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Engineers use Technology to Make Lives Better
I’m an engineer because I believe that engineers have a unique ability to touch the lives of millions of people by developing technologies that shape the human experience. In this promotional video for my alma mater, Cornell University, I explain why that philosophy is so important to me.
You Helped me Raise $4000 to Support STEAM Education! Thank You!
It’s no secret that I care very deeply about the current state of engineering education. In the interest of supporting STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) education, I’m donating 100% of my royalties from the holiday season to non-profits that support this cause.
Creative Architecture Machines
Last month, I had the unique pleasure of serving as a guest judge at the final review for students in the “Creative Architecture Machines” studio course at the California College of the Arts (CCA). 6 groups each created a truly remarkable machine, and they’ve documented all the details you need to make your own!
Pi BADGEr ePaper Weather Station
At the 2013 Open Hardware Summit, all attendees were given a hackable, ePaper badge (lovingly called a “BADGEr”) that could be used to display our credentials during the conference, and could be used for experimentation afterwards. I paired mine with a Raspberry Pi to create an auto-updating ePaper weather station that hangs on my wall.
Find me in the November Issue of Circuit Cellar Magazine!
This month, I’m the featured interview in Circuit Cellar magazine! In the Q&A article I discuss many of the interesting projects I’ve worked on, how my education at Cornell impacted my entrepreneurial spirit, my recent book release, and what inspires me to teach others.
2013 Open Hardware Summit
This year, I attended the annual Open Hardware Summit for the third consecutive time. This post is a brief update on the summit and the state of Open Source Hardware.
Supporting the TAHMO Weather Sensor Challenge in Nairobi, Kenya
The Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO) Project recently brought together 12 participants from all over Africa (and Spain) to build a unique weather station specifically design for Africa. My consultancy, Blum Idea Labs, proudly supported the workshop with Arduino Tutorials and a welcome video to get the participants excited about what they would be able to accomplish.
Being an Art Exhibit.
Here’s something I never expected to happen to me; I was recently the subject of an art exhibition in Vienna. Hazel Brill, the artist, wished to temporarily take me out of the context of blogging and into that of an art space, to encourage a philosophical reading of what I do.
Epic Fails: GPS Pod Tracker Postmortem
I recently moved from NY to San Francisco, and shipped all my stuff. At the last minute, I decided to build a GPS tracker that would update a website with my shipment’s location in real-time. I didn’t work quite as planned, so this post will serve as an analysis of what went wrong.
What’s Next? I’m moving to San Francisco and joining the Google Glass Hardware team at Google [x].
Yes, you read that title correctly. In one week I’m moving from New York to San Francisco to start a full-time job at Google [x], where I’ll be a hardware engineer working on Google Glass, an exciting new wearable tech product.