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Edible Innovations: Maker Faire Rome Showcases the Future of Food

Edible Innovations: Maker Faire Rome Showcases the Future of Food

By Chiara Cecchini

Chiara Cecchini

Chiara is fascinated by food as a means to impact bodies, minds, and environment. She has studied international business in three different countries, and is an alumni of the Food Innovation Program and US Director at the Future Food Institute.

Based in California, she is also a Research Scholar at Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, working on building the first comprehensive Internet of Food to enable food care through food systems semantics. She is a selected member of Barilla Center Food Nutrition Foundation, a Research Affiliate at Institute For The Future, Board Member at Maker Faire and selected member of the Global Shapers, a young global network of innovators promoted by the World Economic Forum.

She is passionate about social entrepreneurship and impact investing, and aims to leave her mark on society.

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100,000 visitors and over 700 projects from over 60 countries came to Maker Faire Rome, a faire that’s been nicknamed Maker Faire Europe.

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Edible Innovations: This Cartoon Character Teaches Kids Where Milk Comes From

Edible Innovations: This Cartoon Character Teaches Kids Where Milk Comes From

By Chiara Cecchini

Chiara Cecchini

Chiara is fascinated by food as a means to impact bodies, minds, and environment. She has studied international business in three different countries, and is an alumni of the Food Innovation Program and US Director at the Future Food Institute.

Based in California, she is also a Research Scholar at Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, working on building the first comprehensive Internet of Food to enable food care through food systems semantics. She is a selected member of Barilla Center Food Nutrition Foundation, a Research Affiliate at Institute For The Future, Board Member at Maker Faire and selected member of the Global Shapers, a young global network of innovators promoted by the World Economic Forum.

She is passionate about social entrepreneurship and impact investing, and aims to leave her mark on society.

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Vivian T. Lee is a graduate student and creator of milk’Em. She transformed a comic into an open source project that teaches kids about milk.

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This Week in Making: Teach Kids to Create, Capture a GIF with a Polaroid, and More

This Week in Making: Teach Kids to Create, Capture a GIF with a Polaroid, and More

By Jordan Ramée

Jordan Ramée

Jordan has spent much of his life writing about his many geeky pastimes. He's particularly passionate about indie game design and Japanese art, but loves interacting with creators from all walks of life.

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This week, cheer for kids to work through their mistakes, get your own custom laser engravings, or capture a GIF with a polaroid camera.

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