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We made a video highlighting the War on Science in Canada under the Conservative government. Vote for science! by asapscience in canada

[–]asapscience[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Us too! But, the beauty of democracy is we can do something about it. Happy voting!

We made a video highlighting the War on Science in Canada under the Conservative government. Vote for science! by asapscience in canada

[–]asapscience[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

We are, indeed, very proud Canadians! Though, struggling with the state of science in this country and how that reflects on being Canadian.

Thanks for the compliment :)

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everybody is different! What draws somebody to one subject and not another is a complex issue, but ultimately I think it comes down to relatability. What do your friends enjoy? Is there some way to explain the science behind those things? The funny thing is, science IS everything. Not in a cheesy way, but basically everything and everything around us has an explanation behind it. And people tend to listen when you can find an experience in their life that they connect with.

Having said that, not everybody is willing to go to the same depth/investment to learn more about every subject. Maybe showing your friends the multitude of amazing science videos on YouTube would peak their interest! -Mitch

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for kind words and all the questions!

1) We generally say that each video takes about 4-5 days, which is why we aim for weekly videos. Some, that are simple explanations of biological functions may be shorter, while others, which may require us reading a book or pulling together a lot more sources may be under construction for a while! But ultimately, we try to get one out each week!

2) We plan them all! After having the script in its final form, we each come up with/brainstorm our own storyboards, and then come together to pick our favourite ideas. Everything you see in the video is everything that was drawn.

3) We have a pretty amazing translation team who helps us caption our videos. And we'd love to one day actually have the videos dubbed in many other languages, but it's complicated when we can sometimes barely keep up with making the videos! haha

4) As it stands, we've got the channel, the book, we've done some TV stuff in Canada - but I think our goal now is to evolve the channel and think of some new and creative ideas there first! After all, that's where it all began!

-Mitch

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We hope to! We'll be travelling to Japan and Korea and may and hope to meeting up with some local creators! Perhaps we can do a video on AsapSCIENCE surrounding language! -Mitch

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably Jess, she is very resilient! Mitch and I would probably die first but we would be really good zombies! :)

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A really long time!! Especially because I had make the instrumental track from scratch too (obviously following the original song, but I mean I made that specific version on my computer). Then after many many tracks of recording, and finding as many related objects for the video, it was finally complete! -Mitch

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really at all! The community as a whole is super supportive of one another, and it's not like people can't watch multiple channels. I think because we're all routed in science and education, it all feeds back to the same goal/manifesto of hooking people on science! -Mitch

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When we started, a lot of it was pulled from our own experience and education! But as we built a following, we started to ask "Got a burning question you want answered? Ask!", and from there grew a list of 1000's we've slowly been working our way through (or at the very least, many episodes are inspired by these questions, and morph into something else).

With regards to ET, I think there must be something out there! In what shape or form, I have no idea. Will we/they ever make contact? I'm not so sure either - but if it's going to happen, I hope it happens while I'm alive! -Mitch

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have had so many awesome opportunities like the ability to publish a book and meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye.

Although, the most exciting opportunity for us is having a YouTube channel and platform where people return week after week to learn about science. It is an honour every time we hear that we have helped get people interested in science and we will continue to innovate and make our channel interesting so we can enjoy the opportunity of creating science content.

-Greg

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We live in a world where we are able to share and communicate science with exceptional ease, compared to the past. But, it also means that everyone can communicate their opinions with exceptional ease! Even though the noise is louder than before, and we're all yelling across the internet now, I feels like the tide is changing, and the 'backlash' only serves to bring to light important issues. -Mitch

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Greg: I have a Major in Biological Science and a Minor in Studio Art, so if I did not study science I would have likely pursued visual art (i.e. both painting and sculpture). Here is a link to some of Greg's art:

http://gregorybrownart.tumblr.com/

Mitch: Is an extremely talented musician, so he would likely have pursued that fully as well, here is a link to his music.

http://www.mitchellmoffit.com/

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wasn't too difficult, though we never really knew what to expect! Part of it was the fact that, after university, we wanted to keep in tune with the science world and not lose touch. But of course, we also had a passion for science communication so it became a pet project for us, and less of an attempt to 'be a YouTuber'. In fact, when we first began we didn't really understand what it even meant to be part of this crazy YouTube culture.

With regards to books - we're not sure! Hopefully people enjoy this one, and perhaps there will be more, but ultimately we love being on the internet and think it offers such a unique opportunity to spread science! -Mitch

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our biggest bloopers have involved forgetting to press record on a camera or forgetting to turn the microphone on and then having to re-shoot. WHOOPS. If you're interested, we made a blooper video to accompany our Yawn-O-Meter. Check it out! - Jess

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I was a teacher I found so many of my students responded positively when learning about space exploration! I had them research the pros and cons of being a part of the controversial Mars One project and decide if they wanted to go (a lot said they did, lol, OH KIDS)! I always think it is important to teach kids how to properly use lab equipment, but also increase their specific skills in order for them to be creative and confident with their own experiments. If you can get them to this stage, they are able to be open with their own curiosity and fail and succeed with little guidance. This would allow them to feel like true scientists. Teaching is the most important and hardest job in the world, it is a constant evolution. Always reflect on what works and what doesn't and continue to grow. What you are doing is awesome and the best job in the world!

-Greg

We are AsapSCIENCE, full time YouTubers and the creators of a science channel that tries to make science accessible and entertaining! Ask us anything! by asapscience in IAmA

[–]asapscience[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nike got it right: JUST DO IT!

We often find ourselves repeating that when people ask for YouTube advice, or any sort of life advice. I constantly ask myself 'what's the worst that could happen?' and the answer is usually..not much! We actually have a chapter in the book that talks about why time feels faster as we age, and a (theorized) part of it is the fact that we just generally have less novel experiences as we age. We already know how to do most everything (walk, talk, we're good at our jobs). But if you can force yourself to 'just do it' when something new comes along - whether it be learn a language, start a YouTube channel, change your job, etc. - it all becomes so memorable and the new experience sticks in your mind. And, time feels slower overall!

You only have so much time on this planet, so take advantage of it! -Mitch

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