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 website
• Matt’s Five-cut Fridays and my Spotify account with all Five-Cut Friday playlists 
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