Dr. Jeffrey Bennett is an astrophysicist, an author, and an inspiration. He joins Julie in this episode to share about his latest book, Totality!, which, along with his other titles for kids, will be read from the space station to the children of Earth. Julie and Dr. Bennett discuss mission statements and the ways they can aid in decision-making (and why everyone should write one), our status as the self-awareness of the universe and the resultant responsibility, and why it’s valid to be stressed out by movies about space travel, but there’s no need to be stressed out by space. Dr. Bennett also kindly tells Julie that she can no longer use the excuse that she’s “no good” at physics because understanding depends not on the material, but on where you put your focus, and then proceeds to share a fun fact that Julie has been sharing with everyone she knows since recording this episode. 

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