A century of scientific advancement, such as the–1962 Venus flyby–changed science fiction forever. Were sci-fi aficionados devastated when colonization of Venus, Mercury... even Mars, became less realistic, even impossible? Sci-Fi author, engineer, and person who was around for such discoveries Brian Greiner explains more in part 2 of this podcast! ToC 0:00: Welcome back! Modern Sci-Fi? 2:00: Population bomb, cold war, die by 2100? 6:00: What do you mine from the asteroids? Would it lead to inflation? 9:00: Who pays for all this? Trivial problems? 11:25: Are there problems with The Martian? Colonizing Mars? Toxic waste dump? 14:00: Facts ruining sci-fi hopes is crushing 16:15: Stuff is complicated! 18:30: Join the team! (military space complex) 19:15: Rockets land vertically? Sci-fi concept is now a reality 24:00: Why haven't we been back the moon? Make is rain $$ on space? 26:40: Spacesuits are complicated 29:40: Flash Gordon movie (not as good as the title theme) 31:55: Project Pluto nuclear airplane (the most messed up weapon ever?) 33:30: A City on Mars book 34:40: Brian Greiner's work: https:/www.briangreiner.ca 38:30: Pat Regan is an author too? Science opinion! 39:50: Jeremy Cook - JCo Audio https://www.youtube.com/@jcoaudio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Brian Greiner Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrfumblethumbs Website: https:/www.briangreiner.ca Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

A century of scientific advancement, such as the–1962 Venus flyby–changed science fiction forever. Were sci-fi aficionados devastated when colonization of Venus, Mercury... even Mars, became less realistic, even impossible? Sci-Fi author, engineer, and person who was around for such discoveries Brian Greiner explains! ToC 0:00: Did the 1962 Venus flyby by Mariner II ruin Sci-Fi? 1:15: Change, not ruined - Brian Greiner was around then 3:05: Larry Niven and dated sci-fi - The Coldest Place short story 4:45: Sci-Fi changes, but story "twist" endures 7:12: Info wasn't known to masses - NASA had a lot of PR oomph 8:41: Niven's Ringworld didn't quite hold up (published a sequel) 10:44: Murder mysteries IN SPACE! 12:32: Brian enjoyed getting a rejection letter? 14:00: Book market has changed 16:30: Practice makes... better? 17:00: Did Niven inspire later Sci-Fi? (Did later Sci-Fi steal his work? Did HE steal stuff?) 20:40: When did Sci-Fi become "modern" 21:30: Foundation on Apple TV+ - good or bad? 25:50: Sci-Fi gets you thinking, inspires engineers 27:00: Coffee Break Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Brian Greiner Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrfumblethumbs Website: https:/www.briangreiner.ca Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

Max Maker talks about his success on YouTube and in business YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC300jnYJu7u66EQX9S0SUZA iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA ToC: 0:00 Intro: Max Maker 1:35 Where is Max from (he's from northern Germany) 5:05 Max is a YouTube star with 100k subscribers 9:20 Does Max make lots of money on YouTube now? 14:24 Max's YouTube inspiration 17:00 Coffee Break 19:44 Max is building a new workshop 22:00 Jeremy goes to Publix for meatballs? 23:50 Max is happy with his construction so far 24:40 Pat's cat & remote control lawnmowers 31:35 Remote controlled excavator 33:00 Do kids in Germany "dig to China?" 36:40 Max rented an excavator 38:50 How are German industrial buildings built? 42:30 YouTube shorts & Uyen Ninh 48:15 Bicycle YouTuber does alright 50:00 Max's cat 55:50 Pat got a Ninja Creamy ice cream maker 1:00:50 What is Jeremy working on? JCo Audio! https://www.youtube.com/@UCijti3CnKvxoOXAIdXN8N-w 1:09:45 Did Max get his hydrofoil done? 1:11:40 Pat's backpack clip https://www.tindie.com/products/27206 1:17:45 Sign off Max Maker: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MaxMakerChannel Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: JCo Audio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jcoaudio Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Store: jcdevices.com

If you have an engineering problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire... Dr. Essam Namouz YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC300jnYJu7u66EQX9S0SUZA iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA ToC: 0:00 - Do we hit the stop button during coffee breaks? 1:00 - Engineers in the trailer (the honey wagon... is not what you think) 2:05 - Mega power modded Chinese knockoff Nerf Guns 4:20 - How long can we talk for? Where are you pointing? 5:30 - Presentation tips for online meetings - good eye contact vs. bad eye contact 10:14 - Essam is a well dressed engineer, Jeremy is too(?) 11:53 - What are shirt pockets for? (pencil, cigarettes, wallet?) Dr. Essam Namouz, PE: You can possibly find him on Linkedin, or ask Jeremy Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Store: jcdevices.com

If you have an engineering problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire... Dr. Essam Namouz YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC300jnYJu7u66EQX9S0SUZA iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA ToC: 0:00 - Intro Essam works from home 0:55 - Essam is a prepared father 3:05 - Essam and Jeremy worked together at a bearing factory 5:05 - Why and how did Essam get his doctorate in engineering? 9:25 - Essam's master's thesis - The Lazy Parts Project 13:00 - Solidworks CAD + Machine learning (ANN) used to estimate assembly time 15:00 - How can engineers and small business owners use ChatGPT? 17:30 - More on neural network assembly time estimation 23:30 - How does having your doctorate in engineering open up pssibilities? 25:08 - Coffee break 27:17 - Return from coffee break - Essam is officially #1 father 28:13 - Butterwhat Discord - "only you can come on the Butterwhat Discord" https://butterwhat.com/discord 31:25 - After PhD, went into advanced engineering group for TTI/Ryobi 33:32 - Essam (and Li-Ion tech) helped improve Ryobi tools 35:40 - Essam worked for Harbor Freight for around 2 years 38:50 - Breaking phones, tools, and 10mm sockets 41:20 - Essam has mixed feelings about working remotely 43:50 - Pat misses work lunch (but only ever met Shakira at breakfast) 46:36 - Essam sometimes works as a cook at family restaurant Pita House 49:12 - Making the jump to self employment 53:10 - Essam's business is called EZN Innovation (maybe) 54:45 - Essam loves his laser cutter 56:00 - Doctorate in engineering + PE gives people confidence in your work 58:25 - Essam's neural network sports prediction program (Python) 1:02:45 - Sign off, where do we find Essam? Dr. Essam Namouz, PE: You can possibly find him on Linkedin, or ask Jeremy Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Store: jcdevices.com

Pat and Jeremy discuss their 2023 successes and failures, 3D printing, Raspberry Pi applications, and more! https://speakpipe.com/createinvent https://patreon.com/createinvent Audio Listening Options: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA ToC: 0:00: Intro 2:44 caller Rob Groves 4:17 caller – James – RPi questionk 5:45 – JC Pi Protec https://www.tindie.com/products/jeremycook/jc-pi-protec-raspberry-pi-enclosure/ 6:45 – Why does Pat have a hammer? Nobody knows! 11:59 – Octoprint link https://octoprint.org/support-octoprint/ 16:00 – pseudo coffee break 18:12 – 2023 goals – Pat doesn’t know the year or how many months are in a year -ask Pat about leaving cleaner sitting too long? 22:00 – Cleaning goals 25:25 – Positive Waves suggests cleaning as we go - cleaning too early goes wrong 28:15 – Jeremy’s non-financial goals 29:08 - Goal philosophy 31:45 – Will Pat survive? 34:53 – Pogo sticks 36:40 – Pat’s new no-sew backpack hook product on Tindie https://www.tindie.com/products/patshead/no-sew-backpack-hooks-straps-and-accessories/ 47:00 – 42 and graphics cards 39:45 – Hammer revealed 47:30 – Graphics Adapters &42 48:40 – Positive Waves Question – resin printer and air quality 54:25 – Brian Moses’ message: Pat’s new Bambu Lab A1 mini 3D Printer – really, really good 1:09 – Close Podcast Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Store: jcdevices.com

[Part 2] Stephen Hawes returns to discuss his business at Opulo.io, making open source Lumen electronics assembly machines. Audio Listening Options: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Previous Episode [E:56] with Stephen: Pt 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0X_UrjG0pI Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PggmPUullWE Stephen Hawes https://www.youtube.com/@stephen_hawes Opulo: https://opulo.io/ Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Store: jcdevices.com

Stephen Hawes returns to discuss his business at Opulo.io, making open source Lumen electronics assembly machines. Audio Listening Options: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Previous Episode [E:56] with Stephen: Pt 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0X_UrjG0pI Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PggmPUullWE Stephen Hawes https://www.youtube.com/@stephen_hawes Opulo: https://opulo.io/ Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/ohm-podcast Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Store: jcdevices.com

Pocket83 elaborates on bicycles, AI, game theory, and censorship Table of contents: 0:00 - Back from the coffee break 0:30 - Bicycles and/or personal electric vehicles 5:20 - Pocket83 takes over the moderation of the podcast 5:40 - Artificial intelligence and machine learning 11:56 - Skilled labor vs. white collar 19:28 - Pat wants to be a brain in a jar 25:40 - The A.I. from the Ender's Game sequels 29:45 - Bill Burr is from Space Boston 31:20 - Bicolor golf ball?! 33:29 - Pocket83 plugs his board game! Isopath 39:11 - Obsession 43:50 - Game theory 45:54 - Censorship Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Pocket83 https://www.youtube.com/@UCoCEoPxruw9HW58O-l3ttDQ https://www.youtube.com/@UCZlSWjPEoVWaatAluWu3qWQ Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCrCbscxHLiaauK4H478ArRQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com Leave us a VOICE message! https://www.speakpipe.com/CreateInvent Come chat with us on Discord: https://butterwhat.com/discord

Pocket83 joins us for a chat about life, the universe, and everything. Table of contents: 0:00 - Intro 2:04 - Johnstown, PA flood 7:00 - Lawn mowing efficiency 18:06 - Home Owners Associations 22:49 - Bad math and toilet paper 27:55 - Patreon dot com slash create invent all one word 33:18 - Collaboration 38:14 - Most effective or fruitfull collaborations 46:34 - Question from the Internet for Pocket83 51:54 - Coffee Break! Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Pocket83 https://www.youtube.com/@UCoCEoPxruw9HW58O-l3ttDQ https://www.youtube.com/@UCZlSWjPEoVWaatAluWu3qWQ Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCrCbscxHLiaauK4H478ArRQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com Leave us a VOICE message! https://www.speakpipe.com/CreateInvent Come chat with us on Discord: https://butterwhat.com/discord

Alex Wilson joins us to discuss his programming, educational, and agricultural pursuits. Part 1 Audio: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast/alex-wilson-pt-1 Part 1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkKhctNu-qc Part 2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdNrtC1BpvY Leave us a VOICE message! https://www.speakpipe.com/CreateInvent Come chat with us on Discord: https://butterwhat.com/discord ToC: 0:00 The beginning 20:00 The middle 39:00 The end Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Alex Wilson https://www.alexdwilson.dev/ Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com