{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chalk and Code","title":"Bridging the Gap: How Backyard Brains Connects Cutting-Edge Science with the Classroom","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3253,"description":"In this episode of Chalk and Code, Dr. Gregory Gage, Neuroscientist, Inventor, TED Fellow, Keynote Speaker and Co-Founder and CEO at Backyard Brains, joins us to explore how neuroscience can move beyond the lab and into classrooms around the world.\nFrom recording real neural activity to building brain-machine interfaces, Dr. Gage shares how Backyard Brains is making complex science accessible, affordable, and exciting for students and educators alike. He also opens up about the company’s unconventional journey — from a $100 spike challenge to global STEM impact — and what it takes to sustain a mission-driven edtech company in today’s shifting landscape.\nIf you’re passionate about bringing authentic STEM discovery to life, connecting curiosity to curriculum, and inspiring students to think like scientists, this conversation delivers both inspiration and practical insight.\nKey Moments\n\n01:30 Discovering the spark that started Backyard Brains\n07:13 The $100 neuroscience experiment that became a global movement\n15:15 Making brain science tangible through hands-on learning\n18:50 From hardware to software — understanding the brain as an analog computer\n25:20 Why creativity is essential to scientific discovery\n29:10 Lessons from building a mission-driven education company\n33:55 The challenge of attention and agency in modern learning\n38:35 How real neuroscience fits into K-12 and higher education\n44:10 What’s next for Backyard Brains and the future of hands-on science\nWhy You’ll Love This Episode\n\nThis episode reveals how authentic science can be taught through experience, not just explanation.\nYou’ll hear how Dr. Gage’s curiosity-driven approach to neuroscience is helping students around the world see and hear their own learning in action.\nDr. Gage also shares:How to guide students from structured labs to self-driven discovery\nWhy the future of neuroscience is about information, not just anatomy\nHow creativity and constraint fuel innovation in education\nWhat edtech...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3axgf2SSmiMFxyolDWwFFSNcakWI6mxP4Mv3QdmXP4A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80Zjhk/Y2I1ODg2MjlhZTQx/OWYyM2Q2NzFlYjBl/ZGE1ZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}