GLANK on Science Friday
Musical ensemble GLANK, which appeared at World Maker Faire this year, was featured in a video piece on NPR’s Science Friday.
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.
Get Ready Tokyo: Maker Faire is Coming!
Tokyo’s first Maker Faire is set for Dec. 1-2. The city has hosted smaller MAKE: Meetings but this is the first official Maker Faire. Back in 2009, Tokyo’s MAKE: Meeting attracted 600 people over two days and about 20 makers. Maker Faire Tokyo is expected to draw about 10,000 visitors over two days. There are 250 makers signed up with a list of 30 or more on the waiting list. Making is big in Tokyo.
Maker Music this Friday from 7pm in Vancouver, BC
Tomorrow marks the first ever Maker Music event, hosted by the folks that put on the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire. It will be an evening of epic proportions, with demonstrations and musical performances going on until late in the evening.
Mini Maker Faire Action: Roboroaches and Monowheels in Santiago
Santiago Mini Maker Faire has over 40 confirmed makers from Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Mexico. The fair is being organized by members of STGO Makerspace, a one year-old maker space in Santiago. Other Maker Faires coming up include Tokyo, Japan; Tyler, Texas; Houston, Texas; and Las Vegas, Nevada.
A Urine Powered Generator, Ag Hacks, and Arduino at Maker Faire Africa 2012
@whiteafrican Erik Hersman’s slideshow of Maker Faire Africa 2012 in Lagos—including the gorgeous shot of the four teen girls and their smarturine powered generator that has been making the rounds on the Internet.
Images from Maker Faire Africa 2012
A slideshow of images from the two-day Maker Faire Africa in Lagos, Nigeria.
Mini Maker Faire Action: Videos from Groningen
Three beautiful videos from the first Mini Maker Faire in continental Europe, last weekend in Groningen, The Netherlands. Plus news on upcoming international fairs in Japan, Chile and the United Kingdom.