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Simon Clark: The Life of a Youtube Scientist
Manage episode 284631870 series 2777446
"PhD in climate physics by day, YouTuber by night."
Simon Clark started documenting his PhD journey on Youtube in 2013. He's sinced ammased more than 320,000 followers, and has a unique ability to tackle subjects ranging from astrophysics to the theoretical possibility of Warhammer planets existing.
On this pod, we cover a lot of ground. We talk about the surprising pitfalls and benefits of YouTube, the (non-linear) relationship between understanding something and finding meaning in it, and we compare the psychological appeal of science with other types of frameworks.
Find Simon on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRRr_xrOm66qaigIbwFLvbQ
55 episodes
Manage episode 284631870 series 2777446
"PhD in climate physics by day, YouTuber by night."
Simon Clark started documenting his PhD journey on Youtube in 2013. He's sinced ammased more than 320,000 followers, and has a unique ability to tackle subjects ranging from astrophysics to the theoretical possibility of Warhammer planets existing.
On this pod, we cover a lot of ground. We talk about the surprising pitfalls and benefits of YouTube, the (non-linear) relationship between understanding something and finding meaning in it, and we compare the psychological appeal of science with other types of frameworks.
Find Simon on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRRr_xrOm66qaigIbwFLvbQ
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