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July 23, 2019 Towards an Intelligent Future
(Graphic courtesy of XPRIZE, and used with permission.)

Say "artificial intelligence", and most people think of robots.

But, the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE is taking artificial intelligence much further.

This global competition challenges participants to come up with novel solutions to the world's problems, using AI technologies

Sponsored by the XPRIZE Foundation, the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE challenge is relatively new. The XPRIZE Foundation announced the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE from the TED stage in 2016. Every year since, leading up to TED 2020, teams have been competing to advance to the next round, according to XPRIZE's YouTube Channel.

And what these teams have done, is identify a problem or issue they would like to solve. Then, using artificial intelligence, creativity and innovation, they work towards a new solution.

Meanwhile, XPRIZE Foundation has sponsored seventeen incentive competitions since 1994. The goal: to bring laypeople together to create breakthroughs that lead to a better future. XPRIZE Foundationcompetition challenges have covered areas including health, learning, safety, environment and robotics.

(Graphic courtesy of XPRIZE, and used with permission.)

Devin Krotman is the Director of both the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE and the Global Learning XPRIZE. We talked about the story of the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, what teams experience when they compete, and what's next!

On this edition of Over Coffee® you will hear:

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How Devin first realized the ways in which AI can be used for good;

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The story of IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, and how it differs from other XPRIZE competitions;

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Some of the ways the participating teams are using AI to solve global problems;

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What happens once the competition winners are announced, in April 2020;

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How laypeople can support and get involved with the challenge;

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A resource Devin found helpful for AI literacy;

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How prospective participants can look into entering future XPRIZE challenges;

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The active prize for which XPRIZE is currently recruiting (Deadline September 20th!)

*
What a team can expect to spend and do when signed up for the above XPRIZE;

*
One of the most inspiring experiences Devin has had, while working with XPRIZE.

19 min
July 23, 2019 Towards an Intelligent Future
(Graphic courtesy of XPRIZE, and used with permission.)

Say "artificial intelligence", and most people think of robots.

But, the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE is taking artificial intelligence much further.

This global competition challenges participants to come up with novel solutions to the world's problems, using AI technologies

Sponsored by the XPRIZE Foundation, the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE challenge is relatively new. The XPRIZE Foundation announced the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE from the TED stage in 2016. Every year since, leading up to TED 2020, teams have been competing to advance to the next round, according to XPRIZE's YouTube Channel.

And what these teams have done, is identify a problem or issue they would like to solve. Then, using artificial intelligence, creativity and innovation, they work towards a new solution.

Meanwhile, XPRIZE Foundation has sponsored seventeen incentive competitions since 1994. The goal: to bring laypeople together to create breakthroughs that lead to a better future. XPRIZE Foundationcompetition challenges have covered areas including health, learning, safety, environment and robotics.

(Graphic courtesy of XPRIZE, and used with permission.)

Devin Krotman is the Director of both the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE and the Global Learning XPRIZE. We talked about the story of the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, what teams experience when they compete, and what's next!

On this edition of Over Coffee® you will hear:

*
How Devin first realized the ways in which AI can be used for good;

*
The story of IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, and how it differs from other XPRIZE competitions;

*
Some of the ways the participating teams are using AI to solve global problems;

*
What happens once the competition winners are announced, in April 2020;

*
How laypeople can support and get involved with the challenge;

*
A resource Devin found helpful for AI literacy;

*
How prospective participants can look into entering future XPRIZE challenges;

*
The active prize for which XPRIZE is currently recruiting (Deadline September 20th!)

*
What a team can expect to spend and do when signed up for the above XPRIZE;

*
One of the most inspiring experiences Devin has had, while working with XPRIZE.

19 min
July 16, 2019 The Distance We’ve Traveled
Over Coffee® celebrates a landmark anniversary with one of our all-time most popular podcast episodes.

Apollo 11 launched for the moon 50 years ago this Wednesday. The date: Wednesday, July 16, 1969.

Four days later, two astronauts from this fifth manned Apollo flight would walk on the lunar surface.

At the time, future International Space Station astronaut Douglas Wheelock was in grade school.

On that Wednesday in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins put on their space suits just under four hours prior to launch, according to NASA's Apollo 11 press kit.   The same (typewritten!) material explains that crew members had two different types of space suits: one for inside the vehicle and one "extravehicular pressure garment".   And their heart rate and breathing data would show up on the flight surgeon's console at Mission Control in real time.

Thirty years and four months--to the day--of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's Apoll0 11 moonwalk, the International Space Station launched.   Since then, space innovation has far surpassed the imagination of anyone watching Neil Armstrong descending the ladder onto the moon.

But that "giant leap for mankind" is at the root of every one of them.   Among them: the addition of "citizen science" to NASA's missions.
Problemsolving--on earth and in space
Included under this heading are the annual NASA International Space Apps Challenge. This is a worldwide free event, in which teams from every imaginable discipline join together to "hack" literally any problem in the universe, using NASA data.

Onsite at NASA Space Apps Challenge Pasadena in 2016, we had the pleasure of talking with U.S. Army Colonel Douglas Wheelock. Doug, as he prefers to be called, has flown twice aboard the International Space Station. And each time, he's encountered an unforeseen issue. He and his crew had to do some serious troubleshooting. In the process, they won a number of awards for their innovation and ingenuity.

We talked about his experiences, as well as his role in training astronauts for space flight, and offered an inside look at "the art and science of spacewalking" and what life is like while in space.
On this episode of Over Coffee®, you’ll hear:

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How Doug first became interested in aviation and space travel;

*
What Doug tells the astronauts he trains, about efficient spacewalking;

*
What an average day is like, aboard the ISS;

*
How Doug spent his leisure time, aboard the International Space Station;

*
How the crew manages “crew sleep”, with a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes;

*
The procedures NASA astronauts are trained to observe, after an emergency alarm;

*
Doug’s recollections of his experience in 2010, when half the ISS’ cooling system shut down;

*
Some of the innovations Doug saw teams coming up with, at 2016 International Space Apps Pasadena;

*
Doug’s advice for innovators.

26 min
July 16, 2019 The Distance We’ve Traveled
Over Coffee® celebrates a landmark anniversary with one of our all-time most popular podcast episodes.

Apollo 11 launched for the moon 50 years ago this Wednesday. The date: Wednesday, July 16, 1969.

Four days later, two astronauts from this fifth manned Apollo flight would walk on the lunar surface.

At the time, future International Space Station astronaut Douglas Wheelock was in grade school.

On that Wednesday in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins put on their space suits just under four hours prior to launch, according to NASA's Apollo 11 press kit.   The same (typewritten!) material explains that crew members had two different types of space suits: one for inside the vehicle and one "extravehicular pressure garment".   And their heart rate and breathing data would show up on the flight surgeon's console at Mission Control in real time.

Thirty years and four months--to the day--of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's Apoll0 11 moonwalk, the International Space Station launched.   Since then, space innovation has far surpassed the imagination of anyone watching Neil Armstrong descending the ladder onto the moon.

But that "giant leap for mankind" is at the root of every one of them.   Among them: the addition of "citizen science" to NASA's missions.
Problemsolving--on earth and in space
Included under this heading are the annual NASA International Space Apps Challenge. This is a worldwide free event, in which teams from every imaginable discipline join together to "hack" literally any problem in the universe, using NASA data.

Onsite at NASA Space Apps Challenge Pasadena in 2016, we had the pleasure of talking with U.S. Army Colonel Douglas Wheelock. Doug, as he prefers to be called, has flown twice aboard the International Space Station. And each time, he's encountered an unforeseen issue. He and his crew had to do some serious troubleshooting. In the process, they won a number of awards for their innovation and ingenuity.

We talked about his experiences, as well as his role in training astronauts for space flight, and offered an inside look at "the art and science of spacewalking" and what life is like while in space.
On this episode of Over Coffee®, you’ll hear:

*
How Doug first became interested in aviation and space travel;

*
What Doug tells the astronauts he trains, about efficient spacewalking;

*
What an average day is like, aboard the ISS;

*
How Doug spent his leisure time, aboard the International Space Station;

*
How the crew manages “crew sleep”, with a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes;

*
The procedures NASA astronauts are trained to observe, after an emergency alarm;

*
Doug’s recollections of his experience in 2010, when half the ISS’ cooling system shut down;

*
Some of the innovations Doug saw teams coming up with, at 2016 International Space Apps Pasadena;

*
Doug’s advice for innovators.

26 min
July 08, 2019 Microgravity on the Menu
Hope you had a very Happy Fourth of July! Over Coffee® is on holiday hiatus this week. Here is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular shows of 2018.
(Photo courtesy of Alli Westover, NASA HUNCH, and used with permission.)

What if YOUR high school science project had involved creating a meal for the ISS crew?

That's exactly what the NASA HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge allows participating schools to do.

Every school year, participating high school teams compete to come up with a dish that the astronauts aboard the International Space Station might like. But this is not simply a cooking class.

Microgravity, the effects of space travel and what they mean for food intake, and the problems of transporting food all come into the "mix".

NASA OSU Project Engineer Allison Westover is the NASA HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge Program Manager. (She is also the NASA JSC HUNCH Mentor for the HUNCH Design and Prototype program.). We talked about the NASA HUNCH program, and what students involved in the Astronaut Culinary Challenge can expect. We also explored some of the additional options available, for students who would like to use their maker skllls to create something for the International Space Station.
On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear:

*
How the NASA HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge first began;

*
How interested educators can get their schools involved in the HUNCH program;

*
What happens for the student groups, once they get involved in the HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge for the school year;

*
The considerations NASA (and the HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge teams) have to keep in mind, when cooking for the space station crew;

*
What types of foods astronauts have liked, in the past;

*
The theme for the 2018-2019 Culinary Challenge;

*
Some of the mistakes past student teams have made, from which this year’s teams could learn;

*
How much of a time commitment team members can expect to make;

*
Some additional HUNCH program options available to high school students, in addition to the Culinary Challenge.

16 min
July 08, 2019 Microgravity on the Menu
Hope you had a very Happy Fourth of July! Over Coffee® is on holiday hiatus this week. Here is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular shows of 2018.
(Photo courtesy of Alli Westover, NASA HUNCH, and used with permission.)

What if YOUR high school science project had involved creating a meal for the ISS crew?

That's exactly what the NASA HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge allows participating schools to do.

Every school year, participating high school teams compete to come up with a dish that the astronauts aboard the International Space Station might like. But this is not simply a cooking class.

Microgravity, the effects of space travel and what they mean for food intake, and the problems of transporting food all come into the "mix".

NASA OSU Project Engineer Allison Westover is the NASA HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge Program Manager. (She is also the NASA JSC HUNCH Mentor for the HUNCH Design and Prototype program.). We talked about the NASA HUNCH program, and what students involved in the Astronaut Culinary Challenge can expect. We also explored some of the additional options available, for students who would like to use their maker skllls to create something for the International Space Station.
On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear:

*
How the NASA HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge first began;

*
How interested educators can get their schools involved in the HUNCH program;

*
What happens for the student groups, once they get involved in the HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge for the school year;

*
The considerations NASA (and the HUNCH Astronaut Culinary Challenge teams) have to keep in mind, when cooking for the space station crew;

*
What types of foods astronauts have liked, in the past;

*
The theme for the 2018-2019 Culinary Challenge;

*
Some of the mistakes past student teams have made, from which this year’s teams could learn;

*
How much of a time commitment team members can expect to make;

*
Some additional HUNCH program options available to high school students, in addition to the Culinary Challenge.

16 min
July 02, 2019 The Elements of “Magic”

How much time did you spend thinking about sensors today?

Unless they're somehow a part of your career, the answer's probably, "None".

But during the 2019 Sensors Expo and Conference, we had the opportunity to meet Jen Gilburg and Pete Smith, of TE Connectivity.

TE Connectivity is a long-established sensor manufacturer. However, very few people are familiar with the company. Applications for which they create sensors include: smart cities, health technology and partnerships with entrepreneurs and inventors.

Jen is TE's Senior Director of Strategy, Sensor Solutions, while Pete is Senior Manager of Product Knowledge, Sensor Solutions.

We had the opportunity to record onsite during the conference--so we discussed the ways sensors are an integral part of twenty-first century daily life. Applications are everywhere, including arts areas such as summertime special events!

Jen and Pete talked about their backgrounds and some of the ways sensors are used. They also offered some sensor-related resources for educators and creators in general.
On this edition of Over Coffee®, you'll hear:

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How Pete and Jen's career paths led them to TE Connectivity;

*
How we experience sensors in our average days (without even realizing it!);

*
Current TE sensor applications in use in Third World countries, and globally;

*
What's coming in the future;

*
How privacy considerations come into play;

*
One solution to avoiding a malware attack (a low-tech one!)

*
Favorite resources Jen and Pete recommend for makers and educators;

*
Some of the "problem-solving" use cases for sensors in STEAM applications.

Sensors Expo and Conference will celebrate 35 years in 2020! They've already posted their next conference dates: June 9-11, 2020 at San Jose's McEnery Convention Center. Here's the link for more information.
28 min
July 02, 2019 The Elements of “Magic”

How much time did you spend thinking about sensors today?

Unless they're somehow a part of your career, the answer's probably, "None".

But during the 2019 Sensors Expo and Conference, we had the opportunity to meet Jen Gilburg and Pete Smith, of TE Connectivity.

TE Connectivity is a long-established sensor manufacturer. However, very few people are familiar with the company. Applications for which they create sensors include: smart cities, health technology and partnerships with entrepreneurs and inventors.

Jen is TE's Senior Director of Strategy, Sensor Solutions, while Pete is Senior Manager of Product Knowledge, Sensor Solutions.

We had the opportunity to record onsite during the conference--so we discussed the ways sensors are an integral part of twenty-first century daily life. Applications are everywhere, including arts areas such as summertime special events!

Jen and Pete talked about their backgrounds and some of the ways sensors are used. They also offered some sensor-related resources for educators and creators in general.
On this edition of Over Coffee®, you'll hear:

*
How Pete and Jen's career paths led them to TE Connectivity;

*
How we experience sensors in our average days (without even realizing it!);

*
Current TE sensor applications in use in Third World countries, and globally;

*
What's coming in the future;

*
How privacy considerations come into play;

*
One solution to avoiding a malware attack (a low-tech one!)

*
Favorite resources Jen and Pete recommend for makers and educators;

*
Some of the "problem-solving" use cases for sensors in STEAM applications.

Sensors Expo and Conference will celebrate 35 years in 2020! They've already posted their next conference dates: June 9-11, 2020 at San Jose's McEnery Convention Center. Here's the link for more information.
28 min
June 23, 2019 Curriculum: Innovation
Roger Grace with his 2018 "Future of Engineering Education" panel at Sensors Expo and Conference, 2018.

As Sensors Expo and Conference 2019 happens this week, Roger Grace will be discussing ways to create the future.

That's because, on Thursday, June 27th, he will once again be moderating the "Future of Engineering Education" panel, at noon in San Jose's McEnery Convention Center.

Roger is the founder and President of MEMS marketing consulting firm Roger Grace Associates in Naples, Florida. He is also an electrical engineer with 40 years' experience in analog circuit design engineering and mechanical engineering.

And along the way, he discovered how much he enjoyed working with people and sharing ideas.

Roger Grace with his 2018 "Future of Engineering Education" panel at Sensors Expo and Conference.

That discovery led him to start his marketing firm, and use his expertise to help companies commercialize their products. (He also team-taught entrepreneurship to UC Berkeley engineering students for a number of years.)

The six-person panel which Roger will moderate will focus on nontraditional approaches to teaching engineering. Two engineering students, two administrator/educators and two engineer/entrepreneurs will offer their perspectives.

Entrepreneurship, adult education and co-op experiences will all be key elements in the discussion. And so will questions from the audience.

And Roger's insights on marketing could easily be pertinent to makers and arts people in general, as well as to engineering students and educators!

On this edition of Over Coffee® , you will hear:

*
How Roger first became interested in engineering;

*
What his own academic journey was like;

*
How he transformed himself into a marketing/business consultant with an engineering background;

*
Who will be participating on the "Future of Engineering Education" panel;

*
The approaches his panel will take, to discussing the theme of nontraditional education;

*
Why Roger is an ardent fan of co-op education;

*
What makes an engineer a good engineer;

*
How Roger saw entrepreneurship become part of the "mix" of engineering education;

*
The "science" of entrepreneurship, and how Roger applied it to his own students while teaching at UC Berkeley;

*
Something students today are missing, which entrepreneurship classes can address;

*
Some of the takeaways for "arts people" from Roger's expertise in engineering and marketing.

Don't miss the "Future of Engineering Education" panel, if you're attending Sensors Expo and Conference in San Jose! Roger and his six 2019 panelists will be discussing nontraditional engineering education (and asking for your questions) from noon to 1 pm on Thursday, June 27th in the Sensors Live Theater area.
Sensors Expo runs Tuesday, June 25th through Thursday, June 27th at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
38 min
June 23, 2019 Curriculum: Innovation
Roger Grace with his 2018 "Future of Engineering Education" panel at Sensors Expo and Conference, 2018.

As Sensors Expo and Conference 2019 happens this week, Roger Grace will be discussing ways to create the future.

That's because, on Thursday, June 27th, he will once again be moderating the "Future of Engineering Education" panel, at noon in San Jose's McEnery Convention Center.

Roger is the founder and President of MEMS marketing consulting firm Roger Grace Associates in Naples, Florida. He is also an electrical engineer with 40 years' experience in analog circuit design engineering and mechanical engineering.

And along the way, he discovered how much he enjoyed working with people and sharing ideas.

Roger Grace with his 2018 "Future of Engineering Education" panel at Sensors Expo and Conference.

That discovery led him to start his marketing firm, and use his expertise to help companies commercialize their products. (He also team-taught entrepreneurship to UC Berkeley engineering students for a number of years.)

The six-person panel which Roger will moderate will focus on nontraditional approaches to teaching engineering. Two engineering students, two administrator/educators and two engineer/entrepreneurs will offer their perspectives.

Entrepreneurship, adult education and co-op experiences will all be key elements in the discussion. And so will questions from the audience.

And Roger's insights on marketing could easily be pertinent to makers and arts people in general, as well as to engineering students and educators!

On this edition of Over Coffee® , you will hear:

*
How Roger first became interested in engineering;

*
What his own academic journey was like;

*
How he transformed himself into a marketing/business consultant with an engineering background;

*
Who will be participating on the "Future of Engineering Education" panel;

*
The approaches his panel will take, to discussing the theme of nontraditional education;

*
Why Roger is an ardent fan of co-op education;

*
What makes an engineer a good engineer;

*
How Roger saw entrepreneurship become part of the "mix" of engineering education;

*
The "science" of entrepreneurship, and how Roger applied it to his own students while teaching at UC Berkeley;

*
Something students today are missing, which entrepreneurship classes can address;

*
Some of the takeaways for "arts people" from Roger's expertise in engineering and marketing.

Don't miss the "Future of Engineering Education" panel, if you're attending Sensors Expo and Conference in San Jose! Roger and his six 2019 panelists will be discussing nontraditional engineering education (and asking for your questions) from noon to 1 pm on Thursday, June 27th in the Sensors Live Theater area.
Sensors Expo runs Tuesday, June 25th through Thursday, June 27th at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
38 min

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