The Soul of America – We Are All Amateurs
Bunch of Amateurs by Jack Hitt hits the stands today. A contributing editor to This American Life, Hitt’s book argues that the “DIY impulse” and “amateur collaborations” are rooted in “the soul of America.”
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“Design For Hack” in Medicine
MacGyvering nurses and Legos are helping to create MEDIKits for better health care.
How Toys Can Save Lives on CNN’s The Next List This Sunday (April 1)
CNN’s The Next List this Sunday, April 1, will profile Jose Gomez-Marquez, who hacks toys to make inexpensive and flexible medical equipment for developing countries.
Pulse Sensor Kits, Lovingly Hand-Assembled in New York
The Pulse Sensor Kit (MAKE Volume 29) is assembled by us. Fans of Frederick Taylor’s “time and motion studies” will enjoy this time-lapse video of our assembling about 800 kits to go out into the world.
Make: Projects – Tiny Wanderer Bump Sensor and “Moth” Behavior
Two Make: Projects teach the Tiny Wanderer robot (from MAKE Volume 29) new tricks: Bump sensor navigation and light-avoiding “Moth” behavior.
Reel Crime: The Pulse Sensor Counterfeit LEDs Story
Drinking our tea in cozy confidence, we plugged the production samples into Arduino, put the unit on our fingertip, and casually looked at the screen for the Processing sketch to perfectly render our heartbeat. [Cue first spit-take.]
In the Maker Shed: Making Things Talk, Second Edition (PDF)
Still need a last minute gift for a maker but don’t want to pay for next day or overnight shipping? Why not give them a .PDF of one of my favorite books, Making Things Talk, from the Maker Shed!
