Podcast appearances and mentions of scott parazynski

[This blog will always be free to read, but it's also how I pay my bills. If you have suggestions or feedback on how I can earn your paid subscription, shoot me an email: cmclymer@gmail.com. And if this is too big of a commitment, I'm always thankful for a simple cup of coffee.]Tell me if you've heard this one before.A Navy SEAL, a doctor, and an astronaut walk into a bar. They're all the same guy.Last week, NASA announced that 40 year-old U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Jonathan “Jonny” Yong Kim will deploy to the International Space Station in March onboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 with cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky for eight months. It's the latest extraordinary chapter in the life of Dr. Kim, who previously served as an enlisted Navy SEAL early in the Global War on Terrorism before completing undergrad, whilst earning an officer commission, and subsequently graduating from Harvard Medical School.While finishing an internship in emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dr. Kim applied to the NASA Astronaut Corps after meeting physician-astronaut Dr. Scott Parazynski and was selected as part of Astronaut Group 22 in 2017.Okay, so, obviously, this is an all-timer professional trajectory, so profoundly accomplished that it's hard to imagine it inspiring any degree of career jealousy in the hearts of his peers because, honestly, any reasonable adult has to ask: what caliber of human being could even do all this?If the LinkedIn summary of this man's life was all you had to go on, maybe certain assumptions would be front-of-mind. Maybe you'd think he had an especially nurturing childhood. Maybe he had particular advantages, even with hard work, that made the above possible.That's where his story, at least for me, gets even more mind-boggling.Dr. Kim was born to Korean American immigrants a few years after they arrived in the United States. They were a working class family. His father struggled with alcoholism and was abusive. His mother attempted to make the very best of a volatile home life. Neither had a college education.Growing up, Dr. Kim took on the role of a protector for his mother and younger brother, constantly shielding them from the violent outbursts of his father. In high school, this came to a head when his father, armed with a handgun, threatened to kill his mother.Rushing to his mother's aid, Dr. Kim was pepper-sprayed and bashed in the skull with a dumbbell by his father. The police were called to their home. After learning he was barricaded in the attic and likely still armed, authorities cordoned off the house. There was a standoff, shots were exchanged, and his father was killed.Despite the overwhelming trauma of this early horrific experience, Dr. Kim kept focused on his childhood dream of serving as a Navy SEAL. He enlisted in 2002 after high school graduation, eventually completed training with BUD/S Class 247, and got assigned to SEAL Team Three.He was primarily trained as a combat medic but soon completed the highly competitive SEAL Sniper Course and then deployed twice to Iraq, undertaking over a hundred combat missions and earning the Silver Star and Bronze Star (w/ valor) along the way for life-saving actions.So, you got this guy who went through an especially rough childhood but overcame it to flesh out a sterling career any of us would admire. The odds were long, yet the success has been off-the-charts. So, as a person, it wouldn't really be surprising to find out he's a bit cocky, right?I've watched several interviews with Dr. Kim and dozens of video snippets of his fellow Navy SEALs discussing the man's character and professional competence. I highly recommend the five-hour podcast chat he did with retired SEAL officer Jocko Willink.(By the way, Mr. Willink is an exceptional interviewer and does a fantastic job of guiding the conversation throughout.)There's also a standout, hilarious clip in which two of his fellow SEALs talk about a presentation Dr. Kim made during Sniper School that was so deeply impressive that all they could do was laugh when remembering it. Definitely watch it. Here's what's abundantly clear: there may not exist a greater chasm between the professional achievements of one human being and the unyielding humility and selflessness they inhabit. Dr. Kim's fellow SEALs have nothing but high praise for him in a community that is not known for its penchant to publicly acclaim any of its living brothers given all who have made the ultimate sacrifice. So many clips I've watched were SEALs bringing up Mr. Kim unprompted and in glowing terms.In watching his interview with Mr. Willink, I was quite taken with the numerous times Dr. Kim answered questions about his service in the framing of his SEAL brethren and other fellow service members, always reverting back to those lost and their sacrifices. I don't know how else to put it, but there's such a pure humility in this man that comes across as steadfastly authentic, almost appearing to be embarrassed that his accomplishments would be discussed at all. As I've done research on Dr. Kim, I've come across too many predictions to count that he may one day—and should be—president, which struck me as not only true but somehow—ironically—unlikely.It's not for his lack of ability. If Dr. Kim could understandably be described as a political novice given that his entire career has been spent outside of formal politics, it's difficult to think of any political novice more likely to be equal to the task.You get the sense that if he were thrown into the Oval Office tomorrow and without warning, Dr. Kim would find a way to make it work. Hell, you get the sense that if you told the man he needs to learn how to juggle flaming swords, he'd come back an hour later with a routine set to music.No, it's the relentless selflessness so clearly at the core of his being that might be the only factor of skepticism, particularly in a political system disinclined to reward selflessness as a prevailing characteristic. In Dr. Kim's own analysis, he's not perfect. He's made growth-ready mistakes throughout his storied career, listened to advice, made adjustments as necessary, and always focused on self-improvement and most importantly: the team, the team, and the team.While speaking with Mr. Willink, he said this: “I'm not gifted. I'm not smarter than everybody else. I'm not stronger. I just have the ability to stick to a plan and not quit."And that's a great value statement, but in honor of Labor Day, here's one that resonated even more with me:“You should never think you're too good to do a job. And I think you should be like that in everything you do. 'Be a forever new guy' is what I try to emulate… never think that you are above taking out the trash.”Well said, Sir.Jonny Kim is the kind of American who makes me hopeful about the future of our country and the kind of leader who best expresses, by example, the greatness we should all aspire to.I can't wait to see what he does next.Charlotte's Web Thoughts is a reader-supported publication. 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Space wants to kill you every moment you are there. From the harsh vacuum to extreme temperatures to killing radiation, there's no shortage of ways to make your stay in space brief. This Halloween, we discuss the Top Ten (and probably more) scariest moments and places in space. And a TWiS bonus--NASA Deputy Administrator and former astronaut Pam Melroy drops in with her scariest space story! Hold on to your thrusters; it's going to be a wild ride. Headlines: Pre-Halloween Lunar Eclipse! Partial lunar eclipse on October 28, but you must be in the Eastern Hemisphere to see it. Peak viewing will be in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. China launched a new crew to its Tiangong space station on the Shenzhou 17 mission. The three taikonauts will spend 6 months on the station, replacing the outgoing Shenzhou 16 crew. The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample capsule remains stuck shut after its return. NASA is still working on safely opening it to access the priceless cargo inside. Main Topic - Top Space Frights The harrowing Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, the first time humans landed on another world, almost ran out of fuel before touching down. Black holes, with their incomprehensible gravity wells that spaghettify anything that gets too close. Alexei Leonov's dicey first spacewalk in 1965 where his suit ballooned up and he nearly couldn't get back into the spacecraft. Gamma ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, that could strip a planet's atmosphere if pointed the wrong way. The near-disaster of Gemini 8 in 1966, when Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott had to fire retrorockets, forcing an emergency reentry, to stop the violent tumbling of his spacecraft. Spooky exoplanet TrES-2b, with its coal-black atmosphere and lava-hot winds. Surprise guest and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy's Pick: Her own scary moment on STS-120 in 2007 when a snagged solar array threatened to electrocute spacewalker Scott Parazynski. Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Pam Melroy Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit

Space wants to kill you every moment you are there. From the harsh vacuum to extreme temperatures to killing radiation, there's no shortage of ways to make your stay in space brief. This Halloween, we discuss the Top Ten (and probably more) scariest moments and places in space. And a TWiS bonus--NASA Deputy Administrator and former astronaut Pam Melroy drops in with her scariest space story! Hold on to your thrusters; it's going to be a wild ride. Headlines: Pre-Halloween Lunar Eclipse! Partial lunar eclipse on October 28, but you must be in the Eastern Hemisphere to see it. Peak viewing will be in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. China launched a new crew to its Tiangong space station on the Shenzhou 17 mission. The three taikonauts will spend 6 months on the station, replacing the outgoing Shenzhou 16 crew. The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample capsule remains stuck shut after its return. NASA is still working on safely opening it to access the priceless cargo inside. Main Topic - Top Space Frights The harrowing Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, the first time humans landed on another world, almost ran out of fuel before touching down. Black holes, with their incomprehensible gravity wells that spaghettify anything that gets too close. Alexei Leonov's dicey first spacewalk in 1965 where his suit ballooned up and he nearly couldn't get back into the spacecraft. Gamma ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, that could strip a planet's atmosphere if pointed the wrong way. The near-disaster of Gemini 8 in 1966, when Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott had to fire retrorockets, forcing an emergency reentry, to stop the violent tumbling of his spacecraft. Spooky exoplanet TrES-2b, with its coal-black atmosphere and lava-hot winds. Surprise guest and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy's Pick: Her own scary moment on STS-120 in 2007 when a snagged solar array threatened to electrocute spacewalker Scott Parazynski. Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Pam Melroy Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit

Space wants to kill you every moment you are there. From the harsh vacuum to extreme temperatures to killing radiation, there's no shortage of ways to make your stay in space brief. This Halloween, we discuss the Top Ten (and probably more) scariest moments and places in space. And a TWiS bonus--NASA Deputy Administrator and former astronaut Pam Melroy drops in with her scariest space story! Hold on to your thrusters; it's going to be a wild ride. Headlines: Pre-Halloween Lunar Eclipse! Partial lunar eclipse on October 28, but you must be in the Eastern Hemisphere to see it. Peak viewing will be in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. China launched a new crew to its Tiangong space station on the Shenzhou 17 mission. The three taikonauts will spend 6 months on the station, replacing the outgoing Shenzhou 16 crew. The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample capsule remains stuck shut after its return. NASA is still working on safely opening it to access the priceless cargo inside. Main Topic - Top Space Frights The harrowing Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, the first time humans landed on another world, almost ran out of fuel before touching down. Black holes, with their incomprehensible gravity wells that spaghettify anything that gets too close. Alexei Leonov's dicey first spacewalk in 1965 where his suit ballooned up and he nearly couldn't get back into the spacecraft. Gamma ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, that could strip a planet's atmosphere if pointed the wrong way. The near-disaster of Gemini 8 in 1966, when Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott had to fire retrorockets, forcing an emergency reentry, to stop the violent tumbling of his spacecraft. Spooky exoplanet TrES-2b, with its coal-black atmosphere and lava-hot winds. Surprise guest and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy's Pick: Her own scary moment on STS-120 in 2007 when a snagged solar array threatened to electrocute spacewalker Scott Parazynski. Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Pam Melroy Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit

Space wants to kill you every moment you are there. From the harsh vacuum to extreme temperatures to killing radiation, there's no shortage of ways to make your stay in space brief. This Halloween, we discuss the Top Ten (and probably more) scariest moments and places in space. And a TWiS bonus--NASA Deputy Administrator and former astronaut Pam Melroy drops in with her scariest space story! Hold on to your thrusters; it's going to be a wild ride. Headlines: Pre-Halloween Lunar Eclipse! Partial lunar eclipse on October 28, but you must be in the Eastern Hemisphere to see it. Peak viewing will be in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. China launched a new crew to its Tiangong space station on the Shenzhou 17 mission. The three taikonauts will spend 6 months on the station, replacing the outgoing Shenzhou 16 crew. The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample capsule remains stuck shut after its return. NASA is still working on safely opening it to access the priceless cargo inside. Main Topic - Top Space Frights The harrowing Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, the first time humans landed on another world, almost ran out of fuel before touching down. Black holes, with their incomprehensible gravity wells that spaghettify anything that gets too close. Alexei Leonov's dicey first spacewalk in 1965 where his suit ballooned up and he nearly couldn't get back into the spacecraft. Gamma ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, that could strip a planet's atmosphere if pointed the wrong way. The near-disaster of Gemini 8 in 1966, when Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott had to fire retrorockets, forcing an emergency reentry, to stop the violent tumbling of his spacecraft. Spooky exoplanet TrES-2b, with its coal-black atmosphere and lava-hot winds. Surprise guest and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy's Pick: Her own scary moment on STS-120 in 2007 when a snagged solar array threatened to electrocute spacewalker Scott Parazynski. Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Pam Melroy Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit

We can learn a lot by exploring the edges of the biosphere, where conditions can just barely support even the most hardy organisms. And by venturing beyond the biosphere– by leaving Earth and traveling into space– we can really test the limits of what our bodies are capable of. Scott Parazynski is a former NASA astronaut who has flown on five missions to space and completed seven spacewalks. He is also an emergency medical doctor who has climbed some of the highest mountains on Earth, including Everest, a scuba diver, pilot, rock climber, and luge athlete. Scott describes what it's like to live and work in space, his journey toward becoming an astronaut, and what being in space and other extreme environments has taught him about Earth and about the limits of the human body.To learn more about Scott Parazynski, check out his book “The Sky Below” and his website: https://parazynski.com/You can learn more about space science and exploration at https://www.nasa.gov/Mentioned in this episode:Lindblad ExpeditionsThe Rice Alumni Traveling Owls program offers exciting intellectual itineraries to destinations across the globe. Traveling Owls trips serve as a catalyst for lifelong learning and strengthen bonds between Rice University alumni and friends. You don't have to be a Rice alum to participate in Traveling Owls programs. Visit alumni.rice.edu/travelingowls to see a list of upcoming trips. Rice Traveling OwlsLindblad Expeditions

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On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Dr. Alex Young founder of Virti. Alex, and I talk about the impact of new technologies like virtual reality and artificial intelligence on the training and human performance space, and some of the challenges and opportunities facing companies in the changing world of work. Let's get, started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help the new innovators navigate what's next. Each week, we'll give you a front row seat into what it takes to learn, grow, and thrive in today's world of accelerating change and uncertainty. Join us as we explore, engage and experiment with the best and the brightest innovators, entrepreneurs, and pioneering businesses. It's time to get started.Interview Transcript with Dr. Alex Young founder of VirtiBrian Ardinger: Welcome to another episode of Inside Outside Innovation. I'm your host Brian Ardinger. And as always, we have another amazing guest. Today, we have Dr. Alex Young. He is the founder of Virti. Virti helps HR teams and organizations using things like artificial intelligence and augmented reality to improve and measure training. So welcome to the show, Alex. Alex Young: Thanks so much, Brian. It's great to be here. Brian Ardinger: I'm excited to have you because you come from a different background. You were a trauma and orthopedic surgeon before you became a entrepreneur founder. So how did you go from being a surgeon to being a founder of a virtual reality training type of company?Alex Young: Yeah, so it's been a really interesting journey. I mean, my interests have always been around how to improve learning and the performance of people really in any sector. And my original degree, as you mentioned, was in medicine. And then I specialized in orthopedic surgery, working in the UK and also in the US for a little while.And I've always, always been a bit of a tech nerd as well. So had a couple of companies when I was actually training to be a doctor. And taught myself how to code. Pretty terrible coding skills but managed to build a few companies around that. And then really with Virti, what I wanted to do was build a deep technology company, which tackled one of the major problems I was seeing. Both in healthcare, but also in every other sector, really on the planet which was how do we democratize and scale soft skills type of training for the workforce of the future. And when I trained as a doctor and a surgeon, often we do communication role-plays and things to train people really how to be more empathetic. How to be better communicators. How to do things in health care, like break bad news to patients, or explain a diagnosis. And in the operating room about how to make decisions under pressure and lead teams. And often those sort of training sessions, were not very scalable. They weren't hugely engaging, and they were quite biased and not that data driven. So, as you mentioned with Virti, what we do is we use AI and tools like virtual reality to put people into these very scalable, very measurable scenarios, where they can fail in a safe environment and run through lots of soft skills trainings senarios whether that's on a sales team training. Whether it's for managers or leaders, to understand how to deliver feedback. Or it's on your hiring or HR side, where we can actually find if people have some innate biases in the questions they ask during interviews. Or how they deliver team performance. So really, really interesting journey and lots and lots of parallels between healthcare and being an entrepreneur. Brian Ardinger: Absolutely. The whole concept of this metaverse and some of the new things that are coming in when it comes to augmented reality and virtual reality, what are some of the things that you're seeing in that space? How has it changed and evolved since you've started the company? And what are you seeing? Alex Young: I think the whole VR space has been on a bit of a rollercoaster. Really, you know, going back all the way to the 1980s when NASA first started using VR tech for some of the training that they were doing. And in the healthcare sector there's always been lots of, kind of, sort of use cases of virtual reality for things like surgical training. But it's never really seen mass adoption. And I think now with some of the newer headsets coming out and with companies like Meta, which of course rebranded from Facebook. Putting kind of billions behind the type of technology. We're seeing some of these PR teams like the Metaverse really galvanizing businesses and people behind this idea of a shared space. Where people can go, communicate with others. Practice in safe environment. Or just go and relax. And, you know, play games with each other. And I think on the back of the pandemic where everyone was very isolated and teams still work remotely, it's really, really interesting having that projection in a shared space where you can build rapport a little bit easier than perhaps that of over Zoom, looking at your camera. And you get a bit more inclusivity with team communication.And I think, you know, for us as a training company, we were founded back in 2018. Really under that premise of how can we scale role play or in-person training. And make it more affordable, more scalable and more data driven. And for us, it's just been a great time to sort of execute on that vision and help lots of companies to upskill their people. Brian Ardinger: You mentioned you started the company before COVID and that. But obviously we've seen a massive shift when it comes to this change with COVID. And the fact that everybody's now trying to up-skill cross sell, figure out new ways to do work and that. Are you finding particular industries or jobs settings that are more conducive to this virtual reality environment? Alex Young: I think it's really interesting, just the diverse views of kind of sectors and categories. Kind of find, you know, helpfulness from immersive technology. It can be used throughout absolutely everything. For us specialization, which is obviously soft skills, I think, you know, we're seeing a big uptake by people like sales teams. Particularly in industries like franchises, where they got to upskill new franchisees from a playbook and have a certain way of doing things.The traditional method there obviously was doing in-person meetings or in-person webinars and, you know, live webinars and things like that. And it just wasn't either that engaging or that scalable. We've seen big uptakes there. Other industries outside of healthcare, where we've seen big uptake, things like aviation, which again, anything that kind of has infrequent, but very impactful hazardous outcomes. We found that putting people into virtual reality scenarios to be really, really helpful.So, things like how to communicate with a passenger on an airline who might be rude to the staff. Or, you know, disruptive to other passengers. Being able to deescalate them. It doesn't happen too usually often, but, but it can be incredibly disruptive and cause flights to be landed in places other than their destination. That kind of thing is just great for running people through that talk of repeatable training, Brian Ardinger: The trend of VR, seems to be just on the early stages of that. What's holding this back from companies being more focused on using this type of environment? Alex Young: So, although virtual reality and the concept of virtual reality and the Metaverse has been around for a while. I think the technology now is only really sort of on that precipice of kind of mass adoption. As you mentioned, I think with anything new in the hardware space, whether it's an iPhone, whether it's a new type of computer, in this case, it's the VR headsets. There is going to be a lot of speculation and a lot of blockers and barriers to adoption just because the hardware itself is expensive and people need to understand how it fits naturally into their workplace. I think what we're seeing now is some of the usefulness of the content. And the apps that sit on these pieces of hardware, really the things that are driving adoption. And as they become more and more impactful, the quality of those becomes better. We're seeing people, you know, much more eager to adopt. And, you know, again, the technology as a whole, it's gone through a huge amount of technological change. Even just they've the last sort of two and a half years in terms of what the tech can do. So, we've now got things like eye tracking. The headsets they need wires, that attach headsets to computers. You know, the chips and power of the actual headsets themselves is much faster. What we're now saying is we're still on that adoption curve. It's still very early. But we're seeing real impactful business outcomes being seen by people who are actually using them. Say we've done a lot of research around how the tech works. We've seen people's learning retention increased by upwards of 200%. It's in confidence and employee's ability to action some of the training they've practiced in VR. Outperform in-person training in some cases. And we've seen the time for training reduced when you combine virtual reality with in-person training. So, lots of cost savings. Lots of better impact. Lots of better engagement. Some of the data coming out of it. Brian Ardinger: What are some of the surprises that you've seen over the years of how your original assumptions were about how to build a company, or the features and solutions you were going to build out there? What are some of the assumptions that have changed? Or some of the surprises that you've seen?Alex Young: We've been very lucky in that, you know, we spend a lot of time researching things back in 2018 when the company was founded. And we spoke to E learning development professionals and spoke to people in HR. We spoke to end users (employees) and really got a good understanding of what they were using at the moment in terms of either e-learning or in-person training. And then tried to pull out the critical elements of that into what we built.I think in terms of what we have built at Virti, one of the big complaints that people made, which I've got to say I didn't realize until I sort of truly spoke to a wide variety of HR and learning development professionals was that if you deliver off the shelf content to, we as a company have our own scenarios, soft skills training, and other types of training, and that's great. And people can pick up and plug those, you know, straight into that training workflows. But actually, people want the ability to create their own content and they want a system that's easy to use in order to do that. And for things like virtual reality and soft skills training, where a lot of it is conversational scripts, people aren't that intimidated by doing that themselves. And, you know, they've got their own experiences and their own ways of doing that. The big things that we did quite early on, on the back of that feedback was build out this No Code creation set of tools across both video and computer-generated scenarios so that people can actually create their own.And that then throws out a whole host of, you know, real creativity, back to us as a company. And it's really exciting for me as the founder to look at what people create. Whether it's, you know, very immersive diversity inclusivity scenarios, based on people's previous experiences. Whether it's video training or onboarding training for that company. That's really, really exciting.Brian Ardinger: I'm glad you brought that up because this idea, and we talk a lot about it on the show about no-code and low-code and democratization of some of these tools that makes it easier for people to spin things up, test things, try things. It's interesting to see that you're seeing that evolve in the virtual reality space as well.Alex Young: We talk about soft skills. Or power skills as I like to call them, in terms of leadership training or helping managers deliver feedback. But there are lots of different ways to do that. And there are lots of different learning points. And I think the types of scenarios that you can put people through are almost limitless in some ways, in terms of the demographics of the people that you're communicating with. The actual setting. The types of conversation. People's emotions. And even just from one scenario, you can tweak things behind the scenes and create a whole host of slightly different, slightly more difficult or easier scenarios that you can then run your employees through.And that's where it becomes really interesting because the data of the system can then pick out some subtle changes and improvements. And it can also start to grade who your best performers are in the leadership space. In the sales space. And in the communication space. And actually, give people a gold standard or a ball that they can hit if they're looking to improve their soft skills, which is a really, really cool and really gamified. Brian Ardinger: And that's an interesting point as well. When you talk about soft skills, I think one of the challenges is it's very difficult to measure that. And you're saying with technology and that, and you have an opportunity to collect data that you might not have been able to collect in the past and use that in different ways to really put some metrics or some insight into what's going on.Alex Young: A hundred percent. And I think that the simplest way that I think about things is if I do an in-person role play like I did when I was a doctor or like I did, when I was, you know, practicing my own sales skills as the founder of a technology company. You will do a role play and then a third person, the coach will feed back to you. And they might say something like you started the conversation off well. Or give you some technical feedback on the content of what you're saying. Or they might give you some feedback on your eye contact or your body language.But it's very subjective based on what they're seeing at the time and the assessors own personal experiences and their own abilities. And what the technology can do is it can actually track entire conversations. It can look at people's cadence of that tone. It can look at what conversational items, you know, that they're actually talking about.And with some of the new hardware, you can also look at things like eye tracking. Physiological data. So, you can see if people are getting a little bit scared during parts of the conversation as well. And then you can feed that back to the user who might not know some of these subtle things, especially in the eye contact area. So, there's loads and loads of really interesting things that we can do. And the most important thing is then feeding that back and helping people be able to learn and improve in really kind of objective ways. Brian Ardinger: Any type of technology adoption, there's this focus on innovation. And how do you get folks to adopt new technologies and things like that. So, you've obviously had an opportunity to see how companies take new technologies and the culture that's required. So, I wanted to dig a little bit into what you've seen when it comes to the culture of innovation. And how have you seen better companies adapt to this kind of new innovations. And what are some of the things that you've seen when it comes to the culture of innovation?Alex Young: It's a great question. And I think we, the gamble operating in health care, is our sort of immediate or near target market. And that is something that is quite slow to adopt. Any type of technology because of any kind of patient safety concerns and things like that. And you've got to go through lots of rigorous procurement processes and so forth. But even there, one of the key things that I always look for is who's going to sponsor, you know, the adoption of this technology entirely in the new company. Who is that going to be?Is it someone in the C Suite? Is it a champion in the L & D or HR Department? Who's going to really come on board and align with someone from our team who's typically on the customer successful or learning development side. And look at what the real goals and the outcome of introducing this tech is, both in the near term or say, you know, a year or two years.And I think that's where we, as a company, forget a little bit about the technology and we say, okay, how can we help and align to your business goals? Whether that is just getting to payback of the platform as quickly as possible. You know if we can show we can make you money or we can show you that we are driving things like sales revenues or improving customer satisfaction and things like that through better training. Or just by, you know, retaining your staff because we do a lot of onboarding training and, you know, there's some craziest statistics from places like Gallup or, you know, LinkedIn's workplace Survey, which shows that, you know, that people don't engage with our onboarding or if the onboarding isn't good enough, they will leave your company in like the first 45 days. Which is terrifying us as a business owner myself. And I think it's those things that we really obsessed over. And then I think the next part is making sure everyone within that organization, that's adopting the software is basically understanding what their role is. That the users are incentivized to use it. And it's meaningful and it's going to be helpful to them. Rather than being a hindrance or just another password that they need to remember. And most importantly you know, for us, it's in providing value to our customers and what they're doing. And collecting feedback and iterating on that. So, it's always an interesting journey. Every company is slightly different. Some people love adopting new technology and wants to be at the forefront of any innovation. Some people want to wait until they've seen some use cases come out. And some people are just super cynical. And it's just human nature and different folks you know, different industries. But it's always fun working with lots of different types of companies and people.Brian Ardinger: You have a podcast out called the human performance podcast. So, whenever I have a podcast host, I always like to get your take on what's going on in that particular space. Some of the things you've learned in this space of human performance. What are some of the best guests or some of the insights that you've learned from your podcast and the guests that you've had on it?Alex Young: It's been absolutely fascinating actually. I mean, the podcast began really as a way to provide some stories to our users and our customers that sort of inspired them in their day-to-day lives. And some of the things that I was really, really interested in was how people's mindsets or how their own performance made them do, you know, extraordinary things. On that podcast, some highlights, but for me personally have been, we've had a couple of astronauts who've been on, who've done, you know, multiple space walks and have to fix shuttle antennas, literally in the middle of the space. That for emergency situations, or sports people who've come back from injury and done amazing things.But I think, you know throughout, the thing that fascinates me is always how people deal with some of these just enormous achievements. And by that, I mean a lot of people who do really, really well are actually the most humble and nicest people on the planet. And will bend over backwards to help out folks.And I think a lot of that is about their mindset and it's about them really seeing themselves as a servant to the training and to what they're doing and being very, very coachable. And one great story is that from Scott Parazynski. He's one of the astronauts we've had on the podcast. He not only has done, I think over 40 space walks, but he's someone who is just always learning. And always wanting to challenge himself.And has that in him. Which he's kind of learned over time. And he's also been to the top of Everest. He's been into a volcano in extreme temperatures. And he's just done some crazy, crazy stuff. And the thing that keeps him going is always that want and need to learn new things. To challenge himself. And to really sort of improve himself as an individual. And it's just amazing hearing stories like that every single week. So, I always think, you know, whatever podcast it's not about the host, it's always about the guests. Which really make it for everybody. For More InformationBrian Ardinger: Absolutely. Thank you for coming on Inside Outside Innovation, to talk about your learnings and what you're seeing in the world. Both as a founder, as a, as a technology person and as a person who's focused on human performance. So, Alex, thank you for coming on the show. If people want to find out more about yourself or about Virti, what's the best way to do that? Alex Young: You can follow Virti at @Virtilabs on all social media. And the website is Virti.com. And then I'm Alexander F. Young on all social media. And by all means, follow me. I talk about soft skills and human performance across every channel. Brian Ardinger: Excellent. Well, Alex, thanks again for coming on the show and appreciate the time. Looking forward to continuing the conversation in the years to come.Alex Young: Thank you so much, Brian. Really enjoyed it.Brian Ardinger: That's it for another episode of Inside Outside Innovation. If you want to learn more about our team, our content, our services, check out InsideOutside.io or follow us on Twitter @theIOpodcast or @Ardinger. Until next time, go out and innovate.FREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER & TOOLSGet the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HEREYou can also search every Inside Outside Innovation Podcast by Topic and Company.  For more innovations resources, check out IO's Innovation Article Database, Innovation Tools Database, Innovation Book Database, and Innovation Video Database.  We use Amazon Affiliate links for books and Descript Affiliate for transcripts.  

Scott Parazynski, MD; Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies; Board Member and Chief Medical Officer of Community Wellness; Former NASA Astronaut and author of The Sky Below

Generational and technological changes and advance have blurred the leadership lines. The old command and control has lost a great deal of its functionality. Innovation and collaboration are essential in moving forward as organizations and as leaders. What can we learn from the advances in space technology? Let's find out together. Our guest is Dr. Scott Parazynski. Scott is a NASA trained astronaut who was recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. He's a highly decorated physician, tech CEO, and a widely sought-after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, and leadership under extreme adversity. Dr. Scott Parazynski is both Stanford and Harvard graduate and has conducted ground-breaking research in space physiology and high-altitude acclimatization. In 1992, he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crew mate; and personal physician and the assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. He is also a prolific inventor/product developer and serves on the boards of several companies. Dr. Parazynski is the Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space. More on Dr. Scott Parazynski: Website https://parazynski.com. Social Media https://www.facebook.com/scottparazynski. https://twitter.com/AstroDocScott https://www.linkedin.com/in/parazynski https://www.instagram.com/astrodocscott

Generational and technological changes and advance have blurred the leadership lines. The old command and control has lost a great deal of its functionality. Innovation and collaboration are essential in moving forward as organizations and as leaders. What can we learn from the advances in space technology? Let's find out together. Our guest is Dr. Scott Parazynski. Scott is a NASA trained astronaut who was recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. He's a highly decorated physician, tech CEO, and a widely sought-after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, and leadership under extreme adversity. Dr. Scott Parazynski is both Stanford and Harvard graduate and has conducted ground-breaking research in space physiology and high-altitude acclimatization. In 1992, he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crew mate; and personal physician and the assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. He is also a prolific inventor/product developer and serves on the boards of several companies. Dr. Parazynski is the Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space. More on Dr. Scott Parazynski: Website https://parazynski.com. Social Media https://www.facebook.com/scottparazynski. https://twitter.com/AstroDocScott https://www.linkedin.com/in/parazynski https://www.instagram.com/astrodocscott

PASCAL LEE is a Planetary Scientist with the SETI Institute, Founder of the Mars Institute, and he's Director of the NASA Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) at NASA Ames Research Center [a field research project on Devon Island, High Arctic, where they plan future human missions to the Moon and Mars]. We talked about Pascal's time as a meteorite-hunter

How to be SUCCESSFUL and achieve your goals with someone who has spent countless hours studying the minds of those that THRIVE: everyone from Nobel Prize winners to Olympians to Astronauts ✨ Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer in Anaesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. She's a contributor for Psychology Today and Forbes magazines. She's one of the Top 30 Management Thinkers in the World to Watch according to Thinkers50. She was a semi-finalist for Forbes' 50 over 50, and is a Mentor for The Mentor Project non-profit organisation. In this episode we talk all about SUCCESS, what makes high-achievers tick, and Ruth's recently published book: The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance

Generational and technological changes and advance have blurred the leadership lines. The old command and control has lost a great deal of its functionality. Innovation and collaboration are essential in moving forward as organizations and as leaders.  What can we learn from the advances in space technology? Let's find out together. Our guest is Dr. Scott Parazynski. Scott is a NASA trained astronaut who was recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. He's a highly decorated physician, tech CEO, and a widely sought-after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, and leadership under extreme adversity.  Dr. Scott Parazynski is both Stanford and Harvard graduate and has conducted ground-breaking research in space physiology and high-altitude acclimatization. In 1992, he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crew mate; and personal physician and the assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. He is also a prolific inventor/product developer and serves on the boards of several companies. Dr. Parazynski is the Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space. More on Dr. Scott Parazynski: Website https://parazynski.com. Social Media https://www.facebook.com/scottparazynski. https://twitter.com/AstroDocScott https://www.linkedin.com/in/parazynski https://www.instagram.com/astrodocscott . . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Ruth Gotian and her panel of experts each week as they interview successful guests. Today's guest is Dr. Scott Parazynski, who is also an astronaut, inventor, entrepreneur and has climbed Mt Everest!

Generational and technological changes and advance have blurred the leadership lines. The old command and control has lost a great deal of its functionality. Innovation and collaboration are essential in moving forward as organizations and as leaders. What can we learn from the advances in space technology? Let's find out together. Our guest is Dr. Scott Parazynski. Scott is a NASA trained astronaut who was recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. He's a highly decorated physician, tech CEO, and a widely sought-after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, and leadership under extreme adversity.  Dr. Scott Parazynski is both Stanford and Harvard graduate and has conducted ground-breaking research in space physiology and high-altitude acclimatization. In 1992, he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crew mate; and personal physician and the assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. He is also a prolific inventor/product developer and serves on the boards of several companies. Dr. Parazynski is the Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space. More on Dr. Scott Parazynski: Website https://parazynski.com. Social Media https://www.facebook.com/scottparazynski. https://twitter.com/AstroDocScott https://www.linkedin.com/in/parazynski https://www.instagram.com/astrodocscott . . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and his wife, Jocelyn, talk about great moments and lessons learned from the show in 2021. There were so many great guests this year, but we grabbed clips from the following episodes.  Enjoy!#19: A-10 Pilot and Afghanistan Vet, Scott Campbell#20: First Female Fighter Pilot, Sharon Preszler#24: First Female Airline Pilot, Terry Rinehart#30: CIA Member and SR71 Developer, TD Barnes#35: Astronaut-Doctor, Scott Parazynski#28: Attorney and Sex Crimes Prosecutor Melissa Rueschhoff#46: African Civil War Refugee, Pitman Kennedy #42: Afghanistan Withdrawal with Foreign Service Officer Thomas Billingsley#49: From the Streets of Guatemala to Air Force Leadership, Ericka Kelly#27: A-10 Pilot and Former POW, Rob Sweet#39-#40: Holocaust Survivor, Sam Silberberg***Follow the Greg Krino Show here...GregKrino.comYouTubeInstagramFacebookTwitterLinkedInIf you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating and friendly comment on your podcast app. It takes only a minute, and it really helps convince popular guests to join me.If you have comments or ideas for the show, please contact me at gregkrinoshow@gmail.com.

Dr. Scott Parazynski is a former NASA astronaut, a Mt. Everest climber and volcano explorer. 

In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Maria Franzoni interviews Scott Parazynski, a decorated physician, astronaut, best-selling author and tech CEO.   Having trained at Stanford and Harvard, he has conducted ground-breaking research in space physiology and high-altitude acclimatisation.  He is the only person to have both flown in space and summited Mt. Everest, is a submersible-pilot-in-training, and recently made the first descent into the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua. In this fascinating episode, we discuss a range of his views on issues including: Space Physiology Exploration Space Travel Teamwork Risk Management Leadership Links: More about Scott Parazynski More about Speakers Associates Connect with Speakers Associates on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaker Show podcast, click here Listen here: Libsyn  iTunes  Google Play Spotify  

Dylan Taylor of ColoradoWeekendAthlete.com speaks with Dr. Scott Parazynski, a highly decorated physician, astronaut, and tech CEO, recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. Scott joined NASA's Astronaut Corps in 1992, flying on 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducting 7 spacewalks. His mission highlights include a global ozone mapping flight; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crewmate and personal physician; and assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. Scott is also a prolific mountaineer, and is the first person to have both flown in space and summited Mount Everest. Scott is a legend in every sense of the word, with additional experience as a diver, pilot, and explorer, while continuing to improve our possibilities on Earth as an inventor, product developer, speaker, author, and entrepreneur. Buy The Sky Below by Scott Parazynski here: https://parazynski.com/product/the-sky-below/ Find out more info about Scott Parazynski at www.parazynski.com Follow Scott on Instagram at @astrodocscott Follow Scott on Twitter at @AstroDocScott

SCOTT PARAZYNSKI is an astronaut, trans-medium explorer, passionate climber, author, entrepreneur, and physician. He's travelled more than 23 MILLION MILES in space, across 5 missions, conducting 7 spacewalks (totalling 47 hours) in the process. He's the first person EVER to have been to space AND summited the world's tallest mountain, Mount EVEREST. He's a tech CEO, speaker, and is in the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. His memoir is called The Sky Below: A true story of Summits, Space, and Speed [scroll for links]. While in medical school he competed on the US development luge team, and was ranked among the top 10 in the nation. TIMESTAMPS (clickable in some apps): [00:11] INTRO [01:12] Scott's childhood dream: going to space [03:45] Living all over the world as a child [05:54] Making the astronaut dream a reality [10:18] First launch experience [14:31] Does looking back @ Earth from space change you [17:15] Space travel for all? [18:41] Mars, SpaceX & Elon Musk [22:15] SPACEWALKS [25:15] Dangerous spacewalk & the ingenuity of NASA [31:09] Holding on with fingertips, watching Earth from space [33:25] Future of space travel & future of Earth [35:29] MOUNT EVEREST & climbing [37:27] Fluidity (scroll for link) [39:53] Cruising around the wreck of the Titanic [40:41] UFOs, UAP, & Aliens [45:01] Scott's message [46:34] OUTRO HAVE YOU MET... LINKS: All Links (Linktree) YouTube Full Episodes (out WEEKLY) YouTube Clips (Most days) Website Instagram Anchor Twitter Facebook LinkedIn SCOTT'S LINKS: Instagram @AstroDocScott Twitter @AstroDocScott Website Charity: https://www.avondalehouse.org/ "Avondale House is the only agency in greater Houston that serves individuals living with moderate to severe autism from ages 3 years through their lifetime." Get Scott's book: from Amazon, or check it out here. The company that we discussed: Fluidity - NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY THURSDAY - NEW CLIPS ALMOST DAILY - Open-minded and curious conversational interviews. Extreme variety of guests and topics. Just two people talking... #podcast #haveyoumet #scottparazynski #astronaut #NASA #space #spaceshuttle #spacetravel #ISS #internationalspacestation #everest Keywords: Astronaut, NASA, Space Travel, Space Exploration, Mars, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Space, Rocket launch, HAVE YOU MET... HOPE YOU ENJOY/ED :) ALL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/HaveYouMet

In the most recent episode of SeaState, we are talking to Dr. Scott Parazynski, a highly decorated physician, astronaut, and tech CEO, who was recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. In 1992 he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include a global ozone mapping flight; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crewmate and "personal physician", and assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. Enjoy the latest episode NASA & Ocean Exploration.

Dr. Scott Parazynski is a highly decorated physician, astronaut, and tech CEO, recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. He is a widely sought after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, mentorship and leadership under extreme adversity.Scott has lived and traveled all over the world, spending many of his grade school years in places such as Senegal, Lebanon, Iran and Greece. A graduate of Stanford University and Medical School, he went on to train at Harvard and in Denver for a career in emergency medicine and trauma.In 1992 he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include a global ozone mapping flight; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crewmate and “personal physician”; and assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm.In October 2007, Scott led the spacewalking team on STS-120, during which he performed 4 EVAs. The final EVA is regarded by many as one of the most challenging and dangerous ever performed. The tremendous coordinated effort in orbit and on the ground by Mission Control has been likened to the Space Shuttle and Space Station era's “Apollo 13 moment.”In addition to being a diver and accomplished mountaineer, Scott is also a commercial, instrument, multiengine and seaplane-rated pilot. On May 20, 2009, he became the first astronaut to stand on top of the world, the summit of Mount Everest. As a life-long explorer, he and a colleague recently set the first bootprints adjacent the world's youngest lava lake, inside the crater of Massaya Volcano in Nicaragua.He is a prolific inventor/product developer, and serves on the Boards of several companies. He is Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space.twitter.com/astrodocscott***Follow the Greg Krino Show here...GregKrino.comYouTubeInstagramFacebookTwitterLinkedInIf you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a short review on your podcast app. It takes only a minute, and it really helps convince popular guests to join me.If you have comments or ideas for the show, please contact me at gregkrinoshow@gmail.com.

It's not enough that Scott Parazynski is a physician. It's not enough that he's climbed Mt. Everest. Or that he's changing the world of drones with his company Fluidity Technologies. He's also a retired astronaut with 5 shuttle missions and 7 space walks to his credit. And now? He's heading underwater as part of the crew of Ocean Gate Expeditions, going 12,000 + feet down to explore the most famous shipwreck of all time....The Titanic!! We got the chance to check in with Scott and, as with every astronaut we have on the show, there were many questions!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Parazynski is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut. A veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and seven spacewalks, Parazynski's phenomenal book, THE SKY BELOW, tells the gripping first-person account of life at the Universe's extremes. Join me in the live chat with Scott Scott is also the founder of https://fluidity.tech/ Fluidity Tech is a Houston-based technology company focused on redefining movement through 3-dimensional space. Founded by former NASA astronaut, pilot and physician, Scott Parazynski, the company’s mission is to simplify and improve motion. In Fall 2018, Fluidity Tech introduced the FT Aviator, its first patented drone controller designed to dramatically increase the precision of drone flight, while tremendously simplifying it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Scott Parazynski is a highly decorated physician, astronaut, best-selling author (“The Sky Below”) and tech CEO. He is a widely sought-after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, mentorship and leadership under extreme adversity. Scott has lived and travelled all over the world, spending many of his grade school years in places such as Senegal, Lebanon, Iran and Greece. A graduate of Stanford University and Medical School, he went on to train at Harvard and in Denver for a career in emergency medicine and trauma. In 1992 he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include a global ozone mapping flight; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crewmate and "personal physician"; and assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. In October 2007, Scott led the spacewalking team on STS-120, during which he performed 4 EVAs. The final EVA is regarded by many as one of the most challenging and dangerous ever performed. The tremendous coordinated effort in orbit and on the ground by Mission Control has been likened to the Space Shuttle and Space Station era's "Apollo 13 moment." He was inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2016. In addition to being a diver and accomplished mountaineer, Scott is also a commercial, instrument, multiengine and seaplane-rated pilot. On May 20, 2009, he became the first astronaut to stand on top of the world, the summit of Mount Everest. As a life-long explorer, he and a colleague set the first bootprints adjacent the world’s youngest lava lake, inside the crater of Massaya Volcano in Nicaragua.He is a prolific inventor/product developer, and serves on the Boards of several companies. He is Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 39 of The Changed Physician Podcast, Dr. Scott Parazynski describes his journey from being an ER physician to becoming an astronaut and evolving into multiple entrepreneurial adventures with hosts Dr. Melissa Cady and Dr. Kevin Cuccaro. Timeline: 1:00 How his goals of being a physician/astronaut unfolded 3:30 Why his neurosurgery residency path changed 4:00 Why he chose emergency medicine 5:50 What the requirements are to become an astronaut 7:40 What is EVA missions 8:50 The Columbia tragedy 10:40 How he had applied to get into astronaut career 12:40 What he attributes to his success in becoming an astronaut 14:10 How he juggled medicine and being an astronaut 15:00 Why training for medicine is so useful for other things 17:30 Mentoring others 19:30 What most people don't think about if they are not an astronaut 20:40 Flight w/ Senator John Glenn (1921-2016) 22:00 Short-term & Long-term Physiologic Changes & Challenges in Space 25:40 Post-NASA Entrepreneurship (Flying Drones & Helping Surgeons) You can learn more about Scott Parazynski and his innovations at Fluidity.tech Learn More About the Community at:

This week on the InterDrone Podcast we sat down with Romeo Durscher, Senior Director of Public Safety Integration, at DJI, and Scott Parazynski, physician, astronaut, and tech CEO, recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. A veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and seven spacewalks Speakers: Romeo Durscher https://twitter.com/romeoch https://www.dji.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/romeodurscher/ Scott Parazynski https://twitter.com/AstroDocScott https://www.linkedin.com/in/parazynski/ https://fluidity.tech/ CJ Smith https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/ https://interdrone.com/ Mike Pehel https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/ https://interdrone.com/

For the 20th episode of the human performance podcast Alex is joined by Dr. Scott Parazynski who is a highly decorated physician, athlete, astronaut, and tech CEO and US Astronaut Hall of Famer. He is a widely sought after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, mentorship and leadership under extreme adversity. Scott has lived and traveled all over the world, spending many of his grade school years in places such as Senegal, Lebanon, Iran and Greece. A graduate of Stanford University and Medical School, he went on to train at Harvard and in Denver for a career in emergency medicine and trauma. In 1992 he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include a global ozone mapping flight; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crewmate and “personal physician”; and assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. In October 2007, Scott led the spacewalking team on STS-120, during which he performed 4 EVAs. The final EVA is regarded by many as one of the most challenging and dangerous ever performed. The tremendous coordinated effort in orbit and on the ground by Mission Control has been likened to the Space Shuttle and Space Station era's “Apollo 13 moment.” In addition to being a diver and accomplished mountaineer, Scott is also a commercial, instrument, multiengine and seaplane-rated pilot. On May 20, 2009, he became the first astronaut to stand on top of the world, the summit of Mount Everest. As a life-long explorer, he and a colleague recently set the first bootprints adjacent the world's youngest lava lake, inside the crater of Massaya Volcano in Nicaragua. He is a prolific inventor/product developer, and serves on the Boards of several companies. He is Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space. Alex and Scott discuss motivating yourself as an individual, dealing with extreme pressure, training for Olympic Luge, Astronaut training, Astronaut training, Shuttle Launches, Space Walks, Climbing Everest and more twitter.com/astrodocscott

Astronaut Dr Scott Parazynski Pt2 of 2: The Sky BelowPreflight Prep for Life and Planetary Stewardship: Astronaut Dr Scott Parazynski.......Highly decorated and broadly experienced Astronaut, Spacewalker, Physician, Entrepreneur and Product Developer with extensive leadership and team skills. Prolific inventor who's passionate about the ability for technology to meet some of our world's most challenging needs. Significant large-project strategy, analysis, budget development, and management skills proven in settings ranging from NASA space shuttle operations through technology start-up ventures. A life-long explorer who's also summited Mount Everest, rappelled to the "shoreline" of Masaya volcano's lava lake, and free dived into the summit caldera lake atop Licancabur, one of the world's highest. Graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine........To find out how you can hire Dov Baron The Dragonist as a speaker or strategist for your organization: DovBaron.com Come and join in the conversation here https://www.facebook.com/groups/curiositybites See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Astronaut Dr Scott Parazynski Pt1 of 2: The Sky BelowInternational Drones for Surgery: Astronaut Dr Scott Parazynski.......Highly decorated and broadly experienced Astronaut, Spacewalker, Physician, Entrepreneur and Product Developer with extensive leadership and team skills. Prolific inventor who's passionate about the ability for technology to meet some of our world's most challenging needs. Significant large-project strategy, analysis, budget development, and management skills proven in settings ranging from NASA space shuttle operations through technology start-up ventures. A life-long explorer who's also summited Mount Everest, rappelled to the "shoreline" of Masaya volcano's lava lake, and free dived into the summit caldera lake atop Licancabur, one of the world's highest. Graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine........To find out how you can hire Dov Baron The Dragonist as a speaker or strategist for your organization: DovBaron.com Come and join in the conversation here https://www.facebook.com/groups/curiositybites See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Astronaut, Physician, and CEO Dr. Scott Parazynski talks about the effort and dedication to achieve multiple career paths. Listen to this episode to hear what it takes to do it all. https://www.doctorsunbound.com/podcast/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-physician-astronaut

Eric and Sid talk to Dr. Scott Parazynski, a NASA Astronaut, physician, inventor, author and successful entrepreneur. They talk about what it is like to achieve the level of success along with the work that goes into reaching success. They also talk about NASA, space, drone technology, climbing Mt. Everest and so much more! There are many small tips throughout the episode. Furthermore, the episode is around 20 minutes long and worth a listen! Please note the podcast was recorded on an online platform as a result of social distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Email questions and comments to c3chatshow@gmail.com. Who is Sid Vaidya and Eric Gershey? Sid Vaidya: Driven to connect you to those that can help you achieve your dreams and goals. Founder of Switch Events built to be the platform of the future for in person networking. Sid is a regular speaking at various colleges on topics such as career advancement, getting into the workplace, and LinkedIn related knowledge. If you would like to connect with Sid, please contact him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sidvee. Eric Gershey: CEO and Founder of Jaguar Apps LLC. In addition to serving as CEO and Founder of Jaguar Apps LLC, Eric Gershey is passionate about helping people find their dream job. Their success becomes his motivation to expand this business. He’s created two apps, Nine2Five Job Search app, the all in one job search platform for job seekers, and the Lid app, the Android screen locking application. If you would like to connect with Eric, please contact him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/eric-gershey-975977148. About Our Guest: Dr. Scott Parazynski Dr. Scott Parazynski is a highly decorated physician, astronaut, and tech CEO, recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. He is a widely sought after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, mentorship and leadership under extreme adversity. Scott has lived and traveled all over the world, spending many of his grade school years in places such as Senegal, Lebanon, Iran and Greece. A graduate of Stanford University and Medical School, he went on to train at Harvard and in Denver for a career in emergency medicine and trauma. In 1992 he was selected to join NASA’s Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include a global ozone mapping flight; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn’s crewmate and “personal physician”; and assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. In October 2007, Scott led the spacewalking team on STS-120, during which he performed 4 EVAs. The final EVA is regarded by many as one of the most challenging and dangerous ever performed. The tremendous coordinated effort in orbit and on the ground by Mission Control has been likened to the Space Shuttle and Space Station era’s “Apollo 13 moment.” In addition to being a diver and accomplished mountaineer, Scott is also a commercial, instrument, multiengine and seaplane-rated pilot. On May 20, 2009, he became the first astronaut to stand on top of the world, the summit of Mount Everest. He is a prolific inventor/product developer, and serves on the Boards of several companies. He is Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space. Connect with Scott: https://parazynski.com/ Scott's Book - The Sky Below: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AB4A41O/ref=kf_hz_lp_to_dp_rw_title1 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/c3chat/support

Episode 05 - Leadership skills are not innate. These skills have to be learned. No one is born a leader. You have to cultivate those skills through experience, hardship, and training. Dr. Scott Parazynski is an emergency medicine physician who has logged over 23 million miles in space travel on 5 space shuttle missions. He also climbed Mt. Everest.In this episode, he shares the leadership and business lessons that he's learned through his career. This is a rich episode, full of amazing stories and great lessons for life and leadership.Take your leadership game to a new level with Dr. Scott Parazynski.Free Resource: 32 Easy Ways to Recognize Your Team MembersTake the #YellowTuxChallenge!!5 Leadership Lessons from the Astronaut Physician: click here.Featured online community: Reel DocxConnect with Scott:LinkedInFluidity Tech (Scott's company)

Today, Christina talks to a man who is used to thriving in unusual environments. Dr. Scott Parazynski is a physician, author, tech CEO, and astronaut. He has also lived and adventured all over the world, and summited Mt. Everest. Recently, the COVID-19 outbreak hit very close to home for Scott, as both his parents were diagnosed with the disease. Scott shares some of the details of that experience. He also talks about the importance of finding solutions the problems caused by COVID-19. He is working on a new technology he believes could help keep patients off mechanical ventilation. Scott shares his unique insight and perspective into dealing with COVID-19 based off his incredible life experiences.

Scott Parazynski is a NASA astronaut, mountaineer, pilot, scuba diver, inventor, entrepreneur, author and keynote speaker. He talks to Devon Harris about his adventures in space, land and sea, highlighting from his personal experiences and challenging all of us to push beyond our limits. Devon Harris is one of the top motivational Speakers in New York. He is an original member of the Jamaica bobsled team which competed in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. He was also the captain of and competed in the 1992 and 1998 Winter Olympic Games. As a corporate keynote speaker, Devon delivers highly customized presentations that are inspirational, motivational and educational. Tapping the same energy, determination, motivation and skills that enabled him to bobsled with the best in the world, Devon, as an international motivational keynote speaker is now sparking audiences of all ages to dream big and take their “game” to the next level. https://www.devonharris.com/ Companies who hire inspirational keynote speakers for their corporate events love Devon Harris. He is one of those motivational speakers who is a meeting planner’s best friend. He is a motivational speaker who does his homework and so his relevant, customized content along with his irrepressible energy and humor, make him one of the most in-demand motivational speakers in the world. You could argue that his unique life experiences have prepared him to be a motivational speaker and allow him to deliver a powerful, poignant message that is authentic, entertaining and yet highly inspirational. As a motivational speaker Devon speaks to your heart, mind and soul and has a message that will be remembered. His “keep On Pushing message is uplifting and empowering and fills the audience with an optimistic can do attitude that is lasting.

One glance at Scott Parazynski’s resumé—which includes a career as an emergency medicine and trauma physician, five Space Shuttle missions, seven space walks, and a death-defying summit of Mount Everest—and it’s easy to assume that he’s a total adrenaline junkie. While that may be true, Scott credits his achievements to his ability to visualize his success, one small step at a time. Tune in to hear Scott, who now runs a thriving tech start-up, share how he turned his incredibly ambitious dreams into reality—and the powerful lessons learned along the way.   entreleadership.com/podcast The Sky Below by Scott Parazynski Scott Parazynski's website Scott's business website - Fluidity Technologies Download: Mission Statement Mapper Review this episode for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card   Want expert help with your business question? Call 844-944-1070 and leave a message or send an email to podcast@entreleadership.com. You could be featured on a future podcast episode!

My guest today is Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa, a world-class planetary scientist and currently the Director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU. She is a cosmic CSI detective investigating the origins of our solar system, primarily through meteorites. She has been involved in a number of NASA planetary science missions, including Co-Investigator on the Genesis mission and as Collaborator on the Mars Science Laboratory mission.She was also a member of the Planetary Protection Subcommittee (PPS) and was Chair of the NASA Curation and Analysis Planning Team for Extra-terrestrial Materials. Here's a brief highlight from our conversation today.Meenakshi is a great teacher, especially with a complex subject like the origin of our universe. I also had a chance to interview her husband, former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski, so make sure to listen to that episode after this one.  In our conversation, Meenakshi and I talk about how meteorites hold the secret to the formation of our solar system, whether she thinks we'll discover life outside of the earth, and some of the obstacles she's had to overcome in her career. Below are the show notes with associated timestamps:Meteorites (min. 03:00)Story from expedition (min. 07:00)How earth formed (min. 11:00)How we date the solar system (min. 14:30) Upcoming missions (min. 22:00)Robots vs. people from a science perspective (min. 24:30)Exoplanets (min. 29:00)Where passion came from (min. 32:30)Obstacles she's overcome (min. 38:00)Traits she looks for in students (min. 39:40)How she met Astronaut Scott Parazynski (min. 44:30)Projects she's working on (min. 48:45)Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode I've also started a monthly newsletter where I send out a few useful or insightful things that have helped me over the last month. You can sign up by clicking here or going to:https://www.professionalsplaybook.com/newsletter Instagram-- @justinfighterpilotLinkedIn-- Justin LeeFacebook--@justinfighterpilotThis episode was edited by Trevor CablerIf you got value from this episode, please give the show a review by tapping here and scrolling to the bottom where it says: "Write a Review." Make sure you use a unique username. Thanks for the support

My guest today is Scott Parazynski, who has traveled 23 million miles over 5 missions to space, including 7 spacewalks. He was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2016 and is the only person to both fly into space and summit Mount Everest. Dr. Parazynski served as Senator John Glenn's personal physician during his historic return to space in 1998, and is the recipient of many awards, including five NASA Space Flight Medals, two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, two NASA Exceptional Service Medals, the Aviation Week Laureate Award, and the Antarctica Service Medal.He is now a tech start-up CEO and inventor, venturing into some of the world's most extreme environments in the name of exploration and innovation. His company, Fluidity Technology is redefining how we control vehicles, including drones, using technology he used in space. In our conversation, we talk about what the violent journey to space is like, his historic mission to repair the Space Station's solar panels, and his techniques for learning a new subject. Make sure to subscribe so you catch next month's episode with Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa, a world-class planetary scientist who is married to Scott. We dive into the world of space as well as talk about how she and Scott met, which I'm confident is the most unique way that two human beings have run into each other. Below are the show notes with associated timestamps:Standing next to a fully fueled Space Shuttle (minute 3:00)The violent journey to space (minute 4:00)Being John Glenn's personal physician (minute 5:00)Moment he's most proud of (minute 15:00)Physiology in space (minute 21:00)Future space exploration (minute 24:00)Growing up in West Africa/ Middle East (minute 30:00)Mount Everest (minute 35:00)Mastering the skill of learning well (minute 39:00)Daily routine (minute 3:00)Fluidity Technologies (minute 3:00)Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode I've also started a monthly newsletter where I send out a few useful or insightful things that have helped me over the last month. You can sign up by clicking here or going to:https://www.professionalsplaybook.com/newsletter Instagram-- @justinfighterpilotFacebook--@justinfighterpilotThis episode was edited by Trevor CablerIf you got value from this episode, please give the show a review by tapping here and scrolling to the bottom where it says: "Write a Review." Make sure you use a unique username. Thanks for the support

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    When it comes to designing a better drone controller…who better than a physician astronaut,  with five space shuttle flights and seven space walks to his credit.  Scott Parazynski has done that, summited Mount Everest, is an...

Tuesday Night Rotor Talk Live Scott Parazynski FT Aviator Joystick Episode 20. Bill hosts very special guest Scott Parazynki CEO of Fluidity Tech who has just released the FT Aviator – a joystick for drones. Scott has an incredible background as a NASA astronaut on five space shuttle missions including the most dangerous spacewalk in history, scaled Mt. Everest, is a physician, and now CEO of Fluidity Tech. Join Scott, Curtis Dart, Ron Brown, Marcus Crawford and myself as we not only ask Scott about the FT Aviator but his time as a astronaut.

Techstination interview: Astronaut's better controller for drones: Fluidity Technologies CEO Scott Parazynski

In this episode, we hear from Scott Parazynski - Astronaut, Climber and Inventor, who takes us through some of his most memorable space crawls. Scott explains the training required and the physiology behind EVA, as well as considering the risks faced when heading out into the 'vacuum of space'. 

We all dream of floating in space looking back at earth as an astronaut pioneer.  EPX member Scott Parazynski has done just that.  As the matter of a fact, he has spent nearly 58 days in space and 47 hours walking in space.  Remember the space shuttle?  He was the astronaut improvising at the end of the robotic arm to repair an unplanned issue with a solar array. But he's also summited Everest, is an accomplished volcanaut, has a medical degree from Harvard and even took care of US Senator and legendary astronaut John Glenn.  One of the most accomplished humans in our time. 

NASA astronaut, Everest climber and prolific inventor, Scott Parazynski, takes to the #WEM18 stage to discuss 'Innovation in Extremes', considering how extreme environments can cause disruptive innovation. 

Is there a better way to control a drone Today's guest thinks there is, and he’s here to talk about it. Dr. Scott Parazynski is a highly decorated physician and astronaut recently inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Scott has lived and traveled all over the world spending many of his grade school years in places like Senegal, Lebanon, Iran and Greece. A graduate of Stanford University and Medical School, he went on to train at Harvard and in Denver in emergency medicine. In 1992 he was selected to join NASA’s Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 space shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. In October 2007, Scott led the space walking team on STS 120, during which he performed four EVAs. In addition to being a diver and an accomplished mountaineer, Scott is also a commercial instrument multi-engine and seaplane rated pilot. On May 20th, 2009 he became the 1st, and so far only, astronaut to climb to the top of Mount Everest. He is a prolific product developer and serves on the boards of several companies. He recently launched Fluidity Technologies, a technology innovation company focused on redefining movement through 3 dimensional space. Its mission is to simplify and improve motion in an increasingly complex world. In the fall of 2018, Fluidity Technologies launched the FT Aviator, its first single-handed flight control device for drones, designed to dramatically increase the precision of drone flight while tremendously simplifying it. In this edition of the Drone Radio Showm, Scott talks about the fluidity of FT Aviator, the challenges of starting a new drone company and how seeing the world from space and Mt Everest compares with creating a new product

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00:31 Traffic Rant: Terri's tearing her hair out over the poor parking etiquette on her street. … 13:36 Too Old to Fail: ...but too young to make smart decisions. That's the pickle we find ourselves in as our kids grow up and have to make life-determining choices. … 34:34 Speed Round: Pop-Up Playgrounds: In these spaces (http://www.freerangeplayground.org/), kids can build and create with fun materials. So we had some fun dreaming about what a playground for adults might offer. … 47:28 Roundabout Roundup: Weight Watchers (https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/), tri-tip from Costco (https://www.costco.com/), and “The Sky Below” (https://amzn.to/2NvDIb8) by Scott Parazynski. … 53:48 Shameless Self-Promotion: "The Surprising Link Between Outdoor Learning and Classroom Behavior" (https://www.highlights.com/parents/articles/outdoor-learning), Terri's blog Parenting Isn't Pretty (http://mamatude.blogspot.com/), and Nicole's book “Inclusion in Action” (https://amzn.to/2Ng1Tpu). … For quotes, archives, and more, visit us at http://parentingroundabout.com.

  Editorial Director at Thomas & Mercer Interview starts at 16:49 and ends at 43:56 “It's interesting to think about readers around the world being able to find these books about a chemistry teacher turned homicide detective in Seattle, Washington. And I think that's the global power of stories. Great stories are something that appeals to everyone. Figuring out the best ways that we can make it that anyone who wants to can pick up these books is really something we're working toward.” News Good deals on Echo Show, Echo Dot, Echo Plus, Fire TV, and Fire TV Cube Walmart teams up with Kobo eReaders at Markets Insider - August 22, 2018 Rakuten Kobo Walmart announces Walmart eBooks by Rakuten Kobo “Amazon in Running to Acquire Landmark Movie Chain” by Anousha Sakoui et al at Bloomberg - August 15, 2018 “Can Blockchain Disrupt the E-Book Market?” by Bill Rosenblatt at Forbes - August 18, 2018 Publica website “Alexa is Losing Her Edge” by Will Oremus at Slate - August 23, 2018 Tech Tip How Long to Read website (found at Recomendo) Patrick Melrose: The Novels by Edward St. Aubyn Patrick Melrose series on Showtime Mark Twain: A Life by Ron Powers Interview with Grace Doyle Thomas & Mercer titles at Amazon.com My interview last week with Robert Dugoni What She Gave Away: A Thriller by Catharine Riggs (available for pre-order, delivery on September 4, 2018) What Have You Done by Matthew Farrell (available for pre-order, delivery October 1, 2018) Debris Line (Gibson Vaughn Book 4) by Matthew FitzSimmons (available for pre-order, delivery November 13, 2018) Quantum: A Thriller by Patricia Cornwell (available for pre-order, delivery December 3, 2019) Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert [Kindle in Motion] by Patricia Cornwell The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed [Kindle in Motion] by Scott Parazynski, interviewed on TKC 470 in August, 2017 Graveyard of Memories [Kindle in Motion] (A John Rain Novel Book 8) by Barry Eisler Good Behavior [Kindle in Motion] by Blake Crouch Chateau Ste Michelle winery Leo Waterman mysteries by G. M. Ford The Alienist: A Novel (Dr. Lazlo Kreizler Book 1) by Caleb Carr Edinburgh Twilight (Ian Hamilton Mysteries Book 1) by Carole Lawrence Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard Warlight: A Novel by Michael Ondaatje The Killer Collective by Barry Eisler Killer Thriller (Ian Ludlow Thrillers Book 2) by Lee Goldberg (Available for pre-order, delivery February 12, 2019) Bone Music (The Burning Girl Book 1) and Blood Echo (The Burning Girl Book 2) by Christopher Rice (Available for pre-order, delivery February 19, 2019) Content Amazon ends submissions for Kindle Scout Books published via Kindle Scout Next Week's Guest Josef Marc, CEO of Publica, which is publishing books using tokens on the blockchain. Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads! Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Episode 1: The Spacewalker What’s it like repairing a billion-dollar solar panel while hurtling 4.67 miles per second through space? Our guest this week, Scott Parazynski, shares the answer with us as we discuss his experiences as an astronaut, mountaineer, and physician to aerospace icon John Glenn, who he likes to describe as a “space rookie.” As an Eagle Scout, Parazynski understands that accomplishing huge goals—like being an astronaut and climbing Mt. Everest—is the result of completing small steps along the way. Parazynski also explains why it’s worth it to pursue space exploration: “It’s our human destiny to be explorers, to push the boundaries of what’s possible.” Scott's Book, "The Sky Below" available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sky-Below-Story-Summits-Space/dp/1503936694 Host: Sean Mobley Producer: Justin Braegelmann Webmaster: Layne Benofsky Content Marketing Manager: Irene Jagla More Information: https://www.museumofflight.org/podcast Contact us: podcast@museumofflight.org

Scott Parazynski, author of the memoir The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed, is the only human to travel in space and reach the summit of Mount Everest. With five Space Shuttle Missions, seven spacewalks (EVAs), and numerous publications and awards to his name, he rightfully earned his place in the US Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center. He grew up all over the world, making him a “third culture kid,” which opened his eyes to the power of people and made him a fan of multidisciplinary teams. To become both a physician and an astronaut, Parazynski applied lessons learned from becoming an Eagle Scout. Just as he earned merit badges one at a time, he likewise pursued his goals by organizing them into manageable parts. Now retired from his 17-year career as an astronaut, he refers to himself as “former astronaut” since he's no longer allowed to speak officially for NASA. When his son Luke was born with underdeveloped lungs, Parazynski felt terrified and helpless. To have no control over the situation was a defining moment. Yet later, mortality caught up with him, too. He suffered an altitude-induced stroke and ruptured disc in his lower back. Still, he returned to space for several expeditions and to Mount Everest for a second (successful) attempt to reach the summit. Although characterized by putting himself in risky situations, he calls himself a “risk manager” rather than a “risk taker.” Like other climbers and astronauts, he always has a Plan B and Plan C. Evidently, Parazynski's back problems were a result of his body expanding in space and contracting upon returning to Earth. Over time, repeating this pattern inflicted trauma on his body. Parazynski's friend/colleague Scott Kelly speaks of experiencing similar physical changes from his prolonged space travel. Parazynski had the distinguished opportunity to be selected as a fellow crewmember and in-flight physician to John Glenn who returned to space at age 77. Of all Glenn's qualities, his humility impressed Parazynski the most. Their space experiments included findings that continue to inform the field of gerontology. According to Parazynski, companies such as Virgin Galactic and Space X will make space travel possible for the layman sooner rather than later. His own finest moment in space came when repairing a solar panel on the International Space Station. The ISS, a symbol of political alliances, is tangible evidence space can be an incredible catalyst for peace.   Parazynski believes continuing to fund the space program is a smart investment in “tomorrow.” By allocating $18 billion (less than half a cent of taxpayer dollars) to aerospace and aviation, we can continue to bridge nations and inspire young people. His own “greater purpose” is “to try to pay forward to the fullest extent possible.” As CEO of his own robotics startup, he's working on technologies he hopes will help millions if not billions of people for good. BUY The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed Music Credit Sound Editing Credit

Medical doctor, licensed pilot, astronaut, and mountain climber. Dr. Scott Parazynski has led a life of adventure far beyond what most of us could dream of. This week we catch up with Parazynski to learn about what it's like to be in space, serve as Senator John Glenn's physician, and what he's working on today. Plus stick around for the headlines.

A rare conversation with astronaut Scott Parazynski and the story of one of NASA's most daring missions, the Flight of Apollo 8 are the subject of The Halli Casser-Jayne Show the podcast posted at Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.In his compelling new memoir, THE SKY BELOW: A TRUE STORY OF SUMMITS, SPACE, AND SPEED astronaut and adventurer Scott Parazynski takes us on a rocketship paced, adrenalin-filled adventure from the dizzying heights of Mount Everest where the wind whips climbers to their death, to the solitude and expanse of outer space where he was tethered to the International Space Station by an improvised leash to make emergency repairs. While his father worked as a Boeing engineer developing the Saturn V rocket, as a young boy Parazynski traveled the earth with his parents and was educated worldwide before returning stateside to earn his medical degree before training at NASA. In THE SKY BELOW Parazynski gives readers a front row seat to his seventeen year career at NASA: his training, leading the first ever US-Russian space-walk and taking us inside the “family escort” role astronauts solemnly perform for each other when disaster strikes Columbia. The climax of his space career comes with a mission that many regard as one of the most dangerous and challenging ever performed.The story of Apollo 8 begins in August 1968. NASA was losing the space race with Russia, with earliest estimates of going to the moon still more than two years in the future, and President Kennedy's promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade was sure to be broken. The United States was deep into the Cold War and in the middle of a year of violence abroad and at home: Vietnam, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, the Democratic convention in Chicago descending into violence. Then, in the midst of all of that turmoil NASA scrapped their meticulous mission schedules and asked astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders to orbit the moon, and they would do it in just four months despite the substantial risks, the Apollo 8 mission, equal parts fearless and reckless, ingenious and impulsive – told in APOLLO 8: THE THRILLING STORY OF THE FIRST MISSION TO THE MOON written by science editor and senior writer for Time Jeffrey Kluger, also the co-author of the bestselling book APOLLO 13, on which the beloved film is based.Astronaut, aviation history, NASA, Apollo 8, the Cold War, The Right Stuff, all on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show. For more information visit Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.

Scott Parazynski is a marvel of accomplishment. He was raised overseas before coming back to the states and attending Stanford. He then went on to become a doctor at that same university before being admitted into NASA program to become an astronaut. A veteran of five space shuttle flights and seven spacewalks, Parazynski's latest mission was in October, 2007 – highlighted by a dramatic, unplanned EVA to repair a live solar array. He retired from NASA in March 2009 to pursue opportunities in the private sector. He is the only person to have both flown in space and summited Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Wow, could Scott do anymore than this? Yes. Listen to the podcast and find out. Rockstar! http://MarkPattisonNFL.com/podcast

Renowned astronaut Dr. Scott Parazynski with WILK's Sue Henry

Bill spoke to Scott Parazynski on his new book The Sky Below and going in flight with John Glenn's return to space in 1998.

Former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski (with five missions under his belt) has done A LOT. He's climbed to the summit of Mount Everest (the first person to make it there and into space), competed as an Olympic-level luger, and started his own machine-body interface company (just to name a few--seriously, this guy will make you feel bad about your life decisions). He stopped by PCMag's offices to talk about the future of humans in space and his new memoir The Sky Below. PCMag.com is your ultimate destination for tech reviews and news. Subscribe to our videos here: https://goo.gl/JfBShr Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCMag Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PCMag Gawk at our photos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcmagofficial Get our latest tips and tricks on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pcmag

Author of The Sky Below Interview starts at 14:15 and ends at 41:36 “My goal with this book is to show people that it's important to have high, lofty dreams, but it's even more important to then have the vision and the resolve to make them come true.” News “Is Amazon getting too big?” by Steven Pearlstein at The Washington Post - July 28, 2017 “Amazon's Antitrust Paradox” by Lina M. Khan at the Yale Law Journal - January, 2017 “Amazon's Jobs Fair Sends Clear Message: Now Hiring Thousands” by Noam Scheiber and Nick Wingfield at The New York Times - August 2, 2017 Tech Tip Amazon instructions for using your Alexa device to control your Fire TV Interview with Scott Parazynski The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed by Scott Parazynski Scott Parazynski on CBS This Morning - July 31, 2017 Upcoming Guests Jon Fine, strategist for digital and traditional media organizations David Steinberger, co-founder and CEO of ComiXology Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!

Being an entrepreneur is no cake walk. There will be times when you need to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and keep on walking. Astronaut, emergency trauma doctor, father, inventor, and professional thrill-seeker, Dr. Scott Parazynski, has been through a lot and has come out on top, the top of Mt. Everest that is! The good doctor offers a motivating message on thriving in the face of adversity. In the second half of the hour, we hear from CEO and Co-Founder of Centrify, Tom Kemp, regarding recent security breaches, cyber-attacks, and the significant need for stronger password protection. How safe is your company from a breach? Find out now.  [00:00:00] Parazynski Shoots for the Stars, Literally [00:06:18] Space Doctor, Trail Blazer, and Dad – Oh My! [00:12:30] Fluidity Technologies:  Life Inventions [00:19:51] Overcome Adversity to Achieve Success [00:30:02] WannaCry Ransomware Cyberattack [00:35:52] Shore Up Cyber Security with Simple Tips

When you believed something that wasn't true - Nathan and Suzy learnt Picnic at Hanging Rock isn't real! Paige thought monkeys made imprints on the sand after it rained, Glenda's daughter didn’t think donkeys were real and Dean only just found out about Hanging Rock not being real and is horrified! Mortifying text message experience - former Nova employee Bec sent a msg to the wrong person calling their suburb a giant turd. Jo sent her husband a message that was supposed to go to her friend about wearing the sexy boots he'd told her not to wear out. Melissa had a fight with her friend in Bali and accidentally sent a bitchy message meant for her sister to the friend! Bec was managing a kids cricket team in South America and accidentally sent all the parents a message bitching about their kids! Dr Scott Parazynski - NASA astronaut - Perth from space, internet and reception in space, what its like to take off and how does he sleep? Dr Scott Parazynski - callers with questions. Dion wanted to know if he's seen... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

HIGHLIGHT of the hour - MORE this hour with Dr. Scott Parazynski. Guest this hour - Bruce Bailey (Mt. Soledad War Memorial). -CHIC-FIL-A Military appreciation event. -AND Bruce Bailey joins the show to talk to Mark about a Memorial Day event taking place at the Mt. Soledad War Memorial. The Mark Larson Show mornings 6-9, on AM 1170 "The Answer".

-DR. Scott Parazynski on astronaut Hall Of Fame ceremony/and the continuance to lead in space exploration.

Guest this hour - Dr. Scott Parazynski. -Baltimore story UPDATE (arresting officer found not guilty). -More on Gay Man's Chorus mishap at Petco. Park. -DR. Scott Parazynski on astronaut Hall Of Fame ceremony/and the continuance to lead in space exploration. The Mark Larson Show mornings 6-9, on AM 1170 "The Answer".

Scott Parazynski has flown 5 Space Shuttle Missions and has conducted 7 spacewalks.  He is also the first and only NASA astronaut to have summited Mt. Everest.  Katie and Sam Roberts have a fascinating discussion with Scott regarding the physical and mental challenges of life in space.

Ask-a-Biologist program volume 072. ASU School of Life Sciences. Dr. Biology (CJ Kazilek) visits with physiologist, mountain climber, and astronaut Scott Parazynski. This out of this world show is all about extremes, both on the ground and in space.

Extreme environments can be found on Earth, in space, and in the depths of the ocean. Dr. Biology and physiologist, astronaut, and mountain climber Scott Parazynski sit down and talk about what life is like to explore these environments. So hold on to your seat as we blast off for a fun trip. Did we mention the Vomit Comet?

To kick off our 2nd season of shows, we invite 5-time shuttle astronaut and the only astronaut to summit Mount Everest Dr. Scott Parazynski on the show. We discuss with Dr. Parazynski his climb to the summit along with his spaceflights including STS-120, in which he performed an unplanned spacewalk to repair a damaged solar array which was the difference in the continuation of the ISS construction as planned or a devastating setback to the program. We also discuss the television show on Discovery Channel titled "Everest: Beyond the Limit" which documented his record-setting climb. To keep up with Dr. Scott Parazynski, be sure to follow him on Twitter as @SPOTScott and also visit his website http://www.parazynski.com. For more on Challenger Centers for Space Science Education, visit http://challenger.org. Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein.  Panel Members: Gina Herlihy, Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman and special guest Scott Parazynski. Announcer: Russ Dale (@flight001), Theme Composed by:Todd Cecilio (@negativereturn). Also a very special thanks to Jen Scheer (@flyingjenny) for designing the amazing Talking Space logo. Of course, a special thanks to you, the listener, for making this podcast a success and bringing us to our second season! Remember to email us with questions or comments as text OR an .mp3. Send it to spacetweeppodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/talkingspace Show Recorded - Tuesday, 12/29/2009