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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.97,0:00:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why do people deliberately\Ndestroy cultural heritage?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.52,0:00:07.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By doing so,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.85,0:00:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do they believe they're\Nerasing our history?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.47,0:00:13.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our cultural memory?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.69,0:00:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's true that we are losing\Ncultural heritage to erosion
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.54,0:00:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and natural disasters,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.24,0:00:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this is something\Nthat is simply difficult to avoid.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.88,0:00:27.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here to show you today
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.35,0:00:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how we can use pictures --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.22,0:00:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your pictures --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.06,0:00:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reclaim the history that is being lost\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.21,0:00:36.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using innovative technology
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.45,0:00:38.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the effort of volunteers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.28,0:00:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the early 20th century,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.33,0:00:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,archaeologists discovered\Nhundreds of statues and artifacts
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.34,0:00:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the ancient city of Hatra,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.26,0:00:49.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in northern Iraq.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.16,0:00:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Statues like this one\Nwere found in fragments,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.94,0:00:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of them missing their heads or arms,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.04,0:00:59.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet the clothing that they are wearing,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.58,0:01:01.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their pose,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.05,0:01:03.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can still tell us their story.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.34,0:01:05.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.51,0:01:09.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we believe that by wearing\Na knee-length tunic
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.27,0:01:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and open bare feet,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.80,0:01:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was representative of a priest.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.06,0:01:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, with a closer look\Nat this particular piece,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.91,0:01:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can see that this tunic being worn\Nwas elaborately decorated,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.48,0:01:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which has led many researchers to believe
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.29,0:01:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was actually a statue of a king\Nperforming his religious functions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.38,0:01:37.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the Mosul Cultural Museum\Nopened in 1952 in northern Iraq,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.47,0:01:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this statue,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.52,0:01:39.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as others,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.59,0:01:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were placed there to preserve them\Nfor future generations.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.53,0:01:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Following the US-led invasion\Nof Iraq in 2003,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.46,0:01:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a few statues and artifacts\Nwere relocated to Baghdad,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.33,0:01:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this statue remained.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.55,0:01:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then in February of last year,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.97,0:01:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a video was released,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.39,0:02:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it instantly went viral.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.18,0:02:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe some of you remember seeing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.47,0:02:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's a short clip.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.27,0:02:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) (Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.54,0:02:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Statues falling)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.05,0:02:27.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Hammers pounding)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.97,0:02:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music ends)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.21,0:02:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not a very pleasant sight, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.78,0:02:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you notice anything\Nfamiliar in the video?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.81,0:02:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.34,0:02:45.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is that very statue,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.99,0:02:47.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it was toppled over,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.75,0:02:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,breaking into pieces.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.08,0:02:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Matthew Vincent and I saw this video,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.96,0:02:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were shocked.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.16,0:02:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since we are archaeologists\Nusing innovative technology
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.61,0:03:00.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for digital preservation,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.42,0:03:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an idea sprung to mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.75,0:03:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe we can crowdsource the images\Nthat were taken of these artifacts
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.44,0:03:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before they were destoryed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.28,0:03:11.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create digital reconstructions.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.92,0:03:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we can do that,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.04,0:03:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe we can put them\Ninto a virtual museum
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.30,0:03:16.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell that story.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.13,0:03:23.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so two weeks after we saw this video,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.66,0:03:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we started the project\Ncalled Project Mosul.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.43,0:03:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember the pictures of the statue\NI showed you before?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.72,0:03:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is actually the crowdsourced\Nreconstruction of it
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.06,0:03:37.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before it was destroyed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.88,0:03:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, many of you may be wondering,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.02,0:03:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how exactly does this work?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.19,0:03:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the key to this technology\Nis called photogrammetry,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.46,0:03:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was invented here, in Germany.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.99,0:03:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the technology that allows us\Nto use two-dimensional images
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.42,0:03:56.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taken of the same object\Nfrom different angles
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.39,0:03:57.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create a 3D model.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.37,0:04:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know you may be thinking\Nthis sounds like magic,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.90,0:04:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's not.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.90,0:04:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you how it works.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.28,0:04:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are two crowdsourced images\Nof the same statue.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.03,0:04:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What the computer can do
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.45,0:04:14.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is it can detect similar features\Nbetween the photographs --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.69,0:04:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,similar features of the object.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.67,0:04:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, by using multiple photos,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.67,0:04:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this case,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.69,0:04:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can begin to reconstruct\Nthe object in 3D.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.02,0:04:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this case,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.00,0:04:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have the position of the cameras\Nwhen each image was taken
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.54,0:04:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shown in blue.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.38,0:04:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this is a partial reconstruction,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.75,0:04:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I admit,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.82,0:04:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but why would I say partial?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.72,0:04:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, simply because the statue\Nwas positioned against a wall.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.97,0:04:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have photographs\Ntaken of it from the back.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.44,0:04:51.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I wanted to complete a full\Ndigital reconstruction of this statue,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.42,0:04:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would need a proper camera,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.15,0:04:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tripods,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.15,0:04:55.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,proper lighting,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.15,0:04:57.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we simply can't do that\Nwith crowdsourced images.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.35,0:04:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about it;
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.42,0:05:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how many of you,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.44,0:05:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you visit a museum,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.68,0:05:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take photographs of all\Nparts of the statue,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.94,0:05:05.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even the back side of it?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.51,0:05:10.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, maybe if some of you find\NMichelangelo's David interesting,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.13,0:05:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.23,0:05:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.27,0:05:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the thing is,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.78,0:05:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we can find more images of this object,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.07,0:05:19.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can improve the 3D model.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.23,0:05:23.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we started the project,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.43,0:05:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we started it with\Nthe Mosul Museum in mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.60,0:05:27.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We figured we may get a few images,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.27,0:05:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some people interested,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.56,0:05:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make one or two virtual reconstructions,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.07,0:05:35.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we had no idea that we had sparked\Nsomething that would grow so quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.38,0:05:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we knew it,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.95,0:05:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we realized it was obvious:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.01,0:05:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we could apply this same idea\Nto lost heritage anywhere,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.66,0:05:48.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so we decided to change\Nthe name of the project to Rekrei.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.11,0:05:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then in the summer of last year,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.65,0:05:55.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Economist magazine's media lab\Nreached out to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.77,0:05:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They asked us,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.97,0:06:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey, would you like us\Nto build a virtual museum
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.76,0:06:02.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to put the reconstructions back inside
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.65,0:06:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell the story?"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.30,0:06:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you imagine us saying "no?"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.09,0:06:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course not.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.42,0:06:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We said, "yes."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.53,0:06:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were so excited.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.71,0:06:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was exactly the initial\Ndream of that project.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.76,0:06:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so now,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.97,0:06:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any of you can experience\N"RecoVR Mosul" on your phone,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.61,0:06:19.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using Google Cardboard,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.93,0:06:20.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a tablet,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.93,0:06:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even Youtube 360.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.14,0:06:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is a screenshot\Nfrom the virtual museum.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.62,0:06:28.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there it is ...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.41,0:06:30.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the partial reconstruction of the statue,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.93,0:06:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as the Lion of Mosul,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.03,0:06:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first reconstruction\Ncompleted by our project.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.64,0:06:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although the video doesn't explicitly show\Nthe Lion of Mosul being destroyed,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.45,0:06:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have many other examples\Nof large artifacts being destroyed
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.61,0:06:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were simply too large\Nto have been stolen.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.27,0:06:51.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.66,0:06:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Gate of Nimrud in northern Iraq.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.76,0:06:57.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a digital\Nreconstruction from before,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.64,0:07:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is actually\Nduring the destruction.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.51,0:07:03.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or the Lion of Lion of al-Lāt,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.77,0:07:05.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Palmyra, Syria:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.27,0:07:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before ...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.00,0:07:08.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and after.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.65,0:07:12.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although virtual reconstructions\Nare primarily the main focus
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.94,0:07:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our project,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.03,0:07:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some people have been asking the question:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.63,0:07:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can we print them in 3D?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.66,0:07:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We believe 3-D printing\Ndoesn't offer a straightforward solution
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.94,0:07:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to lost heritage.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.44,0:07:28.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once an object is destoyed,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.41,0:07:29.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's gone.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.15,0:07:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But 3-D printing does offer\Nan addition to tell that story.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.87,0:07:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.01,0:07:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can show you here ...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.76,0:07:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is the statue from Hetra,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.70,0:07:46.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Lion of Mosul.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.54,0:07:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.100,0:07:55.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.14,0:07:56.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if you look closely,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.67,0:08:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll notice that there are some parts\Nthat have been printed in color,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.20,0:08:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some parts that are in white or gray.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.82,0:08:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This part was added simply\Nto hold the statues up.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.93,0:08:11.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This works the same way\Nif you visit a museum,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.38,0:08:13.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a statue is found in fragments;
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.69,0:08:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's put together\Nfor the people to see it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.07,0:08:17.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This makes sense, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.62,0:08:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, we're much more interested\N
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.40,0:08:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in what virtual reality\Nhas to offer for lost heritage.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.52,0:08:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is an example\Nof one of the tower tombs
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.04,0:08:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was destroyed in Palmyra.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.94,0:08:30.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Using Sketchfab's online viewer,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.92,0:08:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can show that we have reconstructed\Nthree parts of the exterior of the tomb,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.60,0:08:38.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we also have photos of the inside,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.53,0:08:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we're beginning to create\Na reconstruction of the wall
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.22,0:08:42.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the ceiling.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.88,0:08:45.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Archaeologists worked there\Nfor many, many years,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.81,0:08:50.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we also have architectural\Ndrawing plans of this lost heritage.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.44,0:08:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, we are not only losing\Ncultural heritage to areas of conflict
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.84,0:08:59.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at war,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.85,0:09:02.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're also losing it to natural disasters.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.98,0:09:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a 3-D model\Nof Durbar Square in Kathmandu
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.00,0:09:10.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before the earthquake\Nthat occurred last April ...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.53,0:09:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is after.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.12,0:09:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may be thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.46,0:09:18.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you didn't create these 3-D models\Nwith only tourist photographs,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.11,0:09:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's true,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.39,0:09:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what this represents
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.89,0:09:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the ability for large, public\Norganizations and private industry
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.66,0:09:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come together\Nfor initiatives like ours.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.78,0:09:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so one of the major challenges\Nof our project really,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.97,0:09:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to find photographs that were taken\Nbefore something happens,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.42,0:09:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.72,0:09:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the Internet is basically a database
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.75,0:09:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with millions of images,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.05,0:09:44.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.05,0:09:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Exactly.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.39,0:09:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have begun to develop a tool
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.60,0:09:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allows us to extract images\Nfrom websites like Flickr
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.73,0:09:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based on their geotags
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.20,0:09:55.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to complete reconstructions.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.50,0:10:00.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we're not only losing\Ncultural heritage to natural disasters
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.97,0:10:03.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in war,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.41,0:10:06.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we're also losing it\Nto something else.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.100,0:10:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any idea,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.05,0:10:10.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just looking at these two pictures?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.75,0:10:14.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it's a little difficult to remember,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.41,0:10:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but only a few weeks ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.86,0:10:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was the example of human\Ndestruction by human stupidity.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.05,0:10:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because a man --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.35,0:10:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a tourist in Lisbon wanted\Nto climb onto this statue,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.04,0:10:29.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and take a selfie with it,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.65,0:10:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pulled it down with him.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.70,0:10:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're already finding photographs
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.71,0:10:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to complete a digital\Nreconstruction of this.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.07,0:10:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to remember
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.38,0:10:42.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the destruction of cultural heritage\Nisn't a recent phenomenon.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.76,0:10:45.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 16th century,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.29,0:10:51.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,European priests and explorers burned\Nthousands of Maya books in the Americas,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.70,0:10:54.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of which we only have a handful left.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.66,0:10:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fast-forward to 2001,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.30,0:11:00.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the Taliban blew up\Nthe Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.85,0:11:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.61,0:11:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cultural heritage is about\Nour shared global history.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.92,0:11:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It helps us connect with our\Nancestors and their stories,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.68,0:11:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we're losing pieces of it\Nevery day to natural disasters
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.98,0:11:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in areas of conflict.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.30,0:11:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course the loss of human life\Nis the most heartbreaking loss,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.84,0:11:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but cultural heritage offers us a way\Nto preserve the memory of the people
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.70,0:11:33.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for future generations.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.43,0:11:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need your help to reclaim\Nthe history that is being lost.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.48,0:11:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will you join us?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.50,0:11:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)