Nicole Stott has a towering range of knowledge and experience, from the heights of outer space as a NASA astronaut to the depths of the ocean as an aquanaut, from the rigor and structure of science to the openness and imagination of art. She continually defies category, and her life embodies the creativity and interconnection that we are called to in the face of planetary challenges.

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Show Notes:

• Early mentors (06:30)
• Keeping wonder alive (11:15)
• The Disappearing Art Of Maintenance by Alex Vuocolo (11:15)
• Exceptional collaboration (14:45)
• Collaborative capacity (18:20)
• Crewmates on spaceship Earth (18:30)
• How is conflict addressed on the space station? (19:00)
• Oliver Wendell Holmes 'the simplicity on the other side of complexity' (22:30)
• Her book Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet and Our Mission to Protect It.(23:10)
  • We live on a planet, we are all Earthlings, only line that matters is the thin blue line of our atmosphere 
  • Living and cooperating in space a guide for how to live and cooperate on Earth
• Morning routine (29:00)
• The Overview Effect by Frank White (31:00)
• Concluding astronaut career (36:00)
• Space for Art Foundation (40:30)
• Social and relational 'technologies' (41:30)
• Curiosity for difference (42:00)
• Healing the Heart of Democracy by Parker Palmer (43:00)
• David Vaughan (45:00)
• Parenting (47:30)
• Messages of hope (45:50)
• Lightning Round (53:40)
  • Book: West with the Nightby Beryl Markham
  • Passion: Art and creativity side
  • Heart sing: Women in space & Space for Art Foundation
  • Screwed up: Self-confidence
• Find Nicole online:
  • Website
  • Twitter: @Astro_Nicole
• 'Five-Cut Fridays’ five-song music playlist series  
  • Nicole’s playlist