The STEMPunX Podcast

It's HONEY HARVEST TIME! But this time it's High Tech.  Joe uses the FLOW hive system and explains its use.  Joe and STEMBoT also cover some bee anatomy. This short episode will give you just the right "taste" of an easier and STEM advantaged approach to bees and beekeeping.

The video version of this episode, which includes a LOT of visual information, is available HERE. 

Links to explore:

More information about FLOW hive at: https://www.honeyflow.com

Anatomy of the honeybee info here.

A quick-start guide to honey bee antenna.

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Music:

Music composed and performed by:

Kit Garoutte

http://kitgaroutte.com

Sponsors

Coddiwomple Creative-  A coddiwomple is a purposeful journey towards a vague destination. Coddiwomple Creative makes art and just about anything they're inspired to create from a place of joy.  Check out their newest items at: http://www.coddiwomplecreative.com

 AND:

Thank you to all of our Patreon STEMPunX.  We are so grateful for you all. Please share this podcast to help us continue our goal of bringing STEM education to everyone.

Send us your feedback at: [email protected]

Credits

The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing: Joe and Michael.

Videography & audio recording: Joe Garoutte

See all the STEMunX fun at STEMPunX.com

Co-producer Michael Friend interviews a special guest in Portugal!  Science is everywhere, and somehow hearing this interview makes it plain. 

As we face global issues like climate change and CoVid-19 we all need to appreciate that we're in it together.

Mentioned in the episode:

Centro Ciência Viva de Tavira

https://www.circuitoscienciaviva.pt/cvcenters

ALSO:  Since we discussed climate change in this episode we were asked by one of our screeners for more information on what to do.

Please look at our other episodes for ways we can help our planet.

Join the STEMPunX team for as little as a dollar a month. Gain access to bonus material and STEMPunX perks on our Patreon page:

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Music:

The outro music for this episode is by Amanda Palmer.  She was the inspiration for choosing to offer our podcast for free and let listeners decide if they want to support us on Patreon.  Thank you AFP!  We love what you are doing.  Get more info, and support her if you can, here: https://www.patreon.com/amandapalmer

#amandapalmer 

Sponsors

Coddiwomple Creative-  A coddiwomple is a purposeful journey towards a vague destination. Coddiwomple Creative makes art and just about anything they're inspired to create from a place of joy.  Check out their newest items at: http://www.coddiwomplecreative.com

 AND:

Thank you to all of our Patreon STEMPunX.  We are so grateful for you all. Please share this podcast to help us continue our goal of bringing STEM education to everyone.

Send us your feedback at: [email protected]

Credits

The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.

See all the STEMunX fun at STEMPunX.com

In the midst of one of the toughest times we may ever face, are there lessons to learn?  Of course there are, if we choose to see them.  Joe and STEMBoT navigate a switch in topics for this podcast and share some very pertinent information that everyone can use.

Mentioned in the episode:

Fake animal news abounds on social media as coronavirus upends life

https://apple.news/AE5raICV-TmKeraFR5WSJJA

Exploiting wildlife poses risks to human health.

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/489299-coronavirus-shows-exploiting-wildlife-poses-risks-to-human-health?utm_term=Wildlife&emci=40181372-d36e-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=9bc4ef24-816f-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=1905020

Snopes on swans and dolphins in Venice

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dolphins-swans-italy-lockdown/

Blue Skies Over Beijing

Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service

https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/flawed-estimates-effects-lockdown-measures-air-quality-satellite-observations

NASA Ozone information

https://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/facts/SH.html

Southern Skies Benefit from a Rare Climate-Diplomacy Success (International Ozone Treaty)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-25/how-scientists-say-diplomacy-has-helped-close-the-ozone-hole?srnd=premium

1987 Montreal Protocol

https://www.state.gov/key-topics-office-of-environmental-quality-and-transboundary-issues/the-montreal-protocol-on-substances-that-deplete-the-ozone-layer/

Fake Bill Gates letter

https://artofquotation.wordpress.com/2020/03/23/bill-gates-the-corona-covid-19-virus-is-sent-to-remind-us-of-the-important-lessons-that-we-seem-to-have-forgotten-and-it-is-up-to-us-if-we-will-learn-them-or-not/

BONUS INFO

I was going to discuss wildlife more, and the need to return balance to our natural habitat and food chain, but the episode was long as it was.  So here is a quick treat for you.  :-) 

Washington has all its carnivores back with return of this furry predator

https://apple.news/At7_QEDeNTYeRbPmcceTvlA

ALSO:  Since we discussed climate change in this episode we were asked by one of our screeners for more information on what to do.

Please look at our other episodes for ways we can help our planet.

Join the STEMPunX team for as little as a dollar a month. Gain access to bonus material and STEMPunX perks on our Patreon page:

https://www.patreon.com/STEMPunx

Music:

The intro and outro music from this episode was written and performed by Rachel Moore-Beitler.  You can check out her many other tunes at:

https://soundcloud.com/unapologetically

The background music was written and performed by Dany Burns.  You can check out the MANY albums this young and talented artist has created at:

https://technocinema.bandcamp.com

Sponsors

Coddiwomple Creative-  A coddiwomple is a purposeful journey towards a vague destination. Coddiwomple Creative makes art and just about anything they're inspired to create from a place of joy.  Check out their newest items at: http://www.coddiwomplecreative.com

 AND:

Thank you to all of our Patreon STEMPunX.  We are so grateful for you all. Please share this podcast to help us continue our goal of bringing STEM education to everyone.

Send us your feedback at: [email protected]

Credits

The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.

See all the STEMunX fun at STEMPunX.com

BONUS LENGTH EPISODE...!!!   

Show Notes:

FIRST is the company behind the LEGO leagues. - The mission of FIRST® is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

More info here.

Oregon State Championship tournaments are scheduled for January 18th and 19th, 2020 at Liberty High School in Hillsboro - info here: https://ortop.org/fll/fll-team-resources/fll-tournaments/.  

RESULTS for Columbia Gorge competitions in December 2019:

• Overall 1st Place Champions: RoBobs from Hood River; The Snackateers from Wildwood Academy.

Additional top awards for outstanding performance:

• Core Values Award: City Sisters from Wy’east Middle; Sunshine Shapers from Klickitat School.

Mentioned in the episode:

ROBOT TURTLES - The very fun coding "game" for preschool children to enjoy coding without knowing that's what it is. And by the way, our 4th graders still like it.

See their website here.    Also, I think its creator, Dan Sapiro deserves a shout out because he's cool and doing things for the right reasons. He also crowdfunded a really cool laser called GlowForge. We have one, it's fantastic.  :-) 

Portmanteau:  a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’) or brunch (from ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’): podcast is a portmanteau, a made-up word coined from a combination of the words iPod and broadcast.

Coopertition®  is a portmanteau used by the FIRST company.  Coopertition® produces innovation. At FIRST, Coopertition is displaying unqualified kindness and respect in the face of fierce competition. Coopertition is founded on the concept and a philosophy that teams can and should help and cooperate with each other even as they compete.

Gorge Tech Alliance- GTA - crgta.org. The Gorge Tech Alliance connects, supports and develops the tech community of the Columbia River Gorge.

Wildwood Academy - wildwood-academy.org

Swift programming language: SWIFT.

Ready Player One:  Good movie viewing, and a portion of the living concept upon which our guest, Oliver, and his team, likened their project to. READY PLAYER ONE

Join the STEMPunX team for as little as a dollar a month. Gain access to bonus material and STEMPunX perks on our Patreon page:

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Music:

All music from this episode written and performed by Duncan Krummel. You owe it to yourself to listen to him play, and his compositions played by others.

Check out his accomplishments and compositions at duncankrummel.com.

Sponsors

Coddiwomple Creative-  A coddiwomple is a purposeful journey towards a vague destination. Coddiwomple Creative makes art and just about anything they're inspired to create from a place of joy.  Check out their newest items at: http://www.coddiwomplecreative.com

 AND:

Thank you to all of our Patreon STEMPunX.  We are so grateful for you all. Please share this podcast to help us continue our goal of bringing STEM education to everyone.

Send us your feedback at: [email protected]

Credits

The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.

See all the STEMunX fun at STEMPunX.com

Should we expect Cursive to be taught in school?  Is there a benefit?  Is it wasted time since we use technology so much?  Joe and STEMBoT share some data so you can form your own decision.

Links to explore:

Why we should Stop Teaching Handwriting.

Cursive is making a comeback.

Top 10 Reasons to Learn Cursive.

Cursive is Dumb.

Why cursive handwriting needs to make a school comeback.

Why Don't the Common-Core Standards Include Cursive Writing?

Common Core Reinforced Not Teaching Cursive.

What is the 4th Grade Slump?

What Is Automaticity?

The picture for this episode thumbnail courtesy of: https://www.k5learning.com/cursive-writing-worksheets

Join the STEMPunX team for as little as a dollar a month. Gain access to bonus material and STEMPunX perks on our Patreon page:

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Music:

All music from this episode written and performed by Danny Burns.

Check out his list of albums on Bandcamp.

Sponsors

Coddiwomple Creative-  A coddiwomple is a purposeful journey towards a vague destination. Coddiwomple Creative makes art and just about anything they're inspired to create from a place of joy.  Check out their newest items at: http://www.coddiwomplecreative.com

 AND:

Thank you to all of our Patreon STEMPunX.  We are so grateful for you all. Please share this podcast to help us continue our goal of bringing STEM education to everyone.

Send us your feedback at: [email protected]

Credits

The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.

See all the STEMunX fun at STEMPunX.com

Host Joe Garoutte visits with The STEMPunX Mad Scientist Bill Weiler about the not so mad topic of trees. Understanding the circle of life in old growth forests, and even how a forest fire can be beneficial, is just part of what the two discuss.  We even get to hear Bill sing!

Links to explore:

The Overstory by Richard Powers at Powell's Books : https://www.powells.com/book/-9780393356687

Bill Weiler's Blog: William Weiler Stewardship ~ Large Living Trees

Fishers return to the North Cascades

Old growth forests sequester CO2 at a much higher level than previously thought.

What Is Biodiversity Loss and Why Is It a Problem?

What is an Ent?

The picture for this episode thumbnail courtesy of: https://freebigpictures.com

Join the STEMPunX team for as little as a dollar a month. Gain access to bonus material and STEMPunX perks on our Patreon page:

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Music:

All music from this episode written and performed by Danny Burns.

Check out his list of albums on Bandcamp.

Sponsors

Coddiwomple Creative-  A coddiwomple is a purposeful journey towards a vague destination. Coddiwomple Creative makes art and just about anything they're inspired to create from a place of joy.  Check out their newest items at: http://www.coddiwomplecreative.com

 AND:

Thank you to all of our Patreon STEMPunX.  We are so grateful for you all. Please share this podcast to help us continue our goal of bringing STEM education to everyone.

Send us your feedback at: [email protected]

Credits

The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.

Special thanks to our Mad Scientist, Bill Weiler.

See all the STEMunX fun at STEMPunX.com

Wowzers! Join host Joe Garoutte in learning about SketchUp, the Google 3D software used by designer Douglas Hawksworth to build a set for "Noises Off". Joe and Douglas visit on the set for the upcoming show produced by Big Britches Productions.  See how dreams turn to reality through 3D design and then some precise cutting on the saws.

The video version of this episode, which includes a LOT of visual information, is available HERE. 

Links to explore:

Design your own anything with Google SketchUp here.

Go see the set in action.  Get tickets for "Noises Off" at the Big Britches Productions Website.

Join the STEMPunX team for as little as a dollar a month. Gain access to bonus material and STEMPunX perks on our Patreon page:

https://www.patreon.com/STEMPunx

Music:

All music from this episode written and performed by Danny Burns.

Check out his list of albums on Bandcamp.

Sponsors

Coddiwomple Creative-  A coddiwomple is a purposeful journey towards a vague destination. Coddiwomple Creative makes art and just about anything they're inspired to create from a place of joy.  Check out their newest items at: http://www.coddiwomplecreative.com

 AND:

Thank you to all of our Patreon STEMPunX.  We are so grateful for you all. Please share this podcast to help us continue our goal of bringing STEM education to everyone.

Send us your feedback at: [email protected]

Credits

The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.

Special thanks to guest Douglas Hawksworth.

See all the STEMunX fun at STEMPunX.com

In this episode our Denver correspondent Thom Harrop, a professor at Red Rocks Community College near Denver, Colorado, sat down with students Bruno, Tyler, and Dallas, three creative STEM students, at the Red Rocks Community College IDEA Lab.  They talk about space projects, cool theatre tech, STEM competitions, camaraderie, and how all of that thrives at a community college.  Listen in and hear how your ideas could flourish too!  There's room for everyone in STEM!

Links to explore:

Red Rocks Community College IDEA Institute

What's the difference between Arduino and Raspberry Pi?  Find out here.

What is a Sounding Rocket?

Community College of Aurora

Arapahoe Community College Engineering program

Join the STEMPunX team for as little as a dollar a month. Gain access to bonus material and STEMPunX perks on our Patreon page:

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Music:

All music from this episode written and performed by Danny Burns.

Check out his list of albums on Bandcamp.

Sponsors

Coddiwomple Creative-  A coddiwomple is a purposeful journey towards a vague destination. Coddiwomple Creative makes art and just about anything they're inspired to create from a place of joy.  Check out their newest items at: http://www.coddiwomplecreative.com

 AND:

Thank you to all of our Patreon STEMPunX.  We are so grateful for you all. Please share this podcast to help us continue our goal of bringing STEM education to everyone.

Send us your feedback at: [email protected]

Credits

The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.

Correspondent for this episode: Thom Harrop

See all the STEMunX fun at STEMPunX.com

Delve into the deep mystery that Joe encountered one dark and stormy evening....   Okay, not quite that dramatic, but he did encounter something alive and glowing.  Listen in as he and STEMBoT discuss Bioluminescence, and some intriguing STEM applications for it.  There's also some new bionics research that crawls its way into this episode as well.

Links to explore:

How bioluminescence works.

Whit is Luciferin?

What is biohybrid?

Bright ideas for bioluminescent tech.

Fun bioluminescent reading.

MIT Researcher Dr. Ritu Raman

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Music:

All music from this episode written by Danny Burns, from his commissioned soundtracks for the two plays "MacBeth", and "Art".

Check out his list of albums on Bandcamp.

Sponsors

Coddiwomple Creative-  A coddiwomple is a purposeful journey towards a vague destination. Coddiwomple Creative makes art and just about anything they're inspired to create from a place of joy.  Check out their newest items at: http://www.coddiwomplecreative.com

 AND:

Thank you to all of our Patreon STEMPunX.  We are so grateful for you all. Please share this podcast to help us continue our goal of bringing STEM education to everyone.

Send us your feedback at: [email protected]

Credits

The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.

See all the STEMunX fun at STEMPunX.com

This week's episode is a fan request!  Teresa B. discovered through an online post that something she thought was beneficial wasn't. She wanted more. We responded!

Dive in with Joe and STEMBoT to see if you actually know the things you think you know.  Are you really warmer sleeping naked? Should you really buy a cotton bag to avoid plastic while shopping? Should you put something on your pasta to keep it from sticking?  Is having breakfast every day a good thing? While bouncing from topic to topic you'll find out a few things and have a good time in the process.  Enjoy!

Links to explore:

Why kids shouldn't skip breakfast.

The benefits of skipping breakfast.

You lose 70% of your body heat from your head.  Or do you....?

You should still wear a hat if you're cold.

Sleep NAKED!  Wait... Should you?

No really, I'm warmer in the nude!

It's healthier to sleep naked.  For many... reasons...  

There're bugs in my what??!?

Coffee with extra protein.

Why you're allergic to pre-ground coffee.

Teach me about plastic bag replacements.  I want to know.

The environmental impact of your cotton clothes...

BONUS: 51 fun facts.  For fun! (Spoiler alert: some are covered above.)

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Music:

All music from this episode is from the Free Music Archive

Artist: Scott Holmes  Track name: Hotshot

Artist: Blue dot sessions   Track Names: Gambrel, Kirkus Interlude, Lunette Interlude, Palladian

Sponsors

Coddiwomple Creative-  A coddiwomple is a purposeful journey towards a vague destination. Coddiwomple Creative makes art and just about anything they're inspired to create from a place of joy.  Check out their newest items at: http://www.coddiwomplecreative.com

 AND:

Thank you to all of our Patreon STEMPunX.  We are so grateful for you all. Please share this podcast to help us continue our goal of bringing STEM education to everyone.

Send us your feedback at: [email protected]

Credits

The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.

See all the STEMunX fun at STEMPunX.com