We. Love. Heat. Bring on the summer! Right? But as each month sees another heat record broken, should we start thinking about heat differently?

What’s happening on a local and global level to prepare us for extreme weather events – and for a much sweatier future?

This episode features: 
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick – Professor of Climate Science, ANU
Lan Ding – Associate Professor of Built Environment, UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture  
William Craft – Sustainable Design Researcher, UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture
Shayne Gary – Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNSW Business School
Giovanni Cunico – PhD Candidate, UNSW Business School
Tommy Wiedmann – Professor of Sustainability, UNSW Engineering
Tim Howlett – Team Leader Growth Planning Projects, Dubbo Regional Council

Preppers is created by the UNSW Centre for Ideas. 

We. Love. Heat. Bring on the summer! Right? But as each month sees another heat record broken, should we start thinking about heat differently?
What’s happening on a local and global level to prepare us for extreme weather events – and for a much sweatier future?
This episode features: 
<ul>
<li>Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick – Professor of Climate Science, ANU</li>
<li>Lan Ding – Associate Professor of Built Environment, UNSW Arts, Design &amp; Architecture  </li>
<li>William Craft – Sustainable Design Researcher, UNSW Arts, Design &amp; Architecture</li>
<li>Shayne Gary – Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNSW Business School</li>
<li>Giovanni Cunico – PhD Candidate, UNSW Business School</li>
<li>Tommy Wiedmann – Professor of Sustainability, UNSW Engineering</li>
<li>Tim Howlett – Team Leader Growth Planning Projects, Dubbo Regional Council</li>
</ul>
Preppers is created by the <a href="https://unswcentreforideas.com/">UNSW Centre for Ideas</a>.

In the popular imagination preppers are eccentric, hoarder types with a fondness for tinned pineapple and a belief that ‘the end of the world as we know it’ is on its way. But as we move into an era that marks time by the rate and severity of disasters – with a pandemic in the rear view and more black summers out ahead – isn’t it about time we all started to prepare? 

 As heat records break and the weather becomes wilder, are we preparing hard and fast enough for the climate changes that are coming? And what’s happening at UNSW and beyond to get us ready? Investigative humorist and climate action enthusiast Dan Ilic, presents Preppers, a new podcast by the UNSW Centre for Ideas. 

Are you getting ready?

In the popular imagination preppers are eccentric, hoarder types with a fondness for tinned pineapple and a belief that ‘the end of the world as we know it’ is on its way. But as we move into an era that marks time by the rate and severity of disasters – with a pandemic in the rear view and more black summers out ahead – isn’t it about time we all started to prepare? 
 As heat records break and the weather becomes wilder, are we preparing hard and fast enough for the climate changes that are coming? And what’s happening at UNSW and beyond to get us ready? Investigative humorist and climate action enthusiast Dan Ilic, presents Preppers, a new podcast by the <a href="https://unswcentreforideas.com/">UNSW Centre for Ideas</a>. 
Are you getting ready?

Preppers

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Preppers Episode 4: Meltdown

Raji Ambikairajah has had a very successful career. She was awarded NSW Woman of the Year for her work with Room to Read, she has a PhD in electrical engineering from UNSW, she’s been the CEO of several start-ups, and she’s been on company boards since she was in her 20s. But if you asked her right after graduating what she wanted to do, she wouldn’t have been able to tell you. In fact, she was one of the few graduates in her year without a job lined up. What makes Raji stand out has been a clear moral compass that has guided her across careers, companies and boardrooms.

On this episode of We built this thing, Raji chats with host Justine Rogers about letting your moral compass guide your career decisions. Tune in to hear how she committed to donating her time, treasure or talent from the very beginning of her career. Don’t miss her advice for dealing with an uncertain future and building a career that may not be linear but makes sense to you.

For more episodes from We built this thing, visit unsw.to/wbtt.

Raji Ambikairajah has had a very successful career. She was awarded NSW Woman of the Year for her work with Room to Read, she has a PhD in electrical engineering from UNSW, she&rsquo;s been the CEO of several start-ups, and she&rsquo;s been on company boards since she was in her 20s. But if you asked her right after graduating what she wanted to do, she wouldn&rsquo;t have been able to tell you. In fact, she was one of the few graduates in her year without a job lined up. What makes Raji stand out has been a clear moral compass that has guided her across careers, companies and boardrooms.
On this episode of&nbsp;We built this thing, Raji chats with host Justine Rogers about letting your moral compass guide your career decisions. Tune in to hear how she committed to donating her time, treasure or talent from the very beginning of her career. Don&rsquo;t miss her advice for dealing with an uncertain future and building a career that may not be linear but makes sense to you.
For more episodes from We built this thing, visit <a href="https://unswcentreforideas.com/article/wbtt">unsw.to/wbtt</a>.

We built this thing Ep4: The ethical executive: when your moral compass guides your career decisions with Raji Ambikairajah

From a family story rooted in Yarrabah, to the lawns of the White House in Washington DC, hear the incredible story of Daniel Joinbee, a proud Gunggandji man, Royal Australian Air Force veteran, and founder of Australia’s first and only 100% Aboriginal-owned aerospace consultancy and Indigenous youth program. Daniel and host Jonathan Webb will also discuss enabling Indigenous communities to blaze their own trails through empowering programs like Raising Horizons. 

For more UNSW Centre for Ideas podcasts, visit unsw.to/cfi-podcast

From a family story rooted in&nbsp;Yarrabah,&nbsp;to the&nbsp;lawns&nbsp;of the White House in Washington DC,&nbsp;hear the incredible story of Daniel Joinbee, a proud&nbsp;Gunggandji&nbsp;man, Royal Australian Air Force veteran, and founder of Australia&rsquo;s first and only 100% Aboriginal-owned aerospace consultancy and Indigenous youth program.&nbsp;Daniel and host Jonathan Webb will also discuss enabling Indigenous communities to blaze their own trails through empowering programs like Raising Horizons.&nbsp;
For more UNSW Centre for Ideas podcasts, visit <a href="https://unswcentreforideas.com/podcasts">unsw.to/cfi-podcast</a>

Daniel Joinbee: Indigenous aerospace trailblazer

What happens when a master of the stage turns to the page? 

Acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, artistic director and now novelist Andrew Upton has never been one to stay in his lane. Across theatre, film, television and fiction, his many creative pursuits are united by one calling: storytelling. 

In this compelling conversation with Michaela Kalowski, recorded live at Belvoir St Theatre, Upton discusses his debut novel, Krank Fuss – a modern-day fable set against the gathering darkness of Europe in 1937. Moving from the stage to the page, he explores the craft behind the novel, the inspiration that drives his work and the different possibilities that emerge when creating for theatre and fiction. Their conversation travels across creativity, culture, technology, power and freedom – and considers the enduring ability of storytelling to help us see familiar questions from entirely new perspectives. 

For more UNSW Centre for Ideas podcasts, visit unsw.to/cfi-podcast

What happens when a master of the stage turns to the page?&nbsp;
Acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, artistic director and now novelist Andrew Upton has never been one to stay in his lane. Across theatre, film, television and fiction, his many creative pursuits are united by one calling: storytelling.&nbsp;
In this compelling conversation with Michaela Kalowski, recorded live at Belvoir St Theatre, Upton discusses his debut novel,&nbsp;Krank Fuss&nbsp;&ndash; a modern-day fable set against the gathering darkness of Europe in 1937. Moving from the stage to the page, he explores the craft behind the novel, the inspiration that drives his work and the different possibilities that&nbsp;emerge&nbsp;when creating for theatre and fiction. Their conversation travels across creativity, culture, technology,&nbsp;power&nbsp;and freedom &ndash; and considers the enduring ability of storytelling to help us see familiar questions from entirely new perspectives.&nbsp;
For more UNSW Centre for Ideas podcasts, visit <a href="https://unswcentreforideas.com/podcasts">unsw.to/cfi-podcast</a>

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