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	Podcast:		Getting Meta
	Episode:		Mohan Krishnamoorthy : Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, RMIT University, Melbourne
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		01:37:45
	Publish Date:		2021-07-23 00:35:05
	Description:		Mohan Krishnamoorthy is one of my oldest friends - and I mean that in both senses of the word. He has many facets: He’s an accomplished academic (currently Pro Vice-Chancellor at University of Queensland, Australia), an active trekker and cyclist, and is an aficionado of several things, including board games and Indian classical music. But more than anything else, I wanted to speak to Mohan because I feel he leads the kind of life many of us would aspire to at his age (he’s close to 60 at the time of recording) and in a word - is “sorted”. I knew he would make an excellent guest for this show, and he did - I was beaming for the whole day after recording with him in the morning. I hope you enjoy this long chat that has as much anecdote and humour, as it does life advice. And if anyone would like to conduct research on left-handed koalas, please get in touch with Mohan. In this episode, Mohan and I discuss: Life lessons from the various things that he's done: From academics to climbing mountains The importance of having a sense of humour, especially in a "serious" profession How he was a "log in a river" and what questions helped him take certain paths, in his long academic career Learning from failures, including several of his own: From academics to music Fitness and motivating yourself The love for the mountains and trekking Music, charity and board games Happiness at large and what has helped him get there As you can see, this is an incredibly wide-ranging conversation - where we went from mathematics and research to Peter Gabriel and the Beatles; from trekking to Twitter; to reforming education to pop culture Everything Mohan Krishnamoorthy: Twitter :- mohank Instagram :- https://www.instagram.com/mohank_/ LinkedIn :- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohankaus His professional profile on the University of Queensland website https://about.uq.edu.au/pvc-rp His lovely article about the allure of trekking: The mountains are calling, and I must go :- The mountains are calling and I must go I had Mohan as a guest on Simblified, way back in 2016! That’s still worth a listen :- https://ivmpodcasts.com/simblified-episode-list/2016/5/16/ep-19-with-mohank-holy-wow-we-have-a-phd-in-mathematics-on-the-show References made during the show, not in order: Humour, Seriously: Why Humour Is A Superpower At Work And In Life, by Jennifer Aaker & Naomi Bagdonas Goodreads :- Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life by Jennifer Aaker Amazon :- https://www.amazon.in/Humour-Serious-Business-Superpower-Work/dp/0241405939 The Twitter thread by Prof. Nathan Hall that Mohan references, on going back to your young academic self Twitter :- Nathan C. Hall on Twitter Progressive rock band Thaikkudam Bridge’s album, Namah Spotify :- Namah All other platforms :- Namah by Thaikkudam Bridge A channel to help you fall in love with science all over agan: Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell YouTube channel :- Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell The Australian comedian & radio host Adam Spencer website :- Adam Spencer The Australian professor and science commentator, Karl Kruszelnicki Website :- https://drkarl.com/ Neil Gaiman - Make Good Art YouTube video :- Neil Gaiman - Inspirational Commencement Speech at the University of the Arts 2012 Transcript :- "Make Good Art" \| James Clear Although what was referred to in the episode is a small comic version of the same Goodreads :- Art Matters by Neil Gaiman Amazon :- https://www.amazon.in/Art-Matters-Neil-Gaiman/dp/1472260082/ Getting Meta links: Spotify: Getting Meta Apple Podcasts: ‎Getting Meta on Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts: Getting Meta IVM website: "Getting Meta" Twitter: twitter.com/chuck_gopal Instagram: instagram.com/chuckofalltrades Email: chuck@chuckofalltrades.in
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