Jane Poynter
Jane Poynter
Jane Poynter is a Biosphere 2 crewmember, author, TV host and company President and CEO. She was born in Britain...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBusinesswoman
biological definitely involved lived systems
If I hadn't been inside of Biosphere 2 and really lived a biological life-support system, I definitely would not be involved in life-support systems for space.
flip sort
I mean, not wanting to be flip about it, but even within a corporation, you get sort of cult-like behaviors sometimes.
helpful marvelous share somebody
It's always helpful to have somebody help buoy you in difficult times and problem-solve with and to share the marvelous moments with as well.
consider might people positive respond scarce
It's well-known that people don't respond to scarce resources necessarily in what we might consider a positive light.
took
It took me four months in Biosphere 2 to make a pizza.
co2 connect literal perhaps
Breath does, in fact, connect us all in a very literal way. Take a breath now. And as you breathe, think about what is in your breath. There perhaps is the CO2 from the person sitting next-door to you.