Impact Earth: Nature, Episode 1, Dr. Temple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior and autism spokesperson, is one of the first individuals on the autism spectrum to publicly share insights from her personal experience of autism and its relation to animals. She has a successful career consulting on both livestock handling, equipment design, and animal welfare. She has been featured on NPR (National Public Radio), national television shows (Larry King Live, 20/20, 60 Minutes, Fox and Friends) and has appeared in numerous articles in Time Magazine, New York Times, Discover Magazine, Forbes and USA Today. HBO made an Emmy Award winning movie about her life and she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016. Learn more about this extraordinary woman and her amazing life: Colorado State University’s One-of-a-Kind Mind: Temple Grandin’s Amazing Life with Autism
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INSIGHTS
- Visual thinking is the key to Dr. Grandin’s work with livestock – autism helped her to understand animals and design ways of working with them.
- Grandin was exposed to cattle when she was a teenager – youth can discover their passion when they are exposed to a variety of experiences.
- What was the early research done by Dr. Grandin that laid the groundwork for her revolutionary work with animals? Who listened to that early work? Who valued what she was doing? Join us on this podcast to learn more!
- Grandin has partnered with large meat buyers (like McDonald’s and Wendy’s) to spark change in their supply chain and she is seeing sweeping changes in the handling of cattle moving forward – the people doing the good thing for animals and our planet continues to expand.
- The importance of going deeper – how does Dr. Grandin feel about going deeper to understand and seek truth? She provides important insights on this podcast.
- Different kinds of minds work together – take your iPhone for example! Curious to understand what this means…listen to this show!
- Grandin has a message for all of us about climate change and what we all can do to take the steps toward change – listen to be inspired.
GET INFORMED!
- Learn more about Dr. Grandin by visiting her website and join her on Facebook and Twitter
- Get information about Project Drawdown and order a copy of the book here
GET ACTIVE!
- Watch Dr. Grandin’s 2013 Ted Talk: The World Needs All Kinds of Minds and her 2014 Google talk: The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
- Listen to the podcast with Bob Langert (mentioned during this show): McDonald’s Battle To Do Good: The Inside Edition and ready Mrs. Green’s reviewof Bob’s book
- Watch Jaak Panksepp’s 2014 Ted Talk: The Science of Emotions
- Listen to our podcast with Fashion Revolution Founder, Carry Somers: Who Made Your Clothes?