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7 Ways Makers Are Increasing the Care in Health Care

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Though healthcare is typically highly regulated, makers are still having an impact.

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Tikkun Olam Makers Come to NYC This Weekend for Huge Accessibility Makeathon

Tikkun Olam Makers Come to NYC This Weekend for Huge Accessibility Makeathon

Oded Shorer

By Oded Shorer

Oded Shorer

Oded Shorer is the head of TOM:NYC and is a Tel Aviv native residing in

Brooklyn. He is volunteer maker in his own time and runs an industrial design and

product development studio in Tel Aviv and Brooklyn.

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Hundreds will gather for TOM:NYC 2017, a three-day Makeathon, to invent tech that addresses the needs of people with disabilities.

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Safari In The Biohacking Society

Safari In The Biohacking Society

Biohacking Safari

By Biohacking Safari

Biohacking Safari

Aurélien Dailly (@dailylaurel) and Quitterie Largeteau (@QuitterieL) met at La Paillasse, a biohacklab in Paris. He is a maker, photoreporter; she is a biologist, pro open science and communicator of sciences. Together, they lead Biohacking Safari, whose mission is to explore, connect and communicate open biology practices around the world.

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A biohacker is someone with the mindset of a hacker, but who works with different tools, such as pipettes, incubators, tubes or petrie dishes.

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Make a Simple Water Intake Tracker

Make a Simple Water Intake Tracker

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Monitor your hydration intake with this little tracker.

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Can You Fix Your Own Teeth with 3D Printed Retainers?

Can You Fix Your Own Teeth with 3D Printed Retainers?

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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A college student scans, molds, and vacuum forms his own 3D printed retainers

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Sensors and Data Dominate the Cleveland Medical Hackathon

Sensors and Data Dominate the Cleveland Medical Hackathon

By James Krouse

James Krouse

James Krouse is a playwright, author, and new media consultant. He served as the artistic director at Ingenuity, a Cleveland-based non-profit exploring where people and technology connect, where he worked with the Cleveland Public Library in organizing the Cleveland Mini Maker Faire. He is the co-creator of the Cleveland Medical Hackathon and is currently the director of Marketing and Communications at Nesco Resource.

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Makers, engineers, and doctors came together for the 24-hour Cleveland Medical Hackathon, using big data and microcontrollers to make a difference in healthcare.

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