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Episode Number 250 – September 11th –  Maybe life? Science at home for your lungs, Nepal protests, VR problem? “free” AI, What blue do you see? This week's guest: Kristen from Creation StationSunrise Links to this week’s stories:   Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com) Listener Article:Maybe life?https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/did-nasas-perseverance-rover-actually-find-evidence-of-life-on-mars-we-need-to-haul-its-samples-home-to-find-out-scientists-say Scienceat home for your lungs:https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250908-the-simple-test-to-check-how-old-your-lungs-areHackathon:https://broward.libnet.info/events?l=North+Lauderdale+Saraniero+Branch&r=range&start=2025-09-11&end=2025-09-27 Nepal protests over Social Media bans:https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c741n80ndlxthttps://www.npr.org/2025/09/09/nx-s1-5534953/nepal-social-media-ban-protestshttps://restofworld.org/2025/nepal-gen-z-protest/https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/09/gen-z-stands-up-to-expose-corruption-in-nepal/ VR problem? Or Predator problem?https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/meta-reportedly-suppressed-research-about-how-dangerous-its-vr-headsets-are-for-kids-162509006.html the limits of “free” AI:https://www.theverge.com/news/773496/google-gemini-usage-limitshttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/pay-per-output-ai-firms-blindsided-by-beefed-up-robots-txt-instructions/ What color do you see?https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02901-3    Bonus Link:https://www.mineralcup.org/ Bluesky and Social Media Bans:https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/10/bluesky-will-comply-with-age-verification-laws-in-south-dakota-and-wyoming-after-exiting-mississippi/  https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/CreationStation.aspx Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

We have stopped producing the Creation Station Monthly series at the end of 2025.The episodes are every green, with interesting topics that anyone can explore in the future. Thank you for subscribing and liking over the years.

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature people who passionate about Indigenous Artists. Guests on this episode:Jay from TeleKitnetic Art:https://www.indigenousproud.com/jay-joseph Tara Chadwick:https://www.instagram.com/wabigun/ Tzipporah Rothschild-Manory:https://cvkvlv.com/ https://www.muscogeenation.com/ Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990https://www.doi.gov/iacb/actBrowardCounty Library Creation Station Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two people passionate about Veteran Artists.Guests on this episode:Anthony Torreshttps://www.nalac.org/members/anthony-torres/https://www.thecombathippies.com/https://artscalendar.com/blog/baja/anthonytorresartistgrantee/  Steve Dilleyhttps://www.neuroartsresourcecenter.com/profile/steve-dilleyhttps://www.facebook.com/vetart.org   BrowardCounty Library Creation Station Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two people passionate about Generative AI.Guests on this episode:Frank Succardihttps://www.cyborgprime.com/https://www.youtube.com/user/CyborgPrime Adam Berkowitz:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8340-4745https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam-Berkowitz-2https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamericberk/ Link to the 2021 episode on AI Concepts and Ethicshttps://youtu.be/bGajUh-4Fg8  BrowardCounty Library Creation Station Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature three people passionate about Librarianship.Guests on this episode:Billy Allenhttps://3kingvisions.com/https://www.instagram.com/3kingvisions https://www.youtube.com/@3kingvisionsAutumn DecRobert Anstett

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Episode Number 252 – September 25th – Artemis surprise, new satellites, scalpers, tech workers, ambient computing This week's guest: No Guest Links to this week’s stories:   Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com) Artemissurprise:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7pegvz17yo Next Gen Satellite images:https://apnews.com/article/satellite-nasa-india-radar-73f610a8e03fa544db8826b170ce0fcc Ticketmaster Scalpers:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/ticketmaster-intentionally-screwed-fans-out-of-billions-ftc-lawsuit-says/ How much disruption in one year?https://www.visualcapitalist.com/all-u-s-critical-minerals-in-2025-ranked-by-supply-disruption-risk/ TechWorker movement:https://restofworld.org/2025/chinese-tech-workers-leave-silicon-valley/https://restofworld.org/2025/trumps-h-1b-crackdown-workers/ AmbientComputing is here?https://gizmodo.com/we-need-to-talk-about-smart-glasses-2000661487https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/xreals-one-pro-intrigues-me-in-ways-metas-smart-glasses-dont-120000554.html  Bonus Link:Documentary about book bans:https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/24/the-librarians-review-the-heroic-women-battling-against-book-bans-and-censorship  https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/CreationStation.aspx Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

Episode number 251 - September 18th 2025 – Our Sun is Waking Up, Evidence of ancient life on Mars, but it’s not really in the budget, Is ChatGPT usage really that high?, Nuclear Energy Renaissance.This week's guest: Sean Skinner from West RegionalLinks to this week’s stories:The Sun is Slowly Waking Up⁠https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/the-sun-is-slowly-waking-up-nasa-warns-that-there-may-be-more-extreme-space-weather-for-decades-to-come⁠ NASA found clues of life on Mars, but budget cutsthreaten future missions.⁠https://www.theverge.com/nasa/776554/nasa-mars-jezero-crater-budget-cuts⁠ What do people actually use ChatGPT for? OpenAI providessome numbers.⁠https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/seven-things-we-learned-from-openais-first-study-on-chatgpt-usage/⁠The US is trying to kick-start a “nuclear energyrenaissance”⁠https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/the-us-is-trying-to-kick-start-a-nuclear-energy-renaissance/⁠Survey:⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2M3VXCR⁠

Episode Number 249 – September 4th – Magnets, jaguars, Decentralize or be blocked, self-cleaning seas, autonomous ships, demographics catch up to everyone, Google is not done, and bonus Mineral Cup This week's guest: No guest Links to this week’s stories:   Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com) Listener Article:How many magnets are too many magnets?https://uk.news.yahoo.com/whirlpool-fridge-magnets-impact-electricity-111507135.html Good news but not there yet:https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexicos-jaguar-is-making-a-comeback/ Decentralize or be blocked?https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/28/mississippis-age-assurance-law-puts-decentralized-social-networks-to-the-test/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/mastodon-says-it-doesnt-have-the-means-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws/ The sea cleans itself… sort of:https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250901-why-plastic-filled-neptune-balls-are-washing-up-on-beaches Autonomous Ships:https://container-news.com/abs-issues-certificate-for-the-worlds-largest-classed-usv/ Demographics is a world wide concern:https://apnews.com/projects/africa-aging-demographics/ The Google settlement… is not a victory and it is not overhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/tech/google-antitrust-apple Bonus Link:https://www.mineralcup.org/   https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/CreationStation.aspx Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

Episode Number 248 – August 28th – SpaceX, Bluesky, Science takes time and patience, where we get power from changes, and once you start eatingants you can’t go back This week's guest: Hadi  from The Teen Studio Links to this week’s stories:   Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com) Listener Article:SpaceX pulls it off:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/26/spacex-starship-launch Blocking the Internet STILL does not work:https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/24/bluesky-blocks-service-in-mississippi-over-age-assurance-law/ Once you start eating ants you don’t go backhttps://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/mammals-that-chose-ants-and-termites-as-food-almost-never-go-back/ Study link:https://academic.oup.com/evolut/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/evolut/qpaf121/8155241?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false Check your results over timehttps://news.tulane.edu/pr/study-finds-sea-level-projections-1990s-were-spot Study link:https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/16/3471/2024/Electricity use is up…. Or down?https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/us-electricity-2025-solar-continues-growth-coal-still-up/    https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/CreationStation.aspx Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two people passionate about working in Non-Traditional Labor.Guests on this episode:India Williamshttps://www.instagram.com/indi.willi/https://www.instagram.com/indias.lens/https://indiacreates.myportfolio.com/   Devin Ladnerhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm6009519/https://www.coursicle.com/loyno/professors/Devin+Ladner/https://www.instagram.com/theneonharlot/  BrowardCounty Library Creation Station Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

Episode Number 247 – August 21st – AI, robot Olympics,Internet bans, and hacking solar panels? This week's guest: Aaliya  from Main Creation Station Links to this week’s stories:   Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com) Listener Article:Another AI for free scheme:https://restofworld.org/2025/africa-ai-for-good-big-tech/ World Robotics Olympics:https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/china-world-humanoid-robot-games-ai-98acfd5ca24cd5fe331af8a7ab51ddec https://www.engadget.com/ai/chinas-inaugural-robot-olympics-delivers-impressive-feats-and-disastrous-falls-221450458.html What is holding them back?https://www.sciencealert.com/humanoid-robots-have-a-serious-design-flaw-and-we-need-to-fix-it Blocking the Internet rarely works:Pakistan: https://globalvoices.org/2025/08/18/the-politics-and-people-behind-balochistan-pakistans-internet-shutdowns/The UK:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn438z3ejxyo Is your solar being hacked? Not reallyhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/08/15/how-your-solar-rooftop-became-a-national-security-issue/    https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/CreationStation.aspx Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

Episode Number 246 – August 14th 2025 – Batteries,Free AI, Water for Humans? Or Computers? How deepfakes work, and what are you seeing on the Internet?  This week's guest: Creation Station Music  ⁠Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com) Links to this week’s stories: Batteries are the key to the future:https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/virtual-power-plant-california-grid-battery-test/ Give them free access to bring the in:https://restofworld.org/2025/chatgpt-alternative-uae-falcon-ai/https://falconfoundation.ai/ Water - For humans? Or Computers?https://globalvoices.org/2025/08/10/as-summer-temperatures-soar-irans-water-crisis-worsens/https://time.com/7308925/elon-musk-memphis-ai-data-center/https://www.protectouraquifer.org/issues/xai-supercomputer How deepfake video works:https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/heres-how-deepfake-vishing-attacks-work-and-why-they-can-be-hard-to-detect/We talked about this last year on Episode #211 Pay attention to what you are not seeing on the Internethttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250812-how-language-is-hiding-the-real-internet-from-you ⁠Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

Episode Number 245 – August 7th – Solar panels atnight, training whales, Rosey is almost here, Dinosaur air, and who should cancel science? This week's guest:   from West Regional Creation Station Links to this week’s stories:   Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com) Listener Article:Whales training whales:https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/watch-a-pod-of-orcas-pretending-to-drown-one-of-their-own-in-macabre-training-session Making solar panels work at night:https://newatlas.com/space/solar-power-plant-hunt-asteroids/ How close are we to Rosie?https://www.popsci.com/technology/autonomous-home-robot/ Dinosaur Air:https://www.sciencealert.com/prehistoric-air-has-been-reconstructed-from-dinosaur-teeth-in-an-amazing-first Who should cancel science?https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5453731/nasa-carbon-dioxide-satellite-mission-threatened Bonus Link:A new very different way to replace the ISS:https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/as-the-end-of-the-iss-nears-nasa-shakes-up-program-for-commercial-replacements/   https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/CreationStation.aspx Broward County Library Creation Station Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

Episode Number 244 – July 31st  – Turtles, Bunnies, VR, AI, and GPS This week's guest: Fedora from South Regional CreationStation Links to this week’s stories:   Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com) Listener Article:Bugs Bunny catching Pythons:https://gizmodo.com/robo-bunnies-are-the-latest-weapon-against-floridas-invasive-pythons-2000635832 Lights are bad for turtles:https://www.chron.com/culture/article/georgia-bucees-lights-turtles-20789735.php Why is VR only for games?https://www.uploadvr.com/meta-ideal-vr-session-length-20-40-minutes/ AI in Courts:https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/two-us-judges-withdraw-rulings-after-attorneys-question-accuracy-2025-07-29/ Training robots to not be robots:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/07/openais-chatgpt-agent-casually-clicks-through-i-am-not-a-robot-verification-test/ GPSshould be free:https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/7/27/irans-plan-to-abandon-gps-is-about-much-more-than-technology Bonus Link:Starlink is disastrous for astronomy https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-analyze-76-million-radio-telescope-images-find-starlink-satellite-interference-where-no-signals-are-supposed-to-be-present   https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/CreationStation.aspx Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

This month on Creation Station Monthly we feature two people passionate about working with Art Therapy.Guests on this episode:Deanna Bartonhttps://www.allumabewell.com/https://www.instagram.com/allumabewell/  Jasper Bryanhttps://queerarttherapy.com/https://www.instagram.com/queerarttherapy/https://bsky.app/profile/queerarttherapy.bsky.social  BrowardCounty Library Creation Station Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

Episode Number 243 – July 24th – Kryptonite, Earthquakes,Maps, Tracking without sensors, & can music save your mortal soul? This week's guest: Autumn Dec from Creation Station Science Links to this week’s stories:   Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com) Listener Article:More real than themovies:https://scitechdaily.com/earths-kryptonite-the-real-mineral-stranger-than-fiction/ Can music save your mortal soul?https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-brains-best-defense-against-aging-could-be-your-new-favorite-hobby/ https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003247  Super accurate maps:https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/nasa-ground-movements-portal/ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ready-to-use-dataset-details-land-motion-across-north-america/ Earthquakes:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250722035653.htm https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/first-video-of-an-earthquake-fault-cracking-has-revealed-another-surprise Warning:https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/how-android-phones-became-an-earthquake-warning-system/ No camera needed:https://www.techspot.com/news/108775-scientists-develop-method-identify-people-how-their-bodies.html  https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/CreationStation.aspx Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

Episode Number 242 – July 17th –  Meteor shower season, Dodos were not dumb, warning is hard, solar power, how old is your brain, and where are you really from? This week's guest: Neilah & Jade Sunrise CreationStation Summer Workers Links to this week’s stories:   Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com) Listener Article:Meteor Shower Seasonhttps://www.space.com/stargazing/meteor-showers/the-perseid-meteor-shower-kicks-off-summer-shooting-star-season-this-week-heres-how-to-see-it  Notthat dumb:https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250714-why-history-got-the-dodo-so-absurdly-wrong Planning is complicated, Warning even more:https://theconversation.com/why-it-can-be-hard-to-warn-people-about-dangers-like-floods-communication-researchers-explain-the-role-of-human-behavior-260780 Solar Power:Recycling is hard:https://theconversation.com/why-recycling-solar-panels-is-harder-than-you-might-think-an-electrical-engineer-explains-259115 New cash for farmers:https://theconversation.com/california-farmers-identify-a-hot-new-cash-crop-solar-power-259653 How old is your brain?https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/07/16/nx-s1-5468647/healthy-brain-aging-alzheimers-sleep-science The quiz:https://mindcrowd.org/Bonus link:Podcast series – Where are you really from?https://globalvoices.org/special/where-are-you-really-from/   https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/CreationStation.aspx Broward County Library CreationStation Podcast Feedback Survey (surveymonkey.com)

Episode Number 240 – July 03 2025     This week's guest: Hadi from The Studio at Main   Links to this week’s stories:  Something fun #2 and 3 of the top 100 ice cream shops are here in Broward County https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/07/01/yelp-names-top-100-u-s-ice-cream-shops-2025-and-no-2-is-a-coral-springs-creamery/  Brain Computer Interface updates https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/a-neural-brain-implant-provides-near-instantaneous-speech/  If you are cool you know it: https://phys.org/news/2025-06-cool-cultural-agreement.html https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-xge0001799.pdf https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fxge0001799  Satellites and the Internet https://restofworld.org/2025/satellites-space-based-internet/  A different way of deciding who is responsible: https://restofworld.org/2025/brazil-social-media-content-ruling/