Making Jobs
Does innovation create jobs or just eliminate them? That was the question put forward at the International Summit on Innovation for Jobs (I4J), held last week at SRI in Menlo Park, CA.
Makers
Countdown to New York’s Next Top Maker
Two days remain in the round of public voting for New York’s Next Top Makers competition. With over $48K in prizes to be awarded, help make these makers’ dreams a reality and vote now!
Oakland High Schoolers Need Your Power!
Tony, Carlos, and Raul, students at Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland, have taken on an ambitious senior project they plan to exhibit at Maker Faire: converting a gas-powered truck to electric power. They’ve been working afterschool and weekends and already gave up at least one holiday to work on the conversion. These young men exemplify the self-motivation we see in so many maker projects.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Karen Tanenbaum
Tech researcher and interaction designer Karen Tanenbaum is passionate about the maker movement and its ability to transform our relationship to computing and creativity. She holds a masters in linguistics and a Ph.D. in interactive arts and technology. Her research work has focused on wearable, tangible, and ubiquitous computing, as well as the maker movement, […]
Roborigami, Raspberry Pi, and More at Bristol Mini Maker Faire
What the heck is Robogami? Find out Saturday at the first-ever Bristol Mini Maker Faire!
Noise Makers, Upcycling, the Meowser, and More in Tampa Bay
This weekend, on Saturday, March 23, the second annual Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire is taking place in Hudson, Florida. They have a lineup of diverse makers in store, from satellite builders to HAM radio enthusiasts, artists to roboticist, and plenty of inspiring young makers. Here is just a sampling. Head to the site for […]
Kinetic Creatures Plans to Go Big for Maker Faire Bay Area
Lucas Ainsworth and Alyssa Hamel of Kinetic Creatures are already hard at work on the project they have planned for their 2nd appearance at the Maker Faire Bay Area: An enormous, bike-powered, cardboard “Rory the Rhino.” Check out how they are learning to weld, sourcing new parts, and challenging themselves to go bigger for this year’s fair.
