PBS’s How We Got To Now Reveals How Tinkerers Changed Our Lives
This new six-part series premieres at 9/8c on Wednesday, October 15.
Maker Faire
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
Rethinking Everything with LG at Maker Faire New York
Visitors to LG’s booth — made from and decorated with repurposed pallets — could learn to solder, race washing machine motors, and make decorative light and sound boards .
When in Rome, Eat 3D-Printed Food at Maker Faire
At Maker Faire Rome, attendees will be confronted with 3D printed food — and may even get a taste.
Build a Bigger Mousetrap
Life Size Mousetrap have taken a childhood game and turned it into a sideshow spectacle that any carny would be proud to be a part of. An impressively giant Rube Goldberg machine, music, dancing, clowns and much good humor make this a show you don’t want to miss.
From World’s Fair to Maker Faire: Isaac Asimov
Warning: this blog post is more thinky-thoughts than usual. Earlier this year, the internet discovered a 50 year old list of predictions made by Isaac Asimov about life in 2014. Asimov wrote these predictions for the New York Times after he visited the 1964 World’s Fair in that August, and saw various corporate and governmental […]
Master Craftsman Jimmy DiResta Brings his Bandsaw to Maker Faire
The master craftsman shows us his on-site builds and says what being at the event means to him.
A Perfect Marriage at Ottawa’s Mini Maker Faire 2014
Two years ago last weekend I was in New York City at the World Maker Faire and although I had been once before at the inaugural Montreal Mini Maker Faire it was still like the very first time. At this point I have been to four and have some thoughts on what keeps Maker Faires a terrific experience. […]