The things we know we dont know: An Introduction to Lygometry | Amin Toufani | TEDxSanFrancisco

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  • Опубликовано: 20 дек 2015
  • Amin is the creator of the concept of Lygometry - a methodology he is using to build the World's first hedge fund for the poor and the first reverse encyclopedia, Reversopedia, which is a collection of things we know we don't know. His talk at TEDxSF is about the role of Lygometry at the present juncture in human history.
    Amin is the Vice President of Strategic Relations at the NASA-based Singularity University where he also teaches Lygometry as a tool for adaptive leadership.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @publicstaticvoid3224
    @publicstaticvoid3224 5 лет назад +1992

    A Chinese Proverb: "He who asks a question feels foolish for 5 minutes; he who never asks remains foolish for a lifetime".

  • @phoneix24886
    @phoneix24886 7 лет назад +2438

    Amin Toufani.. has a masters degree in AI, Business and Economics degrees from Harvard and Stanford, plays guitar, looks presentable and now he is conducting Ted talks. And all I am doing is eating nachos and surfing youtube! :-|

  • @navdeepgupta8322
    @navdeepgupta8322 2 года назад +340

    The man weaves quantum physics into guitar chords,no wonder he is a product of harvard.
    A physics visionary, a charismatic musician and aesthetics that leave everyone speachless. A perfect role model for the learned.

    • @drmanohar1975
      @drmanohar1975 Год назад +4

      Well said. I too felt that he has reinvented the wheel when there are loads of literature nd applications of it. Lygometry as claimed by him is something similar to metacognition which is used in the field of education. Knowing yourself has been defined and redefined. Efforts are spent on redefining and creating curiosity rather than actual conceptualisation of ideas. Concept building and incubation of new ideas have become rare. Much time is spent on repackaging. Correct me if i am wrong

    • @takeuchi5760
      @takeuchi5760 9 месяцев назад +1

      He is not a product of Harvard, Harvard is a product of people like him.

    • @Sorontur3
      @Sorontur3 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@drmanohar1975 I´m student at CTU Prague and one of the things they tought me there was this. If you are creating some part or a system, first look it up on the internet, take what other people made and adapt it to your situation.

  • @yedmavus
    @yedmavus 4 года назад +538

    "The easiest way to think outside the box is to not know where the box is."

    • @mrashid229
      @mrashid229 4 года назад +5

      😄😄😄 made my day!

    • @AkashJaiswalAJ
      @AkashJaiswalAJ 4 года назад +15

      There is problem to that, if you do something new by yourself , your may not know the thing which you found has been discovered before or not. That's why you need to have a idea of the box.

    • @yedmavus
      @yedmavus 4 года назад +9

      @@AkashJaiswalAJ When you know were the boundary is, you know one way to do something.. So you are induced to follow that path. By not knowing the boundaries, you create your own path.

    • @AkashJaiswalAJ
      @AkashJaiswalAJ 4 года назад +7

      @@yedmavus there could be path to it already.a solitary man can invent a wheel once more by creativity but it's no use now.

    • @BrettRobards
      @BrettRobards 4 года назад +2

      window cleaning sounds* the box

  • @Smadi
    @Smadi 4 года назад +162

    so the thing that hits me every exam is lygometry.

  • @shamsherulhaque8138
    @shamsherulhaque8138 4 года назад +321

    who misses the combing of hair?

  • @Smoked.X
    @Smoked.X 4 года назад +360

    Am I the only one looking for that flame to pop again 😂😂 👀 !!

  • @adityaprakash2403
    @adityaprakash2403 4 года назад +65

    A few years ago I saw your video "The best guitar player". That was huge! Now after growing in age, I came across your talk. This too is huge and now everything makes sense too. Lygometry is something to apply to our lives.

  • @bnaveen76
    @bnaveen76 8 лет назад +397

    5 mins ago.. Was trying to play his song.. Acknowledging the fact that there's a lot of things that I still need to learn

  • @ankurkarn20
    @ankurkarn20 5 лет назад +32

    His parents -- aaj kuch toufani kartey hai
    This man is awesome

  • @tanaylko
    @tanaylko 7 лет назад +83

    He still got it!
    Wise words on the adaptive learning and leadership. Fascinating stuff, just like his musical "Gratitude".

  • @munmunsha1
    @munmunsha1 7 лет назад +145

    There's something about this dude that makes me believe he's gonna do wonders

  • @Starry-insight
    @Starry-insight 3 месяца назад +3

    This guy is making me question my whole existence

  • @TheAfghanMystic
    @TheAfghanMystic 7 лет назад +246

    This is so true!
    Why should we settle with what we know when there is still so much to be discovered???
    Knowledge is POWER
    Stay hungry people ✌

  • @nazihafalek3420
    @nazihafalek3420 7 лет назад +65

    I am a student and I tried to study through a lygometric process and it was VERYYYY helpful if you read this comment Mr toufani I just want to say thanks 😃

    • @vinayseth1114
      @vinayseth1114 7 лет назад +2

      Could you elaborate how, please?

  • @MrTeff999
    @MrTeff999 7 лет назад +469

    Amin Toufani is quite amazing, but I have some issues with this TED talk. If the edge of the circle of knowledge represents known unknowns, then as we gain knowledge, both the circle and the edge of the circle expand. Thus, the more you know, the more questions you have -- the more known unknowns there are. Using Amin's excellent guitar playing as an example, none of the techniques he says he learned on his own are new. (I would also point out that, although he only had seven formal lessons, he admittedly learned a lot by listening and learning from others.) The risk of being self-taught is always that you'll likely just re-invent the wheel. I think when you have degrees from three major universities, you are in a good position to focus on the great unknowns of humanity. Perhaps his target audience are his intellectual peers, but I think most people would be well served by focusing on the basics. One more thing: it seems that every time I think I've got an original and ground-breaking thought, I discover that someone else has already written a book about it.

    • @mato900
      @mato900 7 лет назад +33

      I think you're thinkink about it wrong. Outside of a circle represents things that we dont know and never will (they are unanwserable questions). And inside represents things that we do or will yet know and are anwserable So the line represents things that we know we dont know.

    • @a.k6839
      @a.k6839 5 лет назад +1

      Agreed.

    • @mekkib.bourzam2726
      @mekkib.bourzam2726 5 лет назад +5

      i have the same issue too, but I'm positive about it, i think that maybe when someone had the same thought that i get after a hard time making it, they have another approach to the question so i try to know how they got it or in what way they did it because thinking is the most complex thing... and then knowing their way of thinking may help me answering many questions i have...

    • @EternalBlaze10
      @EternalBlaze10 4 года назад +8

      Who can tell me keeping his hand on his heart that I know this thing from every nook and corner . There are a few . We only linger over the boundary but avoid to plunge too deep into an information. Fear that we might not come back from the vortex . There are two types of peoples 1. Who knows about a single information top to bottom . 2. Who knows about many information but not perfectly . The problem of 1 is that they cannot embrace new ideologies and theories , the problem of number 2 is their knowledge is hollow . For achieving ideal education and knowledge we have to find that middle sweet spot . Sorry for my bad English

    • @ethadisaputra748
      @ethadisaputra748 4 года назад +6

      "The easiest way to think outside the box is to not know where the box is." So be it. The most important thing in YOUR life is YOUR happiness. Not his :-D

  • @monaumbreen3435
    @monaumbreen3435 2 года назад +9

    When ever I am sad I used to play his college time performance and I feel happiness and energy in me .happy to hear you again 👍🏽

  • @rahulmukherjee8573
    @rahulmukherjee8573 2 года назад +31

    Amazing speech and performance!! Amin was constantly sweating through out the session and audience was less responsive dnt know why. he deserved more applauds while on stage..

  • @nadimmostafa7663
    @nadimmostafa7663 4 года назад +27

    "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing" - Socrates

  • @matthewc4503
    @matthewc4503 4 года назад +16

    Did my physics teacher say that gravity is a big open question? Yes, he was an absolutely amazing high school teacher and we were lucky to have him.

  • @Lovely-dl5cw
    @Lovely-dl5cw 8 месяцев назад +9

    Big fan of yours Amin Toofani Sir. Have heard your gratitude so many times and searched for your other videos of guitar playing but didn't get and then came upon this Ted Talk of yours. Really love you. Lots of love from India. ❤❤❤

  • @The_Original_Geoff_B
    @The_Original_Geoff_B 9 месяцев назад +6

    I must have been incredibly lucky in my schooling, because all the way through - from 4 years old in primary school to 40 years old when I did my MSc, there was always a teacher or lecturer who told me "we don't know why or how". It always presented a challenge.
    I may be over 60 now, but I still try to look at things I don't know and try to figure them out. I'd love to sit down with Amin and chat . . . Between us, there must be so much we don't know.

  • @w.boilquelle611
    @w.boilquelle611 7 лет назад +39

    I can not beliave what i just heard, you are absolutely right. Last few years i was trying to solve more less the same thing but i did not have name for it but now i have. We must extend this idea to the all world.

  • @bluenectar4371
    @bluenectar4371 7 лет назад +24

    this guy's a genius!! \m/ wish i could meet him someday..

  • @notjperson
    @notjperson 4 года назад +7

    I just watched this guy literally play guitar with fire, and now I'm learning lygometry
    That went from 100 to 101 realquick

  • @Ojassway
    @Ojassway 8 лет назад +38

    yes !!! hes alive !!

  • @sunidhianand2779
    @sunidhianand2779 4 года назад +16

    Amin Sir !! Words fall short to express my love for you ! Lots of love from an Indian ! ❤️May be I never get a chance to say it to you in person in this lifetime ...Hope so you notice this heartfelt message of mine ! I love you !

  • @dope8452
    @dope8452 7 лет назад +59

    13:59 the dude in the back was feeling it XD

    • @darshan5044
      @darshan5044 3 года назад

      How u saw him ? I had no idea

  • @bryanchambers1964
    @bryanchambers1964 5 лет назад +57

    Teaching physics I tell my students that there is plenty we don't know. Dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity, etc.

  • @Greennoob2
    @Greennoob2 3 года назад +4

    I'm really glad he managed to articulate this thought I hadn't put into words

  • @stephenstark2821
    @stephenstark2821 2 года назад +8

    7 hours of practice and he made gratitude !!!!

    • @martyhk00
      @martyhk00 Год назад +3

      No. Seven hours of lessons. I am sure many many hours of practice. Mainly self taught.

  • @wiz7716
    @wiz7716 7 лет назад +76

    The most important type of knowledge is lack of knowledge.
    Lygometry ... I liked the term (Y)
    nice talk

    • @randywatchingbush
      @randywatchingbush 7 лет назад +4

      until we can look beyond the "Know Ledge" will will remain afraid of Height and stranded thereon.. js research Flat Earth and realized just how deceived Humanity is by pseudo science

    • @zippo504
      @zippo504 7 лет назад +1

      You are totally right man, the Earth is flat. I mean we have never managed to circumnavigate the planet or whatever they call it, nor have we ever seen it from far away. And are we really supposed to believe that Antarctica is just a continent? I mean c'mon! Obviously it is actually a massive ice wall that keeps the oceans from spilling out over the edge.
      And don't even get me started on how bubbles are really just flat too.

    • @HimalayaDua
      @HimalayaDua 3 года назад

      @@zippo504 😂😂

    • @SealedKiller
      @SealedKiller 2 года назад

      @@zippo504 Are you good?
      Flat Earth is pseudo science and the guy was pointing it out.
      Unless I can't read properly it looks to me like that's what he was saying.

  • @techy100
    @techy100 3 года назад +6

    14:40 smile of perfection

  • @gusforyou
    @gusforyou 4 года назад +1

    It is incredible how this is related not only to methodology and behaviour but directly to neuroscience, excellent lecture.

  • @afrozesufi3164
    @afrozesufi3164 7 месяцев назад +2

    He couldn’t recreate the iconic moment even himself here , but he is very talented

  • @tariqmushtaq627
    @tariqmushtaq627 7 лет назад +1

    I worked out my master thesis topic and research with the help of Lygometry and got admiration from my supervisors for the topic idea and contributed work, while studying in Germany.

  • @swifteagleworks
    @swifteagleworks 4 года назад +3

    My quest for knowledge leads me to listen to great people like you. I love your guitar piece and now your concept called Lygometry

  • @abhis_s
    @abhis_s 7 лет назад +18

    i'm really impressed by this lygometry thing :)

  • @reesgargi
    @reesgargi 7 лет назад +6

    i googled and yes, he is as "world's best guitar player". He's got good understanding of SEO.

  • @docreyaz2370
    @docreyaz2370 11 месяцев назад +7

    Such an immense pleasure to hear from you Sir 🌻

  • @freedomtv2224
    @freedomtv2224 2 года назад +3

    Very impressive person! Mr. Toofani thank you for this speech and showing the world, that we have more in us, than most of us belive. But this is the message. Know one thing.. Beliving is the outside of knowing. Learn every day and help making the world better. Mr. Toofani, you should be the president of USA, after D.T..

  • @nishan_ghimire
    @nishan_ghimire 7 лет назад +6

    Lygometry ...fascinating concept...Amin..all the best

  • @sumitgpatil
    @sumitgpatil 4 года назад +6

    Wow....I thought he only knew guitar...but thank you Amin...great knowledge!!

  • @mmaazz91
    @mmaazz91 Год назад +2

    This video should be viral.

  • @danishhussain7127
    @danishhussain7127 7 лет назад +1

    I am blown out of proportion after this talk

  • @steephansteephan1360
    @steephansteephan1360 10 месяцев назад +1

    See his video, playing guitar before few years that is the masterpiece still.

  • @awaisn
    @awaisn 5 лет назад +9

    That was a great ted talk. Getting to know the things you dont know, thats a really good way to tap into creativity.

  • @shamseer
    @shamseer 8 лет назад +3

    Thank you Amin for your insight about the Unknown

  • @benjamingonzalez1039
    @benjamingonzalez1039 3 года назад +4

    This guy plays the guitar soooooo good! 👌

  • @shamseshomali110
    @shamseshomali110 4 года назад

    Oh yeee ...He is really intelligent and ...... directors know what a great person they have in organization . We hear a lot of interesting and positiv reports about Mr. Amin Toufani in the future and what he did for the all people in the world .

  • @chinmayeedahake5929
    @chinmayeedahake5929 4 года назад +6

    i loved this ted talk more and more by every minute

  • @rjbeckham4786
    @rjbeckham4786 3 года назад

    Correct...I agree....well said ...lygometry....is to find self through another unknown away that pleases u.....I like the way u play....I am aged one.....but u taught me to keep searching what I like.....wah kya bat hai.....God bless u

  • @miraculousmisery772
    @miraculousmisery772 4 года назад +43

    Ain't this the guy who made a drum outta his guitar???
    12:20 Nevermind.

  • @nishantk3459
    @nishantk3459 4 года назад +2

    great talk concluded with an even better guitar piece... Brilliant Stuff!!!

  • @officialmahimshikder
    @officialmahimshikder 8 лет назад +20

    i was a crazy fan of before only for gratetute...... nw i made a new dept to be his fan LYGOMATRI
    BEST OF LUCK MR. AMIN TUFANI

  • @fsh3311
    @fsh3311 3 года назад +1

    The most underrated TED

  • @Prisha_nishantsrivastava8438
    @Prisha_nishantsrivastava8438 6 лет назад +1

    Amin... Is thr a way to connect.. U r source of motivation for me

  • @shreyakapoor2171
    @shreyakapoor2171 7 лет назад +1

    Your performance was indeed the best guitar performance ever. But the idea that most of it has been explored by you is amazing. . now it makes sense. .lygometry. Interesting 👍

  • @geniusvirtuoso3472
    @geniusvirtuoso3472 4 года назад +2

    One of the Greatest talk.....

  • @satyakidas7045
    @satyakidas7045 7 лет назад +390

    12:14 Snape? Is that you?

  • @devnekadi5710
    @devnekadi5710 3 года назад

    That smile when people hoot is so amazingly awesomeness

  • @JuanCarlos-tg7bl
    @JuanCarlos-tg7bl 4 года назад +19

    Started with the talent show, & admiring his knowledge around a guitar. Now lygometry has me questioning life.

  • @vesnaeastelysium
    @vesnaeastelysium 6 лет назад +4

    genius ..brilliant talk and play!

  • @sujitkulkarni8403
    @sujitkulkarni8403 4 года назад

    The best way to think outside the box is to not know where the box is....it takes time to comprehend this guy, but once you do, it makes perfect sense.

  • @ehsani777
    @ehsani777 4 года назад +2

    He is 1 of 85 million Iranians. We are so proud of you...

  • @mehedihasanpulok4769
    @mehedihasanpulok4769 Год назад +1

    few years ago I saw his video "The best guitar player" after long time have seen him again....!!

  • @richashukla6088
    @richashukla6088 4 года назад +1

    Loved this! Thanks! And funnily enough your guitar video led me to this. 😇

  • @sebyrobbin
    @sebyrobbin 8 лет назад +1

    awesm speech!! i been honered to listn this master piece!!!

  • @pkkarami
    @pkkarami 3 года назад

    Thank you Amin. Mind blowing. Thank you Ted talk. Afarin Amin Jan

  • @kumarsandeep3886
    @kumarsandeep3886 6 лет назад +9

    I knew him as a great guitarist. But with this video I've got to Know how multi talented he is. BTW great speech on lygometry sir.

  • @tracyannegriffinmanning387
    @tracyannegriffinmanning387 9 месяцев назад +2

    Fantastic lecture.

  • @ytunify
    @ytunify 3 года назад +1

    ''I know one thing, that I don't now anything'' Socrates (469 - 399bC). That was Socrates' method (maieutics) based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking. He helped his fellow speeker understand the things he already knew but didn't know he knew. I believe the exceptional thinker Mr. Toufani is saying in this video.

  • @rishikeshbharat9859
    @rishikeshbharat9859 4 года назад +1

    *Absolutely🙏🏻 Toufani✨*

  • @stephenvg7506
    @stephenvg7506 8 лет назад +6

    Nice. He is an inspiration

  • @nashdasmurayan1975
    @nashdasmurayan1975 7 лет назад +1

    after a long time...a really good Ted Talk

  • @santanudutta4844
    @santanudutta4844 4 года назад +2

    Simply unbelievable man

  • @NishitSoniYT
    @NishitSoniYT 7 лет назад +2

    This was really very insightful.

  • @eucalyptus.sniffer
    @eucalyptus.sniffer 4 года назад +1

    Love him every time

  • @shaniachowdhury2135
    @shaniachowdhury2135 4 года назад +1

    So Amazing,,, Amin!!❣️

  • @himanshuvatsal
    @himanshuvatsal 5 лет назад +1

    Just brilliant!

  • @vaibhav1100
    @vaibhav1100 7 лет назад

    I came for the music, thought he might have added something more to his piece - gratitude ....

  • @ejazahmad7895
    @ejazahmad7895 7 лет назад +2

    what a remarkable talk.. 😀

  • @mohammedshaik3653
    @mohammedshaik3653 2 года назад

    Such a great insight into lygometry !

  • @soumalyadas1123
    @soumalyadas1123 4 года назад +1

    9:45 a nice of form of ego spying.....
    Amin Toufani is really toofani..... really the concept of lygometry intrigued me

  • @2kanchoo
    @2kanchoo Год назад +5

    This makes so much sense. That is EXACTLY what should be taught. This is all we know about X, this is all we DON'T know about X. being taught the don't know's is exactly what would spurn imagination and make the students want to explore and learn more. This would have vastly helped me with interest in school.

  • @TheButterflyProductionHouse
    @TheButterflyProductionHouse 7 лет назад

    Kept me thinking for days...

  • @ahbarahad3203
    @ahbarahad3203 4 года назад +5

    He really did something toufani in his life

  • @arkaray7215
    @arkaray7215 7 лет назад

    It is resonant with my thinking.

  • @anishrukwal9518
    @anishrukwal9518 3 года назад

    Amin toofani heads off❤️

  • @zihanquazi5630
    @zihanquazi5630 7 лет назад

    I loved it.. totally worth it.

  • @_berku2061
    @_berku2061 8 лет назад

    Awesome amin! great topic you told us about it really was interesting and i´m even more impressed by your mother for her F5 key skills! :D

  • @MizanSharif
    @MizanSharif 3 года назад

    Yes, it is here. My subconscious mind was waiting for your guitar.

  • @shaizahmedshariff
    @shaizahmedshariff 6 лет назад

    Yes. My physics professor did mention that gravity itself is a question yet to be solved and that it is not compatible with quantum mechanics

  • @faizalrahman6027
    @faizalrahman6027 4 года назад +40

    Oh god the harvard guy!

  • @TheDataDigger101
    @TheDataDigger101 7 лет назад +6

    Things we know we do not know.. One of the things.. We know that we do not know how awesome everyone is!!

  • @sumairmusic2009
    @sumairmusic2009 8 месяцев назад

    this man created a masterpiece and now he cant recreate it ever again....he might be able to play it but not like he did. he's lost speed due to lack of practice. the original was a piece of magic that even the man himself can not recreate

  • @rohitsanjay7929
    @rohitsanjay7929 7 лет назад +618

    Aaj kuch toufani karte hai

  • @RKMishra
    @RKMishra 4 года назад +1

    Mind blowing performance

  • @varunmeshram
    @varunmeshram 8 лет назад +81

    watched just for his performance in end.

    • @johnbravo7542
      @johnbravo7542 4 года назад +1

      wasn't as good as his one that received 32m views

  • @snatchngrab8262
    @snatchngrab8262 7 лет назад +1

    "It's important to know what we know, and what we don't know."
    - Old Man Carl, "Witch Hunt: A Faerie Tale Fable", ©2017 by A.J. Dentamaro