Adam Savage on Maker Faire’s Growth, Arduino, and the Biggest Project He’s Never Made

Adam Savage on Maker Faire’s Growth, Arduino, and the Biggest Project He’s Never Made
Mike Senese

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is a content producer with a focus on technology, science, and engineering. He served as Executive Editor of Make: magazine for nearly a decade, and previously was a senior editor at Wired. Mike has also starred in engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with electronics, fixing cars, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza. You might spot him at his local skatepark in the SF Bay Area.

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Following his presentation of the “10 Commandments of Making” at the 2014 Bay Area Maker Faire, Adam Savage tookย a few minutes to chat with us on a variety of make-themed topics.

Always an interesting and entertaining conversationalist, Adam discussed his observations aboutย the growth of the Faire, some of the inspiration he’s found from the exhibitors through the years, his thoughts on Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and other prototyping boards, the time-saving tools in his workshop, and the ultimateย project he’s never built.

And of course, all this happened with him riding inside a metallic, fire-breathing dragon.

You have to love the magic of Maker Faire.

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Mike Senese

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is a content producer with a focus on technology, science, and engineering. He served as Executive Editor of Make: magazine for nearly a decade, and previously was a senior editor at Wired. Mike has also starred in engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with electronics, fixing cars, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza. You might spot him at his local skatepark in the SF Bay Area.

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