Experienced change practioner, Petro du Pisani, explores 'change that works' and the people who make it happen.
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Spaceflight Mechanics is hosted by Professor Mason Peck & Professor Elaine Petro at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. This podcast features conversations with leaders in space technology about where we are now and where we are going.
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Hosted by Julie Laurin, Planet B612 explores the lives and passions of interesting guests such as scientists, artists, historians, and more!
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#030 The Healing Pause | Ntseiseng Lephole
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Health First: The Power of taking a Career Break for Self-Care. Episode 4 of a series of podcasts on taking conscious breaks from work. In this episode, Petro du Pisani speaks to Ntseiseng Lephole about her experience of taking a career break to focus on health issues and to further her studies. Ntseiseng highlights the importance of self-care, ref…
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#029 A Life-Changing Break | Hermien Uys
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The transformative power of a sabbatical. Episode 3 of a series of podcasts on taking conscious breaks from work. In this episode, Petro du Pisani speaks to Hermien Uys, a corporate lawyer in the mining industry. Hermien took a sabbatical in 2017-2018. She discusses her motivations for taking the break which include a desire for travel and personal…
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#028 The Realignment Pause | Lizette Spangenberg
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Self-care, adventure, and realignment to purpose. Episode 2 of a series of podcasts on taking conscious breaks from the rat-race. In this episode, Dr. Lizette Spangenberg shares her experiences of taking two sabbaticals from work. The first sabbatical was for a month in 2017 to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and travel through Kenya and Tanzania. The seco…
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#027 Purposeful Pauses | Fatima Collins
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Rediscovering balance between meaningful work and personal fulfilment. Episode 1 of a series of podcasts on taking conscious breaks from the rat-race. Fatima Collins, Women in Mining Project Manager (Sibanye-Stillwater), shares her experiences of taking four different breaks throughout her career for different reasons, including travel, self-discov…
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This is the second of two special episodes of Spaceflight Mechanics to feature time travel. Having acquired near-immortality, Elaine and Mason discuss their experiences from their perspective in the year 2174 and reflect upon how space technology has changed since they launched the podcast 150 years ago.…
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This special episode of Spaceflight Mechanics features time travel. In recognition of the sesquicentennial of mechanical engineering at Cornell, we go back 150 years to the origins of the University and speak to one of its Founders, Andrew Dickson White. We get his take on the origins of mechanical and aerospace engineering and ask him to speculate…
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The Zeroth Law of Deploying Structures
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Mason and Elaine talk with Manan Arya, Assistant Professor at Stanford University. They discuss very smart structural strategies, why we want to fold and unfold things in space, and "other things we know how to do as a species."بقلم Mason Peck and Elaine Petro
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Elaine and Mason discuss plasmas, propulsion, and small spacecraft with Kristina Lemmer from Western Michigan University.بقلم Mason Peck and Elaine Petro
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Mason and Elaine talk with Professor Fabien Royer about new ways to build spacecraft, new concepts for space structures, grandparents, and mountainboarding.بقلم Mason Peck and Elaine Petro
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In this second episode about Varda Space Industries' in-space manufacturing technology, Mason and Elaine speak with Wendy Shimata, Varda's Vice President for Autonomy. It was only a few days ago, on February 21 2024, that Varda's W-1 capsule successfully landed in the Utah desert. Wendy served as the Mission Director for the deorbit and reentry shi…
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Risks and Rewards of In-Space Manufacturing at Varda: The Percentage of Wood-Roof Houses in Idaho
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This is the first of two episodes in which Mason and Elaine speak with the leadership of Varda Space Industries about technologies for manufacturing in space. In this episode, Will Bruey, Varda’s CEO, explains why and how their first technology-demonstration mission, Winnebago, will produce ritonavir with unprecedented purity.…
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Sadaf Sobhani, assistant professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering, helps Mason and Elaine warm to the possibility that 3D printing may change how spacecraft keep cool.بقلم Mason Peck and Elaine Petro
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It's not wind, but photons that blow solar-sail spacecraft across vast distances. Mason and Elaine talk with Ryan Caverly, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, about his ideas regarding solar sails, tensegrity, and attitude control.بقلم Mason Peck and Elaine Petro
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#026 Thoughts on Innovation in the Mining Industry | Elaine Hattingh & Sandiso Sibisi
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Three innovators talk about their experiences in mining innovation. In this episode, host Petro du Pisani speaks to Elaine Hattingh (Exxaro Resources) and Sandiso Sibisi (COOi Studios) about innovation and technology in the mining industry. This conversation follows on from a panel discussion at the 2023 Mining Indaba in Cape Town which explored mo…
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Elaine and Mason talk to John Foster, Professor at The University of Michigan, about space nuclear propulsion and upcoming flight demonstrations.بقلم Mason Peck and Elaine Petro
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Greg Falco, Assistant Professor at Cornell University, talks with Mason about security in space: hacking, cyber crime, and stealing spacecraft.بقلم Mason Peck and Elaine Petro
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Elaine and Mason talk to Dmitry Savransky, Associate Professor at Cornell University, about space telescopes.بقلم Mason Peck and Elaine Petro
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#025 Unleashing my superpowers | Patience Mpofu
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A lesson on how to navigate in a male-dominated mining work environment. In this episode, Petro du Pisani speaks to Dr. Patience Mpofu, who is a multi-award winner as one of the most influential women in Mining, and a former Vice President of an Australian listed company. She is a global mining sustainability thought leader (ESG) an IWF fellow alum…
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#024 A study on Open Banking | Karen Nadasen
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A learning journey conversation with a fellow EMBA student. I recently completed an Executive MBA through the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business. With classes moving on-line (in 2020 and 2021) due to the covid-19 pandemic there wasn't enough time (for me) to connect with fellow students and hear about their research projects. In …
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#023 Harnessing shared leadership to improve strategic coherence | Jordan Ludlow
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A learning journey conversation with a fellow EMBA student. I recently completed an Executive MBA through the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business. With classes moving on-line (in 2020 and 2021) due to the covid-19 pandemic there wasn't enough time (for me) to connect with fellow students and hear about their research projects. I d…
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#022 Understanding my desire to be a biotech entrepreneur | Mauritz Venter
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A learning journey conversation with a fellow EMBA student. I recently completed an Executive MBA through the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business. With classes moving on-line (in 2020 and 2021) due to the covid-19 pandemic there wasn't enough time (for me) to connect with fellow students and hear about their research projects. I d…
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#021 The impact of remote work on organisational design | Desereé van den Berg
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A learning journey conversation with a fellow EMBA student. Over the past two years (2020-2021) we have been working towards our Executive MBAs through the University of Cape Town's Graduate Business School. With classes moving on-line due to the covid-19 pandemic there wasn't enough time (for me) to connect with fellow students and hear about thei…
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#020 Chris Smith | Finding happiness at work
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A learning journey conversation with a fellow EMBA student In this episode Petro speaks to fellow UCT EMBA student, Chris Smith (Freelance Consultant in Project and Business Management). Over the past two years (2020-2021) we have been working towards our Executive MBAs through the University of Cape Town's Graduate Business School. With classes mo…
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#019 Gordon Wilson | Purpose as a driver for human behaviour
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A learning journey conversation with a fellow EMBA student. In this episode Petro speaks to fellow UCT EMBA student, Gordon Wilson (Achievement Awards Group) Over the past two years we have been working towards our Executive MBAs through the University of Cape Town's Graduate Business School. With classes moving on-line due to the covid-19 pandemic…
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Ep.55 – Predator Management with Petros Chrysafis
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Show Notes In this episode, we talk all about predators of North America! What’s the best way to manage predators in a world where humans encroach more and more into their territory? What’s the best way to deter them? Petros Chrysafis joins me to talk about this fascinating topic! (0:00:30) Central Valley and living in California. (0:01:38) Wildlif…
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Ep.57 – Service Design with Tania Levy
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Show Notes Tania is a public servant who’s also a working artist. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to be an artist with a job. We also deep dive into design strategy, including design thinking, user research, and service design. (0:02:28) Artists in the office: The challenges and value. (0:03:50) Receiving flak: The art world vs the co…
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Ep.54 – University Education with Dr Elaine Beaulieu
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Show Notes**** In this episode, we talk about the realities, and challenges faced by today's University students, and professors. Are professors paid enough? Are there too many students today? How can education improve? Dr. Elaine Beaulieu joins me to explore these topics, and share her experience, and opinions, on the topic! (0:01:02) Beyond the T…
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Ep.56 – Art as a service with Alix Sideris
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Show Notes In this episode, Alix Sideris joins me to talk about art as a service, how spirituality plays a role in her life, and how she’s responded to change with a global approach to art-sharing. (0:01:40) A massively hyphenated human: Acting, writing, directing, teaching, movement, intimacy direction and coordination. (0:02:42) A person of servi…
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Ep.53 – Paleoclimatology with Nicolas Randazzo
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In this episode, we talk about how we know the climate is changing, as well as how and why we study past climates.We also explore things like mass extinction events, isotopes, and science communication. (0:01:06) So many specialities. (0:01:51) Turonian Global sea levels: Was there ice? (0:03:45) Geochemical proxies: Helping reconstruct climate. (0…
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Ep.52 – Reproductive Immunology with Dr. Melanie Conrad
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What role might the environment play on autoimmune diseases, like asthma? What could we learn about antibiotic use in pregnant women? Reproductive immunologist, and researcher, Dr. Melanie Conrad joins me to talk about these topics, and about the work she, and her team, are doing to uncover new information about how the immune system works! (0:00:4…
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Ep.51 – Tardigrades with Dr. Frank Smith
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How did Tardigrades evolve? Where can we find them? Are there Tardigrades in Space? All this, and more, with Biologist Dr. Frank Smith! (0:00:55) Tardigrades in concrete. (0:01:35) Finding tardigrades: Moss, leaf litter and lichens. (0:02:50) Marine tardigrades: The contraption and process for collection. (0:05:54) Cryptobiosis and marine tardigrad…
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Ep.50 – Jumping spiders with Trinity Walls
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Support Planet B612 on Patreon: https://patreon.com/juliesworldIn this episode, we’ll learn all about spiders, specifically jumping spiders, and wolf spiders, with Arachnologist, Trinity Walls! (0:01:09) Loving and studying spiders: The journey. (0:02:51) Wolf spiders and their shining eyes. (0:04:43) Spider hairs: How spiders sense prey and predat…
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Ep.49 – Epilepsy and Machine Learning with Dr. Gerold Baier
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Dr. Gerold Baier joins me from the UK to discuss machine learning, and his research into algorithmic approaches in disease. He’s been researching rhythms and patterns in epilepsy with the hope that one day, we can predict seizures before they happen! (0:00:55) Biochemistry and decoding the rhythms of the human brain. (0:02:13) The MEG and the study…
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Ep.48 – Plant Pathology with Sara Stricker
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In this episode, I talk with plant pathologist, and TikTok scicommer, Sara Stricker about plant fungus, science communication, and agriculture. (0:01:19) The Plant Doctor and the PhD defense. (0:02:20) The PhD process. (0:03:57) Nerves, anxiety and a new job. (0:05:42) Why TikTok? (0:09:01) Vulnerability and coping with personal disclosures. (0:10:…
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In this episode, we’ll be exploring the world of parasitic copepods! We’ll also talk about Jimmy’s decision to be infected with 50 hookworms in the name of science! (0:00:49) Working at the Natural History Museum: Parasitic Copepods. (0:02:24) How do you tell if a copepod is parasitic? (0:04:28) What parasitic copepods live on. (0:05:34) Once a hos…
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Ep.46 – Marine Plankton with David Johns
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Ever wonder how, and why, we research microscopic life in our oceans? In this episode, I speak with plankton ecologist, and head of the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey about marine life, research, and more! (0:00:26) Plymouth, England. (0:02:07) Publication and reputation over a PhD in the UK. (0:04:56) What are plankton? Phyto and Zoo. (0:06:2…
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In this episode, designer and gemologist Kate Hubley joins me to help me understand the difference between various kinds of gold, which gemstones are more valuable, how they’re mined, and which gems are more rare than others. (0:00:52) Beginning a career in gemology and jewellery: So much to learn. (0:02:32) The certification process. (0:03:10) Gem…
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Ep.44 – The evolution of an artist with Genevieve Langlois
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Toronto-based artist Genevieve Langlois joins me to talk about her work as an actress and a painter. We also talk about voice acting and voice-over work, and we talk about imposter syndrome, aging and more! (0:01:37) An artistic family and education. (0:02:47) Moving to Toronto. (0:03:37) Montreal and Toronto: Family and freedom. (0:05:28) The comm…
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