Ando Shah: Aquatic Virtual Reality Co-Founder
Podcast Episode #65
Ando is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Ballast Technologies, the world’s first aquatic virtual reality company. Inspired by his love for the ocean and his desire to increase empathy, Ando is applying his skills in developing technologies to help connect humans with the ocean in a fully immersive experience. In this episode we discuss Ando’s childhood in India that included an extreme fear of water, a profound experience diving with whales in Mozambique, his views on the true value of virtual reality, and so much more.
Learn more about Ballast Technologies by visiting their website www.ballastvr.com, visit Ando’s personal website www.ando.xyz to learn more about the multitude of projects he’s worked on, and follow him on Instagram @andoshah.
Dr. Andrea Marshall: The Queen of Mantas
Podcast Episode #62
Andrea is the co-founder of Marine Megafauna Foundation, studying manta ray populations worldwide in order to protect and conserve these ocean giants. She was the first person to ever study manta rays for her PhD, discovered an entirely new species of manta, created a manta ray photo database encouraging citizen science, and has been highly influential in getting the need for manta conservation recognized globally. She is truly the Queen of Mantas!
Follow Andrea on Instagram, visit Marine Megafauna Foundation’s website to learn more about her work, visit Ray of Hope Expedition’s website to join her on expedition, and contribute manta ID photos to Manta Matcher.
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