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Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on leadership. She specialises in the people stuff – the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She believes developing perspectives is the gateway to better decisions and greater results. About Zoe (from her website) “I love the PEOPLE STUFF. I am obsessed with answering this question: Why can’t we just get along?  I believe that with a little more compassion and understanding, the world would be a better place. I’m not so naïve to think that this is easy. People Stuff is HARD. I’m on a mission to demystify it, to give leaders practical maps and tools to make people stuff the best stuff of leadership. I work with leaders and organisations who believe this one thing: people matter. We get to work on making the people stuff great. Who I am, where I’ve been. I have had two great passions in my career: people and wilderness adventures. I’ve managed to combine these two in all roles that I have played. I led canoe trips for the YM-YWCA Winnipeg for 9 glorious summers. The canoe trips ranged from 2 to 6 weeks. Small groups, spectacular scenery, profound experiences. I hopped across the pond and landed at Outward Bound Australia where I made this my home for the next ten years. I was an expedition leader, set up the staff training program (which won numerous awards), and was part of the executive. Big operations, big responsibilities, and big changes. I learned a lot about myself as a human being and leader. Life-changing. I joined the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation after that to design and deliver leadership programs for various industries. All of them included deep, powerful outdoor experiential programs that shifted people’s understanding of themselves as people and as leaders. A privilege to be part of this team. Humbling. Other bits about me: I am a telemark skier (cross-country and downhill hybrid), I’ve run six marathons, I love my backyard chooks. I had cancer in 2005. It changed how I thought about myself and life and work. I am fiercely committed to leaders looking after themselves properly as a result. My core values are FUN, ADVENTURE, AND LEARNING. I love chocolate and gin, I don’t have a musical bone in my body, and parking in underground parking lots freaks me out. I cook a mean apple crumble and have a fascination with the history of the English monarchy. I believe Ryan Reynolds is one of Canada’s greatest exports.: Consider going to Zoe’s website for her amazing toolkit. if this sounds like you: “The People Stuff Toolkit Grab these free resources now! If you struggle with team engagement, and want to get better buy-in for projects, then the People Stuff Toolkit can help.  It shows you how to * Stop unwanted staff turnover * Build staff engagement * and create lifelong advocates. Includes free copy of my book Loyalty, checklists, guides, and weekly People Stuff tips.” Key links innercompass.com.au

“Neutron Star Systems core focus is the application of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) technology to Electric Propulsion (EP) solutions. Our primary product is the SUPREME thruster; an Applied-Field Magnetoplasmadynamic (AF-MPD) thruster incorporating HTS coils as a key enabling technology.AF-MPD thrusters are a type of electric propulsion for spacecraft. All current spacecraft propulsion systems operate by expelling a reaction mass, which generates an opposing thrust force according to Newton’s 3rd Law of motion. There are two primary types of spacecraft propulsion: Chemical Propulsion, and Electric Propulsion. Unlike chemical systems, EP uses electrical energy to produce thrust, rather than the chemical energy stored in the fuel. As such, electric propulsion systems are only limited by the amount of power available, rather than the limited amount of energy contained in a unit amount of propellant. In other words, they are able to utilise fuel much more efficiently than chemical systems, resulting in lighter spacecraft and reduced costs.ApplicationsThe characteristics of the SUPREME thruster are best suited to missions with heavy payloads which require fast transfers using a highly efficient systems. Some examples of such missions:Near-Earth:• Drag compensation of large structures (e.g. ISS)• Multi-use space vehicles for satellite servicing, satellite orbit raising, refuelling and debris removal.• Space Tourism• Space ManufacturingLunar:• Lunar Gateway Logistics• Lunar Cargo Missions• Lunar Space TugBeyond Earth:• Mars Cargo Missions• Mars Space Tug• Mars Gateway Logistics• Asteroid Mining• Human Exploration” Key links Marcus Collier-Wright Manuel La Rosa Betancourt Website http://www.neutronstarsystems.com/

David Warmflash is an astrobiologist and science writer. He received his M.D. from Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, and has done post doctoral work at Brandeis University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the NASA Johnson Space Center, where he was part of the NASA’s first cohort of astrobiology training fellows. He has written numerous articles covering a range of science topics, from the search for extraterrestrial life and space exploration to the origins of life, genetics, neuroscience, biotechnology, and the history of science. David’s articles have appeared in various publications, including Wired UK, Discover, Scientific American, Genetic Literacy Project, and Cricket Media. Throughout 2018, he did a blog post series on the emergence of ancient science for Vision Learning, covering thinkers from history. Many of these ancient pioneers of science also make an appearance in Kickstarter pre-launch info link https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/ * Sign up, share, it’s really easy * How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives * Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping? * 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere * Technology In Beekeeping: What I am developing and seeking funding for Key links https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-warmflash-md-b1234a/ https://leapsmag.com/author/david-warmflash/

About BeeHero “BeeHero maximizes crop yields through pollination. The company’s technology combines sophisticated machine learning algorithms with low-cost sensors to stimulate full output potential during peak pollination cycles. By tracking and optimizing pollination in real-time, BeeHero ensures hyper-efficient pollinators that can increase crop yields by 30% on average. Beehero’s platform already enables commercial growers to optimize crop-yield for 70% of major commercial crops. Based in California and operating globally, BeeHero manages the largest database of bees & pollination. The company has traction working with farmers and industry groups, including the largest association of almond growers in the world.” About: Learning with Lowell Discover scientists and people – who you typically won’t see in mainstream headlines – who are working every day to increase each of our health spans, fight diseases, and build a better world. In this show, I will interview world-class scientists, startup founders, CEOs, and science authors covering who they are, what they are working on, and what you can do to be doing the same. You’ll hear laughs, passion, and a side of science you don’t normally get. Stay tuned every Tuesday for new episodes! Key links https://www.linkedin.com/in/itaikanot/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/beehero/about/ https://www.beehero.io/ New Home Tweets by BeeHero_io Kickstarter pre-launch info link https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/ * Sign up, share, it’s really easy * How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives * Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping? * 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere * Technology In Beekeeping: What I am developing and seeking funding for

Germ plasm are the seeds that become everything we see around us, and even us. Now preserving germ plasm long term is a big deal, and that’s what we get into in this episode! Key links https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brandon_Hopkins Brandon Hopkins About Brandon (as seen on WSU website) Assistant Research Professor Apiary and Laboratory Manager of the WSU Apiary Program Areas of Interest Apiculture. Developing improved methods for the cryopreserveation of honey bee semen. Investigating the evolution of different reproductive strategies. Education Ph. D., Entomology, Washington State University M.S., Biology, Eastern Washington University B.A., Education, Eastern Washington University Publications Hopkins, B.K., Herr, C. and Sheppard, W.S. 2016 Gel-coated tubes extend above-freezing storage of honey bee (Apis mellifera) semen to 439 days with production of fertilized offspring.  Reproduction, fertility and Development (accepted/in press) Emamverdi, M Zhandi, M. and Hopkins, B.K. and Technical note: preservation of honey bee spermatozoa using egg yolk and soybean lecithin-based semen extenders and a modified cryopreservation protocol. Journal of Apiculture Research DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2016.1243292 Hopkins, B.K. 2014 Artificial Reproductive Techniques In Honey Bees: Sperm Cell Physiology, Semen Collection And Storage. ProQuest. Dissertation Pub# 3628836 Hopkins, B.K., Herr, C. and Sheppard, W.S. 2012 Sequential generation of honey bee (Apis         mellifera) queens produced using cryopreserved semen.  Reproduction, fertility and    Development 24(8) (http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RD11088) Hopkins, B.K., Baker, P., Sheppard, W.S., and Herr, C. 2011 Value of egg-yolk in the      cryopreservation of honey bee (Apis mellifera) semen Cryobiology (in press) Hopkins, B.K. and Herr, C. (2010) Factors affecting the successful cryopreservation of honey      bee semen. Apidologie 41 (5) 548-556 Hopkins B.K. and Herr, C. (2008) Cryopreservation of frog (Rana pipiens) sperm cells collected by non-lethal methods. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20 (1): 120 Stucky, M., Hopkins, B.K., and Herr, C. (2008) Cryopreservation of honey bee spermatozoa.       Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20 (1): 127-128 Talarico, C., Freiberger, D., Jones, T., Hopkins, B., Herr, C., Koh, M. and Rodriguez-Marek, E.    (2008) A Hybrid Approach for Modeling and Assessing Performance of Embedded Systems in a Biologically Critical Application. 15th Annual IEEE International         Conference and Workshop on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems: 227-232   Kickstarter pre-launch info link https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/ * Sign up, share, it’s really easy * How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives * Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping? * 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere * Technology In Beekeeping: What I am developing and seeking funding for

A MIT Innovator under 35 is “Increasing crop yields by applying scientific knowledge to Bee Pollination” About Beeflow “Beeflow is a company that generates and applies scientific knowledge to improve crop yields with bees. We provide professionalized pollination services. With a team built by pollination and bee health scientists we can increase between 20-90% crop yields. Beeflow’s pollination service increases beekeeper’s income as well. Bee-hives are transported and safeguarded on fields within scientific standards to avoid any health problem. We can help to reduce bee population decline. Science-based solutions regarding pollination efficiency and bee health are also being developed.” Source   Key links https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiasviel/ http://www.beeflow.co   Kickstarter pre-launch info link https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/ * Sign up, share, it’s really easy * How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives * Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping? * 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere * Technology In Beekeeping: What I am developing and seeking funding for

We get into an emotional journey through what it’s like to work, and live with bees, and what Mark has learned over the years! Mark L. Winston is the recipient of the 2015 Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction for his book Bee Time: Lessons From the Hive. One of the world’s leading experts on bees and pollination, Dr. Winston is also an internationally recognized researcher, teacher and writer. He directed Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue for 12 years, where he founded the Centre’s Semester in Dialogue, a program that creates leadership development opportunities that equip and empower students contribute to social change in communities. As a consultant and thought leader, Dr. Winston partners with universities, corporations, NGOs, governments and communities to advance communication skills, engage public audiences with controversial issues through dialogue, and implement experiential learning and community engagement in educational institutions. As an award-winning writer and editor, he works with students, scientists, other professionals and writers to develop compelling non-fiction, from proposals and newspaper opinion pieces to manuscripts and books. He currently is a Professor and Senior Fellow in Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue, and a Professor of Biological Sciences. Recent News/Media Article in the Globe and Mail about bees in cities published 8 May 2019: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/article-a-sweet-symbiosis/ My new book “Listening to the Bees,  co-authored with the wonderful Canadian poet Renée Sarojini Saklikar, has been selected as a “Read of the Year” by the Glasgow Review of Books New article out in Bee Culture magazine, “Listening to the Bees About Diversity” January 2019 Works[edit] * Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone (Harvard University Press, 2002) * Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive (Harvard University Press, 2014) References[edit] ^ Jump up to:a b “B.C.’s unassuming scientists have changed the world”. The Province, June 28, 2015. ^ “Mark L Winston”. Centre for Dialog, March 19, 2017. ^ “Robyn Sarah, Guy Vanderhaeghe among recipients of 2015 Governor General’s Literary Awards”.

Harvard bumble bee and bee teach expert gets into the weeds on his work. This is a passion filled ride through his life and work! Kickstarter pre-launch info link https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/ * Sign up, share, it’s really easy * How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives * Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping? * 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere * Technology In Beekeeping: What I am developing and seeking funding for Key links * https://www.amazon.com/Bumblebee-Economics-New-Preface-Revised/dp/0674016394 * https://www.jamesdcrall.com/research * https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-crall-22983618/ As seen on his website “I am interested in understanding how animals interact with each other and with their environments, and how these interactions drive insect ecology and ecosystem services. My research uses computational tools for studying social behavior and uses bees as a primary model system, focusing on basic questions in their ecology and evolution and applied questions in how environmental change affects pollinators and the food systems they support. Below are some recent projects… Social ecology of stress-sensitivity More info Individuality and collective behavior More info Animal flight in complex environments More info Functional morphology of insect wings

From venturing around america to building a venture for america’s beekeepers. Lets all show some appreciation for Dawn the co-founder of HIVELEND! We get into everything in this episode involving bees, beekeeping, finding your way, and more. Listen, and then act on what you hear. We all can do our part to make the world better. Kickstarter pre-launch info link https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/ * Sign up, share, it’s really easy * How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives * Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping? * 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere * Technology In Beekeeping: What I am developing and seeking funding for How she describes herself “I am a skilled data analyst with a passion for problem-solving, Agtech, and bees. I am building a diverse range of skills necessary for successful entrepreneurship as a Venture for America fellow while also gaining experience in freelance writing on some of my favorite topics: bees, agtech, and ethnobotany! “ source  HiveLend “is bringing the pollination industry into the 21st century. We connect farmers and beekeepers through our website (www.HiveLend.com). By enabling beekeepers to better provide farmers with necessary pollination services we ensure a more sustainable agricultural future.” What we(they) do We connect farmers with local beekeepers. Simple. Find Farmers can search for beekeepers using geolocation technology allowing for the most efficient coordination of pollination contracts. Likewise, beekeepers can find farmers in need of bees. Negotiate Our system streamlines the negotiation process between beekeepers and farmers. Get your contracts together quickly, so you can spend more time doing your job and less time handling paperwork. Pay Our login system allows for easy access to past payments, contracts, and prices. Through PayPal integration both parties can rest assured that transactions taking place are legitimate and secure. links her linkedin hivelend linkedin Home HiveLend

How she, and her team is working on helping stop the decline of the monarch butterfly, area she is targeting for development and would love help with, pollinator facts, how she got into a passion driven life of purpose, and more. how they made pollinator week. “Kelly manages Pollinator Partnership programs such as the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), National Pollinator Week, www.pollinator.org, and P2 grants and scholarships. ” Source “Established in 1997, the Pollinator Partnership is the largest 501(c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the health, protection, and conservation of all pollinating animals. P2’s actions for pollinators include education, conservation, restoration, policy, and research.” Source Kickstarter pre-launch info link https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/ * Sign up, share, it’s really easy * How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives * Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping? * 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere * Technology In Beekeeping: What I am developing and seeking funding for   Links/mentions Kelly Rourke, pollinator, agapostemon sweat bee, How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping? 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere Seeds and Plants for Pollinators, master gardener, pollinator stewardship certification, chocolate honey bee pollination, Pollinator book rec list,  Posters,   the great sunflower project,   monarch butterfly thanksgiving count,   books: Bees in your backyard, BEE BASICS,   murakami –    Norwegian_Wood   habitat survey pollinator  

this is an episode with me talking about the upcoming crowdfunding campaign that I will be doing. we get into how outdated bee hives are, how sensors can impact beekeeping, the bees, and bee research. I am focused on making beekeeping user friendly. And remove the confusion that it entails. Kickstarter pre-launch info link https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/ * Sign up, share, it’s really easy * How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives * Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping? * 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere * Technology In Beekeeping: What I am developing and seeking funding for Table of Contents * Tesla of Beekeeping * Path to a working prototype * Connecting it to the grid * Power supply Tesla of Beekeeping I love technology when it’s used to solve real world problems. A good example of this is the Tesla electric vehicle, which has the main purpose “to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy”. Besides the environmental impact, they also will save tens of thousands of drivers’ lives each year. They use technology to help with climate change, pollution, and hazardous driving conditions. They inspired me to set out to build a smart hive system to accelerate the beekeeping world to be one where the phrase “I don’t know” is banished to antiquity. Using first principles I wanted to build was an all-in-one smart hive that monitors and watches many different signs to help figure out the health of the hive anytime, anywhere, and to make “I don’t know” a thing of the past. I cannot tell you how often over the years someone has told me I’m wrong. That what I wanted to create is not possible.Well, guess what? They were wrong. I built it. I kept reading about how autonomous cars, like Tesla, were going to save lives, and so I wanted to use similar machine learning and technology approaches to bear against the many bee problems. Tesla and Elon are famous for using first principles to break things down to simple components and then build them back up. I use the same strategy here. Tesla Tech + Beekeeping Tech = ? Tell me what you think that mash-up would look like. Or subscribe to my newsletter for unique before-launch peaks at what I’ve built to see my vision. Subscribe to my newsletter, and share this with 5 of your friends, for unique before-launch peaks at what I’ve built. Take-Aways * Raspberry Pi + sensors and monitoring technology + next gen hive =  Crude Prototype. * Wood is bad. Metal with special insulation will protect against extreme weather. * Wifi /IoT lets us connect the hive to the cloud and thus our phones. * Tech needs energy, we will meet these needs through solar & rechargeable batteries. * See the specific parts and have an exclusive look through signing up for the newsletter and telling your friends. Working Prototype  Through my digging, and acceleration through my podcast, I’ve met great scientists that helped me in understanding the problems on a deeper level in gatherin...

“Serial Entrepreneur, director of engineering and managing director for a network of high-tech companies recognized for developing innovative solutions in space, robotics, computing, energy storage, renewables, materials and communications. A fellow of the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) for the development of a new class of functional structures. Current and past projects include energy harvesting robots, adaptive wind turbines, morphing aircraft, non-electrolytic power storage, motorless motion, space power, RLV’s, spaceplanes, small sats, broadband communication networks and zero-energy communities. Founded Aerospace Research Systems, which is the oldest privately funded US space firm and is recognized for establishing collaborative R&D networks. Spin-off’s include the Star Sailor Group which is developing Menges’ patented technologies in power storage, energy harvesting robots & performance adaptive wind turbines. Ars Verde, green art, is a high-level consulting group dedicated to sustainable product development & systems engineering supported by ARS engineers and scientists. 18 years leadership experience in research, engineering & corporate management. Dr. Menges has seven patents in wind energy, energy storage, smart structures & intelligent materials and is currently authoring a book on space systems management for Springer. A subject matter expert in aerospace systems, energy, ST&I/forensics and is an experienced flight test engineer and systems test pilot. Dr. Menges is a mathematician with a doctorate in aerospace engineering and physics with minors in business management and international security studies. Postdoctoral research: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Space Engineering and International Technology groups.” Kickstarter pre-launch info link https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/ * Sign up, share, it’s really easy * How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives * Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping? * 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere * Technology In Beekeeping: What I am developing and seeking funding for Her links Linkedin Aerospace research systems  Highlighted spin offs (from her website) Spin-Offs & Links ARS’ spin-off companies have been funded and successfully developed a broad range of innovative technologies dedicated to sustainable solutions in energy, communications, aerospace, electric vehicles, energy storage, automation, motorless motion, 4D systems, knowledge management, materials, intelligent systems, product development, and manufacturing. The Star Sailor Group: The Power behind the technology™  For over ten years Star Sailor has dedicated efforts to securing energy infrastructures with innovation in rugged wind turbines, power storage and motorless motion creating the first 24/7 wind-based uninterruptible power systems (UPS). Star Sailor Energy, Inc., is an innovative technology development and management firm. The first spin-off of ARS.Star Sailor Energy has products spanning motorless power,

“Serial Entrepreneur, director of engineering and managing director for a network of high-tech companies recognized for developing innovative solutions in space, robotics, computing, energy storage, renewables, materials and communications. A fellow of the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) for the development of a new class of functional structures. Current and past projects include energy harvesting robots, adaptive wind turbines, morphing aircraft, non-electrolytic power storage, motorless motion, space power, RLV’s, spaceplanes, small sats, broadband communication networks and zero-energy communities. Founded Aerospace Research Systems, which is the oldest privately funded US space firm and is recognized for establishing collaborative R&D networks. Spin-off’s include the Star Sailor Group which is developing Menges’ patented technologies in power storage, energy harvesting robots & performance adaptive wind turbines. Ars Verde, green art, is a high-level consulting group dedicated to sustainable product development & systems engineering supported by ARS engineers and scientists. 18 years leadership experience in research, engineering & corporate management. Dr. Menges has seven patents in wind energy, energy storage, smart structures & intelligent materials and is currently authoring a book on space systems management for Springer. A subject matter expert in aerospace systems, energy, ST&I/forensics and is an experienced flight test engineer and systems test pilot. Dr. Menges is a mathematician with a doctorate in aerospace engineering and physics with minors in business management and international security studies. Postdoctoral research: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Space Engineering and International Technology groups.” Her links Linkedin Aerospace research systems  Highlighted spin offs (from her website) Spin-Offs & LinksARS’ spin-off companies have been funded and successfully developed a broad range of innovative technologies dedicated to sustainable solutions in energy, communications, aerospace, electric vehicles, energy storage, automation, motorless motion, 4D systems, knowledge management, materials, intelligent systems, product development, and manufacturing.The Star Sailor Group: The Power behind the technology™  For over ten years Star Sailor has dedicated efforts to securing energy infrastructures with innovation in rugged wind turbines, power storage and motorless motion creating the first 24/7 wind-based uninterruptible power systems (UPS). Star Sailor Energy, Inc., is an innovative technology development and management firm. The first spin-off of ARS.Star Sailor Energy has products spanning motorless power, energy storage, the first performance adaptive vertical axis wind turbines, self-powered wireless networks and energy harvesting automation. Star Sailor Power, the first spin-off of Star Sailor Energy and 2016 NewCo Company sponsoring the Audacity of Innovation program, developing patented non-electric energy storage, power drives and motionless motion systems for automation and robotics, small sat robotic arms, electric vehicles, wind turbine start-up and “power without wind” VAWT turbine systems. Star Sailor Power recently announced a the development their patented power storage and on-demand power technology to make wind energy a 24/7 resource and new applications to robotics, electric vehicles and space power. Star Sailor Wind, LLC. the newest member of the Star Sailor Group has derived a new product from the Star Sailor Energy vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) that operated flawlessly in hurricane winds.

“Christina Thompson is the author of Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia, due out March 2019 from Harper, and Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All, which was shortlisted for the 2009 NSW Premier’s Award and the 2010 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. A dual citizen of the United States and Australia, she was born in Switzerland and grew up outside Boston. She received her BA from Dartmouth College and her PhD from the University of Melbourne and held post-doctoral fellowships at the East-West Center in Honolulu and the University of Queensland before becoming editor of the Australian literary journal Meanjin. Since 2000 she has been the editor of Harvard Review. A recipient of fellowships from the NEA, the Australia Council, as well as an NEH Public Scholar Award, she teaches writing at Harvard University Extension, where she was awarded the James E. Conway Excellence in Teaching Writing Award in 2008. Christina lives outside Boston with her husband and three sons.” Source Links Her website Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat   Sign up form and link to the why of the project project link Loading…

“Christina Thompson is the author of Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia, due out March 2019 from Harper, and Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All, which was shortlisted for the 2009 NSW Premier’s Award and the 2010 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. A dual citizen of the United States and Australia, she was born in Switzerland and grew up outside Boston. She received her BA from Dartmouth College and her PhD from the University of Melbourne and held post-doctoral fellowships at the East-West Center in Honolulu and the University of Queensland before becoming editor of the Australian literary journal Meanjin. Since 2000 she has been the editor of Harvard Review. A recipient of fellowships from the NEA, the Australia Council, as well as an NEH Public Scholar Award, she teaches writing at Harvard University Extension, where she was awarded the James E. Conway Excellence in Teaching Writing Award in 2008. Christina lives outside Boston with her husband and three sons.” Source Links Her website Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat     Sign up form and link to the why of the project project link Loading…