Episodes
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Fish Fry Special Edition: Makers Today! Art by Physicist
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Welcome to the fourth installment of a new special edition series of our long-running Fish Fry podcast called “Makers Today!”, where we highlight the movers and shakers in the maker space. In this month’s episode, my guest is Kitty Yeung, founder and designer at Art by Physicist. Kitty and I discuss the variety of super cool designs she created as part of her kickstarter campaign, what her work as a creative technologist and senior program manager at The Garage entailed, her passion for quantum computing, and how the worlds of high tech fashion and quantum computing overlap in her life.
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Fish Fry Special Edition: Makers Today! Max Maxfield
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Welcome to the third installment of a new special edition series of our long-running Fish Fry podcast called “Makers Today!”, where we highlight the movers and shakers in the Maker space. In this month’s episode, my guest is the one and only Max Maxfield! Max and I chat about his creative process, what motivates him to create the fantastic projects he has designed, and why one particular piece of advice from his mother made all the difference in his life.
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Fish Fry Special Edition: Makers Today! Lorraine Underwood
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
We look at science as something very elite, which only a few people can learn. That's just not true. You just have to start early and give kids a foundation. Kids live up, or down, to expectations.” - Mae Jemison
Welcome to a new episode of our special edition podcast series called “Makers Today!”, where we highlight the movers and shakers in the Maker space. In this month’s episode, my guest is teacher, maker, and author Lorraine Underwood. Lorraine and I chat about her participation in the the #badass Women Makers and Engineers Contest at element14, the cool projects she has created, and why she wrote the book Save the World with Code.
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Better than a Human Driver: Trusted Electronics and Functional Safety
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
In today’s Fish Fry podcast, we have a virtual sundae of electronic engineering goodness. We've got a scoop of autonomous driving, a scoop of IIoT, a little Infineon secret sauce, and a whole lot of sprinkles… because what good is a sundae without sprinkles, right? First up, Phil Hutchinson (element14) joins me to discuss element14’s “Low Power IoT Design Challenge with Infineon Technology”. We take a closer look at the details of this contest including the motivations behind its creation and why collaboration is a crucial component with this design challenge. Next up, Bill Stewart (Infineon) joins me to chat about the role trusted electronics play in the realm of automotive design and what he thinks it will take to make autonomous vehicle technology more widespread.
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Fish Fry Special Edition: Makers Today! Karen Corbeill
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
In honor of Women in Engineering Day, we are proud to launch a brand new special edition series of our long-running Fish Fry podcast called “Makers Today!” In this episode, maker, teacher, content creator for element14’s Learning Circuit, and Power Racing record holder Karen Corbeill joins us to discuss her role in the creation of an adult maker group called the Mad City Makers, what her STEAMboat workshops are all about, and where she sees the role of women in the maker movement headed in the future.
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
This week’s podcast is all about building a better foundation for electronic design lives. Ted Pawela (Altium) joins me to discuss Altium’s new Nexar platform that will connect PCB designers with software, manufacturers, and suppliers. We chat about the motivations behind the creation of this new cloud platform and how it aims to make the design, creation and manufacture of printed circuit boards a whole lot easier. Also this week, I investigate a new "self-aware" metamaterial created by a team of researchers at the iSMaRT Lab at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering. I also take a closer look at the details of this new metamaterial system which includes the ability to behave as its own sensor, record and relay information and even generate its own power.
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
In this week’s Fish Fry podcast, Brian Faith (CEO - QuickLogic) joins me to discuss Qomu: Open Source SoC Dev Kit That Fits in Your USB Port. Brian and I delve into the details of this new kit, examine its role within the QuickLogic Open Reconfigurable Computing (QORC) initiative, and how this kit is turning FPGA development on its head in more ways than one. Also this week, we take a closer look at a new desktop 3D hologram printer developed by LitiHolo and how you can start creating your own 3D printed holograms.
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Here at Fish Fry, we love Kickstarter! In this week’s Fish Fry podcast, award-winning Kickstarter product designer Sydney Anh Mai joins us to discuss her passion for purposeful interactions, how her experience in the world of dance has set her up for success in high tech, and how she navigates the unique challenges of designing for this global crowdfunding platform. Keeping with our Kickstarter theme, we also check out the Lucon: a connected lamp kit for connecting people. We take a closer look at how this wifi connected lamp kit, as part of Kickstarter’s popular yearly Make 100 project, brings together one hundred anonymous people through light and touch.
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
You know...for kids. - Norville Barnes (The Hudsucker Proxy)
This week’s Fish Fry podcast is dedicated to being indoors and fighting off quarantine boredom for kids and adults alike! Phil Hutchinson (element14) joins us to discuss the BBC micro:bit v2. Phil and I discuss the evolution of the micro:bit, how this new version differs from the previous version, and how the element14 community supports this unique learning platform. Also this week, we check out element14’s Recycle & Retrofit Challenge that might just help you keep the quarantine blues at bay while reducing electronics waste and upcycling vintage electronics. Finally, we check out a powerful new kickstarter campaign called the Solar Cow - the World's first social project delivering real individual data of impact.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
AI for Everything!
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Artificial intelligence and machine learning take center stage in this week’s Fish Fry podcast. First, we take a closer look at how a new algorithm called ART (Automated Recommendation Tool) is ushering in a new age of enlightenment in the world of synthetic biology. We investigate how this revolutionary new algorithm was tested and what it means for the future of bioengineered cells. Aaron Tersteeg (Intel) also joins us this week to discuss Intel’s OpenVINO tool kit. Aaron and I chat about the biggest AI inferencing challenges facing us today, the details of the OpenVINO “write once, deploy anywhere” approach, and what you should keep in mind when starting a new AI project.