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‘Bad Science Jokes’ has been amusing the internet for more than a decade now. Originally, the project began as a high school Tumblr project for founder and entrepreneur Melissa Church. One year later, in 2014, ‘Bad Science Jokes’ established itself on Instagram and Facebook, where it continues to be incredibly popular. The content is amusing with a nerdy twist, which is why so many people (including us!) love it.
At the time of writing, the project’s Instagram account boasts an impressive 764k followers! Meanwhile, its Facebook page has 276k dedicated fans.
During an earlier in-depth interview with Bored Panda, Melissa of ‘Bad Science Jokes’ shared her thoughts on staying curious as adults, when we’re all overwhelmed with stress and responsibilities.
She told our team that you can get a lot done with even small periods of free time. And your best approach to learning new things is being deliberately incremental.
“It's imperative to find time to learn every single day because when you stop learning, you stop growing as a person!” she told us earlier.
“It doesn't have to be something time-consuming. To stay curious every day can be anything from looking up the definition of a word to just asking a question about how something mundane works," the founder of ‘Bad Science Jokes’ said.
“Personally, I like following social media pages that give you a fact of the day, or similar. It gives me a chance to learn something while still going about my daily work!”
According to Melissa, one of the things that you may want to stay up-to-date with is the field of artificial intelligence and how it is rapidly changing. This is important for your personal media literacy and general awareness, not just your career.
“I think everyone should be educating themselves on artificial intelligence. I have seen images and videos that will cause me to do a double-take to see if it was real or fake. The technology is advancing extremely quickly. We need to educate ourselves in how the technology works, how to spot A.I., and how to properly use it.”
Meanwhile, during another interview, Bored Panda asked Melissa to share her perspective on what lies at the core of true intelligence, as well as why it is so valued in society.
For the founder of ‘Bad Science Jokes,’ true intelligence and smartness mean being patient and waiting to respond.
“The most intelligent people I've met seem to really take their time with a reply during a conversation. They are not quick to anger or excite, they look at all the facts and then come to a decision,” she shared with us.
“I feel the tech industry, in general, has helped to change the definition of 'nerd' from the stereotypical caricature we see on television to some of today's wealthiest, most successful people.”
