Over Coffee® | Stories and Resources from the Intersection of Art and Science | Exploring How to Mak

Over Coffee® | Stories and Resources from the Intersection of Art and Science | Exploring How to Mak


Latest Episodes

Roybi: Ingenuity Interactive
May 11, 2020

(Photograph courtesy of Roybi, and used with permission.) -   - Roybi Robot is cute, interactive--and covering brand-new ground. - As a "smart" toy, about the size of a small teddy bear, this robot is customizable to young users,

LACO: Interaction, Innovation and Music
May 04, 2020

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's Meet the Music is a fun and engaging chamber music concert geared to students in grades four through six.(Photo courtesy of LACO, and used with permission.) - Chamber music that reflects grade-school students' lives?

Makers Respond to COVID-19
April 27, 2020

(Royalty-free image by Lutz Peter from Pixabay.) - When the pandemic struck, Orlando's nonprofit Maker Effect Foundation had one question: - "How can we help?" - Their solution: creation of the Maker Effect COVID-19 Maker Response Team. -

Evolving Through Immersion
April 20, 2020

(Photograph courtesy of Amy Peck, and used with permission.) -   - Can immersive technology allow us to create a better world? - Amid the uncertainty of COVID-19, immersive technology strategist Michelle Excell sees, and guides others in,

Robots On the Front Lines
April 13, 2020

Are robots ready for a widespread role in battling the coronavirus pandemic? - Not quite yet, says Eugene Demaitre, senior editor of The Robot Report.   But they're evolving in that direction. - Sanitizing, delivering,

Living Popups: AR That Inspires
April 06, 2020

(Photograph courtesy of Ella Pravetz, and used with permission.) - How can twenty-first century technology teach kids to love to read? - Living Popups CEO Cheryl Bayer has an imaginative and entertaining answer. -

“On the Precipice of Disruption”
March 30, 2020

"We will get through this," says futurist, XR consultant and Forbes columnist Charlie Fink. - Charlie, who is currently writing his third book, sees the current coronavirus pandemic drastically changing our society.

Rumii: A Virtual Connection
March 23, 2020

Royalty-free image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay - Rumii  is available, free, during the COVID-19 pandemic. - Now--what is Rumii?  And why might you want to use it? - Quite simply, it's a virtual-reality platform that allows up to forty people--from...

The Art of Real-World Solutions
March 16, 2020

What is Design for Good in the Classroom? - As artist, visual arts educator and designer Travis Sevilla teaches it, it's a project-based curriculum that makes a difference. - Travis shows Canyon Crest Academy students, grades nine through twelve,

The Ultimate Innovator Test
March 10, 2020

Due to unforeseen technical issues, our regularly-scheduled Over Coffee® episode will air next Monday, March 16th at 12:01 am.  Please enjoy this repost of one of our all-time most popular interviews! What does it take, to be an astronaut?