Episode 07: Matt Russo - DJ to the Cosmos

Show Notes: Matt’s bands (1:30): Tiny Danza and RVNNERS Being singularly focused versus pursuing multiple curiosities. Tim Ferriss blog on one way to think about this: Push vs. Pull Processes Sonification (9:03) TEDx talk University of Toronto (10:12) Matt’s interaction with the six-year old fan of his work (11:00) Matt discusses acting almost unconsciously during his TEDx talk because of his preparation - this might be similar to a ‘flow state’ (discussed by Dr. Csikszentmihalyi on the TED stage) (13:30)  Course on astronomical sonification (16:30) Idea of education being built on ‘really clear scaffolding’ (18:40) Antidisciplinary and Joi Ito  (20:45) Sara Mazrouei and dating craters on the moon and listening to their impacts (24:15) Matt on Twitter (@astromattrusso) (26:30) The age of data (28:10) Looking to what’s next vs. living in the now (32:00) Derek Sivers “if it’s not a HELL yes, then it’s a no” (34:55) Books: Planet Hunters (36:50) Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (37:00) Music of the Spheres (37:20) Figuring (37:45) Breakfast of Champions (39:00) Nerding out about taking notes (41:00) Where to find Matt online:  Planetarium shows: System sounds Matt’s websiteMatt’s Five-cut Fridays and my Spotify account with all Five-Cut Friday playlists If you like this podcast, then share it with someone you think you will love it, too