The folks at GoldieBlox are on a mission to make Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, fun and accessible for young girls. Inspiring the next generation of innovators. And shattering long-held stereotypes.
Continue reading “GoldieBlox – disrupting the pink aisle”Think Like MacGyver!
Do you remember MacGuyver, the 1980’s TV show about a super smart, secret agent who used everyday objects to solve problems and survive the most impossible situations? While most of series is pure fiction, there are lessons to be learned from MacGyver’s actions – his resourcefulness, ingenuity and creativity.
Continue reading “Think Like MacGyver!”Gravity Powered Lamp
GravityLight is a revolutionary new approach to storing energy and creating illumination that is powered soley by gravity.
Continue reading “Gravity Powered Lamp”A Year of Open Source Living
Starting 1 August 2012, Berlin based filmmaker Sam Muirhead will ‘live’ Open Source for a year – that is without proprietary goods, “using and creating only Open Source solutions for every aspect of life, from cutting videos to chopping onions”!
In this ultimate DIY maker experiment, Sam will “be testing just how far the open source idea can go in real life” and giving us a glimpse of the future that Linus Torvalds (founder of Linux) imagined when he said “The future is open-source everything,”
Women are Heroes
“once you start on the road to emancipation you have to keep going….
‘Women Are Heroes’ celebrates the heroism of women living through hardship and conflict. Created by French photographer and ‘urban artivist’ JR, Women Are Heroes is a powerful and provocative project that gives identity and a voice to the women of Africa, Brazil, India and Cambodia who are often victims of wartime, crime, assault, and political extremism.
Upcycling
