How'd You Think of That? with Temple Grandin
How do the unique ways that every person thinks affect the work they do - especially in STEM fields? How do we create an education and early career system that recognizes and takes advantage of every individual’s skill set, experiences, and perspective? In a new podasct series "How’d You Think Of That? with Temple Grandin", we delve into these questions with STEM professionals and learn about their important work and the benefit of a multifaceted approach to STEM education. This podcast is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1745674.
Episodes
27 episodes
The Back Doors that Lead to Big Success: Natasha Kulviwat, Saathvik Kannan, and Temple Grandin
In this special episode of How'd You Think of That, Temple Grandin talks with two winners of the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair - Natasha Kulviwat (Jericho High School, NY) and Saathvik Kannan (Hickman High S...
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42:41
Principles of Inclusivity: Matthew Wappett and Temple Grandin
Matthew Wappett is executive director of the Utah State University Institute for Disability, Research, Policy, and Practice. Grandin and Wappett discuss the institute's accomplishments and ongoing efforts to create a more inclusive society and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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36:07
Focus on The Strengths: From the Big Heart of a Veterinarian
Dr. Tess Guy recently moved from Salt Lake City and is excited to be back near the ocean. She did her undergraduate degree at the University of California, San Diego, and has spent the last 18 years in Utah waiting for a chance to get back to s...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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31:04
Failing Forward: Elizabeth Streb & Temple Grandin
In this episode of How’d You of That, Grandin and Streb illuminate the process of machinery design and how it inspires dreams and brings out skills and innovations. They also share their insights on how to open doors to careers and opp...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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26:46
Maker Gurus Part 2: Kathleen White, Mauro Devlin-Clancy, and Temple Grandin
In this conclusion of Maker space Gurus, Kathleen White and Mauro Devlin-Clancy discuss some of the challenges educators are facing in this new uncharted era of Chat GPT - and why maker spaces should be geared for everyone, from all backgrounds...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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16:56
Maker Gurus: Kathleen White, Maura Devlin-Clancy, and Temple Grandin
U.S states face a shortage in qualified STEM/CTE instructors to effectively prepare high school and community college students for careers. Long-time educators Maura Devlin-Clancy and Kathleen White have developed Makerspace experiences and new...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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31:49
Messages of the Great Salt Lake: John Luft & Temple Grandin
John Luft, Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program Manager with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, talks to Temple Grandin about the Division’s longtime monitoring of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem and its successes working with the lake’s brine...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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30:47
The Message of the Great Salt Lake: Dr. Bonnie Baxter, Dr. Jaime Butler, & Temple Grandin
Scientists Bonnie Baxter, Founder of Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College and Jaime Butler, Great Salt Lake 'Nerd', discuss the bounties and struggles of the Great Salt Lake. Dr. Baxter studies the photobiology of halophiles...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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31:19
Out of the Box: Shellie Banfield, M.Ed. & Temple Grandin
On this episode, Grandin and Banfield discuss the importance of checking sources and designing scientific experiments that can be replicated. They also discuss the growing influence of AI on education and the increasing value of hands-on ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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20:00
From Observation to Exploration: Temple Grandin and Dr. Mark Clampin
Observation tools like the Hubble and James Webb telescopes have fueled deeper explorations of the universe. In this episode, NASA’s James Webb Telescope discoveries and implications for STEM education and technology. And what comes next, the s...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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34:01
Changes in Nature: Temple Grandin and Carel Brest Van Kempen
Carel Brest Van Kempen is an internationally recognized wildlife artist and has won numerous awards of excellence. He depicts seldom illustrated species in extremely detailed works that tell a stor...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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20:18
The Sense of Science: Temple Grandin and Dave Miklos
Miklos is the Executive Director of the Dolan DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor. He started his career in education by teaching high school teachers to clone genes and started the Learning Center in 1988. His book DNA Science was publis...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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22:46
Growing Food and Futures: Temple Grandin and Nona Yehia
The story of North America's first vertical hydroponic greenhouse that not only grows vegetables, but people's abilities too. An accomplished architect by training, Nona Yehia pioneered a way to feed an entire community with fres...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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37:00
Cybersecurity 360, Everywhere and Everything: Dr. Diego Tibaquirá and Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin talks to cybersecurity expert Dr. Diego Tibaquirá about the increasing demand to fill cybersecurity jobs and the challenges of balancing cyber security and convenience in a digital world filled with hackers.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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37:46
Building a Brain: Sara Freeman and Temple Grandin
Sara Freeman, an Assistant Professor Neurobiology, studies the biological underpinnings of social behavior and monogamy. Studying social behavior in a variety of species helps scientists better understand the core of the social brain, and how n...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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22:51
Try, Fail, Succeed: Mimi Lufkin & Temple Grandin
Mimi Lufkin is an educator and advocate who served as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity for more than twenty years. NAPE is dedicated to increasing student access, educational equity, and workforce ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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22:09
Seeing Details: Sue Barry & Temple Grandin
Susan Barry is a Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences and Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience and Behavior at Mount Holyoke College and the author of two books, Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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22:50
Urge to Explore: Temple Grandin and Kyle Dawson
Kyle Dawson is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Utah. He studies the structure, origin, and evolution of the universe through observation using telescopes, spectroscopy, and other tools. He is part of an international t...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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27:22
More Fun than a Video Game: David Sands and Temple Grandin
Dr. David Sands is a former professor of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology. In addition to his teaching, mentoring, and many publications, Dr. Sands has contributed to plant pathology & bacteriology across the globe for decades. His work h...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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28:17
Invest in the Triers: Ruthe Farmer and Temple Grandin
In this episode, Temple Grandin interviews Ruthe Farmer, CEO and Founder of the Last Mile Education Fund. Previously, Farmer served as the Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion at the White House Office of Science & Technology Polic...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:57
All the Good Teachers: Jared Ashcroft and Temple Grandin
Dr. Jared Ashcroft is a professor of Chemistry at Pasadena City College and the principal investigator of the Micro Nano Technology Education Center in Pasadena. The MNT-EC is dedicated to increasing the number of professor participating in mic...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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26:21
Listen to the Genuine: Maya Ajmera and Temple Grandin
Maya Ajmera is the President and CEO of Society for Science and Publisher of its award-winning magazine, Science News. Founded in 1921, the Society works to promote the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it pl...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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42:33
Big Is Fragile: Erin Krier & Temple Grandin
Erin Krier is a professor of Agriculture at Allan Hancock College, and is working on broadening participation in Plant/Agriculture Biotechnology. With support from the National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education program, she is fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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30:52
Walter Holemans and Temple Grandin
Walter Holemans is an inventor and engineer, and the founder of Planetary Systems Corporation. His invention, the Lightband Separation System, has been used in over 50 satellite missions. The Lightband is a more efficient way of separating sate...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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25:07
Nalini Nadkarni and Temple Grandin
In this episode of How'd You Think of That?, Temple Grandin talks with Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, an ecologist who studies rainforest canopies and their disturbances. In addition to her research, Dr. Nadkarni pioneered the Science in Priso...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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31:42