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Maker Faire Philly Busts Myths And More This Weekend

Maker Faire Philly Busts Myths And More This Weekend

By Jennifer Blakeslee

Jennifer Blakeslee

Jennifer Blakeslee keeps the Global Maker Faire program running smoothly and has been a maker at Maker Faire since 2011. Among other things, she really likes to travel, write, cook, hike, make big art, and swim in the ocean.

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This Saturday at the Independence Seaport Museum, Maker Faire Philly gathers to celebrate makers and creators.

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Talkin’ Tinkering with the Masters of Automata

Talkin’ Tinkering with the Masters of Automata

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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The Exploratorium Tinkering Studio invites all of you to join a Google Hangout this Friday, November 21st from 9am to 10:30am (Pacific time) to talk about one of their true specialties—Automata!—with some of their favorite masters of this art/technology. Joining the Tinkering Studio team will be a star-studded group: Artist Keith Newstead (whose pieces are at the top […]

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A Tour Through America’s Handmade Past

By Nick Normal

Nick Normal

I'm an artist & maker. A lifelong biblioholic, and advocate for all-things geekathon. Home is Long Island City, Queens, which I consider the greatest place on Earth. 5-year former Resident of Flux Factory, co-organizer for World Maker Faire (NYC), and blogger all over the net. Howdy!

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Mercer Museum is home to Dr. Henry Chapman Mercer’s collection of American artifacts and tools.

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Web Series from an Eccentric Family of Robot Makers

Web Series from an Eccentric Family of Robot Makers

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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The Siegels live a somewhat isolated life, living and running their business developing robotic and educational exhibits for museums from an abandoned school building they purchased. They conduct humanitarian research and development into robotic adaptive technology and environmental, energy conservation and alternative energy technologies. Basically, they are out to make the world a better, more accessible place for everyone.

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Ernie’s Handmade Dwarf Cars

Ernie’s Handmade Dwarf Cars

By Michael Colombo

Michael Colombo

In addition to being an online editor for MAKE Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound design, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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Many years ago a maker looked at a pile of junk and decided to make a miniature classic car from it.

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Rebuilding Computer History: First Parts of the EDSAC Replica Unveiled

Rebuilding Computer History: First Parts of the EDSAC Replica Unveiled

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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The EDSAC Replica project aims to rebuild an authentic replica of the original Cambridge University EDSAC machine. The project began in 2011, and they have now unveiled the first working parts of the restored machine.

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