The speaker, Michael, starts with a story about the first legal selfie taken at the White House on July 1st, 2015. He then admits to secretly taking an illegal selfie in The West Wing a year before the ban was lifted. He then delves into the history of selfies, tracing it back to the oldest known self-portrait sculpted by Pharaoh Akhenaten's first chief Royal sculptor.
He mentions the first wave of selfies, which are unintentional or automatic resemblances, and the second wave, which includes intentional depictions of oneself. He also talks about the third wave of selfies that began with the advent of photography, which made it easier and more accessible to create recognizable self-portraits.
The fourth wave of selfies, according to him, is when selfies became a cultural phenomenon, motivated by a desire not just to have images but to be images. This wave is characterized by the ability to be anywhere and anytime, and the power to flatten the boundaries of time and space.
He then discusses the evolution of the term "selfie" and its usage, which he believes was born between 1995 and 2006. He also mentions the impact of social media on the popularity of selfies, particularly the launch of Facebook in 2004 and the release of the iPhone 4 with a front-facing camera in 2010.
Finally, he talks about the Curiosity Box, a limited edition product that he is promoting. He encourages viewers to join pre-orders for the winter box and offers a 50% discount using the code "Black Friday". He ends the video by encouraging viewers to join the Mel Science family.
1. The speaker, Michael, is discussing the history of the selfie.
2. The first legal selfie was taken on a White House Tour on July 1st, 2015.
3. The speaker secretly took an illegal selfie with the president in February 2014.
4. The oldest known self-portrait, sculpted by Pharaoh Akhenaten's first Chief Royal sculptor, Beck, is more than three thousand years old.
5. The roots of the selfie go back to the first wave, which includes primitive ephemeral selfies like looking into a pool of water.
6. The second wave began with the first intentional depictions of oneself, including Chauvet caves 32,000 year old hand stencil prints, and the paintings of Jan Von Ike and Judith Leister.
7. The third wave of selfies began with the invention of photography in the fall of 1839 by Robert Cornelius.
8. The fourth wave of selfies began with the popularization of instant cameras in the 60s and 70s, making taking selfies physically and mentally easier.
9. The term "selfie" was born in 2002 on Dr. Carl's self-serve science Forum, where Nathan Hope uploaded an image of his busted up lip and wrote "it was a selfie".
10. The term "selfie" was declared officially back in 2010 when the iPhone 4 debuted with a front-facing camera.
11. The term "selfie" was declared the word of the year by Oxford dictionaries in 2013.
12. The term "selfie" has been used to describe anything that something has made that resembles itself or part of itself, covering a lot of stuff but can be broken down into four waves.
13. The fourth wave of selfies is when selfies became a cultural phenomenon, motivated by a desire not just to have images but to be images.
14. The fourth wave of selfies flattens the boundaries of time and space, allowing us to be anywhere whenever.
15. The term "belfie" was added to the Urban Dictionary in October 2013, referring to a selfie of your butt.
16. The speaker is promoting a star projector that puts stars all over your bedroom, showing the night sky not from Earth but as seen on trappist-1e, an exoplanet.
17. The speaker is promoting a limited edition Curiosity box, which is already sold out.
18. The speaker is promoting a winter box and a holiday box, with a 50% discount using the code "Black Friday".
19. The speaker is promoting a first box for just $30, with a 50% discount using the code "Black Friday".
20. The speaker is promoting Mel science, which is now part of their family, as a way to get kids thinking and curious.