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How Far Can You Memorize Pi? Show Off Your Skills with These Memory Tricks

By Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith

Sophia is the managing editor of the Make: blog. When she’s not greasing editorial gears, she likes to run, ride, climb, and lift things, and make lo-tech goods like zines, desserts, and altered clothing. @sophiuhcamille

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How many places of pi can you recite? With a few memorization techniques under your belt, you can string together more digits than you might think.

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Pixar and Khan Academy’s Free Online Course for Aspiring Animators

Pixar and Khan Academy’s Free Online Course for Aspiring Animators

By Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle, or Binka, makes . While at Maker Media, she oversaw publications, outreach, and programming for kids, families, and schools. Before joining Maker Media in 2007, she worked at the Exploratorium, in Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, and as a curriculum designer for various publishers and educational researchers. When she’s not supporting future makers, including her two young sons, Binka does some making of her own, most often as a visual artist.

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If you’ve ever wanted to know how the animators at Pixar do it, then you need to check out the Pixar in a Box classes from Khan Academy.

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Hacked Machine Knits Custom Mathematical Scarves

Hacked Machine Knits Custom Mathematical Scarves

By Fabien Royer

Fabien Royer

Software developer, autodidact hardware hacker. Founder of two startups and Microsoft alumni. Making and hacking things has been my passion ever since I was a kid. I love discovering the work of other Makers and writing about their achievements. You can find out more about me here.

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Fabienne Serriere has created an knitting machine that turns algorithmically-generated patterns into unique scarves and wraps.

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Einstein’s Workshop Showing Off Educational CAD Program

Einstein’s Workshop Showing Off Educational CAD Program

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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Einstein’s Workshop, based in Massachusetts, has had enormous success teaching 3D design to children as young as 8 while getting them excited about math and programming. Their secret? They’ve developed an educational CAD program called BlocksCAD. The interface is easy for developing minds to grasp, with interlocking blocks and sliders, simple shapes, and quick visual […]

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Efficient Cake Cutting Techniques

Efficient Cake Cutting Techniques

By Andrew Salomone

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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Even though the math seems to check out, and the logic behind this method of preserving a cake’s freshness for as long as possible is totally sound, there is a potential oversight this video fails to point out.

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