as Carl Sagan once said we live in a society exquisitely dependent on science
society exquisitely dependent on science
society exquisitely dependent on science and technology and which hardly anyone
and technology and which hardly anyone
and technology and which hardly anyone knows anything about science and
knows anything about science and
knows anything about science and technology we are here because we are
technology we are here because we are
technology we are here because we are both passionate about various fields of
both passionate about various fields of
both passionate about various fields of science I want to talk about its
science I want to talk about its
science I want to talk about its importance in our society before we
importance in our society before we
importance in our society before we start please raise your hand if you
start please raise your hand if you
start please raise your hand if you actively care about science and believe
actively care about science and believe
actively care about science and believe in the necessity for scientific funding
in the necessity for scientific funding
in the necessity for scientific funding in our community well to those of you
in our community well to those of you
in our community well to those of you who didn’t raise your hands what we want
who didn’t raise your hands what we want
who didn’t raise your hands what we want to tell you is why science is important
to tell you is why science is important
to tell you is why science is important and why you should care but what exactly
and why you should care but what exactly
and why you should care but what exactly is science is it just a subject that we
is science is it just a subject that we
is science is it just a subject that we get taught at school is it something
get taught at school is it something
get taught at school is it something that we really need science is an
that we really need science is an
that we really need science is an ongoing exploration for answers it
ongoing exploration for answers it
ongoing exploration for answers it studies how things work in the world
studies how things work in the world
studies how things work in the world that surrounds us according to the
that surrounds us according to the
that surrounds us according to the merriam-webster dictionary science is
merriam-webster dictionary science is
merriam-webster dictionary science is the study of the natural world based on
the study of the natural world based on
the study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and
facts learned through experiments and
facts learned through experiments and observation but to us it is so much more
observation but to us it is so much more
observation but to us it is so much more science is something that we are
science is something that we are
science is something that we are passionate about science is something
passionate about science is something
passionate about science is something that gives us a different perspective on
that gives us a different perspective on
that gives us a different perspective on life science is something that we know
life science is something that we know
life science is something that we know is the solution to solve global problems
is the solution to solve global problems
is the solution to solve global problems take a moment to realize that science is
take a moment to realize that science is
take a moment to realize that science is all around us from the phone you have in
all around us from the phone you have in
all around us from the phone you have in your pocket to the food you eat to the
your pocket to the food you eat to the
your pocket to the food you eat to the camera that is recording us this very
camera that is recording us this very
camera that is recording us this very second we science was needed for the
second we science was needed for the
second we science was needed for the invention of the telephone the telescope
invention of the telephone the telescope
invention of the telephone the telescope satellites and your computer all of this
satellites and your computer all of this
satellites and your computer all of this is science we can really imagine a world
is science we can really imagine a world
is science we can really imagine a world without this kind of technology now can
without this kind of technology now can
without this kind of technology now can you sense keeps us united as a community
you sense keeps us united as a community
you sense keeps us united as a community it shortens distances and it allows us
it shortens distances and it allows us
it shortens distances and it allows us about to wonder about things to come
about to wonder about things to come
about to wonder about things to come science has changed the lives of
science has changed the lives of
science has changed the lives of everyone around the world but we have
everyone around the world but we have
everyone around the world but we have gone to love it because it shows us a
gone to love it because it shows us a
gone to love it because it shows us a way of life that no other field can as I
way of life that no other field can as I
way of life that no other field can as I was growing up I remember that my
was growing up I remember that my
was growing up I remember that my favorite show used to be dinosaur king
favorite show used to be dinosaur king
favorite show used to be dinosaur king and to be quite honest with you I was
and to be quite honest with you I was
and to be quite honest with you I was very obsessed with it every day I would
very obsessed with it every day I would
very obsessed with it every day I would go out to play with my friends we
go out to play with my friends we
go out to play with my friends we memorize every name from every dinosaur
memorize every name from every dinosaur
memorize every name from every dinosaur and ever since then I have developed a
and ever since then I have developed a
and ever since then I have developed a huge love for the field of paleontology
huge love for the field of paleontology
huge love for the field of paleontology my love for drawing has always been
my love for drawing has always been
my love for drawing has always been clear in my life and I had an I aspire
clear in my life and I had an I aspire
clear in my life and I had an I aspire to become a scientific illustrator and a
to become a scientific illustrator and a
to become a scientific illustrator and a vertebrate paleontologist but when I was
vertebrate paleontologist but when I was
vertebrate paleontologist but when I was about six I realized that I couldn’t
about six I realized that I couldn’t
about six I realized that I couldn’t really grow up to be a Tyrannosaurus so
really grow up to be a Tyrannosaurus so
really grow up to be a Tyrannosaurus so I aspire to become the next best thing
I aspire to become the next best thing
I aspire to become the next best thing science changed my life and ever since
science changed my life and ever since
science changed my life and ever since I’ve been learning out different animals
I’ve been learning out different animals
I’ve been learning out different animals which time period they lived in and what
which time period they lived in and what
which time period they lived in and what they ate and I have and this has helped
they ate and I have and this has helped
they ate and I have and this has helped me grown as an intellect and as a person
me grown as an intellect and as a person
me grown as an intellect and as a person science changed my life and it can
science changed my life and it can
science changed my life and it can change yours too the two drawings he
change yours too the two drawings he
change yours too the two drawings he just saw are the result of my hard work
just saw are the result of my hard work
just saw are the result of my hard work driven by my passion for paleontology
driven by my passion for paleontology
driven by my passion for paleontology and this has opened a lot of academic
and this has opened a lot of academic
and this has opened a lot of academic opportunities for me that I’m working
opportunities for me that I’m working
opportunities for me that I’m working very hard to get at the moment for me
very hard to get at the moment for me
very hard to get at the moment for me science and more specifically astronomy
science and more specifically astronomy
science and more specifically astronomy help me understand my place in the world
help me understand my place in the world
help me understand my place in the world before I got interested in science I was
before I got interested in science I was
before I got interested in science I was quite ignorant towards it and quite
quite ignorant towards it and quite
quite ignorant towards it and quite frankly I didn’t like it but one day as
frankly I didn’t like it but one day as
frankly I didn’t like it but one day as I was doing homework about the solar
I was doing homework about the solar
I was doing homework about the solar system I realized how interesting this
system I realized how interesting this
system I realized how interesting this topic was and how much I wanted to learn
topic was and how much I wanted to learn
topic was and how much I wanted to learn about it I started learning about how
about it I started learning about how
about it I started learning about how our earth was created then about our son
our earth was created then about our son
our earth was created then about our son and the other planets that orbit thamson
and the other planets that orbit thamson
and the other planets that orbit thamson and from then on I saw the potential of
and from then on I saw the potential of
and from then on I saw the potential of outer space we live on the third Rock
outer space we live on the third Rock
outer space we live on the third Rock from the Sun a mere 40 thousand and
from the Sun a mere 40 thousand and
from the Sun a mere 40 thousand and thirty kilometers in circumference if
thirty kilometers in circumference if
thirty kilometers in circumference if you want to measure it but outer space
you want to measure it but outer space
you want to measure it but outer space is infinite and it has a number of
is infinite and it has a number of
is infinite and it has a number of things that we can find in our earth we
things that we can find in our earth we
things that we can find in our earth we have light that has been traveling for
have light that has been traveling for
have light that has been traveling for millions of years XO planets and stars
millions of years XO planets and stars
millions of years XO planets and stars galaxies and nebulae it gives us a
galaxies and nebulae it gives us a
galaxies and nebulae it gives us a number of possibilities that we can find
number of possibilities that we can find
number of possibilities that we can find in the planet that we live in I learned
in the planet that we live in I learned
in the planet that we live in I learned about physics and astronomy at the same
about physics and astronomy at the same
about physics and astronomy at the same time that I fell in love with science
time that I fell in love with science
time that I fell in love with science and then I realized that it was my dream
and then I realized that it was my dream
and then I realized that it was my dream to create new and innovative things that
to create new and innovative things that
to create new and innovative things that will change space exploration science
will change space exploration science
will change space exploration science changed our lives it can change yours
changed our lives it can change yours
changed our lives it can change yours too however we realize that we live in a
too however we realize that we live in a
too however we realize that we live in a world where science is not considered as
world where science is not considered as
world where science is not considered as important as other fields of study
important as other fields of study
important as other fields of study sometimes these this is understandable
sometimes these this is understandable
sometimes these this is understandable because sometimes science of goes
because sometimes science of goes
because sometimes science of goes against certain beliefs or it is ignored
against certain beliefs or it is ignored
against certain beliefs or it is ignored because sadly people think it’s simply
because sadly people think it’s simply
because sadly people think it’s simply boring or regardless people ignore the
boring or regardless people ignore the
boring or regardless people ignore the fact that it is something that we are
fact that it is something that we are
fact that it is something that we are all dependent on if we go back in time
all dependent on if we go back in time
all dependent on if we go back in time we can see that science used to be a
we can see that science used to be a
we can see that science used to be a major field of study but we can see this
major field of study but we can see this
major field of study but we can see this is not the case right now in the u.s.
is not the case right now in the u.s.
is not the case right now in the u.s. thirty-six percent of high school
thirty-six percent of high school
thirty-six percent of high school students qualified thirty six percent of
students qualified thirty six percent of
students qualified thirty six percent of high school students qualified for
high school students qualified for
high school students qualified for college-level science and out of that
college-level science and out of that
college-level science and out of that thirty-six percent only 30-34 of those
thirty-six percent only 30-34 of those
thirty-six percent only 30-34 of those pursued a scientific career that number
pursued a scientific career that number
pursued a scientific career that number is incredibly low
is incredibly low
is incredibly low considering that this is just in one
considering that this is just in one
considering that this is just in one country a country that is leading
country a country that is leading
country a country that is leading scientific and technological research
scientific and technological research
scientific and technological research and advances we can only imagine what
and advances we can only imagine what
and advances we can only imagine what these stats look like in the rest of the
these stats look like in the rest of the
these stats look like in the rest of the world since the dawn of mankind humans
world since the dawn of mankind humans
world since the dawn of mankind humans have applied knowledge to adapt our
have applied knowledge to adapt our
have applied knowledge to adapt our surroundings to make their lifestyle
surroundings to make their lifestyle
surroundings to make their lifestyle better when humans discovered fire not
better when humans discovered fire not
better when humans discovered fire not only did they find a new way to stay
only did they find a new way to stay
only did they find a new way to stay warm they also found a way to cook their
warm they also found a way to cook their
warm they also found a way to cook their food for the first time we they learn
food for the first time we they learn
food for the first time we they learn things that we depend on and during time
things that we depend on and during time
things that we depend on and during time it allowed us to develop more complex
it allowed us to develop more complex
it allowed us to develop more complex artifacts science is incredibly
artifacts science is incredibly
artifacts science is incredibly important but if it is then why are we
important but if it is then why are we
important but if it is then why are we ignoring it people are not interested in
ignoring it people are not interested in
ignoring it people are not interested in science for a number of reasons for one
science for a number of reasons for one
science for a number of reasons for one we have knowledge at our fingertips from
we have knowledge at our fingertips from
we have knowledge at our fingertips from a simple click you can find thousands
a simple click you can find thousands
a simple click you can find thousands and thousands of articles about the
and thousands of articles about the
and thousands of articles about the topic of your choosing but because we
topic of your choosing but because we
topic of your choosing but because we can find anything people think that
can find anything people think that
can find anything people think that there is nothing left to be found and
there is nothing left to be found and
there is nothing left to be found and think that they can’t contribute to
think that they can’t contribute to
think that they can’t contribute to science we’re born into a world of
science we’re born into a world of
science we’re born into a world of science however we have lost our spirit
science however we have lost our spirit
science however we have lost our spirit to learn about it because sometimes
to learn about it because sometimes
to learn about it because sometimes people think there is nothing left to
people think there is nothing left to
people think there is nothing left to contribute when in reality science is
contribute when in reality science is
contribute when in reality science is infinite and everyone can contribute to
infinite and everyone can contribute to
infinite and everyone can contribute to it even if it is by developing the most
it even if it is by developing the most
it even if it is by developing the most small things and that’s the beauty of
small things and that’s the beauty of
small things and that’s the beauty of science we’re never going to know
science we’re never going to know
science we’re never going to know everything but as long as we are
everything but as long as we are
everything but as long as we are passionate enough to keep breathing that
passionate enough to keep breathing that
passionate enough to keep breathing that spirit of creativity and I support as
spirit of creativity and I support as
spirit of creativity and I support as long as we are passionate enough to be
long as we are passionate enough to be
long as we are passionate enough to be curious and brave to find out more signs
curious and brave to find out more signs
curious and brave to find out more signs will live on and it will grow when we’re
will live on and it will grow when we’re
will live on and it will grow when we’re born we’re curious about everything so
born we’re curious about everything so
born we’re curious about everything so why is it that in this world that we
why is it that in this world that we
why is it that in this world that we live in we don’t learn as much about
live in we don’t learn as much about
live in we don’t learn as much about science in the early years of our lives
science in the early years of our lives
science in the early years of our lives as we possibly could children all around
as we possibly could children all around
as we possibly could children all around the world blame their teachers were not
the world blame their teachers were not
the world blame their teachers were not liking a subject but is it really their
liking a subject but is it really their
liking a subject but is it really their fault according to the National maths
fault according to the National maths
fault according to the National maths and science initiative one-third of
and science initiative one-third of
and science initiative one-third of public middle school teachers either had
public middle school teachers either had
public middle school teachers either had no me either did not major in the
no me either did not major in the
no me either did not major in the subject in college or had no
subject in college or had no
subject in college or had no certification to teach if we have
certification to teach if we have
certification to teach if we have teachers its own about the subject is
teachers its own about the subject is
teachers its own about the subject is there any way that we can truly love a
there any way that we can truly love a
there any way that we can truly love a field that wasn’t taught to us by an
field that wasn’t taught to us by an
field that wasn’t taught to us by an expert we realize that most teachers
expert we realize that most teachers
expert we realize that most teachers that love and care about their job
that love and care about their job
that love and care about their job really do teach the subject as best as
really do teach the subject as best as
really do teach the subject as best as they can to their students but those who
they can to their students but those who
they can to their students but those who don’t are in parents you’ll just views
don’t are in parents you’ll just views
don’t are in parents you’ll just views on science forever
on science forever
on science forever within our friends and families when we
within our friends and families when we
within our friends and families when we asked them what they thought about
asked them what they thought about
asked them what they thought about science most said that they did care
science most said that they did care
science most said that they did care just not enough to know what was going
just not enough to know what was going
just not enough to know what was going on and most of these experiences were
on and most of these experiences were
on and most of these experiences were caused by something that had happened to
caused by something that had happened to
caused by something that had happened to them in school for example does anyone
them in school for example does anyone
them in school for example does anyone here know what this is if you do please
here know what this is if you do please
here know what this is if you do please raise your hands this this constant was
raise your hands this this constant was
raise your hands this this constant was created by Max Planck and it’s called
created by Max Planck and it’s called
created by Max Planck and it’s called Planck’s constant it has allowed as
Planck’s constant it has allowed as
Planck’s constant it has allowed as humans to develop new complicated
humans to develop new complicated
humans to develop new complicated integrated circuits and chips that have
integrated circuits and chips that have
integrated circuits and chips that have allowed us to develop the modern
allowed us to develop the modern
allowed us to develop the modern technology we have today it is in your
technology we have today it is in your
technology we have today it is in your computer in your phone and in your iPad
computer in your phone and in your iPad
computer in your phone and in your iPad by knowing discoveries that have shaped
by knowing discoveries that have shaped
by knowing discoveries that have shaped the world such as Planck’s constant and
the world such as Planck’s constant and
the world such as Planck’s constant and knowing that scientists have and will
knowing that scientists have and will
knowing that scientists have and will continue to use them to make our life
continue to use them to make our life
continue to use them to make our life well our daily life better we are giving
well our daily life better we are giving
well our daily life better we are giving science the importance that it deserves
science the importance that it deserves
science the importance that it deserves but even now when our world is full of
but even now when our world is full of
but even now when our world is full of problems regarding the environment and
problems regarding the environment and
problems regarding the environment and the humans changing it science is at an
the humans changing it science is at an
the humans changing it science is at an all-time low scientists are being
all-time low scientists are being
all-time low scientists are being influenced to change the research
influenced to change the research
influenced to change the research targets studies without a commercial
targets studies without a commercial
targets studies without a commercial purpose are not being funded and people
purpose are not being funded and people
purpose are not being funded and people don’t care about science anymore there
don’t care about science anymore there
don’t care about science anymore there is something clearly wrong in the way
is something clearly wrong in the way
is something clearly wrong in the way our society is functioning right now
our society is functioning right now
our society is functioning right now climate change studies are not being
climate change studies are not being
climate change studies are not being funded enough because certain people say
funded enough because certain people say
funded enough because certain people say global warming isn’t a thing or it’s not
global warming isn’t a thing or it’s not
global warming isn’t a thing or it’s not important right now even if there is
important right now even if there is
important right now even if there is scientific proof that it is a big and
scientific proof that it is a big and
scientific proof that it is a big and dangerous issue that can affect us in
dangerous issue that can affect us in
dangerous issue that can affect us in the future and that it needs to be
the future and that it needs to be
the future and that it needs to be addressed quickly and efficiently
addressed quickly and efficiently
addressed quickly and efficiently because of this there is not enough data
because of this there is not enough data
because of this there is not enough data being collected and in future years when
being collected and in future years when
being collected and in future years when global warming strikes even harder not
global warming strikes even harder not
global warming strikes even harder not only will we don’t have any way to
only will we don’t have any way to
only will we don’t have any way to battle against it we won’t have enough
battle against it we won’t have enough
battle against it we won’t have enough recent data to compare it to we keep
recent data to compare it to we keep
recent data to compare it to we keep ignoring climate change even if the
ignoring climate change even if the
ignoring climate change even if the change is obvious and we need to take
change is obvious and we need to take
change is obvious and we need to take action if we don’t some scientists say
action if we don’t some scientists say
action if we don’t some scientists say that it could be game over for Earth our
that it could be game over for Earth our
that it could be game over for Earth our planet we know that it might be hard to
planet we know that it might be hard to
planet we know that it might be hard to recognize this but it’s better to take
recognize this but it’s better to take
recognize this but it’s better to take action than to ignore the problem
action than to ignore the problem
action than to ignore the problem science is everything the phone in your
science is everything the phone in your
science is everything the phone in your pocket gets information from satellites
pocket gets information from satellites
pocket gets information from satellites created by NASA science is present even
created by NASA science is present even
created by NASA science is present even when you join a dating app this is
when you join a dating app this is
when you join a dating app this is because the stem majors feel designed it
because the stem majors feel designed it
because the stem majors feel designed it without science how will we be able to
without science how will we be able to
without science how will we be able to battle against dangerous diseases
battle against dangerous diseases
battle against dangerous diseases like Ebola cancer for even AIDS that’s
like Ebola cancer for even AIDS that’s
like Ebola cancer for even AIDS that’s right we wouldn’t be able to the car
right we wouldn’t be able to the car
right we wouldn’t be able to the car that you use was created by science the
that you use was created by science the
that you use was created by science the building in which you park your car in
building in which you park your car in
building in which you park your car in was created by science and the fuel that
was created by science and the fuel that
was created by science and the fuel that powers your car was created by science
powers your car was created by science
powers your car was created by science medical science is a big and complicated
medical science is a big and complicated
medical science is a big and complicated field of study which strikes every day
field of study which strikes every day
field of study which strikes every day to turn common chemistry biology and
to turn common chemistry biology and
to turn common chemistry biology and even physics into a treatment made and
even physics into a treatment made and
even physics into a treatment made and used to minimize the harm done by a
used to minimize the harm done by a
used to minimize the harm done by a physical illness or by an accident not
physical illness or by an accident not
physical illness or by an accident not only is medicine science your houses
only is medicine science your houses
only is medicine science your houses science your cydia science our world
science your cydia science our world
science your cydia science our world this science one of our teachers once
this science one of our teachers once
this science one of our teachers once told us that we were made from Stardust
told us that we were made from Stardust
told us that we were made from Stardust countless times virtually without
countless times virtually without
countless times virtually without understanding how we went from start as
understanding how we went from start as
understanding how we went from start as the human beings we are turning our
the human beings we are turning our
the human beings we are turning our backs on the history of the universe our
backs on the history of the universe our
backs on the history of the universe our well-being as a society is dependent on
well-being as a society is dependent on
well-being as a society is dependent on science and on medical science and it’s
science and on medical science and it’s
science and on medical science and it’s exactly the reason why the scientific
exactly the reason why the scientific
exactly the reason why the scientific community needs plenty of funding and
community needs plenty of funding and
community needs plenty of funding and needs to be shown the importance that it
needs to be shown the importance that it
needs to be shown the importance that it deserves science is progress and that
deserves science is progress and that
deserves science is progress and that progress allows us to live a better
progress allows us to live a better
progress allows us to live a better healthier and more enjoyable life as a
healthier and more enjoyable life as a
healthier and more enjoyable life as a community as humans we are an incredibly
community as humans we are an incredibly
community as humans we are an incredibly sociable species we mostly live in large
sociable species we mostly live in large
sociable species we mostly live in large communities with large needs such as
communities with large needs such as
communities with large needs such as transporting water or transporting
transporting water or transporting
transporting water or transporting ourselves from place to place from
ourselves from place to place from
ourselves from place to place from simple obstacles we face in life we are
simple obstacles we face in life we are
simple obstacles we face in life we are able to break them down into little
able to break them down into little
able to break them down into little steps and to slowly create a solution
steps and to slowly create a solution
steps and to slowly create a solution this is where science kicks in and
this is where science kicks in and
this is where science kicks in and allows that idea to become a reality
allows that idea to become a reality
allows that idea to become a reality everything we have everything we are and
everything we have everything we are and
everything we have everything we are and everything we’ll ever be has and will be
everything we’ll ever be has and will be
everything we’ll ever be has and will be started with an idea push my science
started with an idea push my science
started with an idea push my science directly or indirectly to make it happen
directly or indirectly to make it happen
directly or indirectly to make it happen we need science because without it we
we need science because without it we
we need science because without it we are lost but yet we keep ignoring it
are lost but yet we keep ignoring it
are lost but yet we keep ignoring it however we can make this a part of our
however we can make this a part of our
however we can make this a part of our past and not our future it’s just as
past and not our future it’s just as
past and not our future it’s just as Carl Sagan one set we live in a society
Carl Sagan one set we live in a society
Carl Sagan one set we live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and
exquisitely dependent on science and
exquisitely dependent on science and technology and which oddly anyone knows
technology and which oddly anyone knows
technology and which oddly anyone knows anything about science and technology
anything about science and technology
anything about science and technology but we have the power to change that
but we have the power to change that
but we have the power to change that thank you
thank you
thank you [Music]
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