Broward County Library Creation Station

Tech Talk Weekly Number 156.5 This episode was a special podcast created during a tween podcast class at Nova Southeastern University. The tweens picked the topic we would cover and Tonie was the guest host with me. Link to the story: https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/explore-cbc-kids-news-in-minecraft-during-computer-science-education-week

Episode number 156 – November 22nd 2023 This week's guest: Mario Ricardo – Main Library Links to this week’s stories:   The Fear and Tension That Led to Sam Altman’s Ouster at OpenAI: ⁠The Fear and Tension That Led to Sam Altman’s Ouster at OpenAI - The New York Times (nytimes.com)⁠ What OpenAI Really Wants? ⁠What OpenAI Really Wants | WIRED (archive.ph)⁠   A Spy Agency Leaked People’s Data On...

Episode number 155 – November 16th 2023 – Cars with no windows, Earthquakes are haunting us, a LOT of rain, and the gender gap in longevity   This week's guest: Demarcus Morris – Main Library   Would you drive in a car with no widows? https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/14/23959448/polestar4-ev-coupe-rear-window-camera-ridealong     Are you being haunted by Earthquakes?? https://scitechdaily.com/...

Episode number 154 – November 9th 2023 – Flying cars are here, Robocalls on the way out? AI and the law, Deep Fakes and elections   This week's guest: Sonia Collazo – Weston Branch Library   We have flying cars, really! https://www.wlrn.org/transportation-development/2023-11-03/tampa-international-airport-electric-air-taxis   Fewer Robocalls because? https://themessenger.com/business/youre-now...

Episode number 153 – November 2nd 2023 – South Pole Robots, Salad & Mice in space, AI politics, valuable keywords   This week's guest: Jerry Kosakowski – Miramar Robots at the South Pole https://spectrum.ieee.org/south-pole-roombas Nasa is streaming too: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-is-launching-a-free-streaming-service-with-live-shows-and-original-series-150128180.html?guccounter=1 Garde...

Creation Station Monthly - October 2023 – BBQ This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two experts in BBQ to talk about what makes them creative.  Guests on this episode:  Chris Ashley https://bbqandtech.com/ Adrian Miller https://adrianemiller.com/ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR  

Episode number 152 – October 26th 2023 – The Teens might save us, bring out your dead, whales getting smarter? And who is a luddite?   This week's guest: Loria Tillman – Programmer Central Cluster   Links to this week’s stories:   Teen Scientists https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/25/heman-bekele-skin-cancer-soap/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AEMhrbG8gc   When did we starting bu...

Episode number 151 – October 19th 2023 – Extinction events happening, SPAM phone calls, your robot nurse, and wine   This week's guest: Hayley St. John-Ayre - Programmer North Cluster   Links to this week’s stories:   Extinction ? https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206664432/21-species-extinct-fish-wildlife-birds   Why are there still SPAM phone calls? https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/...

Episode number 150 – October 12th 2023 – Presents from space, how long do you want to live, New Orleans can drink for now, AI laws   This week's guest: Traymina Fitzpatrick - Librarian AALRCC   Links to this week’s stories:   What did OSIRIS bring home? https://www.space.com/osiris-rex-bennu-asteroid-sample-carbon-water   How long do you want to live? https://www.sciencealert.com/the-blood-of-...

Episode number 149 – October 5th 2023 – Cats purring, Exosuit robots, you live after you die, and do you want to know the truth?   This week's guest: Sahsha Andrade - Programmer South Cluster   Links to this week’s stories: How cats purr: https://www.sciencealert.com/important-news-scientists-think-theyve-finally-figured-out-how-cats-purr   https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9...

Episode number 148 – September 28th  2023 – OSIRIS is back, Hippos ruled the Sahara, and do you answer the phone?   This week's guest: Sebastian Perez Programmer at Main Library   Links to this week’s stories: OSIRIS is back https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/25/nasas-osiris-rex-has-delivered-an-asteroid-sample-on-earth-what-next   With Dirt https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/scientists-...

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two Actors and how it feels creative. Guests on this episode: Angelica Zadak https://www.thisisimprov.com/ Michael Pizzi https://sandhillsrep.org/ http://www.touchinghumanityinc.org/ https://wellsongsproject.com/ https://www.clearfunctionrehab.com/

Tech Talk Weekly Number 147 Episode number 147 - September 21st 2023 - Mars lander puzzle, China arrives at Mars, Paging Dr. Watson, Body heat charging This week's guest: Sheldon Burke South Regional/Broward College Library Links to this week’s stories: Cake cutting math: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cake-cutting-math-problem-fairness-envy  Apple to Issue iPhone 12 update in France http...

Episode number 146 – September 14th 2023 –   This week's guest: Mo Beasley from AARLCC Links to this week’s stories: Text to Audiobook: https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-to-access-thousands-of-free-audiobooks-thanks-to-microsoft-ai-and-project-gutenberg/ Super local weather experts: https://restofworld.org/2023/india-weather-influencers/ SPACE No heaters -https://www.space.com/india-chan...

Episode number 145 – September 7th  2023 – Google Turns 25, You need to be on the Internet, Heat is bad, Your car is spying on you   This week's guest: Anthony Guilarte from Pembroke Pines Walter C Young   Links to this week’s stories: Google Search turns 25: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/4/google-turns-25-a-look-at-the-worlds-top-performing-searches   Older adults need to be on the in...

Episode number 144 – August 31st  2023 – Self driving cars, AI needs real people, speak up about AI, NASA tracks pollution and 25 cities in danger   This week's guest: Andra Mentor from Community Engagement   Links to this week’s stories: Do you have a self driving car near you? https://www.axios.com/2023/08/29/cities-testing-self-driving-driverless-taxis-robotaxi-waymo   AI needs real people...

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two about Yoga and how it feels creative. Guests on this episode: Val Jennings http://valjennings.com/ Janis McDavid https://www.msjanismusic.com https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Tech Talk Weekly Number 143   Episode number 143 – August 14th 2023 – Consumer Reports for AI, Caffeine, Space has a great and a bad week   This week's guest: Alison Rials from Friends of Broward County Libraries   Links to this week’s stories: Ask your tech person which AI is right for you? https://medium.com/@mike_onslow/the-rise-of-conversational-ai-comparing-bard-claude-chatgpt-and-bing-ai...

Episode number 142 – August 17th 2023 – Belly button lint, crypto, RIAA, and OpenAI   This week's guest: Daniella Daguerre from Main Library   Links to this week’s stories: What is in your belly button?: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/08/14/bellybutton-lint-what-is-it/ Worldcoin: https://restofworld.org/2023/worldcoin-kenya-suspended-scammers-cash-in/   Internet Archive versus RI...

Episode number 141 – August 10th 2023 – Look up this month, practice landings, NASA and wine, Fusion and Super Conductivity   This week's guest: Robert Ahlness from Broward County Library Foundation   Links to this week’s stories: Take a look up at the night sky: https://lifehacker.com/check-out-what-s-happening-in-space-this-month-1850714259 Listen to meteors by radio: https://www.skyatnightm...

Episode number 140 – August 3rd 2023 – Voyager is still listening, What is up with hurricanes and fires, 40,000 year old worms, do robots need to look like you?   This week's guest: Shenika Romeus from North Regional Library   Links to this week’s stories: Voyager is still listening: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/02/1191341035/nasa-voyager-2-spacecraft-contact   No hurricanes is a good thing rig...

Tech Talk Weekly Number 139    Episode number 139 – July 27th  2023 – Text on Tic Tok, how do clouds work? The Gulf Stream is dying, who goes to space?   This week's guest: Brianne Pierre Southwest Regional Library   Links to this week’s stories:     Text for Tic Tok: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/24/23805530/tiktok-text-posts-micro-blogging-twitter-threads   Why do clouds stay up? https://w...

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two about hosting family reunions and how they need to be creative. Guests on this episode: Mary Ellen Rittle Jona Brown https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Episode number 138 – July 20th 2023 - How to think, AI reviews for parents, AI for drug dealers, flying cars, augmented trees   This week's guest: Orrin Fraser from North Regional Library   Links to this week’s stories:   54 years ago today we walked on the moon How to think: https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/occams-razor-science-literacy/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor...

Episode number 137 – July13th 2023 - AI in your language, timing is everything in space, paying attention to the details, and picking a new Era   This week's guest: Surina Khan from Southwest Regional Library   Links to this week’s stories: AI needs to speak your language: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/12/23792167/now-youre-speaking-mai-language-adobe   Timing is complicated in space: https:...