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New Year Education

The Amp Hour · 1 Jan 2016 · 1h 35m · Episode 280

What this episode covers

Chris Gammell of Freak Labs and Hacker Farm discusses his work on sensor networks for rice paddy and boar trap monitoring, detailing the use of 3G modems and Python back-ends. He and host Dave Jones critique the traditional education system, advocating for creative, practical learning over rigid testing, and discuss the challenges of hardware startups, including manufacturing risks in China and the importance of community. Gammell also shares insights on overcoming depression and imposter syndrome in the tech industry by focusing on collaboration and simple, meaningful projects like interactive children's books.

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early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Freak Labs, Hacker Farm, Contextual Electronics, Punch Through, Salier, Tokyo University, AWS, Seed, Dirty PCBs, Seeed Studio, SparkFun, Adafruit, Media Lab, Alibaba, DK Publishing, National Geographic, Chibitronics
Products
Lightbloom Bean Makers
Chips
3G modem
Tools
Python Flask, SolidWorks
Also
Lamore

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