Penny Postcards
USGenWeb, a genealogy site, has a really cool collection of penny postcards, organized by state. I love this image of native merchants from Alaska; the baskets are amazing.
Kids & Family
Recycling for fun
With Bill Nye’s Paper Recycling Factory, recycling is literally (supposed to be) fun. Of course, DIY options abound. Either way, old newspapers are a much more environmentally-sound (and often safer) toy input than some things you’d find on store shelves. (via Treehugger)
Penny postcards
USGenWeb, a genealogy site, has a really cool collection of penny postcards, organized by state. I love looking at the old structures – can you imagine driving on this bridge?
FIRST Robotics competition announced
FIRST Robotics competition announced… via /. “FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) has officially announced the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. This competition, started by inventor Dean Kamen, encourages high-school students to design and build robots to compete with and against other FRC teams. The competition overview video is available from NASA. This […]
Takira shows the thermistor
Thermistors are pretty cool little items. They convert heat into resistance. By having the temperature available as resistance, you can use the value to control other things like circuits and programs. Photo cells do the same thing with light, and they are in lots of common devices from night lights to dimmers on clock radios. […]
Neave Planetarium
Paul Neave has a wonderful site to wander through, it’s full of little toys and wiggly kind of stuff. I really liked the Neave Planetarium; you can virtually explore the sky from any point around the world.
DIYBio for biohackers
Mac Cowell recently started the site DIYBio as a resource for biohackers working outside academic and industrial labs. DIYbio is an organization that aims to help make biology a worthwhile pursuit for citizen scientists, amateur biologists, and DIY biological engineers who value openness and safety. This will require mechanisms for amateurs to increase their knowledge […]
