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What’s Up With Maker Faire Bay Area This Year? Here’s the Latest Update

What’s Up With Maker Faire Bay Area This Year? Here’s the Latest Update

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is the Executive Editor of Make: magazine. He is also a TV host, starring in various 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, doing amateur woodworking, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza.

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Make: is trying hard to bring back the flagship event, but it won’t be happening on its normal May date in 2020.

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Arduino Unveils New Nano Family of Boards

Arduino Unveils New Nano Family of Boards

By Keith Hammond

Keith Hammond

I'm projects editor of MAKE magazine.

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It’s Maker Faire Bay Area and that means new flavors of Arduino! The Italian boardmakers announced today a new family of affordable, low-power “Nano” sized microcontroller boards based on powerful Arm Cortex processors that may give you pause before buying another Chinese knockoff — you get Arduino quality starting at $9.90 for the Nano Every, […]

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Know Before You Go: The Inside Scoop on Maker Faire Bay Area 2019

Know Before You Go: The Inside Scoop on Maker Faire Bay Area 2019

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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The moment we’ve all been waiting for is almost here!

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May the Fourth Be with You!

May the Fourth Be with You!

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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Lightsaber battles, R2 replicas, Jedi training, and Mandalorian Mercs!

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Browse the Amazing Maker Lineup of Maker Faire Bay Area!

Browse the Amazing Maker Lineup of Maker Faire Bay Area!

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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It’s been called “Disneyland for Makers,” and we can’t argue with that. Without a doubt, it’s the happiest place on Earth if you’re a maker or enthusiast.

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Development Boards Galore at Maker Faire Bay Area

Development Boards Galore at Maker Faire Bay Area

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. You can find me on twitter at @calebkraft

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If you come to Maker Faire Bay Area 2018, you’ll get the chance to learn about and see plenty of different development boards in action.

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Edible Innovations: Zego Creates Allergen-Free Superfood Bars

Edible Innovations: Zego Creates Allergen-Free Superfood Bars

By Chiara Cecchini

Chiara Cecchini

Chiara is fascinated by food as a means to impact bodies, minds, and environment. She has studied international business in three different countries, and is an alumni of the Food Innovation Program and US Director at the Future Food Institute.

Based in California, she is also a Research Scholar at Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, working on building the first comprehensive Internet of Food to enable food care through food systems semantics. She is a selected member of Barilla Center Food Nutrition Foundation, a Research Affiliate at Institute For The Future, Board Member at Maker Faire and selected member of the Global Shapers, a young global network of innovators promoted by the World Economic Forum.

She is passionate about social entrepreneurship and impact investing, and aims to leave her mark on society.

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Colleen Kavanagh grew up with gluten allergies. It inspired her to co-found Zego, a company that creates allergen-free superfood bars.

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