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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why do people deliberately\Ndestroy cultural heritage?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By doing so,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do they believe they're\Nerasing our history?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our cultural memory?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's true that we are losing\Ncultural heritage to erosion
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and natural disasters,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this is something that is\Nsimply difficult to avoid.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here to show you today
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how we can use pictures --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your pictures --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reclaim the history that is being lost,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using innovative technology,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the effort of volunteers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the early 20th century,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,archaeologists discovered\Nhundreds of statues and artifacts
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the ancient city of Hatra,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in northern Iraq.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Statues,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like this one,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were found in fragments,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of them missing their heads or arms.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet the clothing that they are wearing
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their pose
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can still tell us their story.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we believe that by wearing\Na knee-length tunic
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and open bare feet,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was representative of a priest.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, with a closer look\Nat this particular piece,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can see that this tunic being worn
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was elaborately decorated,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which has led many researchers to believe
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was actually a statue of a king\Nperforming his religious functions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the Mosul Cultural Museum\Nopened in 1952 in northern Iraq,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this statue,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as others,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were placed there to preserve them\Nfor future generations.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Following the US-led invasion\Nof Iraq in 2003,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a few statues and artifacts\Nwere relocated to Baghdad,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this statue remained.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then in February of last year,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a video was released,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it instantly went viral.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe some of you remember seeing it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's a short clip.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) (Arabic singing)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not a very pleasant sight, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you notice anything\Nfamiliar in the video?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There it is.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is that very statue,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it was toppled over,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,breaking into pieces.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Matthew Vincent and I saw this video,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were shocked.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since we are archaeologists using\Ninnovative technology
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for digital preservation,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an idea sprung to mind.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe we can crowdsource the images\Nthat were taken of these artifacts
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before they were destoryed
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create digital reconstructions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we can do that,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe we can put them into\Na virtual museum
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell that story.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so two weeks after we saw this video,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we started the project\Ncalled Project Mosul.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember the pictures of the statue\NI showed you before?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is actually the crowdsourced\Nreconstruction of it
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before it was destroyed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, many of you may be wondering,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how exactly does this work?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the key to this technology\Nis called photogrammetry,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was invented here,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Germany.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the technology that allows us\Nto use two-dimensional images
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taken of the same object\Nfrom different angles
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create a 3D model.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know you may be thinking\Nthis sounds like magic,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's not.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you how it works.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are two crowdsourced images\Nof the same statue.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What the computer can do is it\Ncan detect similar features
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the photographs.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Similar features of the object.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, by using multiple photos,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this case,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can begin to reconstruct\Nthe object in 3D.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this case,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have the position of the cameras\Nwhen each image was taken
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shown in blue.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this is a partial reconstruction,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I admit,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but why would I say partial?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, simply because the statue\Nwas positioned against a wall.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have photographs\Ntaken of it from the back.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I wanted to complete a full\Ndigital reconstruction of this statue,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would need a proper camera,\N
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tripods,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,proper lighting --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we simply can't do that\Nwith crowdsourced images.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how many of you,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you visit a museum,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take photographs of all\Nparts of the statue,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even the back side of it?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, maybe if some of you find\NMichelangelo's David interesting,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the thing is,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we can find more images of this object,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can improve the 3D model.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we started the project,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we started it with\Nthe Mosul Museum in mind.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We figured we may get a few images,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some people interested,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make one or two reconstructions,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we had no idea that we had sparked\Nsomething that would grow so quickly.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we knew it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we realized it was obvious:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we could apply this same idea\Nto lost heritage anywhere,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so we decided to change\Nthe name of the project to Rekrei.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then in the summer of last year,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Economist magazine's media lab\Nreaching out to us.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They asked us,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey, would you like us\Nto build a virtual museum
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to put the reconstructions back inside
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell the story?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you imaging us saying no?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course not.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We said yes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were so excited.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was exactly the initial\Ndream of that project.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so now,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any of you can experience\N"RecoVR Mosul" on your phone,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using Google Cardboard,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a tablet,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even Youtube 360.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is a screenshot\Nfrom the virtual museum.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there it is:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the partial reconstruction of the statue,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as the Lion of Mosul,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first reconstruction\Ncompleted by our project.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although the video doesn't explicitly show\Nthe Lion of Mosul being destroyed,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have many other examples
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of large artifacts being destroyed
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were simply too large\Nto have been stolen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Gate of Nimrud in northern Iraq.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a digital\Nreconstruction from before,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is actually\Nduring the destruction.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or the Lion of Lion of al-Lāt,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Palmyra, Syria:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before ...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and after.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although virtual reconstructions\Nare primarily the main focus
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our project,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some people have been asking a question.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can we print them in 3D?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We believe 3D printing doesn't offer\Na straightforward answer to lost heritage.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once an object is destoyed,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's gone.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But 3D printing does offer\Nan addition to tell that story.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can show you here ...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is the statue from Hetra,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Lion of Mosul.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if you look closely,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll notice that there are some parts\Nthat have been printed in color,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some parts that are in white or gray.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This part was added simply\Nto hold the statues up.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This works the same way\Nif you visit a museum,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a statue is found in fragments;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's put together\Nfor the people to see it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This makes sense, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, we're much more interested\Nin what virtual reality has to offer
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for lost heritage.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is an example\Nof one of the tower tombs
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was destroyed in Palmyra.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Using Sketchfab's online viewer,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can show that we've reconstructed\Nthree parts of the exterior of the tomb,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we also have photos of the inside,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we're beginning to create\Na reconstruction
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the wall and the ceiling.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Archaeologists worked there\Nfor many, many years,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we also have architectural\Ndrawing plans of this lost heritage.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortuantely, we are not only losing\Ncultural heritage to areas of conflict
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at war,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're also losing it to natural disasters.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a 3D model of Durbar Square\Nin Kathmandu before the earthquake
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that ocurred last April,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is after.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may be thinking,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you didn't create these 3D models\Nwith only tourist photographs.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's true,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what this represents
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the ability for large, public\Norganizations and private industry
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come together\Nfor initiatives like ours.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so one of the major challenges\Nof our project really,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to find photogprahs that were taken\Nbefore something happens, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the Internet is basically a database
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with millions of images,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Exactly.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have begun to develop a tool
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allows us to extract images\Nfrom websites like Flickr
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based on their geotags
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to complete reconstructions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we're not only losing\Ncultural heritage to natural disasters
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in war,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we're also losing it\Nto something else.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any idea,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just looking at these two pictures?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it's a little difficult to remember,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but only a few weeks ago,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was the example of human\Ndestruction by human stupidity.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because a man --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a tourist in Lisbon wanted\Nto climb onto this statue,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and take a selfie with it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pulled it down with him.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're already finding photographs
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to complete a digital\Nreconstruction of this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to remember
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the destruction of cultural heritage\Nisn't a recent phenomenon.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 16th century,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,European priests and explorers burned\Nthousands of Mayaan books in the Americas,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of which we only have a handful left.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fast forward to 2001,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the Taliban blew up\Nthe Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cultural heritage is about\Nour shared global history.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It helps us connect with our\Nancestors and their stories,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we're losing pieces of it\Nevery day to natural disasters
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in areas of conflict.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the loss of human life is the most\Nheartbreaking loss,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but cultural heritage offers us a way\Nto preserve the memory of the people
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for future generations.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need your help to reclaim\Nthe history that is being lost.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will you join us?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)