{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/95db78cc-f43b-4d7f-9ea6-ff6d3b926954/e5fd2ea5-7fc1-474a-9a19-ff72005a0e4b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"014: The Woman Redefining Possible Through Ballet and Physics - Dr. Merritt Moore","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6100856531fd81f125b34dad/610085a790e69d001a26d0fc.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Guest overview</strong></p><p>A world-class ballet dancer, a Ph.D. in Quantum Optics, a participant in the BBC Astronaut training series ' Have You Got What Takes', being featured in the book 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls' and listed in Forbes '30 under 30', all by the age of 30; these are some of the not so small accomplishments in the impossible story of Dr. Merritt Moore.</p><p><br></p><p>LA born, of a Korean mother and American father, Merritt’s upbringing equipped her with the curiosity, problem-solving skills, and the unconventional mindset to defy conventions that dictate the impossibility of being world class in Ballet and Quantum Physics, at the same time.</p><p><br></p><p>I hope you enjoy this conversational collision of art and science with Dr. Merritt Moore</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What we discuss</strong></p><ul><li>The impact of Merritt’s upbringing on her ability to perform at a world-class level</li><li>How her parent's combined science and arts to inspire her imagination</li><li>The empowerment strategies they employed that shaped her view of what’s possible</li><li>Her father's media exclusion tactics, used to insulate her from 90’s reality influence</li><li>How science and art infused her life from an early age</li><li>How she was bitten by the Ballet bug</li><li>How a serendipitous encounter in Italy aged 15 defined her ballet journey</li><li>How she developed her love of quantum physics</li><li>How her father's goal defining challenge set her on a course of excellence over perfection</li><li>Her lack of fearlessness and perception of risk and failure</li><li>How she applies creativity in science research</li><li>Her application of science to improve her ballet</li><li>Her astronaut training experience</li><li>The challenge we set ourselves to connect Merritt with Elon Musk</li><li>Her views on diversity and inclusion in education</li><li>How historic media reinforces gender stereotypes</li><li>What she’d do with the keys to The White House</li><li>Her principles</li><li>Her hard choices</li><li>Her inspirations</li><li>The book she recommends</li><li>Her impossible advice</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Connecting on Social</strong></p><p><a href=\"http://physicsonpointe.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dr. Merritt Moore</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/physicsonpointe\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>On Twitter</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/physicsonpointe/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>On Instagram</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/merritt-moore-11100020/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>On Linkedin</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links in show</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QCQ970/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Book She Recommends That We Offer </strong></a><strong>- The Art of Learning </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvie_Guillem\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sylvie Guillem</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/franklin\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Melissa Franklin - Harvard </strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mechanics\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Quantum Physics</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Schrödinger's cat</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_National_Opera_and_Ballet\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Norwegian Ballet</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.opernhaus.ch/en/about-us/ballett-zuerich/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Zurich Ballet</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05bf1jt\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BBC Astronauts - Do You Have What It Takes</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/03/elon-musk-post-series.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wait Not Why - Elon Musk </strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzKdKJn9El4\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TEDx Dance Your PhD</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rebelgirls.co/products/good-night-stories-for-rebel-girls-volume-2\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bed-Time Stories For Rebel Girls </strong></a></p>","author_name":"Fabrica Collective"}