📙 Part 2: Describe a science subject (Biology, Robotics) that you are interested in
Think space is boring? Rory's here to prove you wrong! He geeks out on Jupiter's giant tornado, escapism through science, and how looking at the stars completely shaped his worldview.
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M: Tell us your story.
R: Well, anyone who has heard me talk about it before knows that I am super into astronomy, which is the study of space. I think I've been learning about it my whole life, to be honest. You just look up at night, see the stars and planets and want to understand what they are, where they come from, and where they are going since they move around. We had some limited lessons in school, but that was mostly about knowing the names and a few isolated facts, really. Nothing very in-depth or really connected to the real world at all. Most of my knowledge like the really in-depth stuff comes from books I read at home or that I learned through various television documentaries with occasional visits to places like planetariums, and observatories. Sometimes people would ask me questions about it, but I don't think they were as interested in it as I was, to be honest with you. I think the main reason that I like it so much is that it's part of the escapism you get with science fiction, which I also like. And astronomy is like a real light version of that. Just knowing there are billions of galaxies and trillions of solar systems out there with a load of unique characteristics for us to investigate is amazing. And on top of that, the scale of it is pretty impressive too. Without even knowing the exact numbers. Like the idea that you can fit several Earths inside The Red Spot on Jupiter. Or that the same place is a giant tornado. These are particularly mind-boggling things to think about. Even if you can, like grasp the scale, like the monumental size of it. If I hadn't taken an interest in this subject, then I think I'd have less of an understanding of at least my place in the universe, and probably our place as well. And a less developed sense of self and scale. So I would be pretty ignorant about a lot of information that informs my worldview. I would probably be a completely different person.
M: And what about your friends? Do they enjoy this subject?
R: They are sick of me talking about it.
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