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Watch A Group Of High Schoolers Perform ‘Alien’ As A Play

Watch A Group Of High Schoolers Perform ‘Alien’ As A Play

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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This story has been sweeping the internet for the past week or two. A highschool group decided to eschew the classic plays often performed, and instead put on a full production of the 1979 movie Alien. The North Bergen High School drama club in New Jersey went all out, self funding, adapting the movie, and […]

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The Making of Cardboard Knight at Bindlestiff Studio’s “The Geek Show”

The Making of Cardboard Knight at Bindlestiff Studio’s “The Geek Show”

Jun Shena

By Jun Shena

Jun Shena

San Francisco-based writer and filmmaker, jack-of-all-trades and master of some, Jun spends the course of each year exploring creative horizons by finding new and fascinating subjects to observe and study as a force of habit. With an appreciation for animation and gaming to science and technology, it was only natural for Jun to be drawn to the passion and enthusiasm for creation found in Maker culture. She's occasionally spotted in the wild dancing with cats.

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The Geek Show is a multi-genre Bay Area-based theater show designed to showcase, satirize, and subvert the phenomenon of geek culture.

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Maker Spotlight: Jen Herchenroeder

Maker Spotlight: Jen Herchenroeder

By James Tiberius Burke

James Tiberius Burke

is a graphic designer for Make: Magazine. His life is defined by three B's: Bikes, Burgers, Battlestar Galactica. Tiny electric car enthusiast and founder of the Power Racing Series. (www.powerracingseries.org)

Also helped start a hackerspace that one time and tricked himself into thinking he didn't write this in the third person.

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Jen is a polymath with skills in all manner of engineering and artistic techniques and is a key member of the Baltimore maker community.

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Can Teachers Build a Physics-Go-Round?

Can Teachers Build a Physics-Go-Round?

By Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle, or Binka, makes . While at Maker Media, she oversaw publications, outreach, and programming for kids, families, and schools. Before joining Maker Media in 2007, she worked at the Exploratorium, in Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, and as a curriculum designer for various publishers and educational researchers. When she’s not supporting future makers, including her two young sons, Binka does some making of her own, most often as a visual artist.

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How would you build a giant turntable or merry-go-round for the physics classroom? Includes ideas for parts and a peek backstage as well as back in time.

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What IF…Festival of Innovation and Imagination

What IF…Festival of Innovation and Imagination

By McKenna Lovejoy

McKenna Lovejoy

I am an engineer, a student, a teacher, a maker, and a mom with awesome maker kids. We love to make all sorts of things and just started a blog to help us keep track.

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What IF… Festival: Don’t miss the geeky gadgets, DIY demos, cool experiments, new technologies, hands-on learning, and live performances! September 7th, 10am-4pm in Colorado Springs, CO.

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