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The Role of Robots
Due to a "sick" computer, our normally-scheduled episode will be posted later this week. Please enjoy this rebroadcast of one or our most popular episodes of 2020. - Robots are one more tool in the arsenal against COVID-19. - And Eugene Demaitre,
Immersed in History
(Photo courtesy of James Hung, and used with permission>) - "We want you...to experience history flowing around you," says Electric Funstuff Founder and CEO David Langendoen. - And that's exactly what happens for middle-school students,
Bringing Summer Joy–Virtually
An Over Coffee® special-edition podcast! What if you were planning the Orange County Fair--and then a pandemic forced you to cancel it? - For Terry Moore and the Fair's Board of Directors, the answer wound up being, "go virtual". -
Engineering Creativity
(Royalty-free image by Nick Gesell from Pixabay.) - Creativity, plus technology, equals magic. - That's an equation which Brian Collins puts into practice, on a regular basis. - As founder of Orlando-based consulting firm The Brainstorm Institute,
Whyville: Sparking Imagination
(Photo courtesy of Dr. James M. Bower, and used with permission.) - Technically, Whyville is a virtual world--for kids. - But that description falls far short of doing it justice. - Whyville, which Pasadena-based educational software company Numed...
Ingredients for Success
(Photo courtesy of Alli Westover, NASA HUNCH, and used with permission.) - Congratulations to the 2020 NASA HUNCH Culinary Challenge winners! And to NASA OSU Project Engineer Allison Westover and her team, who had a considerable challenge, as well.
Facets of Inspiration
An Over Coffee® special-edition podcast (Royalty-free image by 272447 from Pixabay) - During the most turbulent times, creativity and innovation are implements of healing. - Nowhere is that better illustrated than with space exploration. -
Inspirit VR: Making STEM Engaging
(Photo courtesy of Aditya Vishwanath, and used with permission.) - "VR is not a silver bullet," says Inspirit VR Cofounder Aditya Vishwanath. - But, he says, when it's human-centric, virtual reality can boost both learning skills and student confide...
No Travel Required
(Photo courtesy of The Wild, and used with permission.) - "It will reshape the world," says Gabe Paez, Founder and CEO of Portland-based immersive-technology platform The Wild. - He's talking about the new option which his XR technology allows creat...
Breaking New Ground–Virtually
With this year's VR/AR Global Summit Online Conference and Expo, the VR/AR Association ventures into new territory. - For the first time, their popular conference will be entirely virtual. And the contest focuses on a new audience: everyone who may ...