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Seth MacFarlane’s Scientific Influences | StarTalk


Seth I called you into my office yes I I

Seth I called you into my office yes I I gotta talk if you want me to help you

gotta talk if you want me to help you

gotta talk if you want me to help you clean up

clean up

clean up I read really nothing office I got it at

I read really nothing office I got it at

I read really nothing office I got it at some point I had to find you and talk to

some point I had to find you and talk to

some point I had to find you and talk to you about the science and Family Guy

you about the science and Family Guy

you about the science and Family Guy yeah yeah you just have to watch a few

yeah yeah you just have to watch a few

yeah yeah you just have to watch a few shows and it’s in there it’s in there

shows and it’s in there it’s in there

shows and it’s in there it’s in there deep when I was a kid I was you know I

deep when I was a kid I was you know I

deep when I was a kid I was you know I was I was in a church choir I went to

was I was in a church choir I went to

was I was in a church choir I went to Sunday school and I went to a regular

Sunday school and I went to a regular

Sunday school and I went to a regular school and you know my parents believed

school and you know my parents believed

school and you know my parents believed in exposing me to everything and letting

in exposing me to everything and letting

in exposing me to everything and letting me figure it out for myself and

me figure it out for myself and

me figure it out for myself and eventually I said oh well these guys are

eventually I said oh well these guys are

eventually I said oh well these guys are you know making these assertions and

you know making these assertions and

you know making these assertions and these guys are making these assertions

these guys are making these assertions

these guys are making these assertions but these guys are backing it up with

but these guys are backing it up with

but these guys are backing it up with something these guys are offering

something these guys are offering

something these guys are offering evidence and so that seems a little more

evidence and so that seems a little more

evidence and so that seems a little more trustworthy

trustworthy

trustworthy um and and so I was kind of drawn to to

um and and so I was kind of drawn to to

um and and so I was kind of drawn to to to science because it seemed that if you

to science because it seemed that if you

to science because it seemed that if you arrived they’re derived from your own

arrived they’re derived from your own

arrived they’re derived from your own curiosity yeah yeah interesting I

curiosity yeah yeah interesting I

curiosity yeah yeah interesting I actually wasn’t a great science student

actually wasn’t a great science student

actually wasn’t a great science student mm-hmm school I think you don’t it’s not

mm-hmm school I think you don’t it’s not

mm-hmm school I think you don’t it’s not that you don’t have to be you just have

that you don’t have to be you just have

that you don’t have to be you just have to enjoy it yeah whether or not you’re

to enjoy it yeah whether or not you’re

to enjoy it yeah whether or not you’re good at it and people try to equate the

good at it and people try to equate the

good at it and people try to equate the two but I don’t think that’s a

two but I don’t think that’s a

two but I don’t think that’s a prerequisite yeah it’s it’s and then you

prerequisite yeah it’s it’s and then you

prerequisite yeah it’s it’s and then you know obviously I discovered the original

know obviously I discovered the original

know obviously I discovered the original cosmos and Carl Sagan and uh and at the

cosmos and Carl Sagan and uh and at the

cosmos and Carl Sagan and uh and at the time you saw the original cosmos do you

time you saw the original cosmos do you

time you saw the original cosmos do you have any idea that you would one day be

have any idea that you would one day be

have any idea that you would one day be executive producer on the next cosmos

executive producer on the next cosmos

executive producer on the next cosmos didn’t didn’t occur to me didn’t occur

didn’t didn’t occur to me didn’t occur

didn’t didn’t occur to me didn’t occur with me it was was not something that

with me it was was not something that

with me it was was not something that ever crossed my mind during your early

ever crossed my mind during your early

ever crossed my mind during your early flatulence humor with Peter Griffin

flatulence humor with Peter Griffin

flatulence humor with Peter Griffin you’re not thinking I’m gonna executive

you’re not thinking I’m gonna executive

you’re not thinking I’m gonna executive produce cosmos one day yeah I was

produce cosmos one day yeah I was

produce cosmos one day yeah I was wonderful yeah so Seth MacFarlane so he

wonderful yeah so Seth MacFarlane so he

wonderful yeah so Seth MacFarlane so he created Family Guy which started as like

created Family Guy which started as like

created Family Guy which started as like a college project that wrote on with

a college project that wrote on with

a college project that wrote on with School of Design and also he’s the

School of Design and also he’s the

School of Design and also he’s the creator of Ted one and two and many

creator of Ted one and two and many

creator of Ted one and two and many people don’t otherwise know or is hard

people don’t otherwise know or is hard

people don’t otherwise know or is hard for them to imagine that he was

for them to imagine that he was

for them to imagine that he was co-executive producer of cosmos it’s 1/2

co-executive producer of cosmos it’s 1/2

co-executive producer of cosmos it’s 1/2 base x ii yes what Seth was saying

base x ii yes what Seth was saying

base x ii yes what Seth was saying there’s just a perfect example of how we

there’s just a perfect example of how we

there’s just a perfect example of how we should approach life and knowledge in

should approach life and knowledge in

should approach life and knowledge in general fart jokes berkemer jokes

general fart jokes berkemer jokes

general fart jokes berkemer jokes there is a scientific paper written by

there is a scientific paper written by

there is a scientific paper written by someone for you to

someone for you to

someone for you to in Michigan that claims that farts make

in Michigan that claims that farts make

in Michigan that claims that farts make everything funnier well Jules was

everything funnier well Jules was

everything funnier well Jules was another nurse

another nurse

another nurse I was with how did you and by the way

I was with how did you and by the way

I was with how did you and by the way that’s wrong okay I’ve been to dinner

that’s wrong okay I’ve been to dinner

that’s wrong okay I’ve been to dinner with some people yeah well but look Seth

with some people yeah well but look Seth

with some people yeah well but look Seth as he described in that understands the

as he described in that understands the

as he described in that understands the difference between scientific and

difference between scientific and

difference between scientific and non-scientific knowledge because he was

non-scientific knowledge because he was

non-scientific knowledge because he was exposed to it and he uses it all both

exposed to it and he uses it all both

exposed to it and he uses it all both the scientific part and the

the scientific part and the

the scientific part and the non-scientific

non-scientific

non-scientific artistic part it’s the best way to live

artistic part it’s the best way to live

artistic part it’s the best way to live life

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