Igniting Lifelong Learning Through Bugs, Science, and VR with Tony Gustin

PODCAST Season 6 EPISODE 14Antonio P GustinThe Bug Whisperer - Director of the Gateway Science ProjectQuotes of the Podcast: The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Introduction of Guest BIO – Antonio "Tony" Gustin, known as The Bug Whisperer, is an entomologist and performing science educator who founded Tony's Creepy Crawly Zoo in 1995 as a traveling live invertebrate show. Over roughly 30 years it reached more than 1.5 million students and grew into The Gateway Science Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) STEAM nonprofit whose mission is to turn curiosity into scientific literacy. A UW-Madison-trained entomologist, Tony invented a custom 8K macro 360-degree camera system and spent six years building Tony's Creepy Crawly Zoo 2.0, a macro VR experience that drops viewers inside insect, arachnid, and reptile habitats at roughly a two-inch scale. His work centers on hands-on wonder as the antidote to scientific misinformation, especially for kids.InterviewAgents of Change: Leaders/Innovators.30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?What drew you to education?Science is a verb: hands-on, experiential learning From a traveling live show to macro VR: the 30-year evolution of Tony's Creepy Crawly Zoo VR as an access and equity tool for any classroom Curiosity as the cure for misinformationWhat are the biggest challenges to you?What would you like decision makers to know?”Podcast/ website/ book shoutoutsExperience the app! https://www.meta.com/experiences/tonys-creepy-crawly-zoo-20/26476390235366322/   Education Perspectives is edited by Shashank PIntro and Outro by Dynamix ProductionsSupport the showEducation Perspectives is edited by Shashank P athttps://www.fiverr.com/saiinovation?source=inboxIntro and Outro by Dynamix Productions