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Introducing the Make: LearningLabs Initiative

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 […]

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Follow Along As Kamui Cosplay Builds A Fantastic Mandalorian Rifle

The popularity of the Mandalorian is undisputed and we’ve seen a flood of Mandalorian helmets appear since the show started. This however, is a prop that we’ve seen much fewer of, Mando’s rifle. The quality here, is the usual super high bar you’d expect from Kamui Cosplay, and there’s plenty […]

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Plan C Live: How Can We Mobilize Government Support For The Maker Response To Crises Like COVID-19?

What could government do to assist and support the civic response of makers in the future? What kind of policies would bring about this much needed collaboration?

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Plan C Live: Makers Meet Policy: How can we mobilize government support for the maker response to crises like COVID-19?

What could government do to assist and support the civic response of makers in the future? What kind of policies would bring about this much needed collaboration?

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These Goo Filled Halloween Cupcakes Are A Great Intro To Baking

  I love baking and I’m always looking for more opportunities to get people to explore baking as a fun activity. I’ve seen examples of cakes and various treats with a gooey filling and thought that Halloween presented a perfect opportunity to do some kitchen exploration and see if I […]

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Maker Spotlight: LeeLee James The Twirling Tech Goddess

Name: LeeLee James Where are you located? Boulder, CO What is your day job? Student Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace? Yes, Blow Things Up lab and Correll Robotics lab on CU Boulder’s campus, Solid State Depot in Boulder, and BLDG 61 in the Boulder Public Library. Twitter | Instagram | […]

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Coming Up This Weekend: Maker Faire Eindhoven 2020 and the New Reality

The 7th annual Maker Faire Eindhoven kicks off this weekend, revealing that there are always new opportunities to innovate, explore, and inspire. Held in the in the Klokgebouw, a former Philips Philite (Bakelite) factory along Strijp-S, in what is now the heart of the city’s industrial arts district, this year’s […]

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R/C Garbage Can Zombie

Build the scariest prop in town and have more fun than your kids this Halloween, with this drivable update of a classic

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Plan C Live: Developing an Open Source Ecosystem for Medical Hardware

Innovation is often born from adversity. Despite its many horrors, the pandemic has generated some beautiful human stories from collective efforts to address the crisis. One such story recounts tens of thousands of persons self-organizing into unpaid teams to address the pandemic by successfully making and distributing personal protective equipment […]

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The Pandemic-inspired Case for an Open-Source Medical Hardware Ecosystem

The pandemic has been horrible; but it has created beautiful human stories. One such story recounts tens of thousands of persons self-organizing into unpaid teams to address the pandemic by successfully making and distributing personal protective equipment (PPE)

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