Mark O'Connor Stumps A Room Full Of Scientists About The Perfection Of The Violin

Mark O'Connor was invited to present at the international event bringing scientists, innovator and technologists together - PopTech. Mark challenged the audience of scientists to name a "contraption" (a complex system structured so as to accomplish a specific goal) that had been designed 400 years ago but never improved upon. After a pause, a few "joke" answers were shouted; "wheel," "ice cream." Of course these are not contraptions! The wheel can be attached to a contraption, or the single part of one...Ice Cream was made by a contraption perhaps, and nevertheless is not 400 years old. At the conclusion of the segment there was an inaudible suggestion of "chopsticks" which is not a contraption either of course, just two separate carved sticks. So the point was observed! About PopTech We're a global community of innovators, working together to expand the edge of change. We live in an era in which humanity's capabilities—and our challenges—are progressing faster than most of us can comprehend. As we confront the major issues of our century, we've never had better tools at our disposal, or a more pressing need to use them wisely. Yet most efforts to create positive change remain locked in 'silos of excellence': public health experts talk (mostly) to other public health experts; designers talk to other designers; technologists talk to other technologists, and so on. This approach slows the spread of innovation from field to field, limits our awareness of what tools are even ...
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