Do People Understand The Scale Of The Universe?

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I'm a highschool dropout and have spent most of my life working in construction, but I feel like Einstein after listening to these people.

I don't expect the general public to know specific details but college students not understanding the difference between a planet and a star is very worrisome

He is keeping such a straight face through all those interviews, I would not be able to keep my composure. It is baffling to me that people could confuse the size of a star and the moon.

The guy that pointed out that you can be small but still significant had the right attitude.

I couldn’t even imagine that basic knowledge about our universe is so limited by so many people

as someone who was obsessed with astronomy as a kid, them repeatedly calling it astrology really hurt. but i also appreciate how he was able to go about it without mocking them

I am so glad that he was so kind and educational with these students. I personally can't imagine not knowing these things, but watching this makes me even more grateful for the life I've lived, even though currently life is pretty difficult for me. When I get overwhelmed thinking about the vastness of the universe actually helps me not take everything so seriously. On another note, I am just imagining how these people would react to learn that not only are they made of stardust, but also Big Bang stuff. 🤯 (Thanks Crash Course! 😊)

I was really expecting this video to be ragebait, jimmy kimmel type interviews. But this was really wholesome and nice, you didn't shame anyone and made them eager to learn and gain information. My first thought was just "these people are such idiots", but then I started seeing the moments in which the people were like "I don't know, could you tell me?" and a guy really happy to learn something new. Hate or ridiculing won't help people learn, it'll deter them from trying in the future and probably put them into defensive modes

I like the way Derek doesn't mock people for ignorance and instead encourages learning.

“We are not astrology majors.” Education officially failed them.

I know everyone he interviewed came off a little silly or ignorant at first, but it was so cool to see them gradually get more fascinated and amazed by the larger scale theories... Space is a crazy place. Very cool that he's letting people be amazed by it and not patronizing them for their lack of knowledge.

Honestly, I think it is great that someone like him are out to educate people. He doesn't criticise them for being stupid or ignorant. In fact, this method could probably get them interested to learn more.

The fact that Derek can not laugh every time they say “astrology”… That’s talent

jesus, the amount of times astrology was used instead of Astronomy, hurt me both physically and mentally.

When I was at school in the late 1960s studying Advanced levels prior to university we were told that out A levels were the equivalent of a US university degree. I always thought that was an exaggeration. Now I think Ordinary levels taken at 15 are closer. Years ago as a uni student learnt that US students we met in London were not used to thinking into a topic. They were lost when we fell into typical student discussions about politics, economics, religion, ethics etc.

You know, this really puts into perspective what we consider "common knowledge". The Bell Curve is surreal.

"is the sun bigger than the moon?" i just gasped

As an astrphysics major, a part of me died within the first 5 minutes of this video but the rest of it revived me and filled me with a sense of hope because there's people like Derek who'll keep educating the general public about things the education system failed to.

I’ve always been a curious person and it genuinely baffles me watching these kinds of vids cuz how do people live their whole lives being perfectly okay with not knowing anything about life or where they live or how things work??????????