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In this episode we talk to Brent Ryan Bellamy, a writer, editor, and instructor of science fiction studies, American literature and culture, energy humanities at Trent University.

Brent is most fulfilled by helping students and collaborators achieve their visions in a collective way. He loves teaching a university-level course on worldbuilding, for instance. He is also the managing editor of Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies and author of several scholarly articles and book chapters about science fiction, energy regimes, and how to imagine a better future.

Brent lives in Toronto, the traditional territory of many nations including 
the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the  Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples. The city is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.

Check out his latest piece in Public Books Systems and Futures section called, 
“How to Build a World.”

If you’d like to contact Brent and/or read his work, please refer to the links below:


Brent on Twitter
Brent’s Website
How to Build a World
Solar Accumulation: The Worlds-Systems Theory of The Expanse
Remainders of the American Century: Post-Apocalyptic Novels in the Age of US Decline


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In this episode we talk to Adeene Denton, co-founder of the Ethics and Human Rights in the Space Sector project group for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC).
Adeene Denton is a scientist and historian approaching future planetary exploration from a humanistic perspective. She is a Ph.D. student in planetary geology at Purdue University. She holds undergraduate degrees in geophysics and history from Rice University and a Masters in planetary geology from Brown University. Her thesis work focuses on the geologic history of prominent destinations for human and robotic exploration, including the mid-latitudes of Mars and the icy satellites, as the geologic history of these bodies is a crucial aspect controlling resource distribution and accessibility. As a graduate student, she has been active in developing a support network for underrepresented students both within the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science at Purdue and across the planetary science community through her work with the Women in Space conference. She is an avid writer, dancer, and choreographer, creating work focused on the sociopolitical implications of space exploration.

The vision of the Ethics and Human Rights in the Space Sector project group for the SGAC, is to identify how space technology can best contribute to the realization of the United Nations objectives on Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals. At the same time, the project group will be a platform for empowerment and justice from the perspective of the diverse peoples who make up the modern space sector in order to help shape its development to be representative of all humanity.

If you’d like to contact Adeene, please refer to the links below:


Adeene on Twitter
Adeene on Instagram
Adeene’s Website
The Space Ethics and Human Rights Project Group
Space Generation Advisory Council


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In this episode we talk to Sarah Blyde, the National Point of Contact for New Zealand with the Space Generation Advisory Council.
Sarah is a real-life rocket woman based in Auckland, New Zealand. After starting out making cardboard rockets, Sarah now spends her days helping to build the real thing at Rocket Lab. She also volunteers for Rocket Women, an international organization working to inspire the next generation of young women to pursue careers in STEM. In addition, Sarah is one of two National Points of Contact in New Zealand for the Space Generation Advisory Council, a global non-profit organization and network which aims to represent university students and young space professionals to the United Nations, space agencies, industry, and academia. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Auckland in Engineering and Commerce and the International Space University in Space Studies.

After her undergraduate degree, Sarah worked as an engineer in the energy industry before deciding to transition her career to the space industry by completing a master’s degree in France. After several years abroad, Sarah is pleased to be back home in New Zealand and is excited to be part of the growing space sector. In her spare time, you’ll likely find her at the beach kitesurfing, out training for her next marathon, or hiking up a mountain somewhere.

The Space Generation Advisory Council in Support of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications is a global non-governmental, non-profit (US 501(c)3) organisation and network which aims to represent university students and young space professionals ages 18–35 to the United Nations, space agencies, industry, and academia. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria, the SGAC network of members, volunteers and alumni has grown to more than 15 000 members representing more than 150 countries.

If you’d like to contact Sarah, please refer to the links below:


Sarah on Twitter
Sarah on LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:


Comparing Space Sectors Down Under

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In this episode we talk to Dr. Erika Nesvold, creator of the podcast miniseries Making New Worlds and cofounder of nonprofit the JustSpace Alliance.
Erika Nesvold has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and has conducted astrophysics research at NASA Goddard and the Carnegie Institute of Washington. She currently works as an Astrophysics Engineer on the Universe Sandbox astrophysics simulator. Nesvold created the podcast miniseries Making New Worlds in 2017 about the ethical issues of settling in space. In 2018, she co-found a nonprofit called the JustSpace Alliance, along with Lucianne Walkowicz, to advocate for a more ethical and inclusive future in space.

The mission of the JustSpace Alliance is to advocate for a more inclusive and ethical future in space, and to harness visions of tomorrow for a more just and equitable world today.

If you’d like to contact and/or listen to Erika’s limited podcast series, please refer to the links below:


Limited Podcast Series: Making New Worlds
JustSpace Alliance
Erika on Twitter

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In this episode we talk to Aditya Pareek, Junior Research Analyst at the Takshashila Institution
Aditya is a Junior Research Analyst with the Takshashila Institution and a gold medalist graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication. At Takhsashila, he works on issues relating to strategic affairs and foreign policy. His current areas of focus include subsurface maritime strategy, Russia-Japan relations and space militarization.

The Takshashila Institution is an independent center for research and education in public policy, situated in Bengaluru, India. It is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that advocates the values of freedom, openness, tolerance, pluralism and responsible citizenship. The Takshashila Institution seeks to transform India through better public policies, bridging the governance gap by developing better public servants, civil society leaders, professionals and informed citizens.

If you’d like to contact and/or learn more about Aditya Pareek’s work, please refer to the links below:


Twitter
Email

Aditya’s Work:


Submarine Cables: A Maritime National Security Perspective for India
A Rare Earths Strategy for India
The need for a transparent approach to Space Situational Awareness in India
The strategic hydrography race in the Indo-Pacific
Militarization of Space

Interesting Reads:


Takshashila Policy Proposal — The New Space Policy 2020

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In this episode we talk to Dr. Aaron Persad, CTO and Cofounder of Mission: Space Food.
Dr. Aaron is a research engineer and scientist in Space Sciences and Technology with 15+ years of experience in the field. He has designed and 
built two experiments that were launched to the International Space Station to study how fluids behave in low gravity. Currently, Dr. Persad is CTO 
and co-founder of Mission: Space Food. He is also Director of Bioastronautics at the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences, where he leads spacesuit validation/verification testing in microgravity. Dr. Persad is also a Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is developing novel membrane-based separation/filtration systems. Previously, he was manager for reduced gravity parabolic flight campaigns for the Canadian Space Agency.

As humans inevitably start looking into their long-term future as a spacefaring civilization. One of the pillars of human life — eating — becomes an increasingly important field of multidisciplinary innovation to be able to support life outside of Earth. At the same time, humans have woken up to the fact that the current food systems on Earth are deeply flawed, becoming the primary contributors to the increased rate of climate change and ecosystem degradation, putting all life under existential risk.

With an increased interest and investment into going back to the Moon, settling on Mars, and the rise of Space Tourism, the International Space Station (ISS) serves as a platform to prototype the most efficient food systems and meals in microgravity that are both delicious, resource-efficient, nutritious, and sustainable. By re-imagining astronaut food on the ISS, Mission: Space Food creates eating experiences to address the public health and ecological constraints on earth, seeding the eating rituals and flavors for centuries to come.

Mission Space Food are a commercial space startup re-imaging space food systems, by combining space sciences and experiential design to fuel your exploration, starting with multivitamin supplements.

If you’d like to learn more about Mission Space Food and Dr. Persad’s work, please refer to the links below:


Mission Space Food
ASTREAS
Noctilucent clouds
LinkedIn

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