The Pros of Creative Bondage
Bella Breakdown Roadblocks, challenges, constraints, and some of life’s biggest breakthroughs come through when we’re forced to think differently. Are constraints a good thing for all creativity? Tiffany explores how some of her favorite artists have overcome barriers, and how early challenges in her career led to her own biggest creative breakthroughs. Who knew, maybe your next creation will come from a limitation in your...
Parenting in the Age of Technology
Bella Breakdown A new challenge faces Tiffany’s family as well as many families today, as they are all asking themselves the same question: cell phones for their 5th grader? Seriously? This episode explores how every generation faces new questions of how technologies are shaping our children, and how they are going to deal with it. However, it gets a little complicated as every family is unique and reacts to each problem differently as they want what’s best for their children. How would you handle this problem? Find out how some families are dealing with this ever evolving...
What It’s Like To Be Trans …
Bella Breakdown Tiffany’s producer and co-writer Sawyer Steele happen to be transgender. But is the world becoming more open to transgenders? Well, in this episode he joins Tiffany to share his transition story, as well as insights into where a shift toward a cultural acceptance of trans identities is coming from — the past, present, and potential future of trans. It’s a story that will change the way you see many aspects of life, and how the world is becoming more aware and accepting of these changes! Check it...
The Photosynthesis of Social Media
Bella Breakdown To post or not to post? That is the question! They say the 5 people you hang around with most shape who you are. Tiffany explores how this applies to social media. The people you follow shape who you are, and everything you post shapes others. So how do we flourish and grow in our hyper-connected world? People feel the need to post and connect in order to feel loved and connected. However, this need isn’t new. In fact, it’s been around since the beginning of history. But when posting beware people don’t always want to...
Robots, Botox, And Google Glass … Technology Just Keeps Getting Creepier!
Bella Breakdown Know that feeling when you search for something online and all of a sudden ads are popping up about it? That creepy feeling has a name. Professor of Robotics Ken Goldberg (Tiffany’s husband), tells us all about it. So, why are we creating technology that is becoming more and more creepy you ask? Well, the answer to that is that as our technologies become more and more sophisticated, they’re becoming more and more life-like and that triggers a reflex in us because we know it’s not human. And it’s not just technology that is triggering this reflux,...
