Art and Science Punks

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss a few perspectives on encouragement from self to family and to collaborators. Also: follow-up on the sink/float experiment from episode 10.

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.