089 - Multidisciplinary Projects with Zack Dowell
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| YouTube | iTunes In This Episode Can a fish be trained like a dog? Can a school project be both art and science as well as entertainment and curiosity? How do we bring engagement back to the classroom? Today's podcast will grab you by the ears and entertain them all the way through. Welcome to the Table Top Inventing Online Radio Show. Every week we interview successful individuals from across the career spectrum and share their stories. We want parents and educators to learn the tools they need to get and keep the interest and curiosity of teenagers. Today's guest is a special...
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088 - Designing Success with Tracy Hazzard
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087 - Games and Politics with Jay Obernolte
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| YouTube | In This Episode What is it like to write a video game from code in a printed book? Can techie kids learn to have good people skills? How does a computer game programmer become a politician? You'll have to listen to today's episode to learn the answers to these fascinating questions. Hi, this is Steve, "The Mad Scientist" Kurti, and today's guest on the Table Top Inventing podcast is a first for us. We've had game-changing researchers, game-changing teachers, game-changing investors, and other game-changers on our podcast including other programmers. However, we've yet to...
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086 - Understanding Engineers with Joanie Connell
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085 - Young Makers with Peggy Healy Stearns
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084 - Succeeding at Education with Ted Dintersmith
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083 - The Longterm View with Peter Skillen
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082 - Getting What You Want with Scott Glaser
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081 - Project-Based Learning with Ben Owens
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080 - Powerful Girls with Kiki Prottsman
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- Have you ever wanted to work at Google?
- Does Google really have a climbing wall at the office?
- How important is practical programming experience if you want to work at Google?
Today on the Table Top Inventing podcast we are talking to a Googler*. If you are curious about some of the things you've read about Google, their employees, and the amenities at the office, stay tuned.
On the interview, Eric Hennigan and I had such a great conversation that we went over time. So we added some bonus interview footage at the end. Don't miss it.
After college, Eric worked for the US Navy as a programmer. That experience convinced him to sharpen his skills as a programmer, and he went back for a PhD in Computer Science from UC Irvine. Along the way he discovered the best students are actually self-taught.
Eric has worked at several companies as a programmer, including Zodiac Aerospace, but currently he is a coder for Google. He doesn't say much about his duties as a YouTube ad wrangler, but his views on getting a great education are priceless.
Every time I talk to Eric I learn something new. He is just full of excellent insights and thinks deeply about life and learning.
For the last month or two, we've been talking about our Resonance Innovation Fellowship, but we're closing registration on that soon. However if you have students destined to be a programmer or engineer like Eric, stop by the Table Top Inventing website (ttinvent.com) and learn more about Inventor Camp this summer. Inventor Camp is not your typical summer camp. Students actually learn more in 4 days at camp than in weeks during school, but they don't even know they are learning because it's so much fun.
The future can always be read by those who create it!
Original Episode Date: January 14, 2016
Category: Business Professional, Technology Educator