Answers With Joe Podcast Joe Scott

Andy Weir, bestselling author of The Martian and Artemis, sits down with me to talk about all kinds of things, including the creative process, the importance of mental health, and of course, Mars.

Pamela Newenham is the co-founder of GirlCrew, a social media app designed to help women connect in the real world. Here we talk about how GirlCrew came to be (through Tinder of all places), the importance of connecting with people face-to-face, and the power and perils of being an entrepreneur.

Find more about GirlCrew here: https://www.girlcrew.com/

I recently traveled to Palm Springs and got a chance to hang out with Ben Sullins, who brought his Model 3 with him - and I got a chance to drive it!

Ben's channel, Teslanomics, talks about Tesla from a data science standpoint. It's a great source of Tesla news that cuts through all the hype. Find his channel here: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbEbf0-PoSuHD0TgMbxomDg
And see the video on my YouTube channel here:

https://youtu.be/ZD5Orgslt6g

On the YouTube channel today, I am releasing an often-requested video on Rocket Lab, the New Zealand private launch company that's focusing on small, disposable rockets to serve the growing cubsat and micro satellite industry. And for the video, CEO Peter Beck spent some time talking with me about his company and some of the engineering challenges to reaching space.

Find the YouTube video here:
https://youtu.be/zjg5CGylUkM

Visit the Rocket Lab website:

http://www.rocketlabusa.com

John Cook founded the website skepticalscience.com, where he has compiled a list of the most repeated climate change denial arguments and shows the science behind the myths. Along the way, he gained a PhD in Psychology and studies why people refuse to believe scientific truths.

Here, we talk about the science of climate change denial and I let him respond to some of the most common comments I've received about climate change.

In today's podcast, I sit down with Doug Vakoch, the founder of METI, or Messaging Extra Terrestrial Intelligence. We talk about why METI was founded, what their goals are, why we should try to contact aliens, and respond to some of the criticisms of the organization.

If you're interested in learning more about what they do or want to get involved, you can check them out at www.meti.org.