Do-it-Yourself Science: The Maker Faire

Josh Rosen Post on Sep 25, 2007 by
Topics: Engineering, Television
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It's been called "Burning Man for science geeks." The annual Maker Faire attracts thousands of amateur inventors and scientists, displaying their home-made prototypes and gadget hacks. In a world where the technological race is speeding up, the Maker movement has revealed that the do-it-yourself culture is in no danger of dying out.

You may view the "Do-it-Yourself Science: The Maker Faire" TV story online, as well as find additional links and resources.

Josh Rosen is Series Producer for QUEST on KQED Television.

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  • Daniel Osmer

    Cab I download the Maker Faire " Do it yourself science" video on to my hard drive so I can show it in class with out wireless?

    Thanks,

    Daniel

  • http://www.kqed.org/quest Josh Rosen

    Hi Daniel,

    Sure, there's a way to download a portable free version. We use the iTunes store to distribute free copies of the segments in our show. Just go to iTunes. (Download it for free from Apple, if you don't have it.) From there, go to the iTunes Store and select the "Podcasts" tab. Search for "KQED QUEST." You'll find our TV and radio podcasts. From there, you can just selection the segment you want and click on the download button. The file that's downloaded is an M4V file, and your QuickTime player will play it on your Macintosh or PC desktop. Let us know if you have any problems.

    -Josh