GDay World 390 – David Horn on the Space Elevator Conference
Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by Cameron Reilly in big brains, entrepreneurialism, entrepreneurship, future makers, Podcast, science, space travel
David Horn works with Microsoft in Seattle and is one of the organisers of the 2009 Space Elevator Conference. What is a “space elevator”, I hear you ask? Only the coolest idea you’ve ever heard! Imagine a day in the not-too-distant future where getting into space involves jumping into something like a luxury train that travels VERTICALLY – up into the air – traveling along a ‘ribbon’ made of carbon nanotubes – for a week until you get outside of the earth’s gravitational pull and THEN you jump in your space vehicle, which is attached to the other end of the ribbon, detach, and get flung into space via centrifugal force!
Links:
Wikipedia entry on Space Elevators.
Book your ticket for the 2009 Space Elevator Conference here.
Music:
Chris Garneau
“Fireflies” (mp3)
from “El Radio”
(Absolutely Kosher)
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GDay World 384 – Michael Doneman on Ethical Entrepreneurship
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by Cameron Reilly in Brisbane's Best Minds, capitalism, entrepreneurialism, entrepreneurship, Podcast
My guest on today’s show is Michael Doneman – one part business coach, one part social activist, one part guru.
Over the last few months his name has come up in a startling variety of conversations I’ve had with people. These people have a few things in common – they are very bright, have a sparkle in their eye, are entrepreneurs, think they can change the world – and they are students of Doneman.
Michael explains the basis of his business / school, Edgeware, where he teaches something he calls “ethical entrepreneurship” and we discuss the future of capitalism.
This is also the first interview in my series where I intend to interview Brisbane’s Best Minds. If you want to nominate someone to be interviewed as part of this series, please submit their details here.
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Abigail Washburn & The Shanghai Restoration Project “Sala” (mp3)
from “Afterquake”
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G’Day World #339 – Donnie Maclurcan and Project Australia
Posted on 10. Aug, 2008 by Cameron in activism, entrepreneurialism, Podcast, social activism
Today my guests is Donnie Maclurcan, Executive Director of Project Australia, a national organisation helping people launch ideas that seek to create positive social change within communities.
Donnie tells me how the idea came together, how it all works, and what they are trying to do. He’s a terrific example of someone who has taken the bit between his teeth and is putting action behind the dream of a better country.
If you’re wondering about the new intro music, it’s Dies Irae from Mozart’s REQUIEM, a favourite of mine. The lyrics actually come from an old Catholic hymn which starts off:
Dies iræ! dies illa
Solvet sæclum in favilla
Teste David cum Sibylla!
Day of wrath! O day of mourning!
See fulfilled the prophets’ warning,
Heaven and earth in ashes burning!
I love the piece of music (one of my dreams has always been to put together an annual live performance of it) and the lyrics are kind of fitting, don’t you think?
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G’Day World #329 – Rob McNealy, StartUpStoryRadio.com
Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 by Cameron in entrepreneurialism, Podcast
On the show today, something a little different – I’m interviewed by Rob McNealy from StartUpStoryRadio.com. Before I throw to the interview, I talk about some recent blog posts, including the OpenAustralia and Registry of Members’ Interests issue, the Gloria Jean’s story and the future of the newspaper industry.
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The G’Day World theme music:
Conquest “Secrets of Life” (mp3)
from “End of Days”
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