Make: Talk 018 – Isaiah Saxon of DIY.org
An interview with Isaiah Saxon of DIY.org
young makers
GoldieBlox and the Three Builds
A mere 11% of engineers in the U.S. are women, but Stanford engineer and product designer Debbie Sterling is doing her part to increase that percentage by getting young girls interested in building and problem solving though her interactive toy called GoldieBlox. Often, toy companies will take construction sets, like Lincoln Logs, and simply make […]
Young Makers: Bay Area Team Manager Kickoff
Want to start or continue a maker club in your area? Interested in mentoring a young maker? Are you a parent of a young maker who wants to connect with other parents? Want to find out more about the program? Come to an adults-only organizational kick-off meeting Nov. 15 from 6:30-8pm at The Exploratorium.
A Urine Powered Generator, Ag Hacks, and Arduino at Maker Faire Africa 2012
@whiteafrican Erik Hersman’s slideshow of Maker Faire Africa 2012 in Lagos—including the gorgeous shot of the four teen girls and their smarturine powered generator that has been making the rounds on the Internet.
The Observer Embraces the Raspberry Pi
British newspaper The Observer checks out the RaspPi and asks the question: “Will it encourage kids to teach themselves code, or just end up in the hands of nerds?”
Lego iPad Stand
Jason Devine of Ireland wrote in with another project by his two sons, ages 11 and 9. Last time they built a clenching Lego hand. This time, Jason challenged his kids to make an iPad stand with as few bricks as possible. Check out the boys’ website for more projects.
Hummingbird: “Pre-Arduino” for Kids
Arduino was conceived as an open source microcontroller for artists, designers, and others who aren’t necessarily techie/programmer types. Of course, all sorts of makers have flocked to this technology because of its versatility. But in spite of its relative ease of use, there’s still a barrier to entry for new users. Like kids. For that reason, BirdBrain Technologies’ Hummingbird looks promising. They call it “pre-Arduino.”