

    @seanwebb605

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@LuckyPig Maybe she is just mimicking what she has seen from others? It comes across really odd.

  • @LuckyPig

    @LuckyPig

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@seanwebb605. Actually, she'd be the material to mimic. I can understand your saturation in certain ways and material. But let's not turn something natural (yes natural to some people) into one more conspiracy. Occam's razor , some people are what they seem to be. Unless kids come across really odd to you, as well, since they are mimicking what they see.

  • @mmmk1616
    @mmmk16165 жыл бұрын

    I love people who are passionate about science, it's infectious! Great talk!

  • @larutmrs3313
    @larutmrs33135 жыл бұрын

    She is so passionate about this, I love it

  • @iron60bitch62

    @iron60bitch62

    5 жыл бұрын

    larut mrs It is a technique of public speaking

  • @LuckyPig

    @LuckyPig

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@iron60bitch62 or maybe that's how she is

  • @iron60bitch62

    @iron60bitch62

    5 жыл бұрын

    wibloc Absolutely not it is a public speaking technique nobody can be artificially animated in there real life the term artificial is in the sentence

  • @LuckyPig

    @LuckyPig

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@iron60bitch62 So, I'm "artificially animated" in my real life when explaining stuff? Some of us just experience and even relay the same stimulus whether we discover or share, given no prior training in doing so. The same some don't even take it personally when our sense of authority over a matter is found wanting. It's exciting to be wrong (providing you survive the process). Reassessing one's own line brings more to the table to study, understand and share. I suggest you try it ;)

  • @iron60bitch62

    @iron60bitch62

    5 жыл бұрын

    wibloc grow up

  • @DelvingDeeper
    @DelvingDeeper5 жыл бұрын

    Love the way she speaks and the narrative she presents and it is an idea I feel very much in support of. Concepts, ideas... even "art" that is usually deemed as not important to science or progress at a specific point in time has proven many times to inspire or even be the engine of great change. Great and inspiring talk!

  • @techwg
    @techwg5 жыл бұрын

    Bravo. Well said. Messing around, being curious, can lead to many things. Things build on things. Things fuel ideas for other things.

  • @techwg

    @techwg

    5 жыл бұрын

    What about steam engines powered by ancient manuscripts containing pure and pristine calligraphy?

  • @yourmajesty3569
    @yourmajesty35695 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE HER!!!! Such a fantastic delivery. She speaks to my inner geek and I love it.

  • @AbAb-mm3og
    @AbAb-mm3og5 жыл бұрын

    Amazingly soothing, hypnotic voice. Interesting historical information about scientific discoveries and inventions. 👍

  • @phuongcao8968

    @phuongcao8968

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ab Ab 00

  • 5 жыл бұрын

    I love the way she presented all those facts.

  • @Prabhsehajbawa

    @Prabhsehajbawa

    5 жыл бұрын

    Have you done digital marketing

  • @AigerimIbraeva
    @AigerimIbraeva5 жыл бұрын

    We watched this speech on the TedXStockholm event. So interesting and inspiring! ♥️

  • @MrAndrew535
    @MrAndrew5355 жыл бұрын

    There are two types of research, sanctioned and unsanctioned. Historically, which of the two have provided greater insight and been the more productive? In my experience the latter and by a long way. In fact, there are no current references or existing context for my work. I have spent three decades waiting for science and technology to catch up to start practice. There are leaders, followers and those whose work ultimately directs both.

  • @shartattack1
    @shartattack15 жыл бұрын

    So after watching this TED talk multiple times I have come to the conclusion that she is a wizard. Let that sink in

  • @Wild4lon
    @Wild4lon5 жыл бұрын

    I went to one of her talks in London on particle accelerators. She's a seriously good communicator and I really do agree with this message here! Let me leave you all a quote by Paul Dirac which I first saw in Butterworth's book 'Smashing Physics': 'In my case this article of faith is that the human race will continue to live forever and will develop and progress without limit. This is the assumption I must make for my peace of mind. Living is worthwhile if one can contribute in some small way to the endless chain of progress.' Dirac had indeed achieved what he hoped to. Physics is integral to our very lives and no knowledge is useless

  • @kevinbell3700

    @kevinbell3700

    5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent. I'll be using that. Thankyou.

  • @yon1233
    @yon12335 жыл бұрын

    The world goes by fine because it's got people like her: passoionate, excited, and happy in what she does! At first I didn't know and it was hard to undertand what kind of theory she tries to state here but no doubt about it. Technology made by previous scientists now is all about applications.

  • @vmwindustries
    @vmwindustries5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, I'm in love with her voice as well! Teach me everything! I'd like to do research about her voice teaching people! Her voice should be on every computer!

  • @billmiller5144
    @billmiller514410 ай бұрын

    I finished reading The Matter of Everything a few minutes ago. The book is quite likely the best book I've read in years and if it's not it is certainly the most thought-provoking and inspiring book I've ever read.

  • @TheLivirus
    @TheLivirus5 жыл бұрын

    My experience is that a lot of time and attention goes towards chasing funding and incentivized publishing targets rather than engaging curiously in research, so she has a point. There's a mentality that too much research goes into fundamentals and less so towards applications that stimulates the economy. Well, without the fundamentals, there's nothing to bring to application.

  • @ankk98
    @ankk985 жыл бұрын

    That curiosity and enthusiasm is amazing.

  • @AdityaMehendale
    @AdityaMehendale5 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. But how does one incentivise this? It is a long shot hope on the foresight and benevolence of PHBs :/

  • @tommcewan7936

    @tommcewan7936

    5 жыл бұрын

    You elect people who will fund basic research and higher education, and keep people employed and unafraid for their future. The people who do curiosity-driven research, by definition, don't need incentivisation. What they do need are the resources, time and money to do it, and a lack of *discouragement*. Fear is the enemy of creativity, and despair is the enemy of imagination.

  • @AdityaMehendale

    @AdityaMehendale

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@tommcewan7936 Aye. Agreed that the researchers need little incentives. The machinery around them, conducive to their work (unfortunately) does. One without the other is not realistic, imo. Elections are too granular and leave much time-gap in-between, and cluster too many agenda-topics into one single check-box; that's not realistic either :(

  • @CHAS1422
    @CHAS14225 жыл бұрын

    Very great advocacy for curiosity. Great lecture.

  • @bluegypsydoll
    @bluegypsydoll5 жыл бұрын

    Love this stuff.

  • @analysis-sb4ri
    @analysis-sb4ri5 жыл бұрын

    She gave some really good examples, but I feel the need to supplement, specifically, that curiosity-driven research *_in physics_* is much more powerful than corresponding scientific fields (excluding mathematics in this context). The utilitarian benefits of curiosity-driven research in physics cannot be disregarded due to the fact that physics is the most general field with respect to reality. Mathematics is, of course, the most general field with respect to the "sciences" except that it does not need to justify itself to reality, merely, to the set of axioms for which mathematicians have agreed upon and mathematical logic. Mathematics, for example, produces a lot of unintuitive results that could seem absurd in reality. Of course, general research into particle physics, particles for which permeates all physical entities, would come with extreme utilitarian benefits. Physics can contribute to biology, the other way around, however, is much less likely.

  • @ahmedb2559
    @ahmedb25593 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @havingicecream
    @havingicecream5 жыл бұрын

    A fantastic talk!

  • @TheExgymnast
    @TheExgymnast5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for reminding me TED. Sayonara.

  • @gauravjha8986
    @gauravjha89865 жыл бұрын

    It is a very nice topic for tedx. I loved it

  • @nine182

    @nine182

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're thirsty af

  • @gauravjha8986

    @gauravjha8986

    5 жыл бұрын

    I don't understand what you said

  • @danilaazinetho.6657
    @danilaazinetho.66573 жыл бұрын

    Research Time! Shout Out! CJ Cayanga And Rhona Retotal!

  • @celestialcircledance
    @celestialcircledance5 жыл бұрын

    Pretty incredible to learn about the minuta in everyday devices and a good case for curiosity driven research . Doesn't hurt that she's as beautiful as she is intelligent !

  • @AlanBarrettVideos
    @AlanBarrettVideos5 жыл бұрын

    If I run in front of a train it will not actually touch me.

  • @Lulink013

    @Lulink013

    5 жыл бұрын

    @PlaceOfOrigin no they won't... that's the point.

  • @greatestever8976

    @greatestever8976

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol!

  • @MetallicReg

    @MetallicReg

    5 жыл бұрын

    It won't touch you - but the electrons may accelerate your atoms faster than some molecular bonds are able to compensate - aka breaking and ripping your body.

  • @jillalder5318

    @jillalder5318

    3 жыл бұрын

    nicely done man

  • @l0g1cseer47
    @l0g1cseer475 жыл бұрын

    Nice one!

  • @void8768
    @void87685 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome

  • @alanchoichang8336
    @alanchoichang83365 жыл бұрын

    She is so smooth... so awed by her job, must be nice...

  • @KagimuBrian
    @KagimuBrian5 жыл бұрын

    This is a beautiful talk, i will do curiosity driven research

  • @malayapaul458
    @malayapaul4585 жыл бұрын

    I need more of SUZIE SHEEHY

  • @SH-uv5kv

    @SH-uv5kv

    5 жыл бұрын

    More of what? :P

  • @RandyJames22
    @RandyJames225 жыл бұрын

    Often times, this leads to solutions waiting for problems.

  • @timsmith6675
    @timsmith66755 жыл бұрын

    Yes it is curiosity that excites most children and needs to be encouraged but also financially supported. We should initiate a world study on educational systems and implement a tested and proven educational institution in the U.S. But we won't, guess who will....China, Germany, South Korea, Netherlands, Japan..etc. The NASA Insight landing today on Mars does give me hope for science leading no matter what our leaders try to ignore.

  • @arhamzaheer4076
    @arhamzaheer40765 жыл бұрын

    Humanity is thriving on curiosity; but then again excess of anything and everything is bad.

  • @bluegypsydoll

    @bluegypsydoll

    5 жыл бұрын

    🙌✌

  • @MrKhan-od6it

    @MrKhan-od6it

    5 жыл бұрын

    but we are human. it is our duty to break the limit.

  • @MrKhan-od6it

    @MrKhan-od6it

    5 жыл бұрын

    @MrFatilo can't agree more then that.

  • @kevinbell3700

    @kevinbell3700

    5 жыл бұрын

    Excess of anything and everything is bad ... You never seriously thought that through.

  • @Overonator
    @Overonator5 жыл бұрын

    Amen!

  • @bhavikgusai3445
    @bhavikgusai34455 жыл бұрын

    Love from india

  • @shanestover3829
    @shanestover38295 жыл бұрын

    ... I love her. ❤️

  • @MilaBelen
    @MilaBelen5 жыл бұрын

    ASMR potential in her voice

  • @BlackHermit
    @BlackHermit4 жыл бұрын

    I am very passionate about my profession, so she's not the only one.

  • @KnightSlasher
    @KnightSlasher5 жыл бұрын

    Why it killed the cat

  • @vmwindustries
    @vmwindustries5 жыл бұрын

    I would love to research things I love all the time! How do I get a job researching climate change with no money?

  • @kevinbell3700

    @kevinbell3700

    5 жыл бұрын

    Walk and live off the land. Pack some sandwiches to give yourself a good start.

  • @michaeltaylor8075
    @michaeltaylor80755 жыл бұрын

    Grant money driven research is all we have now. "I'm not paying you to look behind THAT curtain. Step away."

  • @tooktookgullible
    @tooktookgullible5 жыл бұрын

    She sounds like a soft spoken version of Hermione Granger

  • @a96561
    @a965615 жыл бұрын

    isn't the x-ray harmful?

  • @alphastrength3402
    @alphastrength34025 жыл бұрын

    So nice voice

  • @ChessMasteryOfficial
    @ChessMasteryOfficial5 жыл бұрын

    *Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.*

  • @gigawertz2582

    @gigawertz2582

    5 жыл бұрын

    nah

  • @a.stewart2641

    @a.stewart2641

    5 жыл бұрын

    Eloquently said by Marianne Williamson.

  • @kevinbell3700

    @kevinbell3700

    5 жыл бұрын

    And yet every time I tell people exactly that-they throw garbage at me.

  • @balaabinesh759
    @balaabinesh7595 жыл бұрын

    Her voice looks like meditation voice...

  • @noreavad
    @noreavad5 жыл бұрын

    ASMR ?! :)

  • @razemzmiro6365
    @razemzmiro63655 жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎂👍

  • @michaelcook3168
    @michaelcook31685 жыл бұрын

    No government, corporation or Agency is going to appreciate 'curiosity-driven research' on them.

  • @jmcsquared18

    @jmcsquared18

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sad, but probably true. We went to the moon because of a cold war, not because of curiosity. However, most people that don't know science history reteach that story as if we did go to the moon out of curiosity. Maybe we should try to change this anti-curiosity narrative in society, like this women is trying to do so elegantly in this vid.

  • @bigPhoenix3
    @bigPhoenix35 жыл бұрын

    Tesla

  • @cosmarull
    @cosmarull5 жыл бұрын

    "I'm an accelerator physicist" quite ironic when her marvellous voice is rather the opposite

  • @jmcsquared18

    @jmcsquared18

    5 жыл бұрын

    So how is her voice the opposite of a physicist's? What exactly is the "proper" voice for an accelerator physicist in your world?

  • @cosmarull

    @cosmarull

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jmcsquared18 it was an irony my friend

  • @TheLivirus

    @TheLivirus

    5 жыл бұрын

    "Your voice is decelerating!"

  • @damienducharme2655
    @damienducharme26555 жыл бұрын

    i love red hair

  • @MaknALivinOuttaLyfe
    @MaknALivinOuttaLyfe5 жыл бұрын

    The way she talks reminds me of crocodile hunter

  • @david.ricardo
    @david.ricardo5 жыл бұрын

    ASMR

  • @liahscdoris6112
    @liahscdoris61123 жыл бұрын

    Chewb

  • @thebeebattalion403
    @thebeebattalion4035 жыл бұрын

    frirst yayayyay

  • @thebeebattalion403

    @thebeebattalion403

    5 жыл бұрын

    @rambambu123 *_o o f_*

  • @Prabhsehajbawa
    @Prabhsehajbawa5 жыл бұрын

    Pretty pretty hot girl

  • @fleXcope
    @fleXcope5 жыл бұрын

    Always wanted to date a lady physicist

  • @shahrozesajid2018
    @shahrozesajid20185 жыл бұрын

    Woman and Australian ? Mannn

  • @mktsp2
    @mktsp24 жыл бұрын

    Good presentation skills, idiotic content and ideas. She is trying to persuade us about the good things of science (driven out of curiosity), while "forgeting" the bad things caused by science. How convenient!

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