Comments on: I forgot, I am allergic to cheese http://evadot.com/2009/12/16/i-forgot-i-am-allergic-to-cheese/ We celebrate ideas Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:50:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chris Radcliff http://evadot.com/2009/12/16/i-forgot-i-am-allergic-to-cheese/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Chris Radcliff Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:09:41 +0000 http://evadot.com/?p=1490#comment-484 Indeed. This weekend I heard about the making of Disney's Man In Space documentary (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75vX6O8paGo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75vX6O8paGo</a>), which wasn't made for NASA, but rather to promote Disneyland. <br><br>They tapped Wernher von Braun for the science and Willy Ley for the story, which meant it was both entertaining and substantive. It was shown to general audiences and to top brass, which meant it defined the space age for millions of people.<br><br>We need more stories like that. Get the science right, design a future that people can imagine themselves in, tell an engaging story, and you might define the next age. Indeed. This weekend I heard about the making of Disney's Man In Space documentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75vX6O8paGo), which wasn't made for NASA, but rather to promote Disneyland.

They tapped Wernher von Braun for the science and Willy Ley for the story, which meant it was both entertaining and substantive. It was shown to general audiences and to top brass, which meant it defined the space age for millions of people.

We need more stories like that. Get the science right, design a future that people can imagine themselves in, tell an engaging story, and you might define the next age.

]]> By: Tim Bailey http://evadot.com/2009/12/16/i-forgot-i-am-allergic-to-cheese/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Tim Bailey Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:46:17 +0000 http://evadot.com/?p=1490#comment-485 Excellent post--and absolutely true. You hit on two points that deserve serious thinking: NASA relaxing (even a bit!), and putting the story ahead of the absolute technical accuracy of the details of how things happen.<br><br>Kudos to Chaffee for connecting with his audience instead of boring them to death. He likely made some long-term friends for space exploration, but more importantly he didn't turn them off completely from the endeavor. Excellent post–and absolutely true. You hit on two points that deserve serious thinking: NASA relaxing (even a bit!), and putting the story ahead of the absolute technical accuracy of the details of how things happen.

Kudos to Chaffee for connecting with his audience instead of boring them to death. He likely made some long-term friends for space exploration, but more importantly he didn't turn them off completely from the endeavor.

]]> By: Chris Radcliff http://evadot.com/2009/12/16/i-forgot-i-am-allergic-to-cheese/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Chris Radcliff Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:09:41 +0000 http://evadot.com/?p=1490#comment-247 Indeed. This weekend I heard about the making of Disney's Man In Space documentary (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75vX6O8paGo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75vX6O8paGo</a>), which wasn't made for NASA, but rather to promote Disneyland. <br><br>They tapped Wernher von Braun for the science and Willy Ley for the story, which meant it was both entertaining and substantive. It was shown to general audiences and to top brass, which meant it defined the space age for millions of people.<br><br>We need more stories like that. Get the science right, design a future that people can imagine themselves in, tell an engaging story, and you might define the next age. Indeed. This weekend I heard about the making of Disney's Man In Space documentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75vX6O8paGo), which wasn't made for NASA, but rather to promote Disneyland.

They tapped Wernher von Braun for the science and Willy Ley for the story, which meant it was both entertaining and substantive. It was shown to general audiences and to top brass, which meant it defined the space age for millions of people.

We need more stories like that. Get the science right, design a future that people can imagine themselves in, tell an engaging story, and you might define the next age.

]]> By: Tim Bailey http://evadot.com/2009/12/16/i-forgot-i-am-allergic-to-cheese/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Tim Bailey Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:46:17 +0000 http://evadot.com/?p=1490#comment-245 Excellent post--and absolutely true. You hit on two points that deserve serious thinking: NASA relaxing (even a bit!), and putting the story ahead of the absolute technical accuracy of the details of how things happen.<br><br>Kudos to Chaffee for connecting with his audience instead of boring them to death. He likely made some long-term friends for space exploration, but more importantly he didn't turn them off completely from the endeavor. Excellent post–and absolutely true. You hit on two points that deserve serious thinking: NASA relaxing (even a bit!), and putting the story ahead of the absolute technical accuracy of the details of how things happen.

Kudos to Chaffee for connecting with his audience instead of boring them to death. He likely made some long-term friends for space exploration, but more importantly he didn't turn them off completely from the endeavor.

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