Art and Science Punks

Episode 68: Where Do I Write Stuff Down?

June 3rd, 2019  |  Season 3  |  52 mins 55 secs

art, collaboration, notes, productivity, science

Kate and Rob talk about how Kate wants to find a new note taking tool, what she's currently using and how she'd like it to be better. Rob has lots of questions. :)

This week's art and science picks: one is a brief podcast and the other about charming shrinking plastic.

Episode 67: Comics

May 11th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  50 mins 58 secs

ai, art, comics, machine learning, metal, music, science

Kate and Rob talk about Kate's comics, what caught our interest in being comic readers, making comics, and attending Free Comic Book Day.

This week's art and science picks: one is an algorithm making music and the other about bees.

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 61: Stuff We Try

January 20th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  34 mins 30 secs

art, creativity, encouragement, family, science

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

December 30th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 39 secs

art, comics, creativity, encouragement, family, goals, nasa, planning, science, zines

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 59: Connecting and Reconnecting

December 2nd, 2018  |  Season 3  |  48 mins 22 secs

art, family, holidays, projects, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob talk about connection, not only connection to friends and family (as is the season) but connection to projects, past passions, hobbies that you may have put down for a while.

What are your favorite ways to connect with family and/or friends?
How do you re-connect with those you haven't seen in a while?

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is a sort of space drill the other is something shiny.

Episode 58: Hand Made Gifts

November 19th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  46 mins 23 secs

art, creativity, family, science, steam, stem

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 55: A Wild InstaPot Appears

October 16th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  58 mins 53 secs

art, coding, cooking, family, science

In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob talk about what we forshadowed in recent episodes: Kate's adventures with the InstaPot, some things she's made with it, how it's fairly old technology in a new package.

Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is a craft with code and data; the other is a craft with yarn and twigs.

Episode 54: Encouragement

September 28th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  58 mins 39 secs

art, creativity, family, science, steam, stem

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 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.