Best Pios Labs Podcasts (2024)

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Soft and Squishy Robots in the Classroom, with Dr. Holly Golecki 48:22

11M ago48:22

48:22

Modern robotics can interact with the human body in newer, innovative ways, using flexible materials and compliant actuators. Dr. Holly Golecki, Ph.D., wants to teach young people all about it, recently sharing her team’s K-12 curriculum in soft robotics in The Science Teachermagazine. A professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, …

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Engineering Meat Cruelty-Free, with Dr. Katie Kam 28:19

1+ y ago28:19

28:19

Cultivated meat has the potential to disrupt the meat industry, and engineer Dr. Katie Kam joins the podcast to talk about it. Katie founded BioBQ, her startup that’s developing cultivated beef brisket. She explains how cultivated meat – also known as “cultured meat” or “lab meat” – is real meat that avoids animal slaughter by being grown in a bior…

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month, with Nicole Bushong 1:42:33

2y ago1:42:33

1:42:33

As part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, cybersecurity engineer Nicole Bushong shares essential cybersecurity habits and tools for keeping organizations and individuals safe, as well as hot tips for getting into the many parts of this critical industry. Learn about data privacy, compliance, coding, hacking news, degrees and certifications…

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Solve Real Problems and Win Real Prizes, with Autumn and George Dowdy and Ann Woo 56:46

2y ago56:46

56:46

The Solve for Tomorrow design competition from Samsung is starting up again, and three guests join the podcast to explain how it works, and why schools and businesses should invest in K-12 STEM education. George Dowdy led his students at Porter High School to win the most recent competition, while Autumn Dowdy led her students at the same school to…

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Teaching Coding to the Community with a Small Business, with Amy Pirzada 39:26

2y ago39:26

39:26

Amy Pirzada started My Coding Place as an educational business focused on teaching coding to kids in Austin. But she soon expanded to teach chess, game design, 3D modeling, 3D printing, and more technical topics in problem-solving to wider audiences. She talks about the mission of her entrepreneurial business, how to teach kids programming effectiv…

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Explosions for Kids? Yep, and more! - Clip from The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 1:01

2+ y ago1:01

1:01

Explosions for kids? Yep! 💥 Joseph from The Physics Circus talks about their setup for wow-ing the kids with science, in the latest episode of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast: https://k12engineering.net/episodes/115 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-education/support…

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The Physics Circus Teaches Science, with Joseph Ziegel 29:28

2+ y ago29:28

29:28

The Physics Circus at The University of Texas at Austin tries to attract kids to science using loud and entertaining demonstrations that might not be as accessible to the average school. Led by graduate students doing the latest in physics research, The Physics Circus is getting back into live shows again. Joseph Ziegel is one of the coordinators o…

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Science Literacy for Kids - Preview of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 1:38

2+ y ago1:38

1:38

Do scientific research articles sometimes sound like another language? To K-12 students, very often it’s yes. Tanya Dimitrova tried to help solve this problem by founding the Scientific Journal for Kids, where her team of writers, designers, and teachers translates articles from scientific research journals into more kid-friendly language. Learn mo…

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The Science Journal for Kids, with Tanya Dimitrova 48:58

2+ y ago48:58

48:58

Do scientific research articles sometimes sound like another language? To K-12 students, very often it’s yes. Tanya Dimitrova tried to help solve this problem by founding the Scientific Journal for Kids, where her team of writers, designers, and teachers translates articles from scientific research journals into more kid-friendly language. Tanya ta…

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Preview of a talk on biomolecular circuits with Dr. Xiaojing Gao on The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 2:10

2+ y ago2:10

2:10

Hear about how to program molecules to do what you want inside a cell! This Stanford professor explains biomolecular circuits and his lofty goals in chemical engineering and bioengineering. Listen to the full talk 🎧wherever you get your podcasts: https://k12engineering.net/episodes/113 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

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Design Biomolecular Circuits, with Dr. Xiaojing Gao 27:53

2+ y ago27:53

27:53

What is synthetic biology? Researcher and professor Dr. Xiaojing Gao introduces this cutting edge field. He explains how his lab at Stanford University engineers biomolecular circuits, which are meant to be programmable, reproducible, and friendlier to mammalian cells than non-biological molecules. Xiaojing hopes to create the building blocks of th…

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Video games to teach robotics - Preview of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 1:14

2+ y ago1:14

1:14

Filament Games CEO Dan White talked about the difficulty in assessing how well an #educationalgame teaches something, on an episode of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast on virtual robotics: https://k12engineering.net/episodes/112 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-education/support…

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A Video Game for Designing Robots, with Dan White 51:40

2+ y ago51:40

51:40

Learning in robotics doesn’t have to take weeks, if you can design, build, and test a robot in hours in a video game. Dan White, CEO of Filament Games, introduces RoboCo, their game meant to teach principles of robotics to players, from the mechanical design all the way to testing in the 3D world. Dan discusses cofounding Filament Games with partne…

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Teaching Kids Like Yourself - Preview of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 2:00

3y ago2:00

2:00

He teaches mobile app development to kids and teens -- and his priority in class before everything else is to get to know his students. Meet Scott Steward, business & tech 💰‍💻teacher for 15 years at Chicago Public Schools and founder of Genius Lab. This is a preview of an episode of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast. 🎧 Listen wherever you get y…

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Reach Youth by Listening to Them, with Scott Steward 1:17:31

3y ago1:17:31

1:17:31

Chicago educator and entrepreneur Scott Steward breaks down his teaching philosophy, rooted in getting to know his students. Steward founded Genius Lab in Chicago, where he teaches young people technology, business, and how to become an adult. He honed his curriculum from teaching in Chicago Public Schools classrooms for fifteen years in largely bl…

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Robotics Competitions after 2021, with Dan Mantz 37:29

3y ago37:29

37:29

The Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation has been running robotics programs for youth for years, including the widespread global competitions sponsored by VEX Robotics. Dan Mantz is the CEO of the REC Foundation, leading this nonprofit through the pandemic, after previously working in industrial engineering and robotics for over twen…

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Teach Harder Math and Problem-Solving, with Richard Rusczyk 59:35

3y ago59:35

59:35

Math is fundamental to engineering education and other disciplines. That’s part of why Richard Rusczyk wants to teach kids harder math than they often see in school. As the CEO of Art of Problem Solving, he wants to challenge more young people mathematically, hopefully giving them an earlier chance to achieve math mastery. He talks about national m…

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3D Printing for Kids - Preview of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 1:53

3y ago1:53

1:53

This is a preview of an episode of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast with guests David Seto and Michael Welch, authors of The 3D Printing Cookbook. Listen to the full episode: https://k12engineering.net/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-education/support…

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Teach 3D Printing, with David Seto and Michael Welch 49:38

3y ago49:38

49:38

Kids can learn CAD for 3D printing, but teaching it doesn’t have to be a hassle. David Seto and Michael Welch wrote a set of books to make teaching and learning the subject easier. They based it on their own experiences with 3D printing, learning it as beginners, coming from finance and mobile games industries, and then teaching CAD for 3D printing…

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Preview: Trans Engineers You Should Know - The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 1:13

3y ago1:13

1:13

Listen to the full episode of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast for more: https://k12engineering.net/episodes/107 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-education/support

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Trans Engineers You Should Know, with Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short 39:09

3y ago39:09

39:09

Mechanical engineer Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short studies robot brains, having previously worked in industry and academia for commercial toy companies, NASA, Texas A&M, and more. She also advocates for diversity and inclusion in education and STEM for trans people, including her time founding the Sexual Identity Forum at Baylor University. Dr. Short talks a…

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"You would think Silicon Valley would have this done already" - Clip from The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 0:35

3y ago0:35

0:35

Nonprofit officer Rosemary Kamei discusses bringing more Computer Science education to Silicon Valley. Listen to the latest episode of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast: https://k12engineering.net/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-education/support

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Aiming for Equity in K-12 Computer Science, with Rosemary Kamei 35:39

3y ago35:39

35:39

The Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) is a nonprofit running several programs in K-12 STEM education, including its Computer Science Institute for middle and high school teachers. Rosemary Kamei is the Chief Development and Innovation Officer of SVEF, and she talks about why SVEF piloted its CS Institute a few years ago and how it has been…

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CAD in a Web Browser, with Amanda Hough 34:15

3+ y ago34:15

34:15

The pandemic has spurred teachers like Amanda Hough to teach CAD remotely, but how do you do that if students don’t have the hardware to run resource-heavy CAD software? Amanda uses cloud-based CAD platform OnShape, and her students run it in a web browser, no installs needed. She talks about her experience switching over to OnShape this year, its …

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debounce 8:17

3+ y ago8:17

8:17

To shrink the number of our faulty counts, you have to learn how to debounce. This is Episode 105 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Listen to the latest episodes: http://engineeri…

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Better K-12 Engineering Post-COVID, with Dr. Corey Hall 45:49

3+ y ago45:49

45:49

STEM curriculum specialist Dr. Corey Hall shares tips and resources for teaching engineering effectively at the K-12 level in 2021, both during and beyond COVID. Corey recommends teaching strategies and products based on her 24 years of experience in education, as a school librarian, middle school teacher, professor, and online teacher. She discuss…

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anti-pattern 7:44

3+ y ago7:44

7:44

My code is as long as here to Saturn, but condensed and confused in an anti-pattern. This is Episode 104 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Listen to the latest episodes, ad-free: …

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How to Change the Education System, with Suzanne Demallie 59:35

3+ y ago59:35

59:35

The education system can change top-down, or bottom-up. Author Suzanne DeMallie wrote “Can You Hear Me Now?” – a book about how parents and teachers might change our schools from the bottom-up. She draws on her own experiences in Baltimore County Public Schools as an elementary math teacher from 2011 to 2019, a parent of children in BCPS, and an ad…

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Legendary LEDs, with Dr. Russ Dupuis 53:09

3+ y ago53:09

53:09

LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, have changed the world – and continue to do so. This energy-efficient electronics technology came from decades of design and discovery in engineering. Dr. Russell Dupuis is one of the engineers behind LEDs, and he recently was one of five winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for his work in this techn…

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Legendary LEDs, with Dr. Russ Dupuis 53:10

3+ y ago53:10

53:10

LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, have changed the world – and continue to do so. This energy-efficient electronics technology came from decades of design and discovery in engineering. Dr. Russell Dupuis is one of the engineers behind LEDs, and he recently was one of five winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for his work in this techn…

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100% LED adoption - Preview of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 0:46

3+ y ago0:46

0:46

This a preview of a talk with Dr. Russ Dupuis, one of the inventors of LEDs. Listen to the full episode, coming soon on The K12 Engineering Education Podcast: https://k12engineering.net/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-education/support

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"I love middle school" - Preview of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 0:43

3+ y ago0:43

0:43

This is a preview of a new episode of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast, with former middle school teacher and current tech worker Sam Taylor, who authored The Coding Workbook. Listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts: https://k12engineering.net/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-ed…

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Teaching HTML/CSS, Unplugged and Offline, with Sam Taylor 39:50

3+ y ago39:50

39:50

How do you learn web development without a computer, or without any electronic device? Sam Taylor wrote a book to help learners do just that. As a former middle school teacher and current tech worker, Sam wrote the newly released educational book titled The Coding Workbook, which intends to teach the basics of HTML and CSS, but with no computer req…

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Parents, Math Teacher, and Rocket Test - Preview of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 2:31

3+ y ago2:31

2:31

This is a preview of a new episode of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast, with aerospace engineer Mishaal Ashemimry. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-education/support

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Aerospace Engineering Entrepreneur, with Mishaal Ashemimry 53:02

3+ y ago53:02

53:02

Mishaal Ashemimry is an aerospace engineer and pilot who, after working for major aerospace organizations, formed her own aerospace startup to design rockets for small, low-Earth orbit satellites. As a Saudi American, she got interested in the stars when she was young, looking up at the sky while visiting Saudi Arabia. She describes many parts of h…

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zip tie 5:14

3+ y ago5:14

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They told me, "Let 'er rip, guy!" "Tighten up that zip tie!" This is Episode 103 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…

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Maillard 4:46

3+ y ago4:46

4:46

The chemical reaction we smell from afar that gives satisfaction is named Maillard. This is Episode 102 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Powered by Pios Labs: https://pioslabs.co…

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What Do Equations Sound Like on the Piano? 49:29

3+ y ago49:29

49:29

Let’s make equations musical. Instead of visualizing equations on a graph, let’s listen to them on the piano, merging all our math and music knowledge. You can make two-dimensional x-y math equations audible – or sonify them – by translating the x-values to time and the y-values to the keys of a piano. If you can’t play them on the piano yourself, …

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interstory drift 6:00

3+ y ago6:00

6:00

Do wooden planks below my feet not splinter while they shift during monumental bends and strains from interstory drift? This is Episode 101 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Power…

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jerk 6:30

3+ y ago6:30

6:30

Mechanical engineers must work to eliminate excessive jerk. This is Episode 100 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Powered by Pios Labs: https://pioslabs.com/ --- Support this podc…

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quoin 3:57

3+ y ago3:57

3:57

Stack your your stones and let walls join to make an old-school building quoin. This is Episode 99 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Powered by Pios Labs: https://pioslabs.com/ --…

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By soldiers, for soldiers - Preview of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 0:33

3+ y ago0:33

0:33

Preview of an episode of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast, with guests from Army Futures Command and Austin Community College. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-education/support

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Modernizing Army Training in Software and Tech 33:52

3+ y ago33:52

33:52

Army Futures Command (AFC) is partnering with Austin Community College (ACC) in Texas to create a new Software Factory, which will be a software development training program for Army soldiers. Planned to start in January, it will blend training of both soldiers and civilians in newer tech practices in agile development. Maj. Vito Errico from AFC wi…

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currying 9:01

3+ y ago9:01

9:01

You might see some programmers scurrying when trying to implement a little currying. This is Episode 98 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Listen to the latest episodes, ad-free: h…

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skunkworks 5:39

4y ago5:39

5:39

Every product has flaws and some quirks, but are products better if they come from skunkworks? This is Episode 97 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Listen to the latest episodes, …

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How is school reopening going? - Preview of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast 1:11

4y ago1:11

1:11

Listen to the full episode of "How Is School Reopening Going" on The K12 Engineering Education Podcast, previewed here. Visit: https://k12engineering.net/ Brought to you by Pios Labs. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-education/support

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How Is School Reopening Going? 46:32

4y ago46:32

46:32

Schools have reopened in Fall 2020 amid the COVID19 pandemic, and educators are putting in overtime to make it work. Four educators speak about their experiences getting students learning again either online or in person: Superintendent Teddy Clevinger in Bell County, Texas; engineering entrepreneurship teacher Melanie Kong in Seattle, Washington; …

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ADA 7:37

4y ago7:37

7:37

Engineers, don't be shady, eh? Design it with the ADA. This is Episode 96 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Listen to the latest episodes, ad-free: http://engineeringwordoftheday.…

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bioreactor 5:15

4y ago5:15

5:15

Get an engineer and a chiropractor if you're going to move that bioreactor. This is Episode 95 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Listen to the latest episodes, ad-free: http://eng…

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op amp 8:24

4y ago8:24

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A real electrical top champ is the multitalented op amp. This is Episode 94 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Listen to the latest episodes, ad-free: http://engineeringwordoftheda…

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