Research on the Frontier of Discovery: From Antarctica to The Moon ( Wilson Cheung Wai Yin )

This episode was originally released a year ago, but due to technical difficulties has only resurfaced now! Wilson Cheung Wai Yin is the founder and director of Polar Research and Expedition Consultancy as well he is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), a Member of The Explorers Club and on the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Humanities & Social Sciences Expert Group...he’s a graduate of the TEOS program where we studied together and you hear a lot about on this show. Wilson is a true renaissance person with a detailed professional skill set that covers just about anything one could imagine in the Air, on the Land, ice or below the sea. He guided everywhere you can imagine in the arctic and polar regions of the world, quite opposite of his native Hong Kong. In today's conversation we discuss his early nature experiences when growing up in Hong Kong, his experience in polar guiding, cross-cultural research in tourism and climate change, The role of citizen science in tourism, his plans to travel to space...yeah that’s right I said space...and a whole lot more. Wilson's photography is on Instagram @polarwilson or contact him via his website www.preconsultancy.com/ Support the show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transnaturalpod Twitter / Facebook / Medium @TRANSNATURALPOD / Blog Articles: https://transnatural-perspectives.med...  / Youtube One time Donation: Paypal.me/InternationalSuper Music by Fazerklang SFX: freesounds.org 00:08:07 from  From Polar guide to polar scientist 00:09:46 How Wilson’s experience in Polar tourism exploration began in Antarctica 00:12:47 The role of Language and Skill in becoming a Polar Guide 00:13:52 Wilsons early nature experiences growing up in Hong Kong’s British colonial period.  00:17:40 From failing entrance exams to representing his university on scholarship in Antarctica 00:24:45 Advantages and Disadvantages of pursuing a career in the Outdoors in Hong Kong 00:26:56 Working in “Paradise” a.k.a Antarctica as a Polar guide 00:28:51 Antarctica and the Asian Perspective (or lack of an Asian arctic exploration connection) 00:32:00 Antarctica as an International Space for Humankind 00:35:00 Antarctica as a place to influence peace 00:38:46 The Antarctica Treaty 00:42:05 Wilsons Polar Research 00:43:52 Growth of Chinese Tourism in Antarctica 00:49:28 Is it possible to avoid Disneyfication or McDonaldization of tourism Activity in Antarctica 00:53:30 The Need for arctic tourism & Citizen science Tourism in on Polar Tourism 00:59:56 Wilson climate and glacial melt research 01:10:24 Wilsons quest for a mountaineering world record 01:12:15 Researching on the Frontier of Discovery  01:16:45 Preparing for space travel and Moon Lab Construction 01:20:33 Outlook on a challenging Future and advice on achieving dreams and goals 01:25:45 Wilson's upcoming publications 01:25:00 Closing reflections