Dr. Sian Proctor on Afrofuturism, NFTs, Space & More | Overpriced JPEGs #15

In this episode, Carly’s talking to the 1st black woman to pilot a spacecraft into orbit & the 1st person to run an NFT auction from space—the inspirational—Dr. Sian Proctor. She also recently launched an illustrated book called, “Space 2 Inspire: The Art of Inspiration by Dr. Proctor,” which is a 22 item 1/1 NFT project with AR components that launched on 2/22/22.

And if you weren’t awestruck already, Dr. Proctor comes on Overpriced JPEGs to discuss all of the above and also all things Afrofuturism, how to make the NFT space more diverse, how to overcome imposter syndrome, her advice for artists trying to break into the space—AND—her favorite black NFT artists you need to follow asap!

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 4:20 Dr. Proctor’s Background 9:25 Becoming an Astronaut 15:42 Do Aliens Exist? 17:04 Dr. Proctor & Her NFT Journey 28:09 The Space Community is Anti-NFT? 34:00 Other Dr. Proctor NFT Projects 38:48 Afrofuturism 46:30 Making the NFT Space More Diverse 1:00:00 Advice on Imposter Syndrome & Other Artists

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Dr. Sian Proctor Twitter https://twitter.com/DrSianProctor 

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Space 2 Inspire: The Art of Inspiration by Dr. Proctor https://myspace2inspire.com/About-Us_ep_7.html  https://www.amazon.com/Space2inspire-Inspiration-Dr-Sian-Proctor/dp/1733765417 

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