so I people said I should get a Twitter account I send on what a waste I’m an
account I send on what a waste I’m an
account I send on what a waste I’m an academic I had all the same negative
academic I had all the same negative
academic I had all the same negative right
right
right short-sighted reaction that I think most
short-sighted reaction that I think most
short-sighted reaction that I think most people had everybody and 140-character
people had everybody and 140-character
people had everybody and 140-character what do I need this for so I said
what do I need this for so I said
what do I need this for so I said alright fine fine fine so I rang so yes
alright fine fine fine so I rang so yes
alright fine fine fine so I rang so yes I did it to really shut people up and I
I did it to really shut people up and I
I did it to really shut people up and I tweet what everybody else is tweeting um
tweet what everybody else is tweeting um
tweet what everybody else is tweeting um neatly hamburger you answered the
neatly hamburger you answered the
neatly hamburger you answered the question which was what are you doing we
question which was what are you doing we
question which was what are you doing we changed later than what’s happening but
changed later than what’s happening but
changed later than what’s happening but it was crossing the park now and I said
it was crossing the park now and I said
it was crossing the park now and I said what am i doing why am I doing this
what am i doing why am I doing this
what am i doing why am I doing this and one day changed my life okay so I’m
and one day changed my life okay so I’m
and one day changed my life okay so I’m visiting Las Vegas okay for PBS Nova
visiting Las Vegas okay for PBS Nova
visiting Las Vegas okay for PBS Nova ScienceNOW sure sure and we’re doing a
ScienceNOW sure sure and we’re doing a
ScienceNOW sure sure and we’re doing a special whatever for that we’re doing a
special whatever for that we’re doing a
special whatever for that we’re doing a program it’s in the name of science it
program it’s in the name of science it
program it’s in the name of science it was it was for research of course
was it was for research of course
was it was for research of course complete research and we’re doing a show
complete research and we’re doing a show
complete research and we’re doing a show on how the brain can be fooled and
on how the brain can be fooled and
on how the brain can be fooled and because Vegas is quite the place for
because Vegas is quite the place for
because Vegas is quite the place for magicians not the least of which is Penn
magicians not the least of which is Penn
magicians not the least of which is Penn & Teller but there are others as well it
& Teller but there are others as well it
& Teller but there are others as well it makes a good a good lounge act all right
makes a good a good lounge act all right
makes a good a good lounge act all right and so I get off the plane I go through
and so I get off the plane I go through
and so I get off the plane I go through Maclaurin Airport and I do the vein
Maclaurin Airport and I do the vein
Maclaurin Airport and I do the vein thing you do if you have a book that’s
thing you do if you have a book that’s
thing you do if you have a book that’s out you check the bookstores so you of
out you check the bookstores so you of
out you check the bookstores so you of course see if they’re on the show yeah
course see if they’re on the show yeah
course see if they’re on the show yeah it’s fine it yeah so you did the vein
it’s fine it yeah so you did the vein
it’s fine it yeah so you did the vein thing so I go to the bookstore and I
thing so I go to the bookstore and I
thing so I go to the bookstore and I don’t see the book okay one is this is
don’t see the book okay one is this is
don’t see the book okay one is this is oh nice so it might have been my Pluto
oh nice so it might have been my Pluto
oh nice so it might have been my Pluto book maybe it was so I’m there and I go
book maybe it was so I’m there and I go
book maybe it was so I’m there and I go to the front desk
to the front desk
to the front desk but this is not just one of these
but this is not just one of these
but this is not just one of these newsstand that happens to have
newsstand that happens to have
newsstand that happens to have bestsellers it’s a full bookstore with
bestsellers it’s a full bookstore with
bestsellers it’s a full bookstore with shelves with categorized categories so I
shelves with categorized categories so I
shelves with categorized categories so I asked the front desk to do where’s your
asked the front desk to do where’s your
asked the front desk to do where’s your science section they said oh we don’t
science section they said oh we don’t
science section they said oh we don’t have a science section and in that
have a science section and in that
have a science section and in that moment I thought to myself oh wouldn’t
moment I thought to myself oh wouldn’t
moment I thought to myself oh wouldn’t want any rational thinking going on
want any rational thinking going on
want any rational thinking going on before you go gamble no I have thoughts
before you go gamble no I have thoughts
before you go gamble no I have thoughts like that every day but it occurred to
like that every day but it occurred to
like that every day but it occurred to me that’s a tweet right so why don’t I
me that’s a tweet right so why don’t I
me that’s a tweet right so why don’t I just tweet these thoughts that I’m
just tweet these thoughts that I’m
just tweet these thoughts that I’m having every freaking day of my life
having every freaking day of my life
having every freaking day of my life yeah is the world through the lens of an
yeah is the world through the lens of an
yeah is the world through the lens of an astrophysicist a science literate
astrophysicist a science literate
astrophysicist a science literate educator and I started tweeting that
educator and I started tweeting that
educator and I started tweeting that people went bananas and then the retweet
people went bananas and then the retweet
people went bananas and then the retweet rate and then the following round voice
rate and then the following round voice
rate and then the following round voice there was and all I have to do is sort
there was and all I have to do is sort
there was and all I have to do is sort of shape it into the hundred forty
of shape it into the hundred forty
of shape it into the hundred forty characters already short short thoughts
characters already short short thoughts
characters already short short thoughts anyway so that was know I have strong
anyway so that was know I have strong
anyway so that was know I have strong literary values in terms of what words I
literary values in terms of what words I
literary values in terms of what words I use and like I like an economy of
use and like I like an economy of
use and like I like an economy of language and and the rhythm of the words
language and and the rhythm of the words
language and and the rhythm of the words and how do they sound as you as you
and how do they sound as you as you
and how do they sound as you as you recite them in your head and where’s the
recite them in your head and where’s the
recite them in your head and where’s the noun versus the verb and is it properly
noun versus the verb and is it properly
noun versus the verb and is it properly punctuated and so I’ve been doing that
punctuated and so I’ve been doing that
punctuated and so I’ve been doing that and and yeah when I when cosmos came out
and and yeah when I when cosmos came out
and and yeah when I when cosmos came out it would jump up a little but basically
it would jump up a little but basically
it would jump up a little but basically there’s been this general upward trend
there’s been this general upward trend
there’s been this general upward trend and so that I think has become my
and so that I think has become my
and so that I think has become my relationship to the Twitterverse
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