maker culture

Jason and Ben breakdown the grilling utensil Jason swears by, which can replace your tongs, spatula, and fork AND elevate your status all at once. It might be end of summer, but a true pit boss cooks over fire 12 months of the year.

Maker Minute: Jaccard Pigtail Food Flipper

You have super powers, and this episode will teach you how to access them.

Jason and Ben talk epigenetics, the placebo effect, the brain wave state you can access to unlock super powers, and more.

Maker Minute: Bruce Lipton

Founding an education business comes with challenges and rewards, far beyond the financials. Guest EJ Zain talks about this first-hand. EJ founded the startup Maker Kids Lab, LLC, in Austin, Texas. Her very new startup runs after-school programs for middle schoolers in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). In her lessons, Zain and her team of helper-teachers guide students of different ages to work together on hands-on, creative projects. She discusses her motivations for starting Maker Kids Lab as a parent, her strategies for engaging kids, and her hopes for creating a business with a social impact. Mentioned in this episode: • Maker Kids Lab on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Makerkidslab/ • Maker Kids Lab on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makerkidslab/ • The 4 C’s of Problem-Based Learning (PBL): https://www.bie.org/blog/the_power_of_the_4cs_the_foundation_for_creating_a_gold_standard_for_projec • TechShop: http://www.techshop.ws/ • Hexbugs: https://www.hexbug.com/ • Small Business Administration (SBA): https://www.sba.gov/ • InnovateHER, an SBA business competition: https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/wbo/resources/1465581 • Website of Maker Kids Lab, LLC: https://www.makerkidslab.com/ Mentioned in the post-show notes: • Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs • Panelpicker for South by Southwest (SXSW) 2018 (deadline July 21): http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ Our closing music is from "Late for School" by Bleeptor, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com. Help Pios Labs continue! You can donate at: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs Also check out these projects from Pios Labs: • Engineering Word Of The Day (EWOTD) podcast: http://engineeringwordoftheday.com • Guidebook “Engineer’s Guide to Improv and Art Games” by Pius Wong, on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other retailers: http://www.pioslabs.com/improv4design.html