Why Imagination Is So Important

[@DanicaDeCosto]

This is why kids need more creative play. Too much desk sitting is bad.

[@sarfios]

Imagine if you can't imagine

[@kenzieadams4931]

Yo that's deep.

[@sarfios]

McKenzie Adams yeah... I can't hear myself anymore

[@thefurrybastard1964]

Paradoxically, you can imagine that. And it isn't fun. No games, no moves, no stories. Just work eat and sleep.

[@sarfios]

Vincent McGrath I recommend it to not taking it seriously... But if you want, I think a strong definition of imagination is required. You won't lose your emotions, imagination is just a part of the intelligence and the normal brain functions, so... you won't be able to think, you will gain knowledge only from practice. If it doesn't happen, then you can't find it. However my comment was just to point how absurd is to imagine such a thing. Because Imagination is abstract terminology. You can't define something you're not specific what exactly it is.

[@thefurrybastard1964]

sarfios I like your answer. But I do think imagination is what has given us art, technology and culture. I do agree that we would still have our emotional lives, but if we remove imagination from that equation, how would our emotions be affected? As to defining imagination, like any complex concept there are a number of definitions. These definitions do not contradict one another. the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses. Or the ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful. To quote but 2 of them. Once again, thank you for your intelligent and well worded response.

[@makitajazzqueen7794]

According to what I've studied in psychology, imagination reaches its highest developmental stage in adolescence, when we can imagine or picture ourselves in the future and make decisions about it :) Thanks imagination!

[@ginrod9392]

I imagine a weird-looking egg with a Black Hoodie while trying to take down his dark counterpart.

[@ttobyg]

Imagination is important. Now memorize these books for your exam.

[@neptune0909]

It's been 6 years.. What you doin with your life?

[@snowqueen24]

@@neptune0909 What do you mean?

[@neptune0909]

@@snowqueen24 nothing ! Just asking about what they are doing coz it's a 7yo comment

[@snowqueen24]

@@neptune0909 Okay.

[@darkrufio]

Imagination is our greatest gift, yet it is also a curse. It can bring depth in our ability to think logically. And on the other side, it can give meaning to illogical concepts such as religion, extreme political doctrines and also justify irrational behaviors.

[@EuropeanMultiGamer]

What's the hate on religion?

[@lennysmileyface]

EuropeanMultiGamer There's a lot of imagination in religion.

[@EuropeanMultiGamer]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) There is alot of imagination in science.

[@darkrufio]

EuropeanMultiGamer ''There is alot of imagination in science.'' Indeed there is!! And this is the duality of imagination. It can lead us towards reason and understanding or it can make us believe in the stories of a religious organisation and blindly follow their doctrine. Like blowing up yourself thinking you'll get 72 holy virgins in heaven.

[@lild4131998]

"Imagination is more important than knowledge" Albert Einstein

[@necroticcapybara6441]

We wouldn't have knowledge without imagination.

[@lild4131998]

Cameron Ghul True. I consider myself a "smart" guy, I get straight A's but my imagination is more precious to me than the intelligence.

[@necroticcapybara6441]

My intelligence is, average. I rely mostly on my emanation and ability to learn by doing.

[@lild4131998]

Cameron Ghul No one has average or mediocre intelligence man. "Everybody is a genius but if you judge a fish by it's ability climb a tree it it will live it's whole life thinking it's stupid" Einstein

[@mihailmilev9909]

@@lild4131998 I couldn't agree more

[@tonydigital6017]

Yes, I can imagine what it's like. I have Aphantasia and I've never seen an image in my brain. my memory has no images associated with it. There is no audio, sense of taste, touch or smell. I'm 40 years old now and one month ago is when I found out that people actually do see imagery. I thought everyone was like me as I assume that people who can imagine just assume everyone is like them. Finding out that I had Aphantasia was very emotional to me because it explained so much of my life. Why I can't remember anything about my dad that died when I was 16. I can't hear another person's voice in my mind so I don't remember his at all and I can't recall anything we ever did together. So my memory suffers because without imagery there is no real connection to your past. I have to experience everything directly in front of me. I was a skateboarder for 16 years and I don't remember learning the tricks or when I see video of me skating...I don't remember that day at all so there is no real connection to it. So yes....I know what it's like to not imagine. That's why VR is so amazing and important to me.

[@rosemaica4492]

What would be the cause for aphantasia??

[@tonydigital6017]

+maiikah olay I have no idea what would cause it. I just know that I've never seen an image in my mind. I never knew anyone really did see them. I would never known had I not stumbled onto a neurologist's work on it

[@xLurycz]

I though it said "Why immigration is important". The dyslexia is strong in this one.

[@MrBuns-yi2hk]

It is important though,

[@Karou812]

Archn Scythe Maybe for crime statistics :D

[@Karou812]

Archn Scythe Maybe for crime statistics :D

[@MrBuns-yi2hk]

Alice Dangerous Are you saying that immigration raises crime?

[@Omfgwhtavid]

Omg I did exactly the same >

[@snowqueen24]

No one told me imagination was essential until I looked it up on the internet.

[@LordMephistoteles]

we dont need science to tell us what pink floyd sang ages ago: "for millions of years, mankind lived, just like the animals, and something happened, that unleashed the power of our IMAGINATION, we learnt to talk"

[@MrEggBeef]

They should do a video on why people believe people self harm

[@Karou812]

I've always been close to my imagination, even now as an adult I have alot of it It's really great when you take psychedelika, it's like your entire view (with closed or with open eyes, depending on your choice) becomes a window into your own imagination.

[@ace90210ace]

at 2:48 errr wireless communication was around welllllll before star trek. it just wasn't as common and portable (but was still portable). a better example would be how star trek imagined faster than light travel which at the time was considered an impossibility and now we are close to figuring out how to do it (yes technically our technique uses a loophole and isnt traveling faster than light so much as moving space around it but the end result is us traveling space faster than light does)

[@SangoProductions213]

note: as far as we know, we have the greatest capability for imagination. There were several tests that proved meta-cognition in rats. (Thinking about thoughts). And people have mapped the sounds of a dog to the apparent intent they have behind them. How you go about proving the rest is quite up to debate.

[@kendelion]

Imagine if we can't imagine anything... that's just so unimaginable!

[@Bored7]

I have multisensory aphantasia, can't picture things in my imagination....

[@leonardoromero2000]

I think imagination is useful also to wonder about how people thinked in the prehistory, and how the future will be. This way, they can also wonder from their age, how we think and live in the present. Being the imagination, the mental place where we all can gather, even conscious beings from far away planets, when the only way to aknowledge us is through imagination. We may see ourselves and coincide, and just maybe send a message. Like telepathy. If that works, then maybe we could also make things happen in the reality and matetialize things, maybe with the hrlp of some aryifacts, and be able to create and move things like telekinesis. And maybe experiment other powers like teleportation with avatars to worlds we could never be becausr of our bodies...

[@johannes4387]

Without imagination there wouldn't be process and change. Also animals have to change their behavior as a reaction to nature but it's more instinctive or evolutionary because the haven't got the consciousness to inventk new ideas every time they decide to. Our brain is hardwired to imagine. It has also a lot to do with recalling memory like a basis for new ideas. And have you ever passed an exam without having studied? It's because you can invent new solutions without having to memorize them.

[@Toastmaster_5000]

I feel like imagination is more common throughout the animal kingdom than people think it is. For example, animals dream and often try "running" in their sleep. Isn't a dream a form of imagination? Also, many animals can make decisions. The only way to decide something is to imagine the outcome. Then there are animals that use tools, where they use a tool in order to accomplish something their bodies cannot. But they have a mental idea of how the tool can be used to aide them, as well as what the tool is made of and what it looks like.

[@Avara555]

wait. 1:37 , did they have cameras back then ?

[@MrBuns-yi2hk]

Yes. HD cameras have been around for over 2.5 million years. Get out of the dark ages.

[@NebulusVoid]

Cameras have actually been around for 10,000 years...

[@dragonscreative]

Not really, they obviously used smartphones.

[@kingtrow2648]

It was probably CGI affects. If not, makeup. I think that was from a documentary about the evolution of man. And to every one else, don't be a smart ass. Some people either 1. Are just that stupid. 2. Want to get a rise out of you and Even then you should not respond because they feed off of it.

[@Antixandros]

Obviously it is a tape aliens accidentaly dropped when they were taping back then, duh..

[@thomasbaird5324]

First ten seconds: "can u imagine what it would be pike if u couldn't imagine things?" Ok we don't need a paradox, we are only ten seconds in...

[@darquesse1893]

why is it that almost episode now is julian hosting :/

[@sophiaverbree5038]

don't you like Julian?

[@RedStefan]

He is cheap.

[@sophiaverbree5038]

RedStefan Why is he cheap?

[@RedStefan]

I meant cheaper than Trace and Tara so that's why they use him more often. Just a thought.

[@sophiaverbree5038]

RedStefan That could be a good thought

[@bathtubbarracuda8739]

My imagination gets the best of me. I usually create false pasts and believe them or create a false future for me and believe they will happen then they won't and I get disappointed

[@TheJaredtheJaredlong]

There'd probably be some significant benefits if we harnessed our collect mind towards finally completing the Theory of Everything.

[@Omfgwhtavid]

2:00 Liam Neeson?

[@falnica]

I know this isn't a rigorous definitive study, but I have a Jigsaw mask, and when I first got it i saw my dog barking at it, even though it was just in the table doing nothing. I put it down and showed my dog it was nothing to fear. I thing this suggest that dogs have at least a primitive imagination, because the Jigsaw mask looks like a face, but not really, the only way my dog could have understood that it was a face is by a simple abstract thinking. I have since used the mask around dogs and I have concluded that they don't like it.

[@katsukinekozawa6989]

I will forever maintain that this + ancient astronaut theory = human origins.

[@benjaminmartinez8181]

So adults can still imagine, it's just the fear that we'll express something that isn't social accepted.

[@zenzylok]

Biological imagination must now create computer generated imagination.

[@darrenchan7075]

2:31-actually nomads didn't have trouble finding food. In fact, they worked 18 hrs/wk. See Jared Diamond.

[@katehughes406]

Can u do a video on personality types And one about bullying like what the difference is between bullies being bullied and the immunity people have towards mean comment

[@Ato-ww9do]

God gave us the power to imagine we have as humas we have something no other animal has and what it's called is imagination

[@Henchman_Holding_Wrench]

Imaginationland song! It's the only way to get there.

[@invisiblejaguar1]

2:00, anyone else thinks that looks like Liam Nesson? Also, I want holodecks to be invented.

[@InnovumTechnology]

1:18 This is nothing incredibly unique. If you make a scatter plot of different animals based on the number of neurons in the neocortex, and the number of years the animal takes to reach adulthood, you get a very smooth curve. Of course, this only works with mammals because no other group of animals has a neocortex, but essentially it shows that the number of years it takes an animal to reach adulthood is directly and strongly correlated with the number of neurons in the cortex, which itself can be used as a rough approximation for the animal's intelligence. Tl;Dr: longer childhoods isn't something special. Length of childhood is directly correlated with the size of the cortex, which is roughly correlated with intelligence.

[@chrisortega0899]

Can someone explain to me the difference between Homo sapiens sapiens and Homo sapiens?

[@lm6036]

What is it with the uppercase on all the words in every Dnews video title!?

[@Eysc]

being an internet troll with creative responses makes your imagination bloom.

[@jamez6398]

>Implying internet trolls are often creative. LOL, nope, the just says Xbox sucks. I'd say that's as iterative as possible...

[@grimmitachi]

Wait, so other species don't have imagination? Somebody please clarify this for me, now I'm getting confused on what imagination is.

[@network_king]

I do computer/I.T work, as well as electronics as a hobby. I find this comes in handy for lots of things. Even some commuter problems granted i know the stuff, but sometimes you find some odd issue, and you have to just start guessing, or try something nobody else has had to do. I had one issue at home my router was very limited, and i needed advanced feature to make a setup work right, It meant replace the router, deal with it, or find another way. I woke up the next day thought if i change the range value on the router then the issue should go away, and i'll have unused I.P addresses in this range. I did the setup it worked perfect issue gone. At that time i was just getting into the field, I later told my college networking teacher about and he seemed fairly impressed. I found out later why because in the final year of the program that is something they cover, and i did it like 2 months after starting. Also i think gives me kind of unique way to look at reusing something that would otherwise be trash like an old printer, radio.

[@Khalaxe]

The idea of being unable to imagine actually makes me feel ill weirdly.

[@JesusPedroza]

Imagination, yes imagination is one of the most important attributes to our humanity. Interesting 7 step theory by the way.

[@JCLlindo]

Julian has big hands.

[@TonyZ420]

@Dnews can you make a video on why we bite our tongue and lips

[@serenabeena]

I really like Julian he is a cute nerd and I like how he explains things

[@talenstout8324]

Imagination comes to life. It’s not a gift if it’s common. That’s to recent for all the ancient things in humanity.

[@gameo2001]

Julian scares me.

[@32sectorabc]

I've been toying with the thought of what it would be like if all things were exactly as they are today except our money system.. Coming up with creative ideas has never been my forté but I would really like to know that mankind's societies could flourish using a system far less evil and predatory.. One that doesn't require the average human be willing to sacrifice 3/4 of his or her own life just to meet other people's financial requirements of them.. A world without "stuff" to pay for wouldnt be that bad but I want to imagine a world where EVERYONE gets exactly what they need to be satisfied and content, even happy and ecstatic if that be your desire.. I'd love to put the hive to work on that one.. I've been peeing in the wind alone on this one long enough , I could really stand some company.. :)

[@Gothicscull234Gmail]

... so you're communist?

[@XxxMarzipan]

I have a huge imagination i am always daydreaming about stories and all that jazz. Probably because i read too many books when i was little.

[@Mtaalas]

Imagination is important? Who could have guessed... But well, maybe that's the age we live in. We don't have our own since we feed on the imagination of others to keep us entertained. Sad.

[@heavyssandvich1272]

I agree with you. No one has imagination any more. It might have something to do with the american education system now, however. As I read in a comment, "Yes, imagination is important. Now memorize this textbook."

[@MegaAbdikadir]

OldMan Jenkyns so the American education system is effecting everyone in the world?

[@heavyssandvich1272]

Spark He didn't specify where, so I took it upon myself to say that he was referencing america

[@kingtrow2648]

Can you imagine what it would be like if you can't imagine things. That's the kind of things I think of when I'm high. Julian, is there something your not telling us lol.

[@Niahc]

Ive always figured that some people are more prone to making bad decisions because they can't imagine the consequences of their actions.

[@toshtao1]

Why is Trace the only host no one in the comments insults?

[@Mtaalas]

Because idiot net creeps like her... other qualifications than her skill in hosting important. That's internet for you...

[@toshtao1]

Mtaalas Trace is a guy...

[@Mtaalas]

Sorry, I read too fast... thought that you said "Tara" :D Oh well... let me be the dyslexic this one time ;D toshtao1

[@mahuk.]

at the start i hated his jokes, but he improved on it and the most important thing, he has a good personality that makes it a good video and a small amount of people dislike as you can tell by reading the comments

[@toshtao1]

heero yuy In other words commentators are sexist?

[@kokocipher]

are you sure we have a surplus of food still? Food prices keep going up...

[@cristopheralexander1583]

My imagination has to be the best one. And God is added in it.

[@perceptionshare2248]

Brilliantly explained! Thank you for sharing your perception.

[@rashedalnaif3688]

imagination make feels good and after nothing happen in your imaginative

[@robocu4]

what is that song that's playing in the background at 0:38? sounds like a guitar riff. darude - sandstorm because someone is already gonna say it. lol

[@Fugazity]

Wow! now i know what Dexter, the kid from Dexter's laboratory does as a grow up, he is a DN host. ...I wonder what Deedee is up toooo?

[@yashshah3870]

This kid is brilliant

[@KhiTurner]

*"It's not just a **_SEDAN_** it's a **_SUBARU_*

[@GuiiBrazil]

It is not healthy do daydream almost all the time? In my whole life, I imagine myself on a lot of diferentes worlds. Worlds where I am a better person, and I'm happier. Real life for me seems to be so boring... DNews should make a video about daydreaming...

[@broking4726]

Your not creative

[@maddhatter6551]

I'd like to see humans finally get serious about traveling in space. We made it to the moon in 10 years and haven't done any traveling other than to the ISS. We need to start thinking big a traveling back to the moon and Mars and hopefully one day behind our solar system to bask in the light of another state and walk on planets in other solar systems. We are going to have to do it eventually. Our son is not going to last forever. Why not start thinking big now.

[@nicholasmaharaj3614]

i lyk hw yew said .... "after spending an hour on the internet ... yew wouldnt think so "

[@Zenn_]

can you imagine a new color though?

[@uglibich4807]

Yes

[@uglibich4807]

I thought of galaxy purplink

[@omgpiruletta]

I love Julian. He is so dorky and cute ^_^

[@angelic8632002]

The ultimate invention has gotta be a fully integrated *brain machine interface*. If we can manage this. Things will take off at a rapid pace, for sure. That and i want to live in a virtual world. With my own rules :p

[@LemonadeMouthSomebod]

I can't argue, sliced bread is pretty amazing

[@jamez6398]

Meh, not really. Prefer unsliced bread. Can select your own thickness then...

[@TheRealMcCoy85]

Panama or Pangaea?

[@Drudenfusz]

Certainly not Pangea, no humans were around that time. So he probably really meant what he said: Panama.

[@MrBleery]

But what caused all of this to happen?

[@MariyanZarev]

Sliced bread is actually pretty bad

[@ZombiePanda402]

Was that Liam Neeson @ 2:01

[@Hyperdonic2]

Im just thinking that i'm the nine tailed fox and a super saiyan

[@jordankeys776]

The brain is amazing I am 13 and love the Brian it can rewrite its self to function without parts and its has a remarkable Level of abilities

[@nymphus1]

imagine how is touch the sky

[@HorroroftheVoid]

Unlimited energy and information for a start?

[@mohdthasreef]

youre a good host julian

[@a1d3nh0]

This makes me wanna buy a Subaru even less than I ever did. Stupid adverts shoved down our throats.

[@KzeverMaelstrom]

it has also allowed us to destroy the world.

[@RobinBCG]

Spongebob: It's called "Imagination".

[@voicebross]

his ears are stil awesome

[@MrTrippytube]

Hey Julian, are you available? Me too. (Waggles eyebrows)

[@TheEricBray]

Did he say the University of Reddit?

[@somivlogs]

Weird background music lol

[@Quentyn73]

This episode was totally perfunctory and the stupid Subaru ad in the beginning almost threw me off this vid

[@nashs.4206]

The borg...

[@dxprcharlo0-747]

What if imagination kills us

[@snowqueen24]

Really?😒

[@dylanvanwagner405]

Bring back Laci Green!

[@kilonaliosI]

music .... is .... art , research people, research.

[@rvymvn]

Wow and this isn't even my final form!

[@jamez6398]

Well fuck... Knowledge > imagination? Maybe...

[@josephpesante2853]

+James Oldfield no, its imagination> knowledge. Just like it's experience>survival

[@jamez6398]

Joseph Pesante Knowledge is the most important thing in the world and is the only thing that matters. There's otherwise no point to our existence.

[@josephpesante2853]

no, knowledge is useless with out imagination. imagination it the only reason why knowledge exist . what else do you think inspired the search for knowledge. without imagaination, life is meanless.

[@jamez6398]

Joseph Pesante Imagination is important for knowledge but knowledge is still more important.

[@josephpesante2853]

imagination is far more important, since it inspired knowledge

[@DenorrisBanks]

damn you star trek!

[@SGz_Eliminated]

The Borg Collective is nearly here guys, imagine millions of minds communicating the same ideas and developing them. Imagine the processing power of a million or even a billion minds that can transfer the information as fast as the internet can, we'd probably cure cancer and solve the problems to world hunger in like a second. Then we'd have renewable sustainable green energy to solve all world power problems.

[@nlimskater]

Imagine all the people!

[@sigurdss4]

Woa dats deep bruhh

[@RedStefan]

I am not actually red.

[@FoldAPieceOfWater]

Julian's intros...

[@hacker-7214]

What I if told you, That you read that wrong!

[@xazumihasune7610]

Mind. Blown.

[@hacker-7214]

wut? Lord Vader

[@BNL07604]

Dafuq?

[@georgecataloni4720]

I don't even eat sliced bread anymore.

[@Drudenfusz]

Then imagine you still would do that!

[@thedude4198]

0:07

[@lukailic1979]

YEAH