459: Ideas Have to Come From Somewhere
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459: Ideas Have to Come From Somewhere

Professor AnnMarie Thomas spoke with us about playful learning through joy, whimsy, surprise, and meeting new people.

We also spoke with AnnMarie about how adults can foster an environment that encourages innovation. See more about that (and the interviews of various engineers and makers) in her book Making Makers: Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation

You can find AnnMarie on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@AnnMariePT

If you want to know more about squishy circuits, check out AnnMarie's TED talk: Hands-on science with squishy circuits (or the related book Squishy Circuits (21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Makers as Innovators)).

She is the head of The Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas where she is a professor of engineering and entrepreneurship.

We also talked about the LEGO Foundation. More about that on LearningThroughPlay.com

AnnMarie suggested the cephalopod-centric novel The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. Elecia countered with The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (non-fiction).

And now, a question for you to ponder, what is your most meaningful learning experience?

Transcript

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56: Rodents of Unusual Size

56: Rodents of Unusual Size

Matt Haines (@beardedinventor) and Tom Byrne (@tlbyrn) spoke to Elecia and Chris about Electric Imp (@electricimp). This discussion goes far beyond our first with Matt (Episode 6!). It is more softwar...

18 Kesä 20141h 13min

55: Embedded Systems and Cricket

55: Embedded Systems and Cricket

Radhika Thekkath, CEO of Agivox, joined Elecia to talk about her start up, entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley, and getting NSF SBIR grants.  Contact Radhika  SBIR home page

12 Kesä 201451min

54: Oh! The Hugh Manatee

54: Oh! The Hugh Manatee

Elizabeth Brenner (@eabrenner) returned to the show to talk about the are-you-ok widget that she and Elecia have been working on. (The initial problem-statement show is episode 17.) There is now a Spa...

5 Kesä 20141h 11min

Bonus: From Solid Con

Bonus: From Solid Con

Elecia attended O'Reilly's Solid Conference, recording a few of the people she met there. Note: this episode is recorded in a noisy location. Erin Mulcahy at littleBits (@littleBits), magnetic electr...

3 Kesä 201431min

53: Being a Grownup Engineer

53: Being a Grownup Engineer

Jack Ganssle shared his wisdom on being a good embedded software engineer (hint: it takes discipline).  Jack's website is filled with great essays and new videos. He's also written the Art of Designin...

28 Touko 20141h 3min

52: Maximize the Sonic Boom

52: Maximize the Sonic Boom

Elecia spoke with Micheal Worry, CEO of Nuvation, about engaging with and working at a design firm.  Disco Fish, the autonomous Burning Man party vehicle Udacity course in autonomous vehicles ROS is W...

21 Touko 201459min

51: There Is No Crying in Strcpy

51: There Is No Crying in Strcpy

Jen Costillo (@r0b0ts0nf1r3) joins Elecia and Christopher to discuss their experiences interviewing (both as interviewer and interviewee). Elecia did an hour long webinar on how to conduct technical i...

14 Touko 20141h 21min

50: The Podcast Formerly Known As...

50: The Podcast Formerly Known As...

Christopher White (@stoneymonster) and Elecia celebrate a year in podcasting by talking about the show. Then they decide whether or not to change the name of the show to Embedded (yes). Elecia's list ...

7 Touko 20141h 13min

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