Hardware Podcasts

459: Ideas Have to Come From Somewhere

Embedded.fm · 14 Sept 2023 · 1h 17m · Episode 459

What this episode covers

Professor AnnMarie Thomas, head of the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas, discusses her work in playful learning, entrepreneurship, and education. She details the creation of Squishy Circuits, a conductive play dough kit for teaching electronics, and its evolution into a company. Thomas also describes the PLAYground initiative, which provided STEM boxes and videos to deaf and hard-of-hearing children during the pandemic, and her current consulting work with the Lego Foundation.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Lego Foundation, Metro Deaf School, MBARI, Playful Learning Lab, University of St. Thomas, Maker Education Initiative, Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, Gallaudet University, Bare Conductive
Products
Squishy Circuits, Makey Makey
Also
The Mountain in the Sea, Making Makers, SciGirls

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