Jason Silva

Being a successful host for shows on Al Gore’s Emmy-winning Current TV network would be enough for most people. Not Jason Silva. When Jason isn’t one half of the popular TV duo “Max and Jason,” he’s documenting the intersection of science, technology, and art for his upcoming film, “Turning Into Gods.” Whether he’s exploring illegal immigration and counterfeit IDs for his popular TV series or filming in the third world, Jason’s charming intellectual curiosity makes it easy to see why he’s so successful, and so eager to do more. Find out happens when the ultimate interviewer gets interviewed in Jason’s 10 ANSWERS below.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Angeleno Magazine once used the words “Intellectual hedonist” and “cultural philosophers” to describe my work on Current along with Max Lugavere. I hope we can live up to that!

2. Who is your creative role model?
Joseph Campbell, Bill Maher, Ray Kurzweil, Buckminster Fuller, Carl Sagan, Marshal McLuhan, Alan Harrington, Timothy Leary.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Philosophize and bask in AWE.

4. What place in the world most inspires you and why?
The TED CONFERENCE because it’s the best humanity has to offer in 18 minute speeches.

5. If you could do a different job for a day what would it be and why?
Run a company like Google because they change the world every day.

6. What is your favorite homemade gift to give?
Burning a CD for a friend although in the age of the ipod that’s kind of obsolete:)

7. What is your favorite object in your home?
My LAPTOP! Also, my books.

8. What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
Follow your bliss. And practice random kindness.

9. What websites do you use for inspiration?
spacecollective.org

10. When do you consider a piece of your work complete?
When it gives me goose bumps.