Art and Science Punks

Episode 25: Making Amongst Clutter

May 1st, 2017  |  50 mins 28 secs

art, astronomy, crafts, creativity, family, learning, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss making progress on creative projects when there's stuff in the way. Along the way we discuss how the path blocking stuff can take many forms.

Kate and Rob also explore an art pick and science pick for some fun and useful resources to explore: a way to hang art projects and an interesting shape on a relatively nearby planet.

Episode 24: Playing with Purpose

April 23rd, 2017  |  48 mins 40 secs

art, creativity, play, psychology, science

Is play as an activity inherently purposeful?

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss play: playing in different contexts to relax, to be challenged, and to be inspired to make stuff.

Kate and Rob also explore an art pick and science pick for some fun and useful resources to explore drawing with AI and Earth Day.

Episode 23: Baloney

April 16th, 2017  |  55 mins 18 secs

art, creativity, criticalthinking, data, family, learning, science, skepticism

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss something Carl Sagan wrote "The Baloney Detection Kit" which summarizes critical thinking, skepticism, and scientific method.

Kate and Rob also explore an art pick and science pick for some fun and useful resources to explore data and drawing.

Episode 22: Science Everywhere Spring Break Episode

April 10th, 2017  |  18 mins 46 secs

art, crafts, creativity, family, research, science, technology

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss that while we may not be experts on Sand Dollar sea creatures or physics of airplanes: that doesn't stop us from being curious and doing some online research as we ask questions with our little ones.

Then Kate and Rob explore an art pick and science pick...

Episode 21: Enjoying Creative Projects From Recent Times

April 3rd, 2017  |  32 mins 53 secs

art, collaboration, creativity, critique, family, feedback, learning, productivity, psychology, reaction, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob reflect on recent creative projects we found fun and worthwhile and why. Then Kate and Rob explore an art pick and science pick, as is our approach of late.

Episode 20: The Sleep Show, Also Pie

March 26th, 2017  |  45 mins 35 secs

art, crafts, creativity, data visualization, family, reframing, science, sleep, support system, videogames

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss the more challenging parts of balancing passion projects, work, and family. Sleep emerges as a major thread through exploring recharging, creative projects, and other recharging activities. Also: reframing strategies. Also: pie chart metaphors.

Episode 19: Game Design for Teamwork and Hustle

March 20th, 2017  |  46 mins 29 secs

art, coaching, creativity, design, family, feedback, gamedesign, games, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss using game design as a way to give ourselves feedback on our own tasks, goals, and when we're coaching our kids. That's an experiment we call "teamwork and hustle" or "let's try this to see if this makes our morning routine suck less". As we do, we wrap up the show with an art pick and science pick of things we've found fun and useful.

Episode 18: A Sad Lego Shack

March 13th, 2017  |  41 mins 23 secs

art, coding, creativity, learning, legos, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss Legos, learning through step-by-step paint by numbers style instructions like those included in modern Lego sets, and futher ask: how do those instructions help learning or get in the way of creativity?

Episode 17: Picking a New Thing to Make and a Tool for the Job

March 6th, 2017  |  38 mins 24 secs

art, crafts, creativity, data, family, food, learning, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob explore how we picked the Silhouette Cameo cutter and how that started with wanting to make things with something called the Glowforge. Kate and Rob also explore the research that led to the leap from one tool to the next.

Episode 16: Racecars and Passion Projects

February 27th, 2017  |  39 mins 57 secs

art, creativity, family, flow, learning, primus, psychology, racecar, science, sewing, sideproject

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss our recent Pinewood Derby experience and also explore what might be different when a side project's effort goes by slowly vs. when time disappears.

Episode 15: Super Kanban, Super Kanban

February 20th, 2017  |  33 mins 23 secs

art, collaboration, creativity, family, kanban, learning, productivity, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob talk about recent experiences using digital and physical Kanban boards as part of family collaboration and communication.

Episode 14: Toothfairy Spoiler

February 13th, 2017  |  34 mins 24 secs

art, creativity, family, learning, productivity, psychology, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss how Kate plans and facilitates kids activities ranging from hosting families at a gathering to tabling at an event like Game Dev Day.

Episode 13: Purpose and Sandwiches: Exploring Effective Critque

February 6th, 2017  |  38 mins 5 secs

art, collaboration, creativity, critique, family, feedback, learning, productivity, psychology, reaction, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss critiquing in a variety of contexts, from ourselves and others in professional situations, to coaching, teaching, and working with kids.

Episode 12: Encouragement and Sinking Oranges

January 30th, 2017  |  41 mins 53 secs

art, coding, encouragement, experiments, gamedesign, learning, psychology, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss a few perspectives on encouragement from self to family and to collaborators. Also: follow-up on the sink/float experiment from episode 10.

Episode 11: Leaky Ambitions and Mermaid Tails

January 23rd, 2017  |  47 mins 45 secs

art, creativity, family, learning, mindset, productivity, psychology, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss tiling and reframing to learn something new when you're already feeling at capacity.

Episode 10: Design Thinking

January 16th, 2017  |  43 mins 16 secs

animation, art, creativity, design, gamedev, picks, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss using Design Thinking as a way to create and try alternatives when we're feeling stuck. Also: an art pick and science pick as a way to share fun, useful, and interesting resources!