Watch Chris Hadfield’s TED Talk About the Time He Went Blind in Space, Then Be Glad You’re on Earth

Our favorite Canadian astronaut/rock star Chris Hadfield gave a TED Talk this month in Vancouver where he recounted the time he went blind in space, and spoke about how scary and dangerous being an astronaut really is. It’s fascinating, informative, and a little terrifying.

(via TED)

Meanwhile in related links

• Hadfield explained which sci-fi movies are accurate and which are made up on Conan
• Here is Hadfield’s cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”
• And here it is again with puppets because puppets make things better usually

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Glen is a comedian, writer, husband, and father. He won his third-grade science fair and is a former preschool science teacher, which is a real job.

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