[wheeze pls forgive and accept my meme]
Username:: Talk Radio
Name:: Dr. Carl Edward Sagan
Gender:: Male
Age:: 44
Teacher Of:: Biology, Physics, Calculus
Clubs/Sports/Music:: Science Club, Robotics Club; assistant for Debate team.
Personality:: Carl is a very kind, grandpa-like man. He is calm in almost every situation, and incessantly upbeat. He's very soft-spoken and genuinely enjoys small talk, since he cares about and is fascinated by his fellow human. He has a very old-fashioned air to him - partly due to the fact that he seems to be ripped straight from the 1950s - and has a tendency to fret, worry, and dote. While Carl listens to outdated music and wears a lot of turtleneck sweaters, he isn't actually the age of a grandfather, nor does he have the sociopolitical views of one. In fact, he's steadfastly progressive in his views, although he is very careful to set his opinions aside during working hours. Among other interesting things, Carl has been arrested once (for jumping a fence at a protest for nuclear disarmament), knowingly caused a security leak at NASA, and regularly advocates the scrutiny and questioning of high authority, although it's all much less exciting than it may sound. Carl cares very much about his students, and tries to make his classes as interesting as possible for them. He remains respectful even in the case of insolence, however, if a student behaves outrageously, Carl will gently render their transcript awash with zeroes and send them to the principal. While he teaches biology, physics, and calculus, Carl is well-versed in a variety of sciences, and enjoys teaching or conversing about anything regarding STEM. He's also fascinated by history (especially the Egyptians, Assyrians, Greeks, Aztecs, and Mayans, in that order), government, and literature. While he's a decent writer himself - he's published science-popularizing and debunking books before, and he keeps
his own miniature library in his classroom - he has no clue about the technicalities of music or art. He's actually remarkably inept at the fine arts, and doesn't understand most of it.
History:: Carl grew up in a practicing Ashkenazi Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. He resided at the edge of poverty with his younger sister, Carol. While attending school, Carl quickly became fascinated with astronomy, though he maintained a host of interdisciplinary interests throughout his academic career. He established himself as the brain of his class, and graduated high school at age sixteen before attending the University of Chicago. From there, he was apprenticed in biology by one of the leading biochemists at the time, and he wrote a thesis on the origins of life through chemical advancement. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology, then went on to get his Bachelor of Science degree in physics. During this time, he met the woman he would marry, but the bond did not last very long, and he was divorced by the time he had earned his doctorate in physics, presented from the dissertation "Physical Studies of Planets and Satellites." Carl then worked for NASA, serving as director of several robotic exploration missions before becoming less involved. He took up school teaching out of curiosity, as he wishes to find proactive ways to fix the education system in America, but he wants to see the specifics of what problems lay inside. Currently, he takes notes of issues he happens across, and tries to give the best education he can to his students. He also runs extracurricular clubs, and is willing to stay at the school for as long as a student wants to be there, as he tries to offer a nice and educational safe space for kids with bad home lives.
Sexuality:: Pansexual
Crush:: At the moment, none, but perhaps one may develop.
Relationships:: His favorite planet is Mars. Don't know if that counts.
Likes:: coffee, tea, Chuck Berry, science, sweaters, science sweaters, cute things, astronomy, ancient history, teaching
Dislikes:: disrespect, violence, religious zealots, narrow-mindedness, astrology, UFOs, and other pseudoscience
Other:: Carl can make one heck of an apple pie. He's prone to migraines. He also drives an orange 1970 Porsche 914 with a license plate reading "PHOBOS," and has
a cat named Eratosthenes.