Women don't like space and robots? - Joe Hanson (It's Okay to be Smart)

0:00 Intro 0:33 Who are you? 1:10 Why don’t you use “Dr. Joe”? 1:46 How did you transition from Biochemistry to YouTube? 3:13 Would you describe your previous science communication as “written”? 3:46 Who are PBS? 4:33 They sent you an email before you’d made a video? 5:00 You teach more as a graduate student in the USA. Discuss. 5:55 How did you find the transition going into the public eye? 7:13 How did your PhD advisor react to your science communication? 8:38 What does your working relationship with PBS look like logistically? 10:20 I don’t know how but we start talking about science journalism 11:14 How do science and science communication most differ? 12:04 How do you pick a science story? 13:30 Where do you find your stories? 14:46 What are your criteria for whittling down your stories? 16:36 What does the word ‘story’ mean to you? 18:09 How did you settle on a format? 19:29 How do you hire people? 20:44 Who do you aim to make your videos for? 21:55 Do you aim for a different audience now? 22:29 Do you have an idea what backgrounds your audience come from? 23:38 Where are all the women??? 24:48 Have you found anything that changes the gender split? 27:40 Has your channel grown consistently or in punctuated equilibrium? 29:41 Do you do anything to actively reach a broader audience? 31:00 How do you think fatherhood will change your videos and attitude to your career? 34:00 How do you define success on YouTube? 35:26 How do you find being a semi-famous person on the internet? 36:46 What video are you proudest of? 38:20 What thing do you wish that the audience knew that you don’t think they know? 39:30 What’s your favourite social media site?