Podcasts about Adam Steltzner

Darren and Jessica Salquist want to encourage you to be more curious. How can we become more curious? What is it like to be more curious? How can being curious cultivate a good conversation and better communication. Even learning more about yourself. "Our curious search for truth and understanding makes us unique compared with the other creatures on this planet. Our search drives strange behaviors, create strange inventions, and appears crazy at times, but it just might be the right kind of crazy." - Adam Steltzner. Being curious may bring you closer to your goals, targets and dreams. One step closer at time. Can you shine a light on something by asking more questions and understanding more about it? Then after you shine the light on it your then you create the plan and hammer it out. At the same time, not hammering by beating yourself up but hammering though the obstacles. Check out more on curiosity in this episode. Part 1: Series of Virtues Part 2: Wisdom Virtue Part 3: Self-Mastery Virtue Part 4: Courage Virtue Part 5: Love Virtue Part 6: Hope Virtue Part 7: Gratitude Virtue Part 8: Curiosity Virtue Part 9: Zest Virtue Follow Darren Salquist, Life Changer, Self-Mastery and Wellness Coach, PTA and Personal Trainer on IG: @salquid Linkedin: Darren Salquist Follow Jessica Salquist, Life Changer, Nationally Board Certified Reflexologist, Wellness Coach and Executive Leader on IG: @reflexologyjedi FB: Find us by name Website: nextleveltransformationalcoaching.com (Action Affirmation Cards coming soon) Check out Heroic.us to enroll in a coaching program and be part of am amazing community.

We spoke with our Monday session speaker at the 2022 Annual Convention, Adam Steltzner, the Chief Engineer for the NASA 2020 Mars Mission.  During his compelling presentation, Adam talked about the importance of imagination and perseverance to push the limits of what we can do.  We extended the conversation with a podcast after the session ended.  Don't miss this great interview.

Well, the weather is starting to heat up here in Washington DC , and so is our activity at ACEC. And we wanted to give you a wrap up of what we've been working on this week and look ahead to what to expect from ACEC in the coming weeks. Now first, I want to lead off with the fact that the 2022 professional liability insurance survey of member firms is now underway and invitation links to take the survey have been sent to the primary contacts of our firm members. And the survey is only requesting the responses from AE member firms of ACEC. Only one set of responses per firm is required. If you have any questions, reach out to Charles Kim. Earlier this week, we published two updates. First being the YouTube update that Erin McLaughlin, our Vice President of private market resources does every month in 10 minutes or less giving you all the top trends and information you need on what's happening in the economy and how it impacts your business. That's available on our YouTube channel. And it's going to be linked to the show notes on this episode. Really encourage you to take a look, like and subscribe to the channel, because we do this on a monthly basis. And we also follow up with an even shorter summary on our podcast that was published a little bit earlier this week, looking at top four things you need to know about the economy and the AE industry. And of course now with inflation and CPI at record highs, it's really a good time to get your handle on everything that's happening and impacting our industry. Now, following on the theme of private markets, time is running out for you to register for our April 28th Private Market Symposium on the healthcare, science+technology market, taking place in Boston, Massachusetts. Now this is a great event that brings together engineers and practitioners within this market space to talk about the evolution of the market and ways that engineering firms could take advantage of it. And we know from the research we've done from the ACEC Research Institute that healthcare facilities, biotech, science, and technology, those are all market sectors where our industry fuels bullish now and into the next 12 months. So this is a great opportunity, not only to hear from experts, but also to share information, meet network with your peers. Space is limited and we're running out. So take the opportunity right now if you're in the Boston area or on the 95 corridor. Make sure to get your space for the upcoming private market symposium in healthcare and the science+technology market happening on April 28th in Boston. If you go up to the private market resources page on our website, we have a full rundown of speakers and the agenda. It's gonna be an event you don't want to miss. Now we're also counting down the days until we hit the early bird deadline for the 2022 annual Convention and Legislative Summit happening in person between May 22nd and 25th back downtown DC at the Grand Hyatt. Now this is going to be a great event and it's gonna be a combination of three days of networking, round tables, speakers, and of course advocacy. This is our premier advocacy event for the year. Now there's no better time to have your voice heard in Washington. I mean, right now we are in the implementation phase of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. No one knows the importance of getting this right like our member firm leaders. And we always talk about the speakers that we have and speakers are always a highlight of our events. And this year is no exception. We are very pleased to be welcoming Margaret Brennan - she's the moderator of, CBS' Face the Nation and their Chief Foreign Correspondent. And there's enough to talk about right there. We are also gonna be joined by Scott Harrison. He's gonna be kicking off the event. He's the founder and CEO of Charity: Water, and we are also gonna be welcoming Nicole Malachowski. She is the first female Thunderbird pilot. She's a combat veteran fighter squadron commander, also a white house fellow and advisor gonna be a great talk there. And then Adam Steltzner, he's the leader and chief engineer at NASA for their Mars 2020 mission and the Rover Perseverance. Just a great lineup of speakers to give a little bit extra flare to the event. Again, April 21st is the end of the early bird period. Make sure you go up to acec.org and secure your spot not only for the event, but then also for the Engineering Excellence Awards that are happening again in person. Gonna be great to have this event back in person. We've done the last two virtually, and it's gonna be us just wonderful to get everybody back together. But the premier celebration of engineering excellence is happening right at the end of the conference. So make sure that you not only get your spot for the event, but then also for the EEA awards, you don't wanna miss that. In addition to all of those things happening, we also have some great courses and webinars you don't wanna miss and something that's very timely happening on April 18th, "Electric Vehicle Charging Networks: Implications for Transportation Planning of the Energy Grid." And we all know bipartisan infrastructure. Bill has a lot of EV funding and that national EV network infrastructure. So this is gonna be a great webinar to learn more about that. And then rounding out next week. Friday is Earth Day, April 22nd, and we're gonna be spending the week focusing in on how our member firms design a better world. And we're gonna be using that as our hashtag throughout the week on social media. And we're looking for examples. If you are a firm that deals in environmental work and you want a spotlight, a project that you're very proud of, that shows how we are as an industry, improving the world around us, by cleaning the air, cleaning the water, making things more resilient against climate threats or sustainable. Please let us know, put it up on social, use the #DesignABetterWorld. We'll see it, and we'll retweet it. We're gonna be reposting. A lot of podcasts we've done on environmental issues, posting videos up. And we also have a new book in the ACEC bookstore, "Climate Change and the Built Environment." And this is a compendium is, is really a great resource. And I encourage you to take a look at it. There are 11 chapters plus case studies written by engineers, understanding taking the concept of climate change and the threat that it presents and actually putting actionable steps and how engineering firms can work on these issues. It's a really good book. Encourage everyone to take a look will be running podcasts with some of the contributors to the book and it's up there on the ACEC bookstore. So that's your wrap up for this week and a look ahead at the week to come from ACEC. We'll see you next time.

16:02 | CEO of Delalune Space Rob Meyerson and spacecraft designer Adam Steltzner tackle the big questions of human life beyond Planet Earth. They'll be delivering the keynote address at the Jasper Dark Sky Festival on Saturday, October 23.  39:04 | Bioethicist Florence Ashley addresses the transphobia promoted by public figures including authors Margaret Atwood and JK Rowling along with comedian Dave Chappelle.  1:00:06 | Anishinaabe writer Jesse Wente shares about his new bestseller, Unreconciled: Family, Truth, And Indigenous Resistance, and why Indigenous communities are seeking sovereignty not equity. 1:48:30 | Financial literacy expert Pam Liyanage on when and how to teach kids about money, including the new MoneyPrep App video game.  2:07:08 | #EatYourWords | Ryan reviews the spitefulness conservative politicians, including former Edmonton city councillor Mike Nickel, directed at other candidates during the municipal election campaign season. Presented by Prairie Catering.

18:13 | Werklund Research professor in mathematics education Dr. Brent Davis explains the review of the proposed Alberta K–6 Mathematics Curriculum and the major flaws it reveals. 48:41 | Canadian rock star, author, songwriter Bif Naked shares about her life journey, music,  and how the pandemic is changing how she tours. 1:33:08 | Fat Bear Week founder Mike Fitz chats about the 2021 chonky contest—celebrating the success of  Katmai National Park's bears for packing on the pounds before hibernating and the ecosystem that supports them.  1:59:21 | #MyJasper Memories | The keynote speakers for Dark Sky Festival (October 15-24, 2021)  will tackle the big questions of whether humanity has a sustainable future beyond Earth. Join  chief engineer of NASA's MARS 2020 Perseverance mission Adam Steltzner and former president of Blue Origin Rob Meyerson on October 23 at 3-5pm.

On February 18, 2021, the rover Perseverance and the small robotic helicopter Ingenuity landed on Mars as part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, led by the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. Newt’s guest is Dr. Adam Steltzner, Chief Engineer for the Mars 2020 Project, Perseverance Rover at JPL. He describes the mission and what we hope to achieve and discover next. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Mars 2020 Project Chief Engineer Adam Steltzner joins Stryker & Klein. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” What is the real story behind Emma Lazarus's words back in 1883 in that famous poem, “The New Colossus” on the Statue of Liberty? Big immigration reforms -- called the US Citizenship Act of 2021 | The legislation goes further than the last effort in 2013 by cutting the time to acquire citizenship to eight years instead of 13. There will be great consternation in the amnesty component of the bill, but the bigger point Republicans will be challenged with is these immigration reforms do nothing to fix the problem of illegal immigration. In fact, some would argue that Biden's reforms will encourage the advancement of illegal immigration. Mark Krikorian is the go-to expert on immigration in the nation; this interview is very revealing and will highlight the challenges and consequences of immigration reform. Mark Krikorian has served as Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) since 1995. CIS is an independent, non-partisan research organization in Washington, D.C., examining and critiquing immigration's impact on the US. Viewpoint This Sunday reports on the stories with the goal of offering a unique perspective that challenges conventional thinking. Welcome to the Premier News Magazine as we celebrate our 4th Anniversary here at America Out Loud. Join We The People and fight back against fake news. Rate the show, leave a quick review, and subscribe to Viewpoint on Apple Podcasts by clicking here. Your voice for the fight forward – Malcolm. The Texas Freeze and Biden's Climate Policy | To put the debate into context, as one Texas journal put it... Wind turbines froze and were unable to generate power. The fossil fuel crowd has wasted no time in seizing this as an opportunity to show how renewables are unreliable and limited. On the other hand, Renewable supporters have been quick to point out that natural gas pipelines have frozen, refineries have shut down, and millions of barrels of crude oil production have been shut-in. Fossil fuels loyalists are using this as a platform for warning the world against the horrors of what would be the Green New Deal, while the renewables crowd is rallying around what they see as proof that we need the Green New Deal now. Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris bring a level of expertise on climate change that will help you understand what is truly behind this debate. How will Biden’s Energy policies impact Americans moving forward? The question that needs to be answered is: What is man’s real impact on planet Earth's thermostat? Be sure to read and share the 3-part series on climate change by Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris. Part One: Biden’s Climate Plans Deserve To Be Mocked, Part Two: Sleepy Joe is Delirious on Climate Change, Part Three: Biden Dangerously Misinformed About Energy, Climate, and Jobs. Perseverance on Mars | After safely landing on the surface of Mars Thursday, NASA's Perseverance rover has sent back a never-before-seen view: what it looks like to land on Mars. "The team is overwhelmed with excitement and joy to have successfully landed another rover on the surface of Mars," said Adam Steltzner, the rover's chief engineer. Jay Lehr, Ph.D. is a Senior Policy Analyst with the International Climate Science Coalition and former Science Director of The Heartland Institute. Tom Harris is executive director of the Ottawa, Canada-based International Climate Science Coalition. Covid Vaccines | A report in Health Impact News in Dec 2020 expressed a dire warning on getting the vaccine. What could possibly motivate these doctors, nurses, scientists, and other health professionals to make such an impassioned plea? What do they have to gain by taking the time to educate the public on the hidden dangers of a new class of vaccines about to be infl...

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” What is the real story behind Emma Lazarus's words back in 1883 in that famous poem, “The New Colossus” on the Statue of Liberty? Big immigration reforms -- called the US Citizenship Act of 2021 | The legislation goes further than the last effort in 2013 by cutting the time to acquire citizenship to eight years instead of 13. There will be great consternation in the amnesty component of the bill, but the bigger point Republicans will be challenged with is these immigration reforms do nothing to fix the problem of illegal immigration. In fact, some would argue that Biden's reforms will encourage the advancement of illegal immigration. Mark Krikorian is the go-to expert on immigration in the nation; this interview is very revealing and will highlight the challenges and consequences of immigration reform. Mark Krikorian has served as Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) since 1995. CIS is an independent, non-partisan research organization in Washington, D.C., examining and critiquing immigration's impact on the US. Viewpoint This Sunday reports on the stories with the goal of offering a unique perspective that challenges conventional thinking. Welcome to the Premier News Magazine as we celebrate our 4th Anniversary here at America Out Loud. Join We The People and fight back against fake news. Rate the show, leave a quick review, and subscribe to Viewpoint on Apple Podcasts by clicking here. Your voice for the fight forward – Malcolm. The Texas Freeze and Biden's Climate Policy | To put the debate into context, as one Texas journal put it... Wind turbines froze and were unable to generate power. The fossil fuel crowd has wasted no time in seizing this as an opportunity to show how renewables are unreliable and limited. On the other hand, Renewable supporters have been quick to point out that natural gas pipelines have frozen, refineries have shut down, and millions of barrels of crude oil production have been shut-in. Fossil fuels loyalists are using this as a platform for warning the world against the horrors of what would be the Green New Deal, while the renewables crowd is rallying around what they see as proof that we need the Green New Deal now. Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris bring a level of expertise on climate change that will help you understand what is truly behind this debate. How will Biden’s Energy policies impact Americans moving forward? The question that needs to be answered is: What is man’s real impact on planet Earth's thermostat? Be sure to read and share the 3-part series on climate change by Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris. Part One: Biden’s Climate Plans Deserve To Be Mocked, Part Two: Sleepy Joe is Delirious on Climate Change, Part Three: Biden Dangerously Misinformed About Energy, Climate, and Jobs. Perseverance on Mars | After safely landing on the surface of Mars Thursday, NASA's Perseverance rover has sent back a never-before-seen view: what it looks like to land on Mars. "The team is overwhelmed with excitement and joy to have successfully landed another rover on the surface of Mars," said Adam Steltzner, the rover's chief engineer. Jay Lehr, Ph.D. is a Senior Policy Analyst with the International Climate Science Coalition and former Science Director of The Heartland Institute. Tom Harris is executive director of the Ottawa, Canada-based International Climate Science Coalition. Covid Vaccines | A report in Health Impact News in Dec 2020 expressed a dire warning on getting the vaccine. What could possibly motivate these doctors, nurses, scientists, and other health professionals to make such an impassioned plea? What do they have to gain by taking the time to educate the public on the hidden dangers of a new class of vaccines about to be infl...

Open. Stryker Throws Away Perfectly Good Weed Gummies. Listener Brody Driving 24 hours straight. Calm-tainment. A.D.D. News. NASA Engineer Adam Steltzner. Little Things That Make You Feel Rich. June's Money Making Feet. A.D.D. News. Get To Know Your Show. Klein's Wife Has Million Dollar Card Collection. The Strykee Awards. A.D.D. News. What's In Stryker's Box? Stryker & Klein's Side Hustle. Sauna Peepers.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NASA chief engineer Dr. Adam Steltzner talks to Tonya Hall about "the Dark Room" -- the moment where teams find themselves stuck with no viable options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Adam Steltzner, chief engineer at NASA's JPL, tells Tonya Hall what we can expect from this new mission to the red planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration.

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration.

Getting a Mars rover built, tested and to the launch pad is a feat that requires the dedication of hundreds of team members.

Getting a Mars rover built, tested and to the launch pad is a feat that requires the dedication of hundreds of team members.

Watch as NASA-JPL engineers test the Sample Caching System on the Perseverance Mars rover.

Watch as NASA-JPL engineers test the Sample Caching System on the Perseverance Mars rover.

When you create under pressure, it's tempting to gravitate toward the first idea just to relieve the tension of not knowing where the project is headed. However, this can often mean compromising the work if that idea doesn't deliver the kind of value you really want to be known for. You're simply trading a little discomfort now for a lot of discomfort later.  On this episode, I share three principles from my interview with Adam Steltzner about how to get to the best creative idea and produce work you're proud of.  Today's episode is sponsored by Freshbooks. To claim your free month trial – with no credit card needed – visit Freshbooks.com/accidental and enter The Accidental Creative in the how did you hear about us section. The intro music for the AC podcast is by Joshua Seurkamp. End remix is by DJ Z-Trip. 

Ground & Field Theatre Festival, Kiana Ledé, Dave Matthews Band, Iron Maiden, CAKE, John Mayer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Polish Festival, Jewish Food Faire, Adam Steltzner and more!

What is the future of space flight? With a successful Nasa landing on Mars and more commercial space travel in development than ever before, astronautical engineers are taking us into a new age. From lift off to landing, rapid innovations are radically changing what's possible and bringing us much closer to outer space. Presenter Kevin Fong meets Adam Steltzner, Nasa's chief engineer for the 2020 Mission to Mars, Anuradha TK, Geosat programme director for the Indian Space Research Organisation and David Parker, director of Human and Robotic Exploration at the European Space Agency.

‘Voice’ is this year’s most hyped technology and a fresh front in the clash of the tech titans. But is the rise of the ‘virtual assistants’ an exciting new dawn for brands or a terminal threat? IN THIS EPISODE ⇩ From 1' 30: Henry Cooke, Head of Voice for BBC R&D - Interaction and interface design for Voice - Use cases and the BBC’s Voice interactive radio drama ‘The Inspection Chamber’ - Feeling out the creative space - What brands can learn about Voice from the BBC - How a brand talks and the sound of a BBC station - Design and branding problems with Voice - Discoverability and attribution on Virtual Assistants - The Voice hype bubble and the narrowing gap between hype and promise - The BBC’s role on Virtual Assistants and flying the flag for audiences - The Cambrian explosion of new tech From 10' 10: Marcel Kornblum, Head of Creative Tech at BBH London - Reaching the human threshold in voice recognition - What the data says about uptake and usage of virtual assistants - The opportunities and dangers for brands from virtual assistants - The problems for brands of consumers shopping by Voice - The existential threat to brands from Amazon/Alexa - Is your virtual assistant listening to you? - The creepy thing about contextual data - Google’s failed experiment in Voice advertising - Telling your virtual assistant you love it - The space for branded content, branded entertainment and branded utility - The PR value of new tech - How brands should develop for Voice From 17' 30: Sarah Watson, BBH Global Chief Strategy Officer - Literally giving brands a voice - What creative agencies can bring to the party - The new era of AI marketing - How brands can filter the hype from the reality around Voice - Changing consumer behaviour through voice control - The pitfalls of Voice for brands - Paring back your creative and avoiding making digital landfill - The skills of the new age marketer From 23' 40: Renowned futurist Brian David Johnson, Professor of Practice at Arizona State University - Effects-based modelling: what it is and how to use it - Science fiction prototyping and how brands can use storytelling to change the future - Being more human with our devices - Defining the AI for your brand - Towards an age of sentient tools and relationship-based interactions with our tech - Why tech disruption will always be with us in marketing - Why we shouldn’t be worried about the rise of tech - How brands can innovate for new technology: if you can imagine it, you can build it - Adam Steltzner and how to land a rover on Mars - Being the hovercraft person - Writing ‘Wizards and Robots’ with Will.i.am - Empowering young minds

In our interview with the “rock and roll engineer,” Adam Steltzner discusses how exploration expresses our humanity and is an entirely unique trait among us all. He believes it's a fundamental part of our humanity and is just like art and theater in that it's a “gesture of who we are.” Take a listen to hear how a NASA engineer views humanity and what makes us the way we are!For 10 years, Adam Steltzner led a team of engineers inventing, designing, testing and retesting the revolutionary “sky crane” landing system that successfully placed the Mars rover, Curiosity on the Martian surface in 2012. Since then, he's been awarded honors ranging from the Smithsonian's American Ingenuity Award in technology, to GQ magazine's Spaceman of the Year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.

In our interview with the “rock and roll engineer,” Adam Steltzner discusses how exploration expresses our humanity and is an entirely unique trait among us all. He believes it's a fundamental part of our humanity and is just like art and theater in that it's a “gesture of who we are.” Take a listen to hear how a NASA engineer views humanity and what makes us the way we are!For 10 years, Adam Steltzner led a team of engineers inventing, designing, testing and retesting the revolutionary “sky crane” landing system that successfully placed the Mars rover, Curiosity on the Martian surface in 2012. Since then, he's been awarded honors ranging from the Smithsonian's American Ingenuity Award in technology, to GQ magazine's Spaceman of the Year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of the main components of any tech conference is the keynote sessions, these are the sessions that share the vision, set the context for the show and a good keynote is a vital part of creating the right atmosphere for those attending. What I wanted to do with these special shows was to try and grab some of the immediate reaction from those attending the events and the keynote presentations that come with them. Our first set of keynote reviews come from NetApp Insight 2017 in Berlin, getting the very latest in the data management field. As we come toward the end of the conference, day three provided us with the final general sessions including a fascinating insight into rocket science as Adam Steltzner, part of the Mars Rover landing team, shared the part data played in their work. Joining me in this final review from Insight is Jon Woan (@jonwoan) and Mick Kehoe (@mickehoe) providing their views on this session and as it was the final day, they also share their thoughts on what they'd heard throughout the conference, how it met their expectations and where NetApp covering the kind of things that they felt relevant. Enjoy this last review from NetApp Insight and look out for upcoming reviews from other tech conferences in the future, as well as new episodes of Tech Interviews.

What does it really take to survive on Mars? Neil Tyson interviews Andy Weir, author of “The Martian,” NASA/JPL engineer Adam Steltzner, NASA Planetary Science Director Dr. Jim Green, Sheyna Gifford, co-host Matt Kirshen, Chuck Nice, and Bill Nye. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/

Adam Steltzner went from being described (by New Yorker Magazine) "as a dropout and small town playboy with few skills and fewer prospects" to someone who made history. This episode is about how Adam took that kind of history and made history.  And, not only history, but history that each and every one of us followed in the news.  If you ever wondered how the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab successfully landed a 2,000 pound, 2 and a half billion dollar Curiosity Rover on the surface of Mars a very special historian is here to enlighten us and teach us that we can be called many names in life, and we always have the ability to prove others wrong.  Adam Steltzner is the lead NASA Engineer and manager for entry, descent and landing on Mars. He has also written a book about this experience and his own entitled, The Right Kind of Crazy,”  and we are lucky enough to have him tell us all about what it takes to make our passion(s) a reality. 

Adam Steltzner has a more interesting job than you. And me. And probably most of the people listening to this show. He's an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he helps design things and land them on Mars. In today's episode, he shares some of what he's learned about doing hard things, and some insights from his new book The Right Kind Of Crazy.

Adam Steltzner, an engineer from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory joins us to discuss his new book the Right Kind of Crazy and lessons in creativity from landing spacecrafts on Mars. HIGHLIGHTSGoing to the edges of what we might be capable ofMaking a significant internal identity shift Searching for what's wrong to find what's true Managing fear in high-stakes situations The power of bringing in outside perspectiveThe right kind of crazy vs the wrong kind of crazyWhy our fear of failure is more debilitating than the failure itself Establishing objective distance from your ideasRebuilding your confidence after a significant failureWhy exploration is a gesture of who we areQuotes I want to make sure I don't stop trying for fear of failing In an organization it's very important to separate the ideas from the people who hold them. Books The Right Kind of CrazyFor 10 years, Adam Steltzner led a team of engineers inventing, designing, testing and retesting the revolutionary “sky crane” landing system that successfully placed the Mars rover, Curiosity on the Martian surface in 2012. Since then, he's been awarded honors ranging from the Smithsonian's American Ingenuity Award in technology, to GQ magazine's Spaceman of the Year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam Steltzner is the right kind of crazy. How else do you figure out a sky crane to drop a rover on Mars? (Hah.) In this book, he walks us through "A true story of teamwork, leadership, and high-stakes innovation." Big Ideas we cover include the power of holding on to the doubt (#HOTTD!), embracing the Dark Room, working out and shopping at Radio Shack on Mars.

Adam Steltzner is the right kind of crazy. How else do you figure out a sky crane to drop a rover on Mars? (Hah.) In this book, he walks us through "A true story of teamwork, leadership, and high-stakes innovation." Big Ideas we cover include the power of holding on to the doubt (#HOTTD!), embracing the Dark Room, working out and shopping at Radio Shack on Mars.

SYJ's first returning guest, Adam Stelzner from JPL, drops by to give an update on Mars, talk about his new book, "The Right Kind of Crazy" and relays an anecdote about the most nerve wracking software update in history.

Water on Mars! By sheer serendipity the whole SYJ crew meet up with Adam Steltzner from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories, just hours after NASA makes one of the most important announcements of all time - that Mars still has flowing water (and so possibly, life) right now! At JPL, Adam is lead EDL engineers (a.k.a. landing guy) for the Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity rovers on Mars do he had a lot to say about this. But the comedians spend half the time talking about The Martian and Adam's epic hair.

“Dare mighty things” concludes the most dramatic space video in years, "Seven Minutes of Terror." Narrated by Adam Steltzner, it spelled out how the “sky crane” his team designed at JPL would have to perform an elaborate, impossible-seeming sequence to lower the huge Mars rover Curiosity to the planet’s surface from a hovering rocket guided totally by artificial intelligence. Humans wouldn’t know if it worked until it was all over. Hence the terror. The actual Mars landing on August 6, 02012, went perfectly, and Steltzner found himself a TV superstar after the live coverage, and the subject of a New Yorker profile. Before the landing, Steltzner told the writer: “Six vehicle configurations. Seventy-six pyrotechnic devices. Five hundred thousand lines of code. ZERO margin of error.....You and I are sitting at the edge of an event horizon, like a black hole.... Sunday night, we’ll slip into it, and at least two universes will be awaiting us on the other side: the one where we succeed and the one where we fail. People are scared shitless now. But if we stick the landing, all of a sudden they’ll be saying, ‘Hey, how about doing the next one the same way?’ ” Fans in the San Francisco area discovered he was local talent, the product of College of Marin, a kid who discovered science late and soared to meet it. Now he wonders, “How does our exploration of Mars inform what might come next for us humans and our Earth?” Dare mighty things. This talk is in partnership with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and we would like to extend a special welcome to the YBCA:YOU members.