I mean, so many people have seen aliens, they MUST be real, right? Or, perhaps we should use the skill of scientific literacy to evaluate and critique the both reasonable and outlandish claims we are bombarded with daily. Born and raised in Korea, Kyuhyeon is in grade 10. He started at TIS in January 2021. He has participated in Badminton, MUN and Cancer Curesaders. Although a talented musician, his biggest interests lie in astronomy and astrophysics. Growing up, he has been irritated by people who made claims that had little scientific basis, for instance people who claimed that UFO sightings were proof that intelligent aliens had visited Earth. Kyuhyeon stresses that the sheer scale of scientific illiteracy in the public sphere is devastating to the development of humanity, especially in a democratic society, where everyone – even flat-earthers and moon-landing deniers – can make decisions on public policies. He believes that educating the public to be scientifically literate is crucial in order to improve the lives of all people. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Scientific Literacy, Critical Thought, and the World | Kyuhyeon Kim | TEDxYouth@TashkentIntlSchool