STATED CLEARLY: Interview with Jon Perry | YouTube Creators Interview HD

We sat down with the wonderful Jon Perry of Stated Clearly to chat about the bible belt, choosing your audience and about our scientific culture of talking fancy. You can view our other interviews with YouTube creators about how they got started, why they do it and advice for creators here: Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnIKfsK1_oe8q3OiiuDY_6ZrxJ9BVDr1E SimonOxfPhys a.k.a. Simon Clark: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnIKfsK1_oe8q3OiiuDY_6ZrxJ9BVDr1E Draw Curiosity a.k.a. Ines Dawson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnH72vVF4o&list=PLnIKfsK1_oe8q3OiiuDY_6ZrxJ9BVDr1E&index=1 ***More about Jon*** http://statedclearly.com https://www.youtube.com/user/sciencestatedclearly https://twitter.com/statedclearly https://www.facebook.com/StatedClearly https://www.instagram.com/statedclearly/ https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly Jon Perry is an artist and science advocate. He founded Stated Clearly in 2012 with the creation of his first science animation What is DNA and how does it work? He started the project after noting that the scientific community is having trouble engaging the public through traditional means of lectures, journal publications, and book sales. Though Jon has little formal training in science, he believed that if he could create just one good animation on his own, scientists and educators would realize the potential of this project and help him create more. "I could not be happier with my decision to start this project. Dozens of people have since joined our team, many of them give their talents for free. Researchers in the field have contributed hours of their time, pouring over my scripts, answering my ridiculous questions over the phone, and analyzing my illustrations for accuracy. These include scientific giants like Dr. Beatrice H. Hahn who helped discover the origin of HIV, famous whale paleontologist Dr. Philip D. Gingerich, and many others." In his free time, Jon can often be found at Chintimini Wildlife Center. There he works with birds of prey in the Raptor Conservation Program. ***More about Stated Clearly*** Science is for everyone. "Our Passion: We are in love with the scientific process and the art of critical thinking. We feel that an enhanced ability to think critically and ask probing questions will enable people to become better scientists and also aid them in every aspect of life from work and politics to family life and personal relationships. Our Mission is simple: To promote the art of critical thinking by exposing people from all walks of life, to the simple beauty of science. We do this by taking complicated scientific topics such as "What is DNA and how does it work" and creating short, information rich animations that explain the topic in clear language. Science is for everyone: At Stated Clearly we focus on the theory of evolution which is often misunderstood and even rejected by many members of our society. Our animations and writings aim to explain the science i