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Social Media as Fuel for Curiosity | StarTalk


I’ve been active in social media just

I’ve been active in social media just because it’s a little bit fun for me I

because it’s a little bit fun for me I

because it’s a little bit fun for me I have these thoughts every day of my life

have these thoughts every day of my life

have these thoughts every day of my life I’ve always had them these just little

I’ve always had them these just little

I’ve always had them these just little snippets that’s kind of curious and I

snippets that’s kind of curious and I

snippets that’s kind of curious and I have these thoughts and they would I

have these thoughts and they would I

have these thoughts and they would I would have them and then they would

would have them and then they would

would have them and then they would evaporate and no one would know about

evaporate and no one would know about

evaporate and no one would know about them except me and then Twitter comes

them except me and then Twitter comes

them except me and then Twitter comes along I say hey I can place that thought

along I say hey I can place that thought

along I say hey I can place that thought in a tweet I got it like ponent you know

in a tweet I got it like ponent you know

in a tweet I got it like ponent you know and carve it so that it’s this and all

and carve it so that it’s this and all

and carve it so that it’s this and all rap but the five had the thought I

rap but the five had the thought I

rap but the five had the thought I got that and then I realized people were

got that and then I realized people were

got that and then I realized people were resonating with it people liked it and

resonating with it people liked it and

resonating with it people liked it and maybe we measure that by do they retweet

maybe we measure that by do they retweet

maybe we measure that by do they retweet it if they don’t care they’re not

it if they don’t care they’re not

it if they don’t care they’re not retweeting then they’re not wasting your

retweeting then they’re not wasting your

retweeting then they’re not wasting your their friends time on what anything I

their friends time on what anything I

their friends time on what anything I would have said but people would retweet

would have said but people would retweet

would have said but people would retweet it and then this was my evidence that

it and then this was my evidence that

it and then this was my evidence that there was an underserved underbelly of

there was an underserved underbelly of

there was an underserved underbelly of curiosity that perhaps lurks within us

curiosity that perhaps lurks within us

curiosity that perhaps lurks within us all

all

all maybe it’s there from childhood when we

maybe it’s there from childhood when we

maybe it’s there from childhood when we were all curious about the natural world

were all curious about the natural world

were all curious about the natural world perhaps that flame is childhood is now

perhaps that flame is childhood is now

perhaps that flame is childhood is now just diminished to a low ember cooling

just diminished to a low ember cooling

just diminished to a low ember cooling embrace have to fan it and bring it back

embrace have to fan it and bring it back

embrace have to fan it and bring it back I think I can do that in a few cases

I think I can do that in a few cases

I think I can do that in a few cases other others where it is completely

other others where it is completely

other others where it is completely extinguished well that’s a little harder

extinguished well that’s a little harder

extinguished well that’s a little harder you have to reignite it but at least

you have to reignite it but at least

you have to reignite it but at least there was something there left over from

there was something there left over from

there was something there left over from childhood I’m finding that practically

childhood I’m finding that practically

childhood I’m finding that practically everyone has a little bit of that in

everyone has a little bit of that in

everyone has a little bit of that in them and it’s a curiosity about the

them and it’s a curiosity about the

them and it’s a curiosity about the natural world so I think social media

natural world so I think social media

natural world so I think social media can be especially potent as a vessel as

can be especially potent as a vessel as

can be especially potent as a vessel as a vehicle for delivering not only

a vehicle for delivering not only

a vehicle for delivering not only information but stimulating people to

information but stimulating people to

information but stimulating people to become curious once again and there is

become curious once again and there is

become curious once again and there is Chris Hadfield singing a pop song in

Chris Hadfield singing a pop song in

Chris Hadfield singing a pop song in space and he’s liking it we all knew the

space and he’s liking it we all knew the

space and he’s liking it we all knew the song he’s an astronaut and you reminded

song he’s an astronaut and you reminded

song he’s an astronaut and you reminded maybe that astronauts are people too

maybe that astronauts are people too

maybe that astronauts are people too he’s one of us he likes the same things

he’s one of us he likes the same things

he’s one of us he likes the same things we like yes fun the way we have fun

we like yes fun the way we have fun

we like yes fun the way we have fun maybe the future of space is not that of

maybe the future of space is not that of

maybe the future of space is not that of just

just

just the right stuff maybe it’s anyone

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