Iain Woodhouse is a Professor of Applied Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh, the author of multiple books & course on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and one of the best people to explain radar remote sensing with decades of experience teaching but also working in the industry.---Episode Sponsor: GeoAwesomeness & UP42 EO HubGeoawesomenessUP42---About IainTwitterLinkedInBlogIain's current course on Earth Observation at the University of EdinburghShownotesNote: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing (Affiliate Link)Echoes in Space MOOC by ESAHow Earth Observation Ends: or, Everything you wanted to know about typing pools but were afraid to ask.Earthblox101 Tips for PhD Students: (Affiliate link)Book & Podcast recommendationThinking Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman (Affiliate Link)Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss (Affiliate Link)Harvard Business Review Podcast Timestamps00:00 Introduction02:03   Conversation Begins: Getting Into Earth Observation07:30   Remote Sensing in the 80s10:25   NASA's Inspirational Power13:47   The Moment Iain Knew He Wanted to Become An Educator16:10   Free Education19:11   Explaining SAR from the beginning24:56   The 'Intuitive' Way of Understanding SAR29:08   The Most Interesting Aspects of SAR37:20   Comparing Optical to Radar40:17   SAR's Military History45:48   Military Contracts Subsidise Commercial SAR49:35   The Impact of New Space on SAR52:41   The trendline of SAR57:41   What most excites Iain in Earth Observation today01:01:44    Earthblox01:03:57    Who is Earthblox for?01:05:33    Earthblox's business model01:08:37    Open Source & Closed Platforms01:13:58    Closed Platforms in an Educational setting01:20:04    Typing Pools: Automation Is Coming01:30:30    Having a foot in Academia & Industry01:35:59    The Importance of Art01:40:51    Fostering creativity for scientific people01:44:25    Advice for People entering Earth Observation01:48:21    Book and Podcast Recommendation Feel free to reach out! - Website- My Twitter- Podcast Twitter- Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work