Cool Tools

Our guest this week is Tyler Winegarner. Tyler is a maker, media producer, and filmmaker. He's the editor of the weekly video series, Maker Update. He's the technical director for the Empire State Maker Faire and he's the former video director at Maker Media. You can find Tyler on Instagram and Twitter @tylerwinegarner. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/tyler-winegarner-maker/

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/ken-goldberg-artist-and-roboticist/?preview=true Our guest this week is Ken Goldberg. Ken is an artist, inventor, and roboticist. He is William S. Floyd Jr Distinguished Chair in Engineering at UC Berkeley and Chief Scientist at Ambidextrous Robotics. Ken’s artwork involving robots such as the Telegarden has been exhibited internationally and he founded the Art, Technology, and Culture public lecture series in 1997. He co-founded the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. As Director of UC Berkeley’s AUTOLab, Ken and his students have published 300 peer-reviewed papers and 9 US patents. He has presented over 600 invited lectures worldwide. You can find out everything about Ken at goldberg.berkeley.edu.

Our guest this week is Gioia Palmieri. Gioia was born in Boston in 1967. She is co-editor & publisher of Mineshaft, a small art, comics & literary mag that was started in 1999. Gioia lives in Durham, NC with her daughter Irena & Mineshaft partner Everett Rand. She is currently working on a novel. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/gioia-palmieri-publisher-of-mineshaft/

Our guest this week is David Yoon. David is the New York Times bestselling author of Frankly in Love, Super Fake Love Song, and Version Zero. He’s also co-publisher of Joy Revolution, a Random House imprint dedicated to love stories starring people of color. David lives in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Nicola Yoon, and their daughter. You can find David on Instagram @davidoftheyoon and Twitter @davidyoon. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/david-yoon-nyt-bestselling-author/

Our guest this week is Alberta Chu, Founder of the boutique digital content production company ASKlabs in Boston MA. Alberta is a cultural producer, independent curator, digital content creator, and filmmaker. ASKlabs engages communities around art, science, technology, and innovation. Alberta is Co-Founder of the Facetopo project, an app that helps you discover what’s in your face. You can find Alberta on Twitter @asklabsalberta and Instagram @albertaaalberta. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/alberta-chu-founder-of-asklabs/

Our guest this week is Charles Platt. Charles used to write science fiction, was a senior editor for Wired magazine, and is the author of several books about electronics, one of them an Amazon bestseller in its field. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/charles-platt-author/

Our guest this week is Spencer Wright. Spencer is the founder of theprepared.org, where he edits a widely read newsletter about engineering, manufacturing, and other meaningful work in the physical world. His career has spanned construction project management, bicycle framebuilding, consumer electronics, and generative design software. He also co-organizes the New York Hardware Meetup and spends a lot of time trying to get his four-year-old daughter excited about hanging out in his Brooklyn workshop. You can find Spencer on Twitter and Instagram @pencerw. For show notes and transcript visit:https://kk.org/cooltools/spencer-wright-founder-of-the-prepared/

Our guest this week is Jordan Calhoun. Jordan is the deputy editor of Lifehacker and author of the upcoming book Piccolo Is Black: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Pop Culture. You can find Jordan on Twitter and Instagram @JordanMCalhoun. For show notes and transcript visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/jordan-calhoun-deputy-editor-at-lifehacker/

Our guest this week is Travis McElroy. Travis is a podcaster, a best selling author and a really cool person. You can find Travis and The McElroy family on Youtube and on Twitter @travismcelroy. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/travis-mcelroy-podcaster

Our guest this week is Seth Godin. Seth is a 20-time bestselling author, a blogger, an internet pioneer, and a teacher. Find out more at seths.blog. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/seth-godin-author