In Episode 10 of Rules Don't Apply, Dan Krigstein sits down with the unstoppable Dr Michelle Dickinson, aka Nano Girl: engineer, nanotechnologist, science storyteller and professional exploder-of-things (in the best possible way).

Recorded live at SXSW Sydney, this conversation dives head-first into the very real, very human side of AI, education, curiosity and how we protect the next generation without holding them back. Michelle brings her trademark warmth, wit and wisdom blending deep technical insight with an unapologetically human lens.

In this episode we explore: 

• How digital inequality is shaping who benefits and who misses out

• The “McDonald’s approach” to tech for kids

• Why curiosity is a lifelong superpower (and how school squeezes it out of us)

• How leaders can build cultures where introverts, deep thinkers and quiet creatives thrive

For anyone who’s planning for the future, shaping it or nurturing the next generation who’ll live in it, this episode is for you.