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Talkin’ Tinkering with the Masters of Automata

Talkin’ Tinkering with the Masters of Automata

The Exploratorium Tinkering Studio invites all of you to join a Google Hangout this Friday, November 21st from 9am to 10:30am (Pacific time) to talk about one of their true specialties—Automata!—with some of their favorite masters of this art/technology. Joining the Tinkering Studio team will be a star-studded group: Artist Keith Newstead (whose pieces are at the top […]

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What IF…Festival of Innovation and Imagination

What IF…Festival of Innovation and Imagination

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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Tinkering Over Time – An “Off-Grid” Conversation with Michael Cadwallader Owen

Tinkering Over Time – An “Off-Grid” Conversation with Michael Cadwallader Owen

A conversation with Michael Owen, a self-made maker, handyman, and tinkerer from NY state.

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In the MAKESHOP – Informal Learning and Making at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

In the MAKESHOP – Informal Learning and Making at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

An interview with some of the staff at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh – topics include their MAKESHOP, informal learning, materials literacy, and the CMP’s presence and role in Pittsburgh.

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“The Curiosity is There:” Interview with Vincent Lai from the Fixers Collective

“The Curiosity is There:” Interview with Vincent Lai from the Fixers Collective

Vincent Lai from the Fixers Collective talks with MAKE about material literacy and competency mending, tinkering, and fixing broken objects in our lives!

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Massimo Banzi’s Tinker Toolkit workshop at Interaction10

Massimo Banzi’s Tinker Toolkit workshop at Interaction10

Explore the basics of Arduino and get to build cool stuff within the first hour. You’ll experience first hand accelerometers, touch sensors, colour sensors, and a lot more technology without having to spend a month talking about atoms and electrons.

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