May the Fourth Be With the Builders

Today is May the Fourth, and for Mr. Fred, that means more than just Star Wars jokes, lightsabers, and fun social media posts.In this special episode of Mr. Fred’s Tech Talks, Mr. Fred looks at Star Wars through the lens of technology, coding, artificial intelligence, Disney Imagineering, and the future of young builders.Star Wars has always been a technology story disguised as an adventure. From the Death Star’s catastrophic design flaw to R2-D2’s creative problem-solving, the galaxy far, far away gives us a fun and surprisingly useful way to talk about how we build, why we build, and what happens when powerful tools are created without enough wisdom behind them.Mr. Fred also gives a personal nod to his son, whose birthday falls on May the Fourth, and celebrates former student and friend, who now works in Disney Imagineering in systems automation.This episode explores how Disney gets STEM right, why storytelling makes technology more meaningful, and how today’s kids are already becoming builders through coding toys, robotics, AI tools, games, and hands-on tinkering.And of course, there is a May the Fourth Tech Challenge: pick one piece of Star Wars technology, find its real-world equivalent, and ask what it would take to close the gap.May the Fourth be with you. Always.Links mentioned:GetMeCoding.comhttps://www.getmecoding.com/Mr. Fred’s Tech Talks Podcast Homehttps://www.getmecoding.com/podcast-mr-freds-tech-talks/How A Walt Disney World Vacation Can Inspire Learninghttps://www.getmecoding.com/5-must-see-stem-related-disney-attractions/What Is a Database? A Simple Explanation Using Star Warshttps://www.getmecoding.com/what-is-a-database-a-simple-explanation-using-star-wars/The 2026 Coding Toy Idea Book for Kidshttps://www.getmecoding.com/episode-26-2026-coding-toy-idea-book/Coding Toy Idea Book 2026: The Best Coding and STEM Toys for Kidshttps://www.getmecoding.com/best-coding-toys-2024/STEM Activity: Build a Model of Disney’s Rockin’ Roller Coasterhttps://www.getmecoding.com/stem-activity-rocknrollercoaster/Explore coding courses:https://courses.getmecoding.com/Keep learning. Keep questioning. And keep building.CONNECT Website: https://www.getmecoding.com Courses: https://courses.getmecoding.comFOLLOWYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GetMeCodingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/getmecodingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetMeCodingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrfred77/Follow, rate ★★★★★, and share! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.