1 00:00:04,309 --> 00:00:02,710 i was flying to this conference and i 2 00:00:07,030 --> 00:00:04,319 was sitting next to 3 00:00:08,230 --> 00:00:07,040 um a woman who talked about his her 4 00:00:09,669 --> 00:00:08,240 daughter to me 5 00:00:11,910 --> 00:00:09,679 and she said that my daughter is 6 00:00:14,470 --> 00:00:11,920 interested in space just like you 7 00:00:16,470 --> 00:00:14,480 and like i guess my tardis t-shirt with 8 00:00:18,550 --> 00:00:16,480 nasa logo and it kind of revealed that i 9 00:00:19,510 --> 00:00:18,560 like space so that was the conversation 10 00:00:21,429 --> 00:00:19,520 starter 11 00:00:23,590 --> 00:00:21,439 and then she said that my daughter is 12 00:00:25,750 --> 00:00:23,600 nine years old and she's interested in 13 00:00:26,870 --> 00:00:25,760 space but i don't think she's going to 14 00:00:29,349 --> 00:00:26,880 make it 15 00:00:31,830 --> 00:00:29,359 i asked her why you say that and she 16 00:00:34,069 --> 00:00:31,840 said her school is very bad 17 00:00:35,590 --> 00:00:34,079 doesn't really have a good curriculum 18 00:00:37,430 --> 00:00:35,600 and teachers aren't that interested in 19 00:00:39,830 --> 00:00:37,440 teaching so i don't think she's going to 20 00:00:42,150 --> 00:00:39,840 succeed like you did 21 00:00:45,110 --> 00:00:42,160 so i turned to her and i said 22 00:00:47,990 --> 00:00:45,120 i come from turkey i didn't even learn 23 00:00:49,750 --> 00:00:48,000 science like not let alone well there 24 00:00:50,950 --> 00:00:49,760 was not even real science curriculum in 25 00:00:52,790 --> 00:00:50,960 my high school 26 00:00:55,270 --> 00:00:52,800 no woman in my family made it to high 27 00:00:57,189 --> 00:00:55,280 school and i'm now at harvard doing