Podcast appearances and mentions of Liberty Science Center

Take a bite out of the world of multi-sensory design with Emilie Baltz, an immersive experience director known for her innovative approach to combining the senses, art, and technology. Discover how Emilie's work, such as the acclaimed Dream Machine at Liberty Science Center, fosters curiosity and wonder by engaging all the senses. Learn about her passion for community building and how she uses technology as an integral ingredient in her creative process.Whether you're a designer, a creative professional, or simply curious about the world of sensory design, this episode offers a wealth of insights and inspiration. Join us for an engaging conversation that celebrates the power of multi-sensory experiences and the importance of human connection in design.Produced by Lorem Ipsum.Show Notes:Emilie BaltzDream Machine – Emilie BaltzGenslerIf you have any comments, suggestions or questions about the show please send an email to ask@loremipsumcorp.com.A transcript of this episode can be found at loremipsumxd.com/matters-of-experience.

In this episode of Greetings from the Garden State, powered by the New Jersey Lottery, host Mike Ham sits down with Alexander Richter, the Executive Director and Head of SciTech Scity Hub at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey. They discuss the bustling activities at the Science Center, delve into Richter's journey from Austria to the U.S., and explore the ambitious vision and mission behind SciTech Scity. The conversation covers key aspects such as the development of a state-of-the-art STEM high school, residential housing, and business incubator spaces aimed at fostering innovation in healthcare and sustainability. The duo also highlights the formation of a robust community of entrepreneurs supported by significant corporate partners and the vision for future growth. Richter emphasizes the impactful collaboration needed to make SciTech Scity a focal point for technological and societal advancements, and discusses the potential benefits for New Jersey residents.arichter@lsc.orgMusic: "Ride" by Jackson Pinesjacksonpines.comThank you to our sponsors:New Jersey Lottery: njlottery.comMake Cool Sh*t: makecoolshit.coAlbert & Whitney CPAs:  awcpasllc.comMayo Performing Arts Center: mayoarts.org/events-calendarContact the show: mike@greetingsfromthegardenstate.com Support the Show.

Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News…It's SOLAR ECLIPSE MANIA across the U.S. even here in New Jersey as hundreds gather to celebrate this rarely seen phenomenon at the Liberty Science Center; Plus, public education advocates are PUSHING BACK against a proposal to provide tax credits to anyone donating to private schools; Also, a STATE TAKEOVER…the attorney general taking control of the Warren County Prosecutor's office amid a misconduct probe; And, THE COST OF GIVING BACK… the Mayor of Paterson is looking to regulate charity groups after a rise in unwanted trash and overcrowding  spills into the streets…        

How can we make digital experiences work for all visitors — whether kids or grandparents? Hint: it has to do with recognizing “diverse digital literacies.” When should you bring in a creative technologist? Why should you aim for the strong verbs? What is “sneaky attract mode”? How do you do paper prototyping? Are a lot of digital experiences in museums essentially “sexy browsing”? Are touch tables a trend that will never die?Patrick Snee (Creative Technologist) joins Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to reveal “5 Secrets of Digital Experience Design”. Along the way: tessellation, thinking in three dimensions, and a return to agar art!Talking Points: 1. Think in 3 Dimensions 2. Assume Diverse Digital Literacies 3. Identify the (Strong) Verb 4. Distill the Personality 5. Prototype Early and Often Guest Bio:  For more than two decades, Patrick Snee has designed and engineered immersive, interactive exhibitions for leading museums and brand environments. As a creative technologist, he uses a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to craft effective, engaging digital experiences. A former agency founder and principal, Patrick now consults on complex media projects in roles ranging from concept strategy to interaction design to application development. His recent projects include immersive experiences for Kennedy Space Center and Nokia Bell Labs, interactive exhibits for Liberty Science Center, The Henry Ford, and the National Archives, and digital strategy for the New Britain Museum of American Art.Show Links: https://patricksnee.com/ps@patricksnee.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-snee/https://www.instagram.com/mnemonic.studio/ About Micro-interactions:https://uxdesign.cc/micro-interactions-why-when-and-how-to-use-them-to-boost-the-ux-17094b3baaa0 Prototyping Digital Exhibits:http://www.mnemonic.studio/memo/prototyping-digital-exhibits-part-1/ The Magic of Paper Prototyping:https://uxplanet.org/the-magic-of-paper-prototyping-51693eac6bc3 Prime Access Consulting:https://www.pac.bz/ Shivers Down Your Spine:https://cup.columbia.edu/book/shivers-down-your-spine/9780231129893  Newsletter: Like the episode? Try the newsletter. Making the Museum is also a one-minute email on exhibition planning and design for museum leaders, exhibition teams and visitor experience professionals. Subscribe here: https://www.makingthemuseum.comAbout MtM:Making the Museum is hosted (podcast) and written (newsletter) by Jonathan Alger. This podcast is a project of C&G Partners | Design for Culture. Learn about the firm's creative work at: https://www.cgpartnersllc.com

What's the very first question we should ask — before we start our projects? Should we start designing … by designing? How do we make sure we understand our audience, before we start making experiences for them? Why is prototyping so important? How many of our ideas should we expect to survive the creative process? And what does microbiology art have to do with your sense of balance? (Hint: they're both topics at a certain well-known venue.) Liza Rawson (Head of Exhibitions, Liberty Science Center) joins Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss why we should “Start With ‘Who's It For?'” Along the way: Rubik's Cubes, how to start a museum career at age 14, and Beverly Serrell's “big idea”. Talking Points: Don't start designing by designing. Ask questions instead.Start with: who's it for?What do we want to hear them saying?What do we want to see them doing?What do we want them to feel?What is the “wrap”?What is the “point of engagement”?What do you want them to say when you ask what the goal was?Guest Bio: Liza Reich Rawson is Head of Exhibitions for Liberty Science Center, a 300,000-square-foot learning center in Jersey City, NJ. She provides leadership and creative vision for exhibition development and design and special projects; manages the traveling exhibition program and oversees the exhibition maintenance and animal husbandry teams. Previously she led award-winning exhibition projects for Brooklyn Children's Museum and the Brooklyn Historical Society and was adjunct faculty for Johns Hopkins University and Bank Street College museum studies graduate programs. From 2010 to 2020 Liza was the managing editor of the National Association for Museum Exhibition's premier professional journal Exhibition. Her publications include: “It's About Them: Using Developmental Frameworks to Create Exhibitions for Children (and Their Grown-Ups)” in Connecting Kids to History with Museum Exhibitions (2009). She holds a BA in Historic Preservation from Goucher College, and an MA in History Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Show Links: lrawson@lsc.orgLiza on LinkedInLiberty Science Center Projects of Note:Microbes Rule!Wobbly WorldThe BuildingThe Great Train SetDino Dig AdventureSciTechCity  Newsletter: Like the episode? Try the newsletter. Making the Museum is also a one-minute email on exhibition planning and design for museum leaders, exhibition teams and visitor experience professionals. Subscribe here:https://www.makingthemuseum.com

Dive deep into the captivating intersection of science and animation in our latest podcast episode, where we unravel the mesmerizing secrets of the Science Behind Pixar exhibit at Liberty Science Center!

In this episode our President and CEO, Mike Affuso, sits down with Alberto Garofalo, New Jersey Market President for Bank of America, to discuss Bank of America's partnership with the Liberty Science Center, the High Schools of the Future initiative, the need to increase the number of qualified candidates to fill STEM roles in New Jersey, and more.

Mike Schubert returns to his homeland of New Jersey with Eric Hamilton Schneider to play out an improvised game of Wizard On Survivor where it's all NJ-themed! Topics include: gas stations, Aunt Judy, Hans Gruber, torch, Asbury Park, Central Jersey, pork roll, West Windsor, lightbulb, challenge beasts, Grounds For Sculpture, The Shrine of the Silver Monkey, Crossing the Delaware, George Voldemortshington, Liberty Science Center, lighthouses, Frank Sinatra, The Jonas Brothers, NJ Transit, the Amish, BTS, and more! GET ACCESS TO ALL PAST POTTERLESS PATREON CONTENT FOR $4: www.patreon.com/potterless Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don't want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On! WEBSITE: potterlesspodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!) PATREON: patreon.com/potterless (SUPPORT THE SHOW!) TWITTER: twitter.com/potterlesspod (TWEET THE SHOW!) INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/potterlesspodcast (PICTURES OF THE SHOW!) FACEBOOK: facebook.com/potterless (HOME OF THE FANCY PRIVATE GROUP!) MERCH: https://store.dftba.com/collections/potterless (REP THE SHOW!) DISCORD: (For patrons!) Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Mike Schubert, Music by Bettina Campomanes, Web Design/Art by Kelly Beckman, Production Assistance from Erin Burke

Air quality remains hazardous across the region, but the National Weather Service says conditions should improve by next week. As WNYC's Stephen Nessen reports, subway stations offer no relief from the bad air. Finally, WNYC's Michael Hill discusses the science behind the hazy skies with Mike Shanahan, a science educator at New Jersey's Liberty Science Center.

David co-founded and leads AeroFarms, an award-winning certified B Corporation revolutionizing agriculture through its vertical farms and innovative technology platform. On a mission to grow the best plants possible for the betterment of humanity, AeroFarms provides the perfect conditions for plants to thrive, taking agriculture to a new level of precision and food safety while achieving up to 390 times greater productivity compared to field farming and using up to 95% less water and zero pesticides. Through its proprietary technology platform, AeroFarms sells great-tasting leafy green products and has developed multi-year strategic partnerships with government and major Fortune 500 companies to help uniquely solve agriculture supply chain needs.AeroFarms has been recognized as a Circular Economy 100 company, listed on Fast Company's 2019 list of Most Innovative Companies and featured on Inc. Magazine's list of the 25 Most Disruptive Companies. AeroFarms received the New Jersey Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence and ranked number one on the 2020 FoodTech 500 list, which highlighted global entrepreneurial talent at the intersection between food, technology, and sustainability. AeroFarms received the inaugural Global Sustainable Development Goal Award for Zero Hunger, was listed as one of Time Magazine's 2019 Best Inventions, and received The Ethical Corporation's 2020 Responsible Business Award in Sustainable Innovation.David dedicates his time to several local and international organizations. As a member of the World Economic Forum, David co-founded and co-chaired the Young Global Leaders Circular Economy Taskforce and was a member of the World Economic Forum Global IoT Council. David was also a member of the U.S. delegation to the B20 Sustainable Food System Taskforce, which advises the G20. In addition, David serves as Chairman of the Board of The EVERY Company, the leader in non-animal based egg proteins, manufactured through precision fermentation. He is also on the Board of Directors of Aspire, the world leader in insect proteins, and also serves as a Managing Trustee of New Jersey's Liberty Science Center, a prominent U.S. interactive science museum. David is a mentor at Endeavor, as well, where he helps impact entrepreneurs. David is the founder of Hycrete, a nano-technology company that he led between 2002 and 2009. David was previously an Adjunct Professor at the New York University Stern School of Business where he taught Entrepreneurial Finance, and was privileged to co-chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's Agriculture Transition Committee in 2017.David was honored by the Liberty Science Center as a 2019 Genius Innovator and recognized as Ernst & Young's (NJ) Entrepreneur of the Year (Food and Beverage). He was named the 2021 3BL Media Responsible CEO of the Year for a Public Benefit Corporation and one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at Goldman Sachs' 2019 Annual Builders and Innovators Summit. In 2008, the World Economic Forum recognized David as Technology Pioneer for his nanotechnology company and in 2010 as a Young Global Leader.David received his BA from UNC Chapel Hill and holds an MBA from Columbia University. He competed for the U.S. in fencing where he was a finalist at a world cup and represented the NYAC, winning three U.S. National Team Fencing Championships and two individual silver medals.  #podcast #AFewThingsPodcast

This is the All Local morning update for 4/1. 

I had the pleasure of interviewing Jonathan Ullman, President & CEO of The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit in downtown Las Vegas, aiming to advance the public understanding of organized crime's history and impact on society. Reporting to a 21-member Board of Directors, Jonathan is responsible for leading the organization that has been named both a "Top Workplace" and "Best Museum" by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and ranked #20 on TripAdvisor's list of top museums in the United States. Jonathan has spent over 20 years in various management and leadership roles within the nonprofit industry. Jonathan's museum career began at Liberty Science Center, New Jersey's most visited museum. He was intimately involved in the strategic planning and operationalizing of the facility following a $109 million capital expansion. Over the years, Jonathan served in numerous capacities with responsibilities including intensive staff management, program oversight, and external relations. Immediately prior to joining The Mob Museum, Jonathan was the president and COO at the National Soccer Hall of Fame, where he led the dramatic transformation of the organization's operating model. Let's dive in --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roninleadership/message

Rich Wiener is an educator and consultant who works to engage K-12 learners at a high level, and has zeroed in on design thinking as a key component. Rich's career has included being a school principal, Director of Curriculum for Ramsey Public School District in New Jersey, and an adjunct professor of education at Columbia University. We talk about the impact of design thinking in K-12 education. Listen to learn about: The design thinking classroom program in the Ramsey public school district How design thinking impacts Ramsey's high school students and teachers Advice to school districts wanting to start their own design thinking program Some of the partner projects students worked on during the program Our Guest Rich Wiener has served the educational community as a teacher, principal, curriculum director, and adjunct professor of education. He received his Masters Degree from the University of Oregon and his Doctoral Degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. He taught the supervision course in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia and courses on change leadership and methods of teaching at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Rich is currently the CEO of the educational consulting firm, GEN Z Innovate. Throughout his career, Rich has worked to develop educational programs and experiences that inspire student engagement, foster creativity and complex problem-solving, and promote deep understanding and insight. As a part of that journey, Rich and his colleagues in Ramsey, New Jersey established a high school level design thinking course, modeled after the Stanford University d. school. The Ramsey High School Design Lab established partnerships with American Express, Liberty Science Center, Boxed Wholesale, All Things Media, The Center for Social Innovation in New York City, Crisis Text Line, and the New Jersey Legislature, among others. The design thinking model has proven to be a successful approach to engaging high school students in an experience that successfully fosters the creative mindsets that underlie innovative, complex problem-solving.   Show Highlights [01:47] Rich's story begins at the Ramsey Public School District. [02:32] How Time Magazine's How to Build a Student for the 21st century article influenced and inspired the school district. [04:10] Rich explains the concept of transfer in education. [05:03] Performance assessments and complex problem solving. [06:37] Rich's thoughts on educational curriculum. [07:10] Our curriculum overemphasizes content over creative thinking. [08:39] Our curriculum doesn't focus enough on teaching students how to respond to societal issues and problems. [09:15] Our curriculum doesn't help students understand themselves and their place in the world. [10:17] Rich's reaction to seeing the 2013 60 Minutes' interview with IDEO's David Kelley. [11:37] The question Rich and his colleagues created for their design thinking project. [12:45] The school district's first foray into teaching design thinking to students. [14:14] Lessons learned during that first project. [16:18] The deeper goals and outcomes of the project. [17:26] Helping kids embrace risk-taking and failure. [18:06] The traditional classroom vs. the design thinking classroom. [20:00] The students' first project on the first day of class. [21:22] Teaching empathy. [22:25] Partnering the classroom with an outside organization to give students a real-world experience. [24:51] The positive impact the design thinking course had on the teachers, and on teaching and learning outside of the classroom. [28:48] Students tackling English curriculum revision using design thinking. [30:25] Rich gives advice for other K-12 schools that may want to start their own design thinking course. [32:44] How to find businesses and organizations to partner with. [34:44] Rich talks about a student partner project with All Things Media. [42:34] Another student partner project, with American Express. [44:13] Where to learn more about Rich and his work.   Links Rich on Twitter Rich on LinkedIn Design Lab and Design Thinking Course at Ramsey High School GenZ Innovate Grant Wiggins on ACSD 60 Minutes David Kelley interview Project Breaker   Book Recommendations The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design, by IDEO.org   Other Design Thinking 101 Episodes You Might Like Design Thinking + Learning Science with Adam Royalty — DT101 E18 A Short Introduction to Design Thinking with Dawan Stanford — DT101 E32 Design for America: Founding + Present + Future, Part 2 — DT101 E37

Rich Wiener is an educator and consultant who works to engage K-12 learners at a high level, and has zeroed in on design thinking as a key component. Rich's career has included being a school principal, Director of Curriculum for Ramsey Public School District in New Jersey, and an adjunct professor of education at Columbia University. We talk about the impact of design thinking in K-12 education. Listen to learn about: The design thinking classroom program in the Ramsey public school district How design thinking impacts Ramsey's high school students and teachers Advice to school districts wanting to start their own design thinking program Some of the partner projects students worked on during the program Our Guest Rich Wiener has served the educational community as a teacher, principal, curriculum director, and adjunct professor of education. He received his Masters Degree from the University of Oregon and his Doctoral Degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. He taught the supervision course in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia and courses on change leadership and methods of teaching at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Rich is currently the CEO of the educational consulting firm, GEN Z Innovate. Throughout his career, Rich has worked to develop educational programs and experiences that inspire student engagement, foster creativity and complex problem-solving, and promote deep understanding and insight. As a part of that journey, Rich and his colleagues in Ramsey, New Jersey established a high school level design thinking course, modeled after the Stanford University d. school. The Ramsey High School Design Lab established partnerships with American Express, Liberty Science Center, Boxed Wholesale, All Things Media, The Center for Social Innovation in New York City, Crisis Text Line, and the New Jersey Legislature, among others. The design thinking model has proven to be a successful approach to engaging high school students in an experience that successfully fosters the creative mindsets that underlie innovative, complex problem-solving.   Show Highlights [01:47] Rich's story begins at the Ramsey Public School District. [02:32] How Time Magazine's How to Build a Student for the 21st century article influenced and inspired the school district. [04:10] Rich explains the concept of transfer in education. [05:03] Performance assessments and complex problem solving. [06:37] Rich's thoughts on educational curriculum. [07:10] Our curriculum overemphasizes content over creative thinking. [08:39] Our curriculum doesn't focus enough on teaching students how to respond to societal issues and problems. [09:15] Our curriculum doesn't help students understand themselves and their place in the world. [10:17] Rich's reaction to seeing the 2013 60 Minutes' interview with IDEO's David Kelley. [11:37] The question Rich and his colleagues created for their design thinking project. [12:45] The school district's first foray into teaching design thinking to students. [14:14] Lessons learned during that first project. [16:18] The deeper goals and outcomes of the project. [17:26] Helping kids embrace risk-taking and failure. [18:06] The traditional classroom vs. the design thinking classroom. [20:00] The students' first project on the first day of class. [21:22] Teaching empathy. [22:25] Partnering the classroom with an outside organization to give students a real-world experience. [24:51] The positive impact the design thinking course had on the teachers, and on teaching and learning outside of the classroom. [28:48] Students tackling English curriculum revision using design thinking. [30:25] Rich gives advice for other K-12 schools that may want to start their own design thinking course. [32:44] How to find businesses and organizations to partner with. [34:44] Rich talks about a student partner project with All Things Media. [42:34] Another student partner project, with American Express. [44:13] Where to learn more about Rich and his work.   Links Rich on Twitter Rich on LinkedIn Design Lab and Design Thinking Course at Ramsey High School GenZ Innovate Grant Wiggins on ACSD 60 Minutes David Kelley interview Project Breaker   Book Recommendations The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design, by IDEO.org   Other Design Thinking 101 Episodes You Might Like Design Thinking + Learning Science with Adam Royalty — DT101 E18 A Short Introduction to Design Thinking with Dawan Stanford — DT101 E32 Design for America: Founding + Present + Future, Part 2 — DT101 E37

Jill Tarter is the Emeritus Chair for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California and serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for that institution. Tarter received her Bachelor of Engineering Physics Degree with Distinction from Cornell University and her Master's Degree and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley. She has spent the majority of her professional career attempting to answer the old human question “Are we alone?” by searching for evidence of technological civilizations beyond Earth. She served as Project Scientist for NASA's SETI program, the High Resolution Microwave Survey and has conducted numerous observational programs at radio observatories worldwide. She is a Fellow of the AAAS, the California Academy of Sciences, and the Explorers Club, she was named one of the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2004, and one of the Time 25 in Space in 2012, received a TED prize in 2009, two public service awards from NASA, multiple awards for communicating science to the public, and has been honored as a woman in technology. She was the 2014 Jansky Lecturer, and received a Genius Award from Liberty Science Center in 2015. She served as President of the California Academy of Sciences 2015-16. Asteroid 74824 Tarter (1999 TJ16) has been named in her honor. In 2018 she was recognized with the Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award and the Sir Arthur Clarke Innovator's Award, and in 2021 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Since the termination of funding for NASA's SETI program in 1993, she has served in a leadership role to design and build the Allen Telescope Array and to secure private funding to continue the exploratory science of SETI. Many people are now familiar with her work as portrayed by Jodie Foster in the movie Contact. Her biography Making Contact was written by Sarah Scoles and published in 2017

In episode 15 of the Princeton Podcast, our Host, Mark Freda, sat down with Elizabeth Romanaux, the Founder and Project Director of the new Princeton Einstein Museum of Science, currently in the process of funding and development.Elizabeth brings to this project many years experience in marketing and public relations, and most recently her 28 year tenure in leadership positions at the Liberty Science Center where she promoted the Center's programs, exhibitions, and films to the public and the media.This is a very exciting episode that we trust you will enjoy.The Princeton Podcast is produced as a community service by HG Media, providing audio, video, and website design services here in Princeton since 1999. 

"Dr. Erica Rowe Urquhart is a San Diego native. Dr. Erica Urquhart was selected for orthopedic surgery residency at the Cornell University-affiliated Hospital for Special Surgery, an all-orthopedic hospital on Manhattan's upper East side. While in her internship year, Dr. Urquhart receive a national research fellowship. And as a chief resident, Dr. Urquhart had her son, Amari while concurrently completing the requirements for graduation from residency. Additionally, she was recognized by the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation for her developmental biology research performed at Cornell University. In addition to her roles as wife, mother and practicing orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Urquhart has continued to be involved in community service. Dr. Urquhart plays a leadership role at Christ Church in Montclair, New Jersey, served as a founding director of the Women's Leadership Council of the Liberty Science Center, and participated in Live from ... orthopedic surgery, a unique program where her surgeries were broadcast live in a interactive format to students at Liberty Science Center and internationally. Dr. Urquhart is also a fellow of the Lead New Jersey class of 2017. "    Website: https://www.upperly.net/  

Welcome to Episode 71! Topics: day off, autumn, coffee with Kara, flu shot, Bar Great Harry, two-a-day's, Liberty Science Center, The Wrens breakup, Queens by Aeon Station, Late Style by Wesley Stace, Springtime In New York by Bob Dylan, The Lost Concert by Miles Davis, Universal Process by Nelson Patton, Foundation on Apple TV+, Schumacher on Netflix, If I Leave Here Tomorrow on Netflix, This Is Your Mind On Plants by Michael Pollan, Tennō Dry by Schilling Beer Co., MO by Maine Beer Company, Grodziskie by Fox Farm Brewery.

This week, we have a special episode with Chelsea “Foxanne” Gohd ahead of the September 10th release of her upcoming single, “I Could Go On,” which will be brought along to space on the upcoming Inspiration4 mission on September 15th!  And we are super excited to provide listeners of the podcast with a special sneak preview of the single today ahead of its release!On this episode, we'll discuss Foxanne's path to becoming a space musician, how her work speaks to some of the big, unanswered questions of human existence, and the role music will play in building a future space culture.Chelsea is a senior writer at Space.com, where she writes articles and creates, scripts, and hosts videos about science topics ranging from climate change to exoplanet exploration and human spaceflight.  She is also an analog astronaut, having completed an analog Mars mission, Sensoria M2, at HI-SEAS in 2020.Chelsea is also a musician and writes, performs and records indie-pop music under the pseudonym Foxanne.  As Foxanne, she released her debut full-length record in 2020, titled "It's real (I knew it)," named after an iconic scene from the hit sci-fi film Galaxy Quest.  The album features a number of space-y Easter eggs, including audio from the OA-9 rocket launch, a 2018 cargo mission that launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, and a song written from the perspective of NASA's Opportunity rover.Following this album, in 2021, she released "Hello, Mars," a song featuring the first audio recorded on the surface of Mars, recently captured by NASA's Perseverance rover. And tomorrow, she will release her upcoming single "I Could Go On," an expressive, cosmic, indie pop-and-soul tune that uses an upbeat vibe to convey a message about struggling to try and find meaning in existence.The song, which includes subtle nods to space and science, will be released alongside a music video filmed at the Liberty Science Center's planetarium.  The song will even go to SPACE! The single will ride along to space on the personal playlist of Foxanne's friend Dr. Sian Proctor, an astronaut who will bring the song on her upcoming mission to Earth's orbit, known as Inspiration4.Follow Foxanne on Spotify!Support the show (https://donorbox.org/celestial-citizen)

In this episode, the gang attempts to normalize the fact that even "good" couples fight sometimes. After the intro, Jay recently had a nostalgic thought (shocker!) that got him thinking about our ability to overwrite past experiences in "I Did Something Weird Last Night" (13:26). Then they intro the main topic about the need for fighting (20:57), break down the idea of a "needs schedule" between partners (25:50), discuss whether or not your needs schedule connects to your love language (33:53), what to do when you're both going through the sh*t (42:12), and debate why we often want to see things through to the end, even when we know it's not going to work out (47:48). Finally, they wrap things up with a f*ck/marry/kill (53:21).NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY MONDAY!For listener submissions and booking contact keepyourselfwarmpod@gmail.comFind us on Apple PodcastsFind us on SpotifyFind us on Google PodcastsFind us on YouTubeInstagramTwitter

In this episode of The Produce Industry Podcast with Patrick Kelly we have our Standard Sponsor, Indianapolis Fruit Company's Daniel Corsaro introduce our featured guest of the day. Please join us this week May 26, 2021 3pm PST, 6PM EST for a Virtual Networking Hour Sponsored by Indianapolis Fruit Company. Meet and greet as well as ask question to a wholesaler in The Produce and supply Chain industry. Join us this week as we chat with David Rosenberg, Co-Founder, Aero Farms. David Rosenberg co-founded and leads AeroFarms, a clean-technology company that builds and operates advanced vertical farms in urban environments. AeroFarms has been recognized as a Circular Economy 100 company, won the World Technology Award for most impactful Environmental Company and received the 2016 New Jersey Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. AeroFarms was also voted Most Innovative Company at the Future of Agriculture conference, the Best Growth Company to invest in at the Wall Street Journal's ECO:nomics conference, and was a finalist for The Circular Awards for The World Economic Forum. Rosenberg is the founder of Hycrete, Inc., a nanotechnology cleantech company and is a member of the World Economic Forum where he co-Chairs the Young Global Leaders Circular Economy Taskforce. Rosenberg is also a member of the B20 SME Taskforce, which advises the G20 and serves as a Managing Trustee of New Jersey's Liberty Science Center. Rosenberg received his BA from UNC Chapel Hill and holds an MBA from Columbia University. He competed for the U.S. in Fencing where he was a finalist at a world cup and represented the NYAC, winning three U.S. National Team Fencing Championships and two individual silver medals. FANCY SPONSORS: Terra Exports: https://terraexports.com, Ag Tools, Inc.: https://www.agtechtools.com, Flavor Wave, LLC.: https://flavorwavefresh.com, United Fresh Produce Association: https://www.unitedfresh.org & Noble Citrus: https://noblecitrus.com STANDARD SPONSORS: Indianapolis Fruit Company: https://indyfruit.com and John Greene Logistics Company: https://www.jglc.com

Below you'll find links to all the resources mentioned.   Deidre's Picks: Raddish Kids Cooking Kits: https://www.raddishkids.com/ Read Aloud Revival Reading Challenge: https://readaloudrevival.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/January-Read-Aloud-Challenge.pdf Empire State Building: https://www.esbnyc.com/ Top of the Rock - Kids under 6 are FREE! https://www.topoftherocknyc.com/ $5 Pony rides in The Bronx: http://www.nychorse.com/western-riding-lessons.html   Gyna's Picks: - Family Jigsaw Puzzle: https://www.amazon.com/MasterPieces-Family-Jigsaw-Puzzle-400-Piece/dp/B07CPPFK1J/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=family+puzzles+with+different+size+pieces&qid=1614028522&sr=8-2 - Online Kid Workout Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_we8Z5mFBnI - Sleeping Queens Card Game: https://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Queens-Card-Game-Cards/dp/B0009XBY3A - Zues on the Loose Card Game: https://www.amazon.com/Gamewright-SS-GMW-233-Zeus-the-Loose/dp/B000GKD470/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=zeus+on+the+loose+card+game&qid=1614028591&s=toys-and-games&sr=1-1 - Liberty Science Center: https://lsc.org/?gclid=CjwKCAiAyc2BBhAaEiwA44-wW_Tvr96zlxrz08-9ogoyfNHjjDpwbGLBy1-oYjh2nqSNQQSmeH3nrBoC3TgQAvD_BwE

At the inaugural Business Leaders Roundtable Discussion, we talked with Dr. Robert Hariri about: 1. His research into Natural Killer Cells to fight COVID-19 2. Where we are in the war against the virus 3. The strides Celularity is making toward increasing human longevity This event has been organized by Frank D'Souza and James Barrood. Dr. Hariri is an accomplished surgeon, biomedical scientist, and serial entrepreneur in two technology sectors, biomedicine and aerospace. He is the chairman, founder, and chief executive officer of Celularity, Inc., one of the world's leading human cellular therapeutics companies. Dr. Hariri was the founder and CEO of Anthrogenesis Corporation, and after its acquisition by Celgene Corporation, served as CEO of Celgene Cellular Therapeutics. Dr. Hariri also co-founded the genomic-based health intelligence company, Human Longevity, Inc. Dr. Hariri has served on numerous public boards including Cryoport (NASDAQ:CYRX). Dr. Hariri pioneered the use of stem cells to treat a range of life-threatening human diseases and continues today to make transformative contributions in the fields of immuno-oncology and cell therapeutics along with tissue engineering and functional regeneration. He is widely acknowledged for his discovery of pluripotent stem cells derived from the human placenta, and as a member of the team that discovered the physiological activities of tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Dr. Hariri and his team of scientists were the first to obtain FDA approval to use its cryopreserved allogeneic, off-the-shelf Natural Killer (NK) cell therapy to treat COVID-19 infected adults. He holds over 170 issued and pending patents for discoveries including placenta-derived stem cells, which Nature recognized as one of the ten most important patent estates in the field. He has authored over 150 published chapters, articles, and abstracts. Dr. Hariri was the recipient of the Pontifical Medal for Innovation awarded by Pope Francis in 2018 for his discovery of placental stem cells and advances in immunotherapy and regenerative medicine. Dr. Hariri twice received the Thomas Alva Edison Award for invention, in 2007 and 2011, and is a recipient of the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation's Fred J. Epstein Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Hariri was recipient of the Genius of New Jersey Award in 2019 and over the years has received numerous other honors for his many contributions to the fields of biomedicine and aviation. Dr. Hariri is an Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery and member of the Board of Overseers of the Weill Cornell Medical College and a former member of the board of visitors of the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Science & Technology Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is a member of the X PRIZE Foundation scientific advisory board for the Archon X PRIZE for Genomics. Dr. Hariri is a trustee and vice-chair of the Liberty Science Center. In 2010 he was appointed a Commissioner of Cancer Research by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3-w75rrJkE Host: Dr. Pamela Gay ( https://cosmoquest.org/x/ & @starstryder )Special Guest: This week we are excited (and honored) to welcome Dr. Jill Tarter to the Weekly Space Hangout. Best known for her work in the field of SETI, tonight Jill will be discussing the search for technosignatures.   Dr. Tarter is the Emeritus Chair for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California and serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for that institution.   Dr. Tarter received her Bachelor of Engineering Physics Degree with Distinction from Cornell University and her Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley. She has spent the majority of her professional career attempting to answer the old human question “Are we alone?” by searching for evidence of technological civilizations beyond Earth.   She served as Project Scientist for NASA’s SETI program, the High Resolution Microwave Survey and has conducted numerous observational programs at radio observatories worldwide. She is a Fellow of the AAAS, the California Academy of Sciences, and the Explorers Club, she was named one of the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2004, and one of the Time 25 in Space in 2012, received a TED prize in 2009, two public service awards from NASA, multiple awards for communicating science to the public, and has been honored as a woman in technology. She was the 2014 Jansky Lecturer, and received a Genius Award from Liberty Science Center in 2015. She served as President of the California Academy of Sciences 2015-16. Asteroid 74824 Tarter (1999 TJ16) has been named in her honor.   Since the termination of funding for NASA’s SETI program in 1993, she has served in a leadership role to design and build the Allen Telescope Array and to secure private funding to continue the exploratory science of SETI.   Many people are now familiar with her work as portrayed by Jodie Foster in the movie Contact. Her biography Making Contact was written by Sarah Scoles and published in 2017.   You can read an excerpt from Jill's biography Making Contact and learn how to get your own copy here: https://books.google.com/books/about/...   You can learn more about Jill by visiting her SETI profile here: https://www.seti.org/our-scientists/j...   To learn more about the Allen Telescope Array, visit https://www.seti.org/ata Regular Guests: Dave Dickinson ( http://astroguyz.com/ & @Astroguyz ) Michael Rodruck ( https://sites.psu.edu/mrodruck/ / @MichaelRodruck ) Pam Hoffman ( http://spacer.pamhoffman.com/ / http://everydayspacer.com/ & @EverydaySpacer ) This week's stories: - OSIRIS-REx samples Bennu! - Spooky Halloween night sky highlights. - Dwarf galaxy collision. - Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! - BepiColombo update. - InSight finally buried the Mole!   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Robert Hariri, MD, PhD, surgeon, bio-medical scientist and highly successful serial entrepreneur in two technology sectors: bio-medicine and aerospace. Dr. Hariri Utilizes Biomedicine to Aid Human Longevity Dr. Hariri is Chairman, Founder, and CEO, of Celularity, Inc., a clinical-stage cell therapeutics company developing allogeneic cellular therapies, engineered from the postpartum human placenta, in cancer immuno-therapy and functional regeneration, which recently got initial clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin early-stage clinical trials on a potential treatment for Covid-19. Dr. Hariri is also Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, of Human Longevity, Inc., a company merging extensive amounts of human genotype and phenotype data with machine learning, so that it can help develop new ways to fight diseases associated with aging. Dr. Hariri served as Chairman, Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, and Chief Executive Officer of Celgene Cellular Therapeutics (acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb), one of the world’s largest human cellular therapeutics companies, where he pioneered the use of stem cells to treat a range of life threatening diseases and has made transformative contributions in the field of tissue engineering. Recognition, Awards and Accolades Dr. Hariri is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and earned his MD and PhD degrees from Cornell University Medical College. He trained in surgery at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, where he also directed the Aitken Neurosurgery Laboratory and the Center for Trauma Research. Dr. Hariri has over 90 issued and pending patents, has authored over 100 published chapters, articles and abstracts, and is most recognized for his discovery of pluripotent stem cells from placenta, and as a member of the team which discovered the physiological activities of tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Dr. Hariri was recipient of the Thomas Alva Edison Award in 2007 and 2011, The Fred J. Epstein Lifetime Achievement Award and has received numerous other honors for his many contributions to bio-medicine and aviation. Dr. Hariri also serves on numerous Boards of Directors. Dr. Hariri is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Pathology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, a member of the Board of Visitors of the Columbia University School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and the Science & Technology Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is a member of the scientific advisory board for the Archon X PRIZE for Genomics, which is awarded by the X PRIZE Foundation. Dr. Hariri is also a Trustee of the Liberty Science Center and has been appointed Commissioner of Cancer Research by NJ Governor Christie. Dr. Hariri is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the J. Craig Venter Institute. A jet-rated commercial pilot with thousands of hours of flight time in over 60 different military and civilian aircraft, Dr. Hariri has also produced several feature films as well as documentaries on global societal issues. On this ideaXme episode we will hear from Dr. Hariri about: His background, how he developed an interest in medicine, in surgery, and in the field of stem cells and aging. About the intuition early on in his career that placenta was one of those overlooked and untapped biological resources – not just in terms of stem cells but in the unique cocktails of secreted factors that were capable of immunomodulation and controlling cancer metastasis. About Celularity's initial clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to begin early-stage clinical trials on a potential treatment for Covid-19 using “Natural Killer” (NK) cell therapies to boost the immune system’s disease-fighting response. About his interests in the "Myokinome" - the fact that skeletal muscle is an endocrine organ capable of secreting proteins termed 'myokines', which participate in tissue cross-talk, providing a critical link in the exercise–health paradigm. About his work at Human Longevity Inc. About his work with the XPRIZE Foundation and views on early stage biotechnology funding in 2020. About his work in the aerospace field with groups including the asteroid mining company, Planetary Resources and the Rocket Racing League. This interview is in American English Credits: Ira Pastor interview video, text, and audio. Follow Ira Pastor on Twitter: @IraSamuelPastor If you liked this interview, be sure to interview with Prof. Collin Ewald! Follow ideaXme on Twitter: @ideaxm On Instagram: @ideaxme On YouTube: ideaxme Find ideaXme across the internet including on iTunes, SoundCloud, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.  

There aren't any AP classes on romantic relationships are there? Yet there's AP astronomy. Don't get me wrong, the universe fascinates me (I recently went to a black hole exhibition at the Liberty Science Center which I highly recommend), but I've yet to wake up with a pure high or deep pain from an astronomy class. Relationships play a big role in our lives, dictating our mood, shaping our trajectories, and ultimately making us who we are. On today's WALK we chat with Jeff and Sue, probably the most in love married couple I know. 28 years and 4 kids later they're still very much as in love as they were that day they met at a bar in Hunter mountain. This episode is not meant to dictate an exhaustive list of things to check to ensure you have a successful relationship. It's just one take on what has kept them going for so long, because look, we all get tired of one another at some point, or maybe not if it's the right person.

Hey there Mamas! Happy New Year! I hope you all got a chance to unplug and disconnect and enjoy the simpler things in life over the holidays. My 3 kids were home from Christmas Eve through New Year’s and my husband and I really optimized on our spent as a family. I planned out one major activity per day to occupy my 2 year old twins and 1 year old, because we know if you tire them out before noon, they actually NAP, which means, we may be able to sneak in snooze. That is always the goal, right? We went to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City where they enjoyed a new Dino Train exhibit, built towers out of large foam blocks, saw bees in  a beehive, and met a real reindeer. We explored different parks in our neighborhood and the three of them cannot of swings and slides and even named a clubhouse the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. We baked a ton - cookies and cupcakes. The kids really enjoyed getting their hands dirty, cracking eggs and whisking flour. We built a gingerbread house. And the biggest achievement was our second bootcamp for potty training which was a success, honing in on their morning routine, and table manners. I will do podcast episodes on all of these because I think there is enough interest for these topics. For now, I want to talk about the cliched new year’s resolutions and how goal-setting can be made easy with a toolkit. I’m going to give you 3 things to implement into your life which are simple and you can stick to throughout the year. I’m doing this right along with you! MEDITATE GOAL-SETTING DRINK MORE WATER FOCUS ON YOUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH HAVE A SQUAD Kanika's Links: WEBSITE: KanikaChaddaGupta.com INSTAGRAM: @kanikaxoxo TWITTER: @KanikaXOXO FACEBOOK: /kanikachaddagupta PODCAST: That's Total Mom Sense on iTunes Press: KANIKACHADDAGUPTA.COM: View Kanika's Press Page

AND WE'RE LIVE!Mimi and her special guest (Episode 2's Dr. Allison Navis) hit the stage for the first ever live episode of Mimi and The Brain!Recorded live at the Liberty Science Center and sponsored by the Women in Science and Art Festival, we talked infectious diseases, shiny rocks, and what it's like to be a scientist on International Women's Day!Check out the awesome article written about our live session here and be sure to check out all the cool summer events at the Liberty Science Center at lsc.org

Hobbyist Pilots to Use LAANC, Kittyhawk B4UFLY App, Drone Shoot Down, DJI Geofencing in Asia-Pacific, Oil Spill in Canada, NYC Drone Film Festival, SAR in Fremont In this week's drone news, our first big story is about a new FAA law which mandates that hobbyist pilots use LAANC as well. Until now, there have been many hobby pilots who have not been notifying the ATC before flying in controlled airspace. So, is this new law a step in the right direction? Also, we discuss the timely launch of Kittyhawk's Dynamic Airspace platform and the B4UFLY app which will allow commercial AND hobbyist pilots to use LAANC. Next, we share details of another drone shoot down story. A pilot searching for a missing dog in Long Island had his drone shot down. Will the shooter face a federal investigation? Is the DOJ adopting a tough stance to prevent such acts from occurring in the future? Our next big story is about an oil spill near St. Lazare, Canada. Early Saturday morning, a train carrying crude oil derailed and resulted in this oil spill. The extent of this spill was discovered thanks to two drone pilots who posted their aerial footage to social media. Will the frozen ground prevent oil seepage and hence, limit environmental damage? We also share some exciting details about upcoming events like the FAA Symposium and the NYC Drone Film Festival. Other topics discussed include DJI Geofencing in Asia-Pacific and a successful search and rescue effort in Fremont. Tune in now! Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you're there, leave us a 5-star review, if you're inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access over 30 courses, resources, plus our incredible community. Try it for $1. Looking for simple, fast, and transparent coverage that gives you peace of mind? Our friends at Skywatch are offering affordable on-demand drone insurance that rewards YOU for flying safely. Check them out NOW! Both hourly and monthly options available. Follow us: Site - https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Get your copy of “Livin’ the Drone Life” – http://amzn.to/2nalUDH Get your copy of our Part 107 Study Guide – //amzn.to/2omQatT Check out our upcoming Mapping Classes – https://thedroneu.clickfunnels.com/drone-u-mapping-classesEO Timestamps Paul welcomes Haye to the show Hobbyist pilots to use LAANC for airspace authorization? KittyHawk releases Dynamic Airspace platform, and the B4U Fly App Another drone shootdown in Long Island DJI Geofencing V2.0 rolls out in Asia-Pacific Drones used to expose an oil spill in Canada 2019 FAA UAS Symposium rescheduled to June 3-5 NYC Drone Film Festival being held at the Liberty Science Center, March 1-2 Drone used in a successful search and rescue in Fremont, California

“Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science” [SIGN]    We promised you a science-filled December, and we're keeping that promise. Following our previous episode on the  at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ, we're pleased to welcome the crime historian E.J. Wagner to the show.   E.J. wrote the 2007 Edgar Award winner  and was a technical advisor for the Exhibition. We had a chance to sit down with her and talk about the influence of Sherlock Holmes on forensics (and vice versa), the future of crime fiction, and how a crime historian gets her start.   Toward the end of the episode, you'll find the latest Canonical Couplet. See if you can figure out the story we're referring to, and you might win a prize.     Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.     Please do consider becoming a . Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.     Sponsors We're proud to feature  as our lead sponsor. They've been with us for nearly the entire run. Please visit their site and let them know you found them via I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.   Would you care to become a sponsor? We'd love to include you in the show. You can find .     Links This episode:   ( | )  (BSI Press) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at  as well as through our accounts on , , and .   Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: , , , ,  ,  or  — or perhaps another we haven't listed here — and be kind enough to leave a rating and review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).   Transcript We're still looking for your help to reach . That will allow us to fund transcripts of every episode. But we do need you to pitch in — please consider supporting us via  or  for any amount to make this process sustainable!     --

“They had among their exhibits” [VEIL]  We're accustomed to seeing Sherlock Holmes on the printed page, screen, stage and even the Internet as a course of regularity. But it isn't all that often we have an opportunity to see an entire exhibition dedicated to Sherlock Holmes.   Amy Noble Seitz and Geoffrey Curley join us to discuss how their respective teams at Exhibits Development Group and Geoffrey Curley + Associates collaborated with the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate and other Sherlock Holmes experts to put together the International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes.   The exhibition has been traveling the world for the last five years or so, and it is now at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.

“Scheffler provides the first comprehensive book on the global phenomenon of speedcubing. Much has changed since the first world championship was organized in Budapest in 1982. But the emotions were all there already—good to see they haven’t cooled in over three decades. The cubing community is growing ever larger, younger—and faster!”—ERNŐ RUBIK, creator of the Rubik’s Cube CRACKING THE CUBE: Going Slow to Go Fast and Other Unexpected Turns in the World of Competitive Rubik’s Cube Solving (Touchstone; on-sale October 18, 2016; $26; Hardcover; ISBN: 978-1-5011-2192-0) by Ian Scheffler dives into the colorful world of Rubik’s Cube. Invented in 1974 by the reclusive Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik, the puzzle was famously popular in the 1980s. It has since come roaring back, inspiring competitions around the world, not to mention robots, movies, and Edward Snowden. As Scheffler shows, this bout of Cube Fever is anything but nostalgia. When Rubik invented the Rubik’s Cube (or, rather, his Cube) in his mother’s apartment, out of wooden blocks, rubber bands, and paperclips, he didn’t know if it could be solved—let alone that it would become the world’s most popular puzzle. Since its creation, the Cube has become many things to many people: one of the bestselling children’s toys, a symbol of intellectual prowess, a frustrating puzzle with 43.2 quintillion possible permutations, and now a worldwide sporting endeavor. The World Cube Association (think FIFA, only with Rubik’s Cubes) hosts scores of competitions throughout the U.S. and in dozens of countries each year, across six continents. Challenged by a childhood friend, Toby Mao, who turns out to be one of the fastest cubers in the world, Scheffler attempts to break into speedcubing—think chess played at the speed of ping pong—while exploring the Cube’s rise to iconic status around the globe and the lessons that can be learned through solving it. Scheffler’s goal is to solve the puzzle under 20 seconds—the equivalent of running a sub-four-minute mile. After two years, he finds himself on the cusp of success, only to discover that speedcubing is far more challenging than he ever imagined. (Scheffler does eventually go “sub-20,” averaging 18.96 seconds at the Liberty Science Center, in December 2015.) En route to going “sub-20,” Scheffler encounters legendary figures from the Cube’s first wave of popularity and the contemporary stars of its underground culture, painting a vivid picture of the diverse community dedicated to solving Rubik’s masterpiece as quickly as possible. (Among some of the most famous cubers are celebrities including Will Smith, Justin Bieber, Ryan Gosling, the rapper Logic, and NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.) To his own surprise, Scheffler journeys to Budapest to meet Rubik. Like Willy Wonka, the inventor guards his privacy, and hasn’t been interviewed at length since 1986, when John Tierney of the New York Times profiled him for Discover Magazine. Now in his seventies, Rubik is still tinkering away with puzzles. In CRACKING THE CUBE, Scheffler reveals that cubing isn’t just fun and games. It’s a way of life for many around the world. Readers meet Dr. Jessica Fridrich, who won the Czech National Championship as a teen in 1982. Now an engineering professor at Binghamton University, Fridrich accidentally popularized the fastest method of solving Rubik’s Cube. Minh Thai, a Vietnamese refugee and winner of the inaugural Rubik’s Cube World Championship, held in Budapest in 1982, today owns a wholesale fragrance business in Los Angeles but still solves his Cube twenty times before bed each night. Eva Kato of New Jersey leads the vanguard of female cubers—she’s the second-fastest in the world—while Kentucky’s Lucas Etter holds the world record for the quickest single solve, 4.90 seconds—and he’s only fourteen years old. What’s more, for over a decade, students at UC Berkeley have enrolled in a popular mathematics class called “Learn to Solve the Rubik’s Cube,” the final for which is simple: solve Rubik’s Cube or you fail. For Scheffler, the road to “sub-20” is not just about memorizing algorithms or even solving Rubik’s Cube. As he learns from the many gurus who cross his path, from pint-sized kids to engineering professors, it’s about learning to solve yourself. Ian Scheffler’s ties to the Cube go back to his childhood, as does his interest in math, science, and engineering. In 2008 his team won the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl, a Jeopardy-style competition, and he traveled as a delegate to the 49th London International Youth Science Forum. He has written for The New Yorker, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. He holds a degree in English from Columbia University, where he co-edited the Columbia Review. He lives in New York City.

A 40lb robotic suit created by Genworth allows you to feel the effects of aging 40+ years in a matter of seconds. The idea of the "Aging Experience" exhibit at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey, promotes firsthand experience leading to empathy and awareness.    Note to listener: Pulled audio track from the robotic suit so apologies for the inconsistencies in tracks on this ep! #robotproblems Thanks as always for listening! :) -KL

Laura Bilodeau Overdeck is founder and president of Bedtime Math Foundation, a nonprofit that seeks to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives, as beloved as the bedtime story. Bedtime Math offers a playful math problem daily for free, which engages both parents and kids while putting math on equal footing with literacy. In its first few months of existence, Bedtime Math increased its regular following from 30 families to well over 20,000, and garnered national press coverage. Laura knows a little something about numbers. As a child, she sat and memorized perfect squares for fun, back before it was cool. She went on to get a BA in astrophysics from Princeton University, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, and continues to star-gaze today. In addition to her work with Bedtime Math, Laura currently serves as Chair of the Advisory Board for Johns Hopkins' Center for Talented Youth (CTY) and as a trustee of Liberty Science Center, Drew University, and the Governor's School of New Jersey. When not playing with numbers, Laura's other interests include her three lively children, chocolate, wine, extreme gravity stunts, and Lego Mindstorms. In this episode we discussed: Differences between how teachers treat boys versus  girls in the classroom The psychology of why students do well in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects The 'Bedtime Math' book series. Resources Bedtime Math Foundation Laura Overdeck, Bedtime Math (Feiwell and Friends, 2013) Carol Dweck, Mindset (Ballantine Books, 2007)

Today on the Jeff Foxx radio show online. We're live at the Emerging Designers Show which is the last program of Jersey City Fashion Week Sept 2013 at the Liberty Science Center in liberty State Park. I interviewed a variety of people who were involved with this invent including the creator of JCFW Desha Jackson. She is an attorney and the Program manager of DLJ Give to Live Community Foundation which supports numerous causes through sports fashion and entertainment.   Fashion Designer Sadia Hussain,who was the JCFW featured designer on 9/25 during the opening night.  Fashion Designer Jayondon Powell or JT from Jersey City and Sakina B- Eyani Couture Full Figure Fashion Designer. Valerie Wallace-Looks to Envy shares her secret to her wonderful line, and we've got more surprises as you check out this wonderful live broadcast today on The Jeff Foxx radio show online.

In this episode, science writer Karen de Seve shares her adventures in the Bering Sea; journalist Dr. John Miller talks about a radiation health conference; and taxonomist and paleontologist Scott Thomson discusses the late Harriet the tortoise. Plus we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Organizations and websites mentioned on this podcast include the Liberty Science Center, www.lsc.org; Karen de Seve's blog, http://beringsea.blogspot.com; the American Statistical Association, www.amstat.org; Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet; and the Scientific American Digital Archive, www.sciamdigital.com.