Art and Science Punks

Episode 73: Riding the LEGO Highs

September 3rd, 2019  |  Season 3  |  59 mins 20 secs

animation, art, creativity, guitar, learning, lego, science

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 65: Water Parks

April 2nd, 2019  |  Season 3  |  51 mins 31 secs

learning, science, space, waterparks, waterslides

Kate and Rob talk about our experiences with water slides, some impressive water slides around the world, and science about water slides. Also: how it's difficult to traverse the house without surprising Kate.

This week's art and science picks: one is a stage special effect the other is about living in low gravity.

Episode 64: Cool Kits

March 7th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  45 mins 22 secs

creativity, kits, learning, steam, stem

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 53: Super Grown Up and Back to School

September 9th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  54 mins 4 secs

art, crafts, learning, nasa, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss ways we prepare to learn new things, growth mindset, kids going back to school and how Kate thinks the sun's corona is inherently funny.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is about slime; the other about the sun's corona.

Episode 50: Keeping the Creative Spark Alive

December 11th, 2017  |  Season 2  |  45 mins 41 secs

art, creativity, learning, process, psychology, science

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 45: Creative Discipline and Keeping Going

November 7th, 2017  |  Season 2  |  44 mins 39 secs

art, creativity, learning, process, science

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 43: Learning and Games

October 24th, 2017  |  Season 2  |  34 mins 28 secs

creativity, games, learning, science

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 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 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 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.