You have excelled in your field of work, please talk us through your journey from the beginning?
Jason Silva : Born in Venezuela. Studied film and philosophy in college and immediately scored a job hosting a TV show for CURRENT TV (cable network founded by Al Gore) (full bio here) Here's some background: two years ago I began a passion project called "philosophical espresso shots", a series of web videos exploring my passion for the co-evolution of humans and technology, futurism, metaphysics and philosophy. It was a kind of existential joyride, a soap box for my obsessions and sensibilities. It has since evolved into an ongoing project, aptly named SHOTS OF AWE. The aim is to invigorate the imagination and send users tumbling down the rabbit hole... The name takes inspiration from the Stanford study on Awe, that concluded that experiences of perceptual expansion + awe leave us with residual therapeutic benefits. So essentially, inspiration and astonishment are medicinal experiences! We've amassed close to 6 million views now. Let me know your thoughts? Cheers, Here's some recent press: upworthy ● The Atlantic ● Huff Post ● The Atlantic 2 ● CBS New
We admire you and your work, your career also shows that you are talented and full of ambition. That's why we wanted to know who have been some of you influences, or should we say your biggest influence (people, books, stories..) ?
Jason Silva: Thank you so much!!!! My mom is definitely an inspiration :) Favorite books: Singularity is Near, Techgnosis, Denial of Death. You can also find many interviews on google, where I have answered many different types of questions. Thanks for the support!!!!!!
The fact that your mother is an inspiration does not surprise us (we love the paintings she does, she is a true artist) we'll always support you.Talking about you, how would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Jason Silva: Thanks for the support and nice website!! Feel free to include links you find on Google to my interviews and videos. Lots of material.. 3 words: "Cognitive ecstasy junkie " Wonderjunkie Epiphany addict
The way you described yourself in 3 words was interesting and special !Thank you to support our work, we are delighted to see that you like the website, we are trying our best to make it a complete source about you, we'll add all your interviews, videos, photos on it for sure ;) We only have 2 or 3 questions to ask, one of them is this one: What do your fans mean to you? How have or do they influence or effect you?thanks again for reserving a little moment for us, we can not thank you enough
Jason Silva: It is an absolute thrill when people find the videos inspiring. Shots of Awe is way of sharing my deepest inspirations... And knowing that others are affected makes me smile! When people share my videos, they are encouraging me to make more, and that's fabulous!
You do a great job, how can we not encourage you? We would love to know what you do in your own time :-) (We're preparing a little gift to thank you for making this interview a reality )
Jason Silva: I think my Instagram shows what I do in my free time; movies, books, travel and philosophy. ;)Thanks!
Yes it does! Excuse us for our curious little air, this is due to our desire to know everything about you :-) Our last question: If we were to read the next chapter of your life, what would it say?
Jason Silva: I am hungry for inspiration, always looking for my next moment of cognitive ecstasy...I want to create the conditions for endless inspiration. Maybe a conference to bring together like minds, maybe a feature documentary, maybe a global tour! Much love to the fans! Thank you!!!'
All your projects are extremely interesting, we love them! But we must admit that the global tour excites us the most, it'd be a dream come true to meet you ! Thanks again for according us this interview, we wished to discuss further with you. Regarding our little thank you gift, we will send it to you as soon as possible :-) Lots of love from the team ! #Love
As promised, here is our little thank you gift. Our video is probably not done as well as shots of awe but it comesdeep in our heart, we hope you'll like it.
Jason Silva:Wow, I can't thank you enough. This is beautiful!!!'Thank you so much for this kind video and dedication :) I am extremely grateful... You guys are so generous and nice to support my work in this way! Thank you!!!!!! I promise to keep making more inspiring content. Hope you continue to enjoy it. Thank you so very much ;) My best Jason
You can't imagine how much we're happy to see that you like the video ! ! ! ! We support and love you no matter what, for the success or defeat we're always with you ! #LotsOfLove
Thank you so much Jason Silva, we love you and we'll always support you. #Love