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Teens: Help OK Go Create Art… In Space!

Teens: Help OK Go Create Art… In Space!

AnnMarie Thomas

By AnnMarie Thomas

AnnMarie Thomas

AnnMarie Thomas runs the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas, and is the co-creator of Squishy Circuits.

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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 […]

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Maker Spotlight: Pulsar Moonlight’s Maria Cianfanelli

Maker Spotlight: Pulsar Moonlight’s Maria Cianfanelli

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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Maria Cianfanelli is a Roman artist who makes beautiful renditions of the Earth, its moon, and the other planets in our solar system.

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This Week in Making: iPhone 7 Headphone Hacks, 3D Printed Homes, and Lego Engineering

This Week in Making: iPhone 7 Headphone Hacks, 3D Printed Homes, and Lego Engineering

By Jordan Ramée

Jordan Ramée

Jordan has spent much of his life writing about his many geeky pastimes. He's particularly passionate about indie game design and Japanese art, but loves interacting with creators from all walks of life.

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This week, learn how to give your iPhone 7 a headphone jack, help NASA 3D print homes for space travel, or do some Lego building.

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Total Eclipse of the Highway or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Traffic

Total Eclipse of the Highway or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Traffic

Chad Etzel

By Chad Etzel

Chad Etzel

Chad Etzel is a maker living in San Francisco. After work as a software developer, he comes home to play with 3D printing and electronics projects. Chad is currently obsessed with Nixie tubes. You can follow his projects on Twitter @jazzychad.

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I convinced my wife we should go on a nice 3-day road trip to see the eclipse in totality. Of course, the best laid plans often go awry.

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Creating an Image of Mars with Sheets of Rusted Metal

Creating an Image of Mars with Sheets of Rusted Metal

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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Part-time screen printer Barry Abrams created a print of Mars that is made out of selectively rusted sheet metal and black ink.

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