{"id":9,"date":"2025-01-18T00:57:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T00:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-08-19T21:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:01:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"inspiro-is-a-digital-product-agency-that-focuses-on-strategy-and-design\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><strong><em>He&#8217;s a scientist, but he&#8217;s a pirate&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>From an early age, the Science Pirate has been a performer and entertainer at heart. Establishing his roots in the art of magic, Michael was performing professionally at age 12 and continued that endeavor into his late teens. After beginning a new career at only 17 years old, he pursued his passion for production in the world of radio. It was during this time that he met his wife, Georgia. Together they have two sons and have been married for more than two decades! While working as a DJ, Michael honed his skills in editing and production before transitioning to website design and development. Although he enjoyed helping create the internet, he stepped away from that pursuit after a decade and returned to school. After obtaining his B.S. in Chemistry Education (with a Physics minor) he began teaching high school science. He continued his education and earned his Master\u2019s degree in Chemistry Education in 2018 and eventually became the Anime Club sponsor, Bowling coach and Scholar Bowl coach. While he enjoyed working with the students, the bureaucracy of public education &nbsp;clashed with the ideology of a pirate and he turned to analytical testing. While he has been working in a chemistry lab for the past 7+ years he has maintained a passion for publishing content to YouTube. Although some life events got in the way for a few years, the Science Pirate is back and better than ev<\/em>er, focusing his creative talents in capturing the pirate life! Attending several renaissance and pirate festivals throughout the year, he is embracing his pirate lifestyle and making loads of new friends. Make sure you say &#8220;Arrrr!&#8221; if you see him about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Invading the 2026 Bluffwoods Renaissance Festival to Capture the Magic of the Realm with my Camera!\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EMsc9_aS2kg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-17-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-17-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-17-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-17.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-24-at-7.53.11-PM-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" style=\"width:389px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-24-at-7.53.11-PM-1024x640.png 1024w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-24-at-7.53.11-PM-300x188.png 300w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-24-at-7.53.11-PM-2000x1250.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#\">Science<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Earning his Master&#8217;s degree in Chemistry in 2016, the Science Pirate is actively working in a contract laboratory which tests materials and products for safety and standards of quality. He previously taught Physics and Chemistry courses at the high school level, and even taught a video editing class and was the anime club sponsor and bowling coach!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/b-test-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/b-test-2-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/b-test-2-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/b-test-2-2000x1125.png 2000w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/b-test-2.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#\">Pirate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Always seeking to find the treasures of the world be it in knowledge or beauty, this Pirate is always willing to get some booty! Take what you can, give nothing back. No regrets. Gain as much knowledge as possible. It may be the only thing that can&#8217;t be taken from you. Your wealth is measured in more than the pile of gold coins you&#8217;ve amassed. Use your smarts and skills to their fullest!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-4.37.21-PM-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" style=\"width:386px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-4.37.21-PM-1024x640.png 1024w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-4.37.21-PM-300x188.png 300w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-4.37.21-PM.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#\">Science Pirate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">So what happens when you have a scientist who is also a pirate? You end up with some epic content available almost exclusively on YouTube. Click below to watch now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/thesciencepirate\"><strong>The Science Pirate on YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#000000;flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-3.49.32-PM-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-3.49.32-PM-1024x640.png 1024w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-3.49.32-PM-300x188.png 300w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-3.49.32-PM.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#000000;flex-basis:50%\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">Sometimes the Science Pirate takes a side quest... And finds himself at something on the order of an anime convention! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naka-kon.com\">Naka-Kon<\/a>, Planet ComiCon Kansas City, and Planet Anime, for example, have provided an outlet for the Science Pirate to indulge in his creative cinematic desires! You can find these excursions covered in video format on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/thesciencepirate\">Science Pirate's YouTube channel.<\/a> <\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#000000;flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-3.47.19-PM-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-3.47.19-PM-1024x640.png 1024w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-3.47.19-PM-300x188.png 300w, http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-3.47.19-PM.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:50px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:50px;min-height:295px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He&#8217;s a scientist, but he&#8217;s a pirate&#8230; From an early age, the Science Pirate has been a performer and entertainer at heart. Establishing his roots in the art of magic, Michael was performing professionally at age 12 and continued that endeavor into his late teens. After beginning a new career at only 17 years old, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ABOUT&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":217,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inspiro_hide_title":false,"inspiro_hide_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13.jpg",768,512,false],"large":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-1024x683.jpg",950,634,true],"1536x1536":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true],"inspiro-featured-image":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-2000x1333.jpg",2000,1333,true],"inspiro-loop":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-950x320.jpg",950,320,true],"inspiro-loop@2x":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-1900x640.jpg",1900,640,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail@2x":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-1200x800.jpg",1200,800,true],"portfolio_item-masonry":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"portfolio_item-masonry@2x":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-1200x800.jpg",1200,800,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_cinema":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-800x335.jpg",800,335,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_portrait":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-600x900.jpg",600,900,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_portrait@2x":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-1200x1450.jpg",1200,1450,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_square":["http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scipirate-13-800x800.jpg",800,800,true]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218,"href":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesciencepirate.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}