In 2020, Dr. Andreea Gorbatai and two co-authors published a research paper in the journal Organization Science titled: “Making Space for Emotions: Empathy, Contagion, and Legitmacy’s Double-Edged Sword.” It’s about the maker movement and what holds it together. It turns out, it’s not skills and tools as much as it is emotions and empathy — […]
A couple weeks ago Dale and I visited the Vox studios in San Francisco to be part of Kara Swisher‘s great podcast, Recode Decode, which published this week. In it we run through the history of the maker movement, but more importantly, talk about the opportunities it has since opened up and how it continues […]
Sometimes it’s simple to fix things. Sometimes it’s incredibly difficult.
The Deconstruction is 48 hour period to make whatever you want — a poem, a robot, video — as thousands across the globe do the same thing.
Donald Bell has a new channel on YouTube devoted to what’s new and interesting in the world of Makers, including projects, news, and more.
In the aftermath of the White House’s gathering of makerspace organizers, groups are forming and problems are being defined. You can join in!
This past week we were inspired by an autonomous boat making its way across the ocean and a baby who is learning to roll instead of walk.
