Rugged Tech Exploration...With Mike Libecki
from Luminaries - Talking to the Brightest Minds in Tech Hosted by Dell Technologies, Mark Schaefer, Douglas Karr
Listen in to Learn: • How technology is changing lives in India, Nepal, and beyond • How the right tech supports humanitarian and conservation work in the most extreme environments • How to find motivation and passion to pursue your goals National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year Brings Purpose to Global Adventure If your laptop crashed right now, you might lose some valuable data. But it’s likely not a matter of life and death. Now imagine you’re in Siberia, the temperature is -67 degrees, and your gadgets are the only things keeping you alive and warm. That’s an average day at the office for Mike Libecki. Mike has made more than 80 expeditions to some of the most extreme environments on the planet, seeking to capture the beauty of the natural world and make it accessible for the rest of us. His journeys inspire us to see that nature is amazing, breath-taking, fragile, and in need of our protection. Now, Mike’s on a mission to bring technology to the developing world, a joint venture with his 15-year-old daughter-and-adventuring partner, Liliana. Listen in as Mike shares incredible stories of global travel, close encounters with polar bears, and how technology can help make the world a better place.
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"What’s the worst accident your laptop has survived? A drop? A spilled cup of coffee? Mike Libecki, National Geographic Explorer, is a little harder on his tech. His laptop has survived -67 degree temperatures and curious polar bears because his job is to travel to the world’s most remote and extreme environments. His passion is to make the world a better place. On this episode, learn how Mike’s non-profit organization is using technology to transform lives around the world."
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