Name: My library of human imagination
Uploaded: 2008-12-14T13:47:00Z
Duration: 6 min 49 s
Description: Jay Walker, curator of the Library of Human Imagination, conducts a surprising show-and-tell session highlighting a few of the intriguing artifacts that backdropped the 2008 TED stage.

Jay Walker, curator of the Library of Human Imagination, conducts a surprising show-and-tell session highlighting a few of the intriguing artifacts that backdropped the 2008 TED stage.

My library of human imagination

Imagination thrives on the artifacts and stories that have shaped human history, from meteorites that formed our planet to a Sputnik satellite and a moon-flown Apollo flag. The real driver behind the spread of the printing press was not literacy but the mass production of indulgences during the 15th century. A three-story library filled with objects like an Enigma machine and DNA models becomes a living tribute to the power of connections. Every leap in human discovery, whether in science or art, begins by seeing familiar things in new ways.

Imagination Connects Past Innovations To Our Future Possibilities

business

culture

design

entertainment

entrepreneur

innovation

invention

library

technology

books

3D printing

TED Stage Talk

Jay Walker: My library of human imagination