#177: An Astronaut’s View On The Future Of Planet Earth And Humanity

02/28/22 • 30 min

It may not happen in our lifetime, but according to many experts, the only way for humanity to survive is to leave planet Earth. Nicole Stott, retired NASA astronaut, aquanaut, artist and now author of her first book, “Back to Earth”, joins me on the podcast to talk about her 27-year long career at NASA, life in space, and what it feels like to be one of only 600+ professionally trained astronauts. We also discuss the latest in space tourism, if life on Mars is really the future and how humanity can save planet Earth.

Special thanks to Emirates Literature Festival for facilitating this interview.

Notes

[02:26] Life as an astronaut
[06:58] Is humanity in denial?
[10:59] The government’s role in solving world problems
[13:29] Nicole’s journey as a first-time author
[16:54] About her book “Back to Earth”
[18:38] The UN’s Sustainability Goals
[20:54] Life in space
[23:06] Nicole’s thoughts on Richard Branson
[24:53] Space tourism
[27:00] Where to purchase Nicole’s book

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Nicole Stott

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-stott-60442682/

Special thanks to Emirates Literature Festival for facilitating this interview.

Notes

[02:26] Life as an astronaut
[06:58] Is humanity in denial?
[10:59] The government’s role in solving world problems
[13:29] Nicole’s journey as a first-time author
[16:54] About her book “Back to Earth”
[18:38] The UN’s Sustainability Goals
[20:54] Life in space
[23:06] Nicole’s thoughts on Richard Branson
[24:53] Space tourism
[27:00] Where to purchase Nicole’s book

Show Sponsors:

Smartkas: Providing food security as a service
Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor

Socials:

Spencer Lodge

https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/

https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV

Nicole Stott

https://www.instagram.com/astro_nicole/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-stott-60442682/

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#176: Saving The World By Spending A Trillion Dollars With Rowan Hooper

A trillion dollars is an unimaginably large sum, yet it's only around 1% of the world’s GDP, and is roughly the same valuation of Google, Microsoft or Amazon. Rowan Hooper, author of “How To Spend A Trillion Dollars”, joins me on this episode to share how 10 of the world’s biggest problems can be solved with just a trillion dollars. Rowan shares more insights into these global problems, why governments aren’t doing anything to solve them, and he answers the question we’ve all been asking ourselves: Is it too late to reverse the damage we’ve done?

Special thanks to Emirates Literature Festival for facilitating this interview.

Notes

[02:14] How much is a trillion dollars?
[05:51] Ensuring the money is spent appropriately
[12:42] The problems to solve
[16:33] Why governments don’t solve these problems
[21:05] What Rowan learnt whilst writing the book
[26:28] Cows destroy our planet
[29:50] Rowan’s journey
[33:46] Additional learnings
[38:17] How Rowan would spend one trillion dollars
[40:24] Rowan’s journey after writing the book
[44:00] The responsibility of the world’s richest
[47:43] Is it too late to change?
[51:18] Rowan’s experience writing the book
[52:21] Creating a new life form

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Rowan Hooper

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#178: Unleashing Your Greatness By Being Purposeful With Lewis Howes

It’s the curse of our generation: what is purpose? To discuss this topic and more, I am joined by one of the most popular podcasters on the planet – Mr Lewis Howes, host of the hugely popular podcast, ‘School of Greatness’. We shared the stage at the Aldar Experts event in Dubai last week, so it’s a pleasure to chat with him about the difference between ‘finding purpose’ and ‘being purpose’, how to find abundance when life feels heavy, the power of gratitude and his biggest lessons from his late father. Lewis also shares his secret to becoming one of the world’s top podcasters and you’ll be surprised to learn what his recipe for podcasting success is. Big thank you to Aldar, one of the best-known property developers in the UAE, for the opportunity to interview an industry titan like Lewis Howes.

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