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

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  • čas přidán 20. 12. 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

Komentáře • 710

  • @publicstaticvoid3224
    @publicstaticvoid3224 Před 5 lety +1990

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

  • @phoneix24886
    @phoneix24886 Před 7 lety +2436

    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 Před 2 lety +339

    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 Před rokem +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 Před 9 měsíci +1

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

    • @Sorontur3
      @Sorontur3 Před 8 měsíci +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 Před 4 lety +537

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

    • @mrashid229
      @mrashid229 Před 4 lety +5

      😄😄😄 made my day!

    • @AkashJaiswalAJ
      @AkashJaiswalAJ Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +2

      window cleaning sounds* the box

  • @shamsherulhaque8138
    @shamsherulhaque8138 Před 4 lety +319

    who misses the combing of hair?

  • @Smadi
    @Smadi Před 4 lety +159

    so the thing that hits me every exam is lygometry.

  • @Smoked.X
    @Smoked.X Před 4 lety +359

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

  • @bnaveen76
    @bnaveen76 Před 8 lety +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 Před 5 lety +32

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

  • @adityaprakash2403
    @adityaprakash2403 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @munmunsha1
    @munmunsha1 Před 7 lety +145

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

  • @TheAfghanMystic
    @TheAfghanMystic Před 7 lety +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 ✌

  • @tanaylko
    @tanaylko Před 7 lety +83

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

  • @nazihafalek3420
    @nazihafalek3420 Před 7 lety +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 😃

  • @monaumbreen3435
    @monaumbreen3435 Před 2 lety +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 👍🏽

  • @MrTeff999
    @MrTeff999 Před 7 lety +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 Před 7 lety +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 Před 5 lety +1

      Agreed.

    • @mekkib.bourzam2726
      @mekkib.bourzam2726 Před 5 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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

  • @w.boilquelle611
    @w.boilquelle611 Před 7 lety +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.

  • @dope8452
    @dope8452 Před 7 lety +59

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

  • @rahulmukherjee8573
    @rahulmukherjee8573 Před 2 lety +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..

  • @sunidhianand2779
    @sunidhianand2779 Před 4 lety +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 !

  • @The_Original_Geoff_B
    @The_Original_Geoff_B Před 9 měsíci +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.

  • @Greennoob2
    @Greennoob2 Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @matthewc4503
    @matthewc4503 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @bryanchambers1964
    @bryanchambers1964 Před 5 lety +57

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

  • @notjperson
    @notjperson Před 4 lety +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 Před 8 lety +38

    yes !!! hes alive !!

  • @gusforyou
    @gusforyou Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @wiz7716
    @wiz7716 Před 7 lety +76

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

    • @randywatchingbush
      @randywatchingbush Před 7 lety +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 Před 7 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      @@zippo504 😂😂

    • @SealedKiller
      @SealedKiller Před 2 lety

      @@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.

  • @stephenstark2821
    @stephenstark2821 Před 2 lety +8

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

    • @martyhk00
      @martyhk00 Před rokem +3

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

  • @bluenectar4371
    @bluenectar4371 Před 7 lety +24

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

  • @abhis_s
    @abhis_s Před 7 lety +18

    i'm really impressed by this lygometry thing :)

  • @awaisn
    @awaisn Před 5 lety +9

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

  • @nishan_ghimire
    @nishan_ghimire Před 7 lety +6

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

  • @swifteagleworks
    @swifteagleworks Před 4 lety +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

  • @tariqmushtaq627
    @tariqmushtaq627 Před 7 lety +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.

  • @docreyaz2370
    @docreyaz2370 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Such an immense pleasure to hear from you Sir 🌻

  • @Lovely-dl5cw
    @Lovely-dl5cw Před 8 měsíci +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. ❤❤❤

  • @sumitgpatil
    @sumitgpatil Před 4 lety +6

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

  • @danishhussain7127
    @danishhussain7127 Před 7 lety +1

    I am blown out of proportion after this talk

  • @nishantk3459
    @nishantk3459 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @satyakidas7045
    @satyakidas7045 Před 7 lety +390

    12:14 Snape? Is that you?

  • @freedomtv2224
    @freedomtv2224 Před 2 lety +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..

  • @techy100
    @techy100 Před 3 lety +6

    14:40 smile of perfection

  • @shamseshomali110
    @shamseshomali110 Před 4 lety

    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 Před 4 lety +6

    i loved this ted talk more and more by every minute

  • @reesgargi
    @reesgargi Před 7 lety +6

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

  • @shamseer
    @shamseer Před 8 lety +3

    Thank you Amin for your insight about the Unknown

  • @shreyakapoor2171
    @shreyakapoor2171 Před 7 lety +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 👍

  • @sebyrobbin
    @sebyrobbin Před 8 lety +1

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

  • @rjbeckham4786
    @rjbeckham4786 Před 2 lety

    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

  • @Starry-insight
    @Starry-insight Před 3 měsíci +3

    This guy is making me question my whole existence

  • @vesnaeastelysium
    @vesnaeastelysium Před 6 lety +4

    genius ..brilliant talk and play!

  • @JuanCarlos-tg7bl
    @JuanCarlos-tg7bl Před 4 lety +19

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

  • @geniusvirtuoso3472
    @geniusvirtuoso3472 Před 4 lety +2

    One of the Greatest talk.....

  • @richashukla6088
    @richashukla6088 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @devnekadi5710
    @devnekadi5710 Před 3 lety

    That smile when people hoot is so amazingly awesomeness

  • @nadimmostafa7663
    @nadimmostafa7663 Před 3 lety +27

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

  • @Prisha_nishantsrivastava8438

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

  • @steephansteephan1360
    @steephansteephan1360 Před 10 měsíci +1

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

  • @fsh3311
    @fsh3311 Před 3 lety +1

    The most underrated TED

  • @pkkarami
    @pkkarami Před 3 lety

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

  • @shaniachowdhury2135
    @shaniachowdhury2135 Před 4 lety +1

    So Amazing,,, Amin!!❣️

  • @benjamingonzalez1039
    @benjamingonzalez1039 Před 3 lety +4

    This guy plays the guitar soooooo good! 👌

  • @sujitkulkarni8403
    @sujitkulkarni8403 Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @nashdasmurayan1975
    @nashdasmurayan1975 Před 7 lety +1

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

  • @rishikeshbharat9859
    @rishikeshbharat9859 Před 4 lety +1

    *Absolutely🙏🏻 Toufani✨*

  • @mmaazz91
    @mmaazz91 Před rokem +2

    This video should be viral.

  • @himanshuvatsal
    @himanshuvatsal Před 5 lety +1

    Just brilliant!

  • @santanudutta4844
    @santanudutta4844 Před 4 lety +2

    Simply unbelievable man

  • @officialmahimshikder
    @officialmahimshikder Před 8 lety +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

  • @mohammedshaik3653
    @mohammedshaik3653 Před 2 lety

    Such a great insight into lygometry !

  • @stephenvg7506
    @stephenvg7506 Před 8 lety +6

    Nice. He is an inspiration

  • @afrozesufi3164
    @afrozesufi3164 Před 7 měsíci +2

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

  • @miraculousmisery772
    @miraculousmisery772 Před 4 lety +43

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

  • @NishitSoniYT
    @NishitSoniYT Před 7 lety +2

    This was really very insightful.

  • @ejazahmad7895
    @ejazahmad7895 Před 7 lety +2

    what a remarkable talk.. 😀

  • @eucalyptus.sniffer
    @eucalyptus.sniffer Před 4 lety +1

    Love him every time

  • @kumarsandeep3886
    @kumarsandeep3886 Před 6 lety +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.

  • @ytunify
    @ytunify Před 3 lety +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.

  • @rohitsanjay7929
    @rohitsanjay7929 Před 7 lety +618

    Aaj kuch toufani karte hai

  • @mehedihasanpulok4769
    @mehedihasanpulok4769 Před rokem +1

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

  • @TheButterflyProductionHouse

    Kept me thinking for days...

  • @zihanquazi5630
    @zihanquazi5630 Před 7 lety

    I loved it.. totally worth it.

  • @_berku2061
    @_berku2061 Před 8 lety

    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

  • @faizalrahman6027
    @faizalrahman6027 Před 4 lety +40

    Oh god the harvard guy!

  • @vickydange9184
    @vickydange9184 Před 7 lety

    i can't imaging...... it was awesome........

  • @ehsani777
    @ehsani777 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @vaibhav1100
    @vaibhav1100 Před 7 lety

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

  • @soumalyadas1123
    @soumalyadas1123 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @arkaray7215
    @arkaray7215 Před 7 lety

    It is resonant with my thinking.

  • @RKMishra
    @RKMishra Před 4 lety +1

    Mind blowing performance

  • @MizanSharif
    @MizanSharif Před 3 lety

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

  • @RussellTalukder
    @RussellTalukder Před rokem

    It’s amazing to know about it

  • @UndergroundBhangra
    @UndergroundBhangra Před 7 lety +1

    SOOOOOOOOOOO TRUUUEEEE hats off to you

  • @Koukabzuhaltravel
    @Koukabzuhaltravel Před 7 lety +2

    Well said Bro

  • @tracyannegriffinmanning387
    @tracyannegriffinmanning387 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Fantastic lecture.

  • @bandarusuresh
    @bandarusuresh Před 4 lety +1

    Super duper cool guitar song!

  • @zero-jh9di
    @zero-jh9di Před 7 lety

    woah!!!
    mindblown

  • @anishrukwal9518
    @anishrukwal9518 Před 3 lety

    Amin toofani heads off❤️

  • @anumkhan1113
    @anumkhan1113 Před rokem +1

    Impressive personality