Broward County Library Creation Station

Episode number 116 - February 16th 2023 – Seeing without eyes, One shirt at a time, and doodling throughout history This week's guest: Johanne Lugo from Library Administration Links to this week’s stories: How to see without eyes: https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/how-to-see-without-eyes-or-a-protein-that-senses-light/ Helping the climate one shirt at a time: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/14/...

Episode number 115 – February 9th, 2023 – 500 year old puzzles, robots, sharing is hard even for scientists, and game preservation in the Metaverse This week's guest: Dr. Tameka Hobbs from AARLCC Links to this week’s stories: 500 years to solve a mystery about bubbles: https://scitechdaily.com/unsolved-for-500-years-researchers-crack-leonardo-da-vincis-paradox/ Link to the paper: https://www.pnas....

Episode number 114 - February 2nd 2023 – Wrapping up more AI and ChatGPT stories, when will it replace you? This week's guest: Sheldon Burke from SR Links to this week’s stories: How did we get here this quickly? Or was it quick? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/the-generative-ai-revolution-has-begun-how-did-we-get-here/ Creating handwriting https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/20...

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two gardeners to talk about what makes them creative. Guests on this episode: Clayton Burch : https://showcasegardens.net/ Noah Siegel: https://thefruitfulfield.org/ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Episode number 113 - January 16th 2023 – How much do you eat, garden for a different reason, what time is it on the Moon, and more ChatGPT discussions This week's guest: Michael Bryant from Community Engagement Links to this week’s stories: How much you eat is important https://www.livescience.com/polar-bears-sea-stars-arctic-predators Your garden is healthy for a different reason https://www.wash...

Episode number 112 - January 19th 2023 - Feel over taste, what is a robot, and there is no planet B... but why? This week's guest: John Hunter from NOR Links to this week’s stories: Feel over Taste: https://neurosciencenews.com/sensory-processing-chocolate-22263/ https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.2c13017 What is a robot? https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/12/robot-or-fauxbot/ There is no planet...

Episode number 111 - January 12th 2023 - The green comet is coming, but will you be able to see it? All I want is... your voice... We need more plugs, and is discrimination natural? This week's guest: Francine Franks from MN Links to this week’s stories: The green comet is coming… https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/world/green-comet-c-2022-e3-scn/index.html But will you be able to see it? https://www....

Episode number 110 - January 5th 2022 - Start with where you are, look around at the Now, drink more, and screens are good? This week's guest: Xiara Acosta from Nova Alvin Sherman Library  Links for today’s stories: Start with where you are, and how far you will go: https://www.space.com/most-distant-spacecraft-voyagers-new-horizons Take a good look at the Long Now: https://www.marketplace.or...

Episode number 109 - December 29th 2022 - Asteroid smashing, Ancient Earth, Mail Order DNA, How old is too young This week's guest: Autumn Dec from MN For the last show of the year we have some deep topics and some smashing fun. Where would you launch an Asteroid at? https://www.space.com/asteroid-launcher-earth-impact-simulator https://neal.fun/asteroid-launcher/ Look back in time at Earth: https...

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two people working with Comics to talk about what makes them creative. Guests on this episode: Hal Milenkovic: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/steamgear-inc/list?title_no=635937 Matthew Noe: https://www.graphicmedicine.org/ https://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Episode number 108 - December 22nd 2022 - Cargo with no pilot, is Roomba spying on you, maps not from Google, your face may be held against you This week's guest: Melissa Karnosh from SR Links to today's stories: Look ma no pilot! https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63595481 Is Roomba really spying on you? https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-int...

Episode number 107 - December 15th 2022 - Orion comes home, Fusion will save us, maybe? AI is stealing art? or is AI creating art?  This week's guest: Brian Greenwood from MN Links to this week’s stories: Orion comes home https://www.space.com/artemis-1-orion-splashdown-moon-mission-success Fusion is there to save us: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/us/energy-officials-announce-nuclear-fusion-...

Episode number 105 - December 8th, 2022 - Who gets the first sunrise? Automating trucks is harder than you think, Talking about ChatGPT, and a new way of thinking about inequality This week's guest: Keva Turner from MN Links to this week's stories: Who gets the first sunrise of the New year? https://www.livescience.com/first-sunrise-earth Automating truck drivers: https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/...

Episode number - 105 - December 1st, 2022 - History of hurricanes, talk to your past, how to pee, and faking your voice This week's guest: Victoria Johnson from PE Links to this week's stories: The history of Hurricanes: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/traces-of-ancient-hurricanes-on-the-sea-floor-are-a-warning-for-coastal-areas/ Talking to your younger self: https://twitter.com/michellehu...

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two people working with Veterans to talk about what makes them creative and how they use those skills to assist Veterans. Guests on this episode: Scott Hope: https://www.dav.org/learn-more/about-dav/ James Heaton: https://www.unitedway.org/mission-united# https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Episode number 104 - November 23rd 2022 - Where is Orion, How fast is your internet, wave energy, and VR for training and designing This week's guest: Mario Ricardo from Community Engagement Links to this week's stories: Artemis blows the doors off: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/nasas-new-rocket-blows-the-doors-off-its-mobile-launch-tower/ Orion buzzes the Moon: https://www.space.com/nas...

Episode number 102 - November 10th 2022 - Artemis radio, Are you a human, Who owns colors, and They sold their water to who This week's guest: Eddison Lewis from Building Services Links to today's stories: Will Artemis launch? and who will track it while it is on the trip? https://www.space.com/artemis-1-tracking-amateur-radio-operators Do you feel more like a computer or a human? https://www.zdne...

Episode number 103 - November 17th 2022 -  Artemis is away, satellites at the Moon, space planes, desalination, better plants and bats This week's guest: Sonia Collazo from WE  Links to this week's stories: Artemis of course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMuOBrgows Our talk earlier this summer with the head of the recovery team: https://open.spotify.com/show/0HCK3rt7mm461G7l7dExsh Th...

Recorded on August 22nd 2022. As NASA prepares for the launch of Artemis join Broward County Library for an interactive conversation with Slade Peters, Ground Operations Manager/Landing & Recovery Element Operations Manager for Exploration Ground Systems at Kennedy Space Center. Slade Peters is the Landing and Recovery (L&R) Ground Operations manager/Element Operations manager in Explorati...

Episode number 101 - November 3rd 2022 - Octopus eyes are different, NASA finds polluters, Think if you should, and who will you be loyal to? This week's guest: Ruth Reid from SWR Links to this week's stories: Octopus eyes are weird: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-map-of-the-octopus-visual-system-reveals-their-own-solution-to-sight NASA finds super polluters: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n...

Episode number 100 - October 27th 2022 - Quantum Brains, Robots need multiple shapes, robots and stuttering, and your car will not save you This week's guest: Allison Grubs Director of Libraries Links to this week's stories: Today is Episode number 100. We have a lot to talk about. Is your brain a quantum computer? https://www.sciencealert.com/study-suggests-spins-of... Retrofitting Robots: https:...

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two photographers to talk about what makes them creative. Guests on this episode: Brandon Hall : https://www.pinterest.com/lucdepurr/ https://www.instagram.com/k2tcosplay/ Andrew Liptak: https://www.andrewliptak.com/cosplay-a-history https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR

Episode number 99 - October 20th 2022 - How did this not exist, finding old secrets new ways, you taste good, and security labels for your tech This week's guest: Kristina Polacci from PE Links to this week's stories: Today something you would have thought already existed... Solar Powered headphones https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63211086 Finding ancient secrets in new ways: When did that write...

Episode number 98 - October 13th 2022 - Thermal attacks, science for better beer, science to save fish, science for tickling, and talking books  This week's guest: Bill Forbes from Talking Books Links to this week's stories: An attack that is really hard to pull off. https://www.zdnet.com/.../this-thermal-attack-can-read.../ Science working on making better beer: https://www.sciencealert.com/...

Episode number 97 - October 6th 2022 - Be more real, Blocking the phone company, How good is AI mental health, and free documentaries This week's guest: Kathy Echavarria from CP Today on the show we will be talking about why everyone is talking about BeReal: https://www.foxnews.com/.../bereal-new-social-media-app... https://www.marketplace.org/.../social-media-users-flock.../ The FCC might block s...