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Using low-cost virtual reality, education activist Jessica Ochoa Hendrix helps bring science to life in schools across the US. In this quick talk, she explains how a VR experience she developed invites students to explore underwater ecosystems as if they're marine biologists — and envision themselves in other careers they might not have otherwise imagined.
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Between the proliferation of 3d design software, 3D printers, and VR, rapid prototyping has never been easier or quicker. It’s amazing to see how quickly these technologies are changing manufacturing and production.
Sure nobody will need to buy anything LOL so the jobs that are lost won’t be necessary anyway..
Funny.
Ted: how virtual reality can turn students into scientists
Boomers: Our kids are isolating themselves
If you say so.
What a beautiful sea of ignorant comments
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So pretty much all of YouTube, then?
@Ascetic sounds quite accurate
This is the best way to learn. Interactive learning, in the field. Like an apprenticeship. Lecturing is outdated. People absorb better in the field of action exposed to the real thing. And VR makes that possible from an location
Man, when I was in school we were punished for gaming in the class
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People that play VR chat: you know I’m something of a scientist myself
I tried to be a scientist but I was set up to fail because the program took on more students than it could manage. So they make the intro courses exceptionally difficult, a “weeding out” process to discourage many from further pursuing.
that’s kind of how college works.
People that have an oculus:
*Its go time*
The Magic School Bus is now possible with VR
nice concept but the title really oversells the programm. it might even create unrealistic expectations of scientific work, but like i said overall it’s a nice idea
That’s a great idea! I think I might be out of school before it reaches this place but I’d be looking forward for my own children to get to find what they want to do with the assistance and possibilities they need.
For economics I think it would be crucial to adapt to differet fields like said in the video. If not already there, most countries constantly move towards a critical lack of doctors and caretaking attendants, nurses, etc. If your work could be a tool to help with the lack of these and many other jobs it would be really amazing!
Me, looking at a VR anime girl strip dancing: “hmm yes science, absolutely splendid.”
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I hope and want to learn the English language Now I speak through the translation application, is there someone who helps me and practices the language with me always, do not do it?
I suspect I’m among the majority of people who by matter of circumstance stumbled into ultimate (legal) careers. Wonder how much better I would have done if I planned. In my day (never thought I’d say that) virtual reality was called pretending and imagination.
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The Universe has been speaking with me ,showing me signs. This video was an affirmative go a head for my innovative mind. Were at point in time where science is captivating us spiritually. We need to observe and science is observation philosophy. For youth, elderly, man , woman, everyone. Those with bureaucratic professionalism on there side cant be the only ones who get to observe. We need more non profit organizations that can give a wide range of people the chance to be in tuned with the universe without being accompanied by civil and commercial operations.