Art and Science Punks - Episodes Tagged with “Creativity”

Episode 90: Role of Art in Hope, Resistance, Protest, Resilience

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:00:00 -0600

This week Kate and Rob return to the show at a heavy moment in our Minneapolis and wider Minnesota community. We talk about in how in any times and especially in tough times how we build community and find resilience through learning, family, community, and making art.

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The scientiffic method: Khan Academy | Introduction to the Scientific Method
- Scientific method - Wikipedia
- Steps of the Scientific Method
Blumvox Studios | Voiceover Training with Steve Blum, where Rob is currently studying voiceover and loving it. Note: found out Steve Blum's name is pronounced like the word "bloom".

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Episode 89: Recurring Full Moon Endeavor

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 16:00:00 -0500

This week Kate and Rob discuss what we're doing with the podcast for season 5 and how our schedule is now based literally on the full moon.

We ask what do we love about our recent individual projects and what do we find challenging.

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Episode 88: Journal of Recent Adventures and We are Back

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:00:00 -0600

This week Kate and Rob discuss how we've been away from this project for a while, piecing together a little over a year hiatus. We talk about Kate's battle and overcoming/survivor-thriver outcome with breast cancer and how writing when you give no effs was a powerful outlet for her.

We're starting a new season of the show, ready to explore and see what shape it takes now, and are glad to be back sharing our stories with you.

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Art and Science Picks

Godot Engine - Free and open source 2D and 3D game engine

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Episode 84: NASA is Fascinating + Mini Topic: Working With Ambiguity

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:45:00 -0500

This week Kate and Rob discuss and react to a variety of exciting NASA news. Also: we talk about how we're managing and planning along with ambiguity brought about by the COVID-19/'rona' pandemic.

This week's art and science picks: one about a cool slimy project, the other a printable art activity.

Kate and Rob's Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook: Useful Any Time of Year

We believe that goal planning can be fun, exciting and useful. Join us in the video workshop Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling as we walk through how and why to complete each exercise in the included Where Next Journal and offer tips and examples on how to get the most out of your goal planning.

Where Next Journal (printable PDF)
Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal
If you're on Skillshare, you can get it there too: Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal on SKILLSHARE

Our Coaching Service Helps You Navigate Personal, Professional, and Business Development Choices

Book time with one of us to explore coaching, we're here for you from anywhere you are and have our specialties too. Kate works with motivated leaders ready to design their leadership style and build strong, successful and happy teams. And she works with partners looking to achieve big goals and sustain big love, and individuals embarking on ambitious change at any career age or stage. Rob works with product makers and leaders to build research infused teams, be agents for positive change, make meaningful products and navigate big career choices.

Episode 83: Mid Year Goal Check in

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 21:00:00 -0500

This week Kate and Rob discuss goals looking at the year so far. How do our goal processes work this year, both the process and results so far must be different than other years, right?

This week's art and science picks: one about photos of our nearest star, the other is part game part art activity.

Kate and Rob's Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook: Useful Any Time of Year

Where Next Journal (printable PDF)
Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal
If you're on Skillshare, you can get it there too: Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal on SKILLSHARE

Our Coaching Service Helps You Navigate Personal, Professional, and Business Development Choices

Episode 82: Minecraft Family

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:15:00 -0500

This week Kate and Rob share a some stories about our quarantine experiences. The main topic: playing Minecraft as a family.

This week's art and science picks: one is a drawing collaborative drawing tool, the other is a series of ancient historical buildings with an awesome theme.

Kate and Rob's Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook Now Available

Where Next Journal (printable PDF)
Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal
If you're on Skillshare, you can get it there too: Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal on SKILLSHARE

Our Coaching Service Helps You Navigate Personal, Professional, and Business Development Choices

Episode 81: What-Cha-Makin'

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 05 May 2020 22:00:00 -0500

This week Kate and Rob talk about what they've been working on, creative projects and products wise. One made an in person workshop work as a virtual event, the other illustrated an arcade cabinet. Also, Rob is just really into journaling.

This week's art and science picks: one is a coloring activity from a science comic and the other is a creative way to make music with code.

Episode 80: Learning from Life

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:15:00 -0500

This week Kate and Rob discuss extra picks for things we found fun and educational in art and science in recent weeks. Also, we talk about what we're learning so far by sheltering in place for the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week's art and science picks: a friendly browser coding tool, an ephemeral event, a gassy planet situation and more space learnings.

Kate and Rob's Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook

You know goal planning is worth doing and you want a flexible system that can grow and change with you.

The Where Next Journal is a goal planning system that helps you create a concise future story that describes your year ahead with passion, purpose and clarity. Get the free 10 page version or the full 30 page version with extra guidance, warm ups, and additional activity:

Where Next Journal (printable PDF)

Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal
If you're on Skillshare, you can get it there too: Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal on SKILLSHARE

Our Coaching Service Helps You Navigate Personal, Professional, and Business Development Choices

Book time with one of us to explore coaching, we're here for you from anywhere you are and have our specialties too.

Kate works with motivated leaders ready to design their leadership style and build strong, successful and happy teams. And she works with partners looking to achieve big goals and sustain big love, and individuals embarking on ambitious change at any career age or stage.

Rob works with product makers and leaders to build research infused teams, be agents for positive change, make meaningful products and navigate big career choices.

Episode 79: Heart

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:00:00 -0600

This week Kate and Rob discuss Kate's recent heart surgery. We talk about her journey from finding out about AFib, the key events, feelings, and science all without too many gory details.

This week's art and science picks: one is a wearable computer, the other is an encouraging play-along podcast.

Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook Now Available

You know goal planning is worth doing and you want a flexible system that can grow and change with you.

Where Next Journal (printable PDF)

Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal
If you're on Skillshare, you can get it there too: Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal on SKILLSHARE

Our Coaching Service Helps You Navigate Personal, Professional, and Business Development Choices

Book time with one of us to explore coaching, we're here for you from anywhere you are and have our specialties too.

Rob works with product makers and leaders to build research infused teams, be agents for positive change, make meaningful products and navigate big career choices.

Episode 78: Getting Unstuck

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:15:00 -0600

This week Kate and Rob discuss being stuck creatively and how they each try to find a way forward with stuck projects. Also: Rob likes RSS feeds and readers. Also also: be on the look out for spending too much time on getting unstuck!

This week's art and science picks: one is about an exciting space photo, the other is a very hands-on craft activity.

Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook Now Available

You know goal planning is worth doing and you want a flexible system that can grow and change with you.

Where Next Journal (printable PDF)

Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal
If you're on Skillshare, you can get it there too: Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal on SKILLSHARE

Our Coaching Service Helps You Navigate Personal, Professional, and Business Development Choices

Book time with one of us to explore coaching, we're here for you from anywhere you are and have our specialties too. Kate works with partners looking to achieve big goals and sustain big love, and individuals embarking on ambitious change at any career age or stage. Rob works with product makers and leaders to build research infused teams, be agents for positive change, make meaningful products and navigate big career choices.

Episode 77: Feelings About Goal Planning

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:00:00 -0600

This week Kate and Rob discuss goal planning processes, demonstrate one of our activities in the Where Next Journal and talk about when big feelings help with goals. Also: getting stuck in the process of goal planning. Also also: Happy New Year!

This week's art and science picks: one is about archival quality art materials, the other is a messy and fun activity.

Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook Now Available

You know goal planning is worth doing and you want a flexible system that can grow and change with you.

Where Next Journal (printable PDF)

Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal
If you're on Skillshare, you can get it there too: Goal Setting Using Design + Storytelling: Workshop and Journal on SKILLSHARE

Our Coaching Service Helps You Navigate Personal, Professional, and Business Development Choices

Episode 75: Halloween Make Extravaganza

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 17:00:00 -0600

This week Kate and Rob discuss props and costumes we made for Halloween this year. Also: why not all the projects got finished. Also also: it's good to be back doing the show!

This week's art and science picks: one is a creative challenge, the other is some chilly machinery.

Workshops

Kate and Rob announced they are working on worksohps for couples, more details and dates coming soon.

Workshops out now: Craft your own fun way to approach creative challenges like, NaNoWriMo, and more in Customize Your Next Creative Challenge available on Gumroad and Skillshare.

Help your design process by unpacking your ideas, questions, and findings into a flow of steps all about understanding your user experience in Drawing User Journey Maps to Design User Experiences, Gather Ideas, and Collaborate available on Gumroad and Skillshare.

Coaching

Episode 74: Starting a Business

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0500

This week Kate and Rob discuss starting a business and how it began with Kate training for a 10k run. Also: it's a bit meta that Kate's coaching couples who start businesses. Also also: metaphorical rodeo clown.

This week's art and science picks: one about measuring gravity, the other is a sort of chill creative challenge.

Workshops

Kate and Rob announced they are working on worksohps for couples, more details and dates coming soon.

Workshops out now: Craft your own fun way to approach creative challenges like #Inktober, NaNoWriMo, and more in Customize Your Next Creative Challenge available on Gumroad and Skillshare.

Coaching

Book time with one of us to explore coaching, we're here for you from anywhere you are and have our specialties too. Kate works with partners looking to achieve big goals and sustain big love, and individuals embarking on ambitious change at any career age or stage. Rob works with product makers and leaders to build research empowered teams, be agents for positive change, make meaningful products and navigate big career choices.

Episode 73: Riding the LEGO Highs

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:00:00 -0500

This week Kate and Rob discuss our experiences playing with LEGO bricks both growing up and as parents with kiddos into LEGOs. Also: how we feel about creativity and LEGO. Also also: buying our latest round of Legos via Mercari.

This week's art and science picks: one about a planet getting reclassified, the other is a sort of 3d animation.

Episode 72: Current Creative Projects

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 20:15:00 -0500

This week Kate and Rob discuss each of our latest summer projects, with a really good shared project announcement, also 2019 goals check-in. Also: Fish Quest Complete. Also also: we are clearly nerdy punks for enjoying all this goal talk.

This week's art and science picks: one about our home galaxy, the other is a new (to us) source of creative videos.

Episode 69: Enthusiasm for Outer Space

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 21:00:00 -0500

This week Kate surprises Rob with the topic of SPACE. Kate and Rob talk about being enthusiasts curious about space, rocketry, interplanetary travel. Why do we explore space? Why was this topic a surprise? It's all in the show.

This week's art and science picks: one is a feed of fascinating stuff getting created and the other is a creative process tip from David Bowie - a way to mix and mash up your own ideas.

Episode 66: Planning Mind

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:00:00 -0500

Kate and Rob talk about Kate's ideas, tips, and overall style of planning in what might become a multi part series. This time we focus on how she plans a travel event for and with the family.

This week's art and science picks: one is a trusted office supply the other is about a crashed space craft.

Episode 64: Cool Kits

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 07:00:00 -0600

Kate and Rob talk about two creative play and learning kits: Nintendo Labo and Adafruit's AdaBox.

This week's art and science picks: one helps clean up messes the other makes random shapes.

Episode 61: Stuff We Try

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 19:00:00 -0600

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob talk about some craft/science projects we've tried and haven't shared on the show. Also: we look up how to say "just kidding" in Russian.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is a way to visualize kind words the other is named after the Chinese myth of a Moon Goddess.

Episode 60: Making Goal Planning Supportive and Fun

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 20:00:00 -0600

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob talk about why do we do goal planning and what makes the process successful. As we reflect we ask questions like:

What makes the year successful?
How much prep is needed? Is prep needed?
Is it fun?
For someone who has never done it before, how do I start?
What if we started a goal planning band?

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is a sort of camera in space the other is a fun use for folded paper.

Episode 58: Hand Made Gifts

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:00:00 -0600

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob talk about making gifts by hand, why we got into that, some of the projects that went well and others that didn't. Some projects we pick are a bit ambitious given our current skills or time available.

How do we find the right project and how do we help our kids with that same process?

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is a test you don't study for the other is a book of tips.

Episode 54: Encouragement

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:45:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob talk about what encouragement looks like to us, parts of encouragement, how it might be just the right thing to share with someone or feel like unwelcome pressure.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is racing marbles; the other about growing crystals in a way they've not encountered before.

Episode 50: Keeping the Creative Spark Alive

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 06:00:00 -0600

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss ways we each keep our creative sparks going. We start with exploring what happens when that spark goes dim and explore further ways each of us use to bring it back. Along the way, Kate puts forth a few theories about which Dragon Ball Z character Rob relates to most.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is about some mind boggling photography; the other is a way to play with doodling.

** Last but not least, an important announcement about the show: **
To make space for other projects Art and Science Punks is going on hiatus. It's been an amazing year and we appreciate you going on this adventure with us!

Episode 49: Storytelling for All

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 06:00:00 -0600

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss how we use storytelling as a useful and fun way to connect as a family.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is about something human made flying through space; the other is a crafty kind of bead.

Episode 48: Art and Science Gift Giving Ideas

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0600

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob share and discuss art and science picks we're excited about. Lots of reasonably priced family creative all-ages activities and products with one fairly expensive exception.

Episode 47: Everyone Can Draw

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:30:00 -0600

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate interviews Rob about his belief that the ability to draw is something available to most anyone. Beyond that, drawing is incredibly useful especially when representing concepts with simple shapes.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is a little programmable robot; the other is a font.

Episode 45: Creative Discipline and Keeping Going

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 05:00:00 -0600

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss process and tools that help with creative process. And delve into useful stages of effort, mindsets, messing it up and getting back to it.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is an artist's memoir; the other is about some really tough snails.

Episode 44: Winter Art Supply Preparedness

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 06:45:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss what kinds of supplies we'd like to have on hand as the weather changes.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is watercoloring related, the other is a handy guide to research.

Episode 43: Learning and Games

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 06:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss day-to-day encounters we turn into games and what we try to learn along the way.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one about a ground breaking researcher, the other about a kind and joyful painter.

Episode 42: Family Computing Literacy

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss what we think of as useful and fun computer literacy for our family.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one (set of picks) is about detailed coloring books, the other is a couple picks about fun visual ways to get comfortable with coding.

Episode 41: The Operation Game

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 06:45:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss a family make project inspired by a Make Magazine article and the classic board game Operation.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is a handy office supply, the other is a science humor book.

Episode 40: This Week in Science from a Tetris-shaped Room

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 06:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss situations from this week where we learned something about science.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is about quilting, the other about understanding the design techniques that slot machines use.

Episode 39: Girl Time Engineering Event and the Importance of Encouraging

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 06:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss our families recent adventure visiting a girls in engineering event and talk about the importance of creating awareness of the need for more women in STEM fields.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is about a medical pioneer, the other about how fun special markers and paper can be.

Episode 37: Myths and Misconceptions

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 06:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss a few of our favorite myths and misconceptions based on an interesting infographic of 100 debunked claims.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one as Juno NASA mission follow up and another about a fun augmented reality (AR) experiment.

Episode 36: Excited About Being Bored

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 10:00:00 -0500

We're back! In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob begin Season 2 talking about being bored as a situation, a feeling, and unpack some ideas and assumptions Rob has about not ever feeling bored.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one about the recent solar eclipse and another about chromatography.

Episode 35: Hot Rocks and Summer Check-in

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 23:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob reflect on a recent camping trip and talk about upcoming Season 2 of the podcast.

Episode 34: Art and Science Punks Season One Finale

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 20:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss "seasoning" the podcast, some of the approach and benefits of adding a seasonal flow to a project.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week one about learning more about Jupiter's big storm and the others about sketching with code and with drawing by hand.

Episode 32: Going to an Iron Maiden Concert

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss the experience of being at an Iron Maiden concert and thinking through the logistics of bringing kids to such an event.

Kate and Rob also explore an art pick and a science pick this week one about a cool NASA project and the other about how awesome books are!

Episode 30: Exploring the Mini Maker Faire

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 18:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss things we found and hoped we'd find at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Mini Maker Faire.

Kate and Rob also explore an art pick and a science pick this week: a comic with perspective on saying sorry and DIY kinetic sand.

Episode 29: Sci-fi Gadget Optimism

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 28 May 2017 14:00:00 -0500

Episode 28: Why Try Again

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 22 May 2017 16:00:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 14 May 2017 16:00:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 07 May 2017 21:00:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 01 May 2017 06:30:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 15:00:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 11:45:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 06:45:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 23:00:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 19:00:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 06:30:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 06:15:00 -0500

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 06:00:00 -0600

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 06:00:00 -0600

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 21:00:00 -0600

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 06:15:00 -0600

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 06:30:00 -0600

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 11: Leaky Ambitions and Mermaid Tails

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 07:15:00 -0600

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

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 06:15:00 -0600

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!

Episode 9: Salt Crystal Tree and Making a Font

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 06:15:00 -0600

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss trying a salt crystal science kit that worked as good as the picture on the box and making a font from your own handwriting.

Episode 4: Learning Experiments

Rob Stenzinger and Kate Shields Stenzinger — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600

In this fourth episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss this podcast as a new project, the Art Soundoff challenge, and our approach to experiments at home and in our creative work.

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Episode 90: Role of Art in Hope, Resistance, Protest, Resilience

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Episode 89: Recurring Full Moon Endeavor

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Episode 88: Journal of Recent Adventures and We are Back

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Episode 84: NASA is Fascinating + Mini Topic: Working With Ambiguity

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Episode 83: Mid Year Goal Check in

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Episode 82: Minecraft Family

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Episode 81: What-Cha-Makin'

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Episode 80: Learning from Life

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Episode 79: Heart

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Episode 78: Getting Unstuck

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Episode 77: Feelings About Goal Planning

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Episode 75: Halloween Make Extravaganza

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Episode 74: Starting a Business

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Episode 73: Riding the LEGO Highs

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Episode 72: Current Creative Projects

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Episode 69: Enthusiasm for Outer Space

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Episode 66: Planning Mind

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Episode 64: Cool Kits

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Episode 61: Stuff We Try

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Episode 60: Making Goal Planning Supportive and Fun

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Episode 58: Hand Made Gifts

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Episode 50: Keeping the Creative Spark Alive

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Episode 49: Storytelling for All

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Episode 48: Art and Science Gift Giving Ideas

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Episode 47: Everyone Can Draw

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