Art and Science Punks

Episode 28: Why Try Again

May 22nd, 2017  |  35 mins 26 secs

art, comics, crafts, creativity, family, science, videogames

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss examples of trying again with creative projects and the workings of what trying again means for them.

Kate and Rob also explore an art pick and a science pick this week: a video game wherein you make video games and solar panels.

Episode 27: Relevant Elephant

May 14th, 2017  |  51 mins 53 secs

art, coding, crafts, creativity, family, music, psychology, science, sewing

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss "Stuff You Feel Like You Should Know" ranging from psychology to coding to more than one spoken language and reading music.

Kate and Rob also explore an art pick and a science pick this week related to coding+hardware and sewing.

Episode 26: Free Comic Book Day and Comics Reflection

May 7th, 2017  |  57 mins 26 secs

art, comics, crafts, creativity, family, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss our experiences reading, making, and sharing comics with our family.

Kate and Rob also explore an art pick and science pick for some fun and useful resources: making minicomics and a flower color changing experiment.

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 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 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 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 5: Curated Crates Curiosities

December 6th, 2016  |  37 mins

crafts, crates, experiments, holidays, subscription

In this episode of the Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss a new surprise question about the holidays, and our main topic about different subscription crates we've tried, encountered, and considered.