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Immersive Empowerment
January 27, 2020 08:01 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MB(Photo courtesy of Bad VR, and used with permission.) Bad VR is in the empowerment business. And at the helm is Suzanne Borders, CEO and co-founder. What her L.A.-based startup does, specifically, is translate data into easily-understandable virtual-reality and augmented reality experiences. They're the world's first immersive data visualization platform. In other words, if you have a lot of charts and graphs, they'll create a visual representation. This platform puts you inside the ...
Pix: In a Creative Light
January 20, 2020 08:01 - 5 minutes - 8.17 MBWhat if you could put anything you wanted--in lights--on your backpack? And, what if you could animate that design or message? As well as change it, any time you wanted? That's exactly what's possible with Pix. Pix is a Ukraine-based startup, which has created the world's first LED-light customizable backpacks. During CES® 2020, Pix co-founder and CMO Sergii Iezdin was onsite in the Eureka Park™ startup area. We talked about the Pix customizable backpack, the story behind it and his jo...
A New Vista for 3D Printing
January 20, 2020 08:01 - 6 minutes - 8.74 MB3D printing with glass? That's possible now. And it may be widespread very shortly, with a new 3D printer from Korea-based startup Muto Labs. During CES® 2020, Muto Labs' Soon Chan Hong premiered his company's new "Mutable" 3D printer. This is the world's first 3D printer with the capability of printing both glass and crystal items! Soon Chan says the first model will be available in spring, 2020. Soon Chan talked about the new innovation during our brief conversation in the Eureka Par...
P.E.T.E.R.: Tech for Our Planet
January 13, 2020 08:01 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBP.E.T.E.R. is getting ready to take to the seas. And she's going to make a huge difference in water quality. During CES® 2020, Techstars hosted a "Pitch Competition Student Startup Showdown" in the Eureka Park™ startup area. Students took the stage to explain their technology innovations. Then, a judges' panel asked questions about their creations. Pleasant Robotics Founder and CEO Gabriella Pleasant won first place in the competition. She created her robot, named P.E.T.E.R., with the ...
Actronika: The “Touch” of Reality
January 10, 2020 22:26 - 4 minutes - 5.79 MBAn Over Coffee® special-edition "blend", recorded live at CES® 2020! "Haptics" means "the science of touch", as explained on Actronika's website. And Actronika is a Paris-based startup which is creating technology that incorporates touch right into virtual-reality experiences. During International CES® 2020, Actronika researcher Dr. Damien Faux was displaying a prototype of his company's haptic platform in the Eureka Park™ startup area. Actronika's patented technology will enable VR user...
BZIGO: AI vs. Mosquitoes
January 09, 2020 07:41 - 3 minutes - 4.58 MBAn Over Coffee® special-edition "blend", recorded live at CES® 2020! Mosquitoes. Depending on where you are geographically, they can be anything from nuisance--to deadly. In CES® 2020's Eureka Park startup area is an ingenious solution. Ben Resnick is the Marketing and Project Manager for Israel-based startup Bzigo. Wait till you hear how his company uses technology to get rid of these pests! CES® 2020 continues from now through Friday, January 10th in Las Vegas.
“Linking” Youth to Coding–and Fun
January 06, 2020 08:01 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MBOver Coffee® is headed for CES® 2020! Here is one of our top podcast episodes from CES® 2019. What if you could teach a child how to program an autonomous vehicle? Thanks to San Diego-based educational technology company Robolink, that was not a hypothetical question. At CES® 2019, in Las Vegas, we saw Robolink CEO Hansol Hong. Robolink creates educational robot platforms for students, grades K through 12. For CES® 2019, they had just launched another brand-new robotics kit: Zumi. And...
California Unique
December 31, 2019 20:49 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBAn Over Coffee® special-edition podcast, in celebration of Pasadena's 131st Rose Parade®! "Aquatic Aspirations" is the name of Cal Poly Universities' seventy-second Rose Parade® entry. And on Sunday, December 29th, during "Decorating Places", we met four of the creative contributors who are making the float a reality. Cal Poly University biology major Iliana Sansur was onsite at Phoenix Decorating Company's Rosemont Pavilion. And she and her fellow students were decorating their float e...
Love, Dedication–and Talent
December 30, 2019 08:01 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBOver Coffee® is on holiday hiatus. Please enjoy our rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes of 2019, as we count down to Pasadena's 131st Rose Parade®, on New Year's Day! Top award-winning float builder Fiesta Parade Floats is in the midst of final preparations for Pasadena's 2020 Rose Parade®. This week is "Deco Week". For float builders, that's a race against the clock. It's time to decorate the Rose Parade® floats for their New Year's Day appearance. Floats leave the barn f...
Science Nonfiction
December 23, 2019 08:01 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBOver Coffee® is on holiday hiatus. Please enjoy this rebroadcast of one of our top episodes of 2019. Have a great holiday! (Photo courtesy of NASA, and used with permission.) What if you had the opportunity to design missions to the moon? And what if getting there were just the beginning? That's the core of NASA's Artemis program. If this particular project achieves all its goals, astronauts will be working on the moon in less than five years. Gateway Logistics Element Project Member ...
Giving Through Making
December 16, 2019 08:01 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBOver Coffee® is on holiday hiatus. Please enjoy this rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes of 2019. Congratulations to Zee Kesler! When we talked with her, earlier this year, she was Project Manager of Makers Making Change. As of September 2019, her LinkedIn profile now lists her as Chapter Coordinator. And she obviously loves what she's doing. Here is our earlier interview with her, from Spring 2019. Now, what is Makers Making Change? A very cool network created by nonpro...
Space Flight After School
December 09, 2019 08:25 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBOver Coffee® is on holiday hiatus. Please enjoy this rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes of 2019. Imagine building a grapefruit-sized satellite that launches into space. Now, imagine you're doing this as an extracurricular activity--with your fellow high school students. That's an opportunity which NASA has been giving students at Florida's Merritt Island High School, over the past eight years. Since 2011, NASA has been working with the students through a Space Act Agreement ...
Inside the Magic at Two Bit Circus
December 02, 2019 08:01 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MBOver Coffee® is on Thanksgiving hiatus. Please enjoy this Cyber Monday special rebroadcast of one of our top episodes of 2019! In 2018, Two Bit Circus opened the world's first Micro-Amusement Park™. And for Cyber Monday, they're offering a special that might make a nice gift for anyone on your list this year. (Or for you!) "C'mon, what is it?" Oh, OK. It's unlimited play within their arcade during January. (Some restrictions apply, according to their website.) During Maker Walk L.A.,...
STEAMing Into Math
November 25, 2019 08:01 - 24 minutes - 33 MB(Photograph courtesy of Dr. Frederick Uy, and used with permission.) When was the last time you had fun in math class? The California STEAM Symposium says that needs to happen more often. And so does Steering Committee member Dr. Fred Uy. When the seventh annual California STEAM Symposium happens, December 9th and 10th in Anaheim, educators will get to see all kinds of ways this could happen. Fred, as he prefers to be called, is the Director of Educator Preparation at California State U...
Curriculum Plus Imagination
November 18, 2019 08:01 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBTechnically, STEAM is an acronym: science, technology, engineering, art and math. But for the California STEAM Symposium, that "E" could easily stand for "empowerment". And the seventh annual California STEAM Symposium is set to happen in Anaheim, December 9th and 10th! Glennon Stratton is the STEAM Program Director for the Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation. CDEF is co-hosting the California STEAM Symposium, in partnership with the California Commission on the Status of Wom...
A Frightfully Interesting Study
November 11, 2019 08:01 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MB(Royalty-free photograph courtesy of Pixabay, at pixabay.com.) Snakes. Heights. Needles. Things that make us scream and run. Caltech is studying the nature of fear. And they recently chose a unique but highly effective venue, in which to conduct their research. During the 2019 Halloween haunt season, Caltech partnered with extreme Orange County haunted house The 17th Door. Led by Caltech social scientists Colin Camerer and Dean Mobbs, this particular study examined fear in what amoun...
Inventive Fun in 3D–and More
November 04, 2019 08:01 - 24 minutes - 33 MBAn Over Coffee® special-edition podcast Mark your calendar. Next Saturday and Sunday, November 9th and 10th, Maker Faire Orlando is adding a "fun" aspect to everyone's weekend! And 3D printing is just one of the areas you'll get to explore. DeltaMaker is one of the main sponsors of Maker Faire Orlando. Their story is a fun one. Three creative people, a successful Kickstarter campaign... ...and today, desktop 3D printers which make all kinds of cool things. At Podcast Movement 2019, ...
A New Dimension of Play
October 28, 2019 04:37 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MB(Photo courtesy of Tilt Five, and used with permission.) You move your game piece, and it breathes fire. Or a chasm opens, in the table. Or a creepy fog wafts out of your hand and settles over the surface. Sound dreamlike? It's the (augmented) reality of Tilt Five's new holographic gaming system. (Image courtesy of Tilt Five, and used with permission.) Tilt Five, based in the Bay Area, has combined the elements of a traditional board game with video gaming, through augmented reality....
The Science of Sword-Swallowing
October 21, 2019 21:29 - 13 minutes - 19 MBAn Over Coffee® special-edition podcast Kids, don't try this at home--times about ninety! Cyrus Pynn, who goes by the stage name, "Cydeshow Cy", is a professional circus artist. And there's a considerable amount of science in his art. When we visited ScareLA™, Southern California's first summertime Halloween convention, in 2018, Cy was on-hand, performing for the crowd. "Crowd-pleaser" would be an understatement, for his program of sword-swallowing and (towards the end) eating a lightb...
Delivering Deluxe Chills
October 14, 2019 07:01 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MBThis is an Over Coffee® special-edition podcast, incorporating our 2018 interview. This Halloween, Los Angeles-based virtual reality publisher Fun Train VR is set to scare even more horror fans. And that's a good thing. In time for Halloween, 2019, they're released a deluxe edition of their first product, The Exorcist: Legion VR, on the STEAM website. The Exorcist: Legion VR is licensed from Morgan Creek Film Partners, and based on the classic horror movie. The title was developed by Wo...
The Maker As Storyteller
October 08, 2019 04:57 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MB(Photo courtesy of Mitchell Malpartida, and used with permission.) Freelance technologist Mitchell Malpartida is "scary" creative, when it comes to STEAM. And he says storytelling is a crucial element of the maker experience. As the founder of Masterful Creations STEAM Academy, Mitchell teaches science, technology, engineering, art and math through maker projects. His students don't necessarily realize that they're doing engineering--or combining art and science. They just know they're...
Helping the Future Take Flight
September 30, 2019 07:01 - 23 minutes - 32 MBHow can drones provide a core element in education? How can they help students learn practical skills? There are all kinds of ways, says Autonomy Foundation Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer Misha Houser. Misha has an extensive background in both the arts and the sciences. Her murals are on display in a public park. Her professional experience includes serving as Chief Operations Officer for nonprofit Tesla Foundation Group. She also served as Assistant Program Manager for Los A...
To the Moon–and Beyond
September 24, 2019 04:38 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MB(Photo courtesy of NASA, and used with permission.) Lunar outposts used to be the stuff of science fiction. But today, NASA is designing one--as part of the Artemis lunar exploration program! Artemis, a multiple-mission project, is scheduled to return astronauts to the Moon by 2024. And once there, the crew--including the first female astronaut to set foot on the moon--will be exploring new lunar regions. They'll also be collecting ice, just discovered in 2009, from the Moon's South Po...
Flowers, Tech and Magic
September 17, 2019 05:47 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBEvery New Year's Day since 1989, Fiesta Parade Floats have wowed Rose Parade® viewers. Fiesta is the leading award-winning float builder in the history of Pasadena's Rose Parade®. In 2017, they set a Guinness World Record for the longest, heaviest float, "Lucy Pet". Their past creations have incorporated waterfalls, stages, and all kinds of automatio. And, of course, those record-setting surfing dogs of 2017 Lucy Pet fame. Every New Year's Day, Tournament of Roses® judges vote on the b...
B-Relyt: Education Plus Impact
September 09, 2019 07:01 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MB(Photo courtesy of "B", and used with permission.) Nonprofit B-Relyt is all about empowering students in the Black community. But what founder Kimlin Johnson and her husband and family are teaching, goes far beyond expertise in science, technology, engineering, art and math. As a Saturday program, B-Relyt provides an opportunity for students, fifth grade and up, to get a firm educational foundation. They get to practice math, ask questions and see what the subject has to do with their e...
Merging Realities: A New Frontier
September 02, 2019 17:59 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MB(Photograph courtesy of Cybera, and used with permission.) The world's first conference held entirely in virtual reality? That's exactly what Lethbridge College, in Alberta, Canada, has created. In spring, 2018, Lethbridge hosted its inaugural version of "Merging Realities". This is a free, day-long academic conference, focusing on virtual and augmented reality. The highly-successful conference has now become an annual event. After another, equally-popular edition this spring, plans a...
A Maker’s Magic
August 26, 2019 07:01 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBAn Over Coffee® special-edition podcast, recorded live at the Talkshoe® pavilion during Podcast Movement 2019. Maker Andy Stetzinger says 3D printing has an aspect that doesn't occur to most people. As Marketing and Outreach Manager for Orlando-based DeltaMaker, LLC, Andy gets to demonstrate that firsthand. He's talking about creating art. DeltaMaker has reimagined 3D printers. Their models can fit on a desktop, while some of their larger ones can print a larger art piece (or a robot) m...
The Sky Was Not the Limit
August 22, 2019 00:08 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBAn Over Coffee® special-edition podcast, recorded onsite at Podcast Movement 2019 Eight years ago, students at Merritt Island High School weren't planning to launch a satellite into space. Working under the guidance of NASA engineers, as part of a new STEM program, the students were simply exploring the process of designing a cube satellite, or CubeSat. But the project grew into "StangSat". The students learned, innovated, and raised funds. They also presented their designs for the g...
NASA SUITS: A Creativity Challenge
August 12, 2019 07:01 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBPhoto courtesy of NASA/Josh Valcarcel, and used with permission. NASA Human Interface Engineer Paromita Mitra knows what exciting results the NASA SUITS Design Challenge can produce. That's because, as a student interning with NASA, her research ultimately led to the creation of this innovative educational program. (Photo courtesy of Chase Neal, MIssissippi State University, and used with permission.) Currently, the NASA SUITS Design Challenge is gearing up for rhe 2019-2020 school year...
Challenging Student Imagination
August 05, 2019 07:01 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBPhoto courtesy of NASA/Josh Valcarcel. Image used with permission. The NASA SUITS Design Challenge is preparing for another school year. And on the curriculum: a problem to solve. But this is no textbook question. Instead, students will be creating augmented-reality technology designed to assist NASA astronauts with communication during spacewalks. "SUITS" is an acronym for "Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students". Student teams work together, over the school year, to d...
SISU: Empowerment Through VR
July 31, 2019 03:44 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MB(Royalty-free image courtesy of Pixabay, at pixabay.com.) Today, women in professional fields still experience discrimination. Harassment is still a reality. And traditional corporate "sensitivity training" doesn't appear to be making much of a difference. Electrical engineer Jocelyn Tan has come up with a solution--through virtual reality. Jocelyn is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bay Area startup SISU. Currently, Jocelyn and her team are developing a virtual reality game by the sam...
Towards an Intelligent Future
July 23, 2019 03:56 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MB(Graphic courtesy of XPRIZE, and used with permission.) Say "artificial intelligence", and most people think of robots. But, the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE is taking artificial intelligence much further. This global competition challenges participants to come up with novel solutions to the world's problems, using AI technologies Sponsored by the XPRIZE Foundation, the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE challenge is relatively new. The XPRIZE Foundation announced the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE from the TED stage ...
The Distance We’ve Traveled
July 16, 2019 00:31 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBOver Coffee® celebrates a landmark anniversary with one of our all-time most popular podcast episodes. Apollo 11 launched for the moon 50 years ago this Wednesday. The date: Wednesday, July 16, 1969. Four days later, two astronauts from this fifth manned Apollo flight would walk on the lunar surface. At the time, future International Space Station astronaut Douglas Wheelock was in grade school. On that Wednesday in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins put on thei...
Microgravity on the Menu
July 08, 2019 07:01 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBHope you had a very Happy Fourth of July! Over Coffee® is on holiday hiatus this week. Here is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular shows of 2018. (Photo courtesy of Alli Westover, NASA HUNCH, and used with permission.) What if YOUR high school science project had involved creating a meal for the ISS crew? That's exactly what the NASA HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge allows participating schools to do. Every school year, participating high school teams compete to come up with a ...
The Elements of “Magic”
July 02, 2019 04:24 - 28 minutes - 38.4 MBHow much time did you spend thinking about sensors today? Unless they're somehow a part of your career, the answer's probably, "None". But during the 2019 Sensors Expo and Conference, we had the opportunity to meet Jen Gilburg and Pete Smith, of TE Connectivity. TE Connectivity is a long-established sensor manufacturer. However, very few people are familiar with the company. Applications for which they create sensors include: smart cities, health technology and partnerships with entrepr...
Curriculum: Innovation
June 23, 2019 18:20 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBRoger Grace with his 2018 "Future of Engineering Education" panel at Sensors Expo and Conference, 2018. As Sensors Expo and Conference 2019 happens this week, Roger Grace will be discussing ways to create the future. That's because, on Thursday, June 27th, he will once again be moderating the "Future of Engineering Education" panel, at noon in San Jose's McEnery Convention Center. Roger is the founder and President of MEMS marketing consulting firm Roger Grace Associates in Naples, Florid...
Appeal, Technology–and Taste
June 17, 2019 07:01 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MB(Photo courtesy of InHouse Produce, and used with permission.) What if your favorite restaurant grew fresh vegetables in their dining area? What if they could harvest them, just in time to add to your salad or entree? That's the concept behind Los Angeles-based startup InHouse Produce. Visitors to upscale restaurants tend to "ooh", "aah" and share on social media when they see InHouse Produce's vertical displays. They offer restaurants more than 100 different varieties of fresh veggi...
Navigating “Immersive”
June 11, 2019 04:50 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MB(Photograph courtesy of Amy Peck, and used with permission.) How can you build your brand with new immersive technology? "Start with doing things on paper," advises The Antipodean founder and immersive strategist Michelle Excell. MIchelle's emerging-technology and immersive content collective The Antipodean uses AI, VR, AR and the Internet of Things to strengthen clients' brands. But the crucial element? Michelle says it's the "why" behind using a specific technology, in new creative wo...
The Elements of Fun
June 03, 2019 07:01 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MBJosh Randall's average workday is a circus. And he completely loves it. As Creative Producer of Two Bit Circus, Josh uses imagination, technology and his background producing live events to create some seriously cool experiences. And this upcoming Tuesday, June 4th, if you're in Los Angeles, you can be a part of Two Bit Circus's creative process. They'll be hosting "Beta Night"--and you're invited to come and play some of the new games they're showcasing! Since Two Bit Circus's Micro Am...
Oceans of Innovation
May 27, 2019 07:01 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBPacific Visions® is open! And technically, it's the brand-new, almost 29,000-square-foot wing of the Aquarium of the Pacific, in Long Beach. But it's also a powerful weapon against climate change. Divided into four different areas, the Pacific Visions® wing uses art, sensors, digital technology and special effects to convey a message. That message: if we want a sustainable future, our interactions with the planet--specifically, our oceans--need to change immediately. Dr. Jerry Schubel i...
Where Fitness Becomes Fun
May 20, 2019 19:11 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBBlack Box VR Co-Founder and Creative Director Preston Lewis. (Image courtesy of Black Box VR, and used with permission.) The following post is for informational purposes, and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult your doctor before beginning any exercise program. Gaming can be addictive. Working out at the gym, not so much. Black Box VR has come up with a way to change that. They've created the world's first virtual-reality gym. Attendees strap on a headset--and they're stan...
BehaVR: Virtual Mindfulness
May 14, 2019 07:02 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MB(Royalty-free image courtesy of Pixabay.) This post is for informational purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Please contact your doctor or other healthcare professional with any medical questions or concerns. BehaVR takes a new approach to mindfulness--with virtual reality at its core. And the idea behind its virtual-reality experiences: how to put mind-body medicine into effect. With BehaVR, patients strap on a headset, and go through an experience that illustrates th...
Caliban Below: A VR Spine-Tingler
May 06, 2019 07:01 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB(Free-for-commercial-use image courtesy of Pixabay, at pixabaycom.) Do you love Gothic fiction? Where you can almost see the mist-shrouded worlds of Edgar Allan Poe or H.P. Lovecraft? Then, VR visionary and Blackthorn Media Founder/Creative Director Michael Conelly is going to give you chills. But in a good way: through his short interactive VR experience, Caliban Below. Michael is the author of the 1989 novel The Abbot's Book: A Gothic Tale. He's also a multiple Oscar-nominated vis...
New Worlds of Immersion
April 29, 2019 07:01 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MB(Photo courtesy of Chris Madsen, and used with permission.) Immersive VR Education is a game-changer. But that statement applies to much more than just playing games. Think, "documentaries where you experience events". Or "learning while exploring an environment". Or even, "actively participating in interactive social activities, with others in different locations." And--if you have no coding experience, you can also use their virtual training and education platform, ENGAGE, to crea...
Empowering Against Pain
April 23, 2019 05:21 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBDue to unforeseen technical issues, we've had to postpone today's originally-scheduled podcast episode. Here is a rebroadcast of one of our top podcasts of 2019, in case you missed it! The following podcast is for informational purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Please contact your health-care professional with any health-related questions. At CES® 2019, in Las Vegas, earlier this year, we met a physician who'd made an exciting discovery. [powerpoint] Dr. Amy Baxter, ...
Engineering a Better World
April 15, 2019 19:18 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MB(Photo courtesy of Becky Neely, Engineers Without Borders USA Communications Director, and used with permission.) When we think of communities without clean water, or other basic needs, many of us don't envision them in the U.S. Nonprofit Engineers Without Borders knows differently. They provide volunteer engineering services to underserved communities in 44 countries. And that includes the United States. A relatively new branch of the organization, Engineers Without Borders USA, is cur...
Carnival, Meet Tech & Community
April 08, 2019 07:01 - 22 minutes - 31 MBTwo Bit Circus co-founders Eric Gradman (right) and Brent Bushnell. (Photo courtesy of Two Bit Circus, and used with permission.) Two Bit Circus would like you to come and play with them. But don't expect their Micro Amusement Park™, in downtown Los Angeles, to be like any other amusement experience you've ever had. (Photo courtesy of Two Bit Circus, and used with permission.) "Interactive" is the key word as you explore the 38,000-square-foot complex. (Photo courtesy of Two Bit Circ...
A Maker’s Mission
March 30, 2019 22:37 - 24 minutes - 34 MB(Photograph courtesy of The Neil Squire Society, and used with permission.) For Makers Making Change Project Manager Zee Kesler, making and empowerment just naturally go together. Zee's work with the maker community includes spearheading Vancouver's Maker Education Initiative. She is also the co-founder of "Curiosity in the Classroom", a maker club for sixth-graders. And she's been the lead on numerous mobile maker workshop projects--including the 2012 "Maker Mobile Workshops on Wheels". ...
Creating Worlds of Awe
March 18, 2019 07:01 - 40 minutes - 56 MB(Photograph courtesy of Snow Mack, and used with permission.) Groundbreaking digital artist Kevin Mack uses virtual reality to transport people into a different world--or several. And that statement barely does justice to his work. Kevin could be described as a scientific artist--or perhaps an artistic scientist! In 1999, he received an Academy Award for visual effects, after pioneering the digital creation of the tree in "What Dreams May Come". And in 2006, UCLA's David Geffen Schoo...
“Femineering” Education
March 11, 2019 07:01 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBNicole Gutzke (l) and Dr. Kristina Rigden at the Femineer™ program table during California STEAM Symposium, 2018. Ask a young girl about her future career aspirations. She probably won't say, "I want to be an engineer". Cal Poly Pomona's Femineer™ program is changing that. Creative robotics, wearable technology and Raspberry Pi construction are all part of this innovative three-year curriculum. And in the course of "making cool stuff", K through 12 girls learn math, science, tech...