Episode 3: Joshua Pearce on Open Source In the third episode of Make:Cast, I talk with Joshua Pearce about his new book, “Create, Share and Save Money Using Open Source Projects.” Joshua is a professor of materials science and electrical engineering at Michigan Tech University where he directs the Michigan Tech Open Sustainability Technology Lab […]
This summer, we welcomed Nancy Otero as Director of Learning at Make: Community. Her charter is to develop a model learning program especially for small groups of young people 16 and older who can benefit from acquiring the skills and mindset of makers. Soon, we will begin doing a pilot project and look forward to […]
Iโm a 6th grader in Westwood, Massachusetts.ย My favorite subject is science. My interest in science began in 1st grade when I decided to participate in my schoolโs science fair. As I researched ideas for a fair project, I was fascinated by how much there is to learn about the world around us. I tried […]
TV is a strange beast โ what we watch usually seems so effortless and enjoyable, but many people don’t realize how much work never gets seen at all. And this isn’t just in footage that gets left on the editing room floor after squeezing weeks of shooting into a 30 minute episode (22 minutes with […]
Part science lab, part artistic experiment, part eye-opening experience with the natural world, Takara’s homebrew makerspace brings biodesign to eager students.
The band OK Go is known for their amazing music videos. From elaborate chain reactions to using a car to create music, their work is always audaciously experimental. As a teacher, I love finding ways to incorporate their videos into my lessons. So when a chance meeting led to the possibility of OK Go and […]
Stacking grains of rice is hard!
