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Hello Mr. Filippenko, thank you so much for doing this AMA. I'm a big fan of your work and see you provide insight and commentary on a lot of the documentaries that i watch. You always seem so upbeat and happy and genuinely excited about the topic at hand, my question is: what was your inspiration to work in your field? What made you interested in science and astrophysics in general? Also, whats your favorite piece of tech out of science fiction?

Im seeing stories on reddit today about very young children being forced to defend themselves in immigration courts. Do you have anything to add on this?