Making, Citizen Science, and the Anticipated EPA Budget Reductions

Making, Citizen Science, and the Anticipated EPA Budget Reductions
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I’ve had four things rolling in my head lately:

  1. The end of Dale Dougherty’s book Free to Make, in which he articulates a future for making;
  2. My own nagging sense that making should ideally serve some greater purpose;
  3. Some research I’m
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In the new administration, what’s the role of the maker movement?

In the new administration, what’s the role of the maker movement?
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I’m going to be honest: after Election Day, I was pretty convinced that there would be little interest in the maker movement from the incoming Executive Branch. So I was surprised to see that the conservative Brookings Institution has just … Read more >

Things Learned on the Road This Summer, Part I

Things Learned on the Road This Summer, Part I
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Thanks to funding from IMLS, I spent much of the summer on the road, working with librarians, educators, and community members to envision and think about community-responsive making in rural and underserved communities. Here are some things I learned (or re-learned) … Read more >