The mission of Janet and Janet's Planet is to encourage young people to stand in their awesomeness and inspire future generations to use their innate intelligence and creativity to create a better future in Space. 

In this episode, Ben has his own "Janet's Planet" experience and learns about Janet's strategies to connect with kids, the importance of science communication, and what it would mean to have a kid in space!

00:25 Introducing Janet Ivy

01:10 Origin of Janet’s Planet

04:52 Importance of female science communication

07:48 Importance of STEAM or STREAM

11:20 Creativity and Empathy in robotics

16:34 Is Space becoming a more realistic career path for kids?

22:25 Strategies for engaging with kids

26:30 Message to teachers

27:20 Explore Mars

28:50 A child in space?

32:38 What Janet has learnt about herself

36:44 Wrap up and socials

You can follow Janet here: https://www.janetsplanet.com/

You can attend the "Human to Mars" summit here: https://www.exploremars.org/

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JanetsPlanetOfficial

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