[dorkbotdc-blabber] Marian Koshland Museum proposal

[R Mark Adams]

I think this is a great idea- Jay Swift is making some progress in the  
local schools, too.  When we showed our RepRaps at RobotFest, the  
number if interested kids was amazing. This sounds like a great way to  
engage a whole new group of folks in DIY technology... Given the focus  
of the program on emerging technologies, the parallel to the personal  
computer
Industry in its DIY era in the 70s is pretty powerful.

Mark
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R. Mark Adams, PhD
Computational Biologist
rmadams at epotential.com

On May 27, 2008, at 1:23 AM, Gareth Branwyn  
<garethbranwyn at comcast.net> wrote:

> I like this idea of doing something centered on personal fabrication/ 
> rapid prototyping. I agree that this is a concept that's science  
> fiction enough to get both kids and adults interested, but practical  
> enough to give them real-world technical challenges. It'd be fun to  
> turn on the mainstream public to an emerging technology like this  
> that might not be on their radar.
>
> -Gareth
>
> On May 26, 2008, at 12:19 PM, McCord, Paul wrote:
>
>>
>> Dork'ses
>> Seems like quite an opportunity to turn kids minds on to the fact  
>> that the time to create is now. I think that the HacDC/fablab  
>> effort is a paradigm shift that will accrue to the youngsters  
>> effortlessly in due time but needs to be proselytized for now. I  
>> think that it would be best to try to establish a quick way to  
>> introduce the concepts of rapid prototyping/fabrication and then in  
>> tried and true improvisational style get the audience to  
>> collaborate with suggestions and then whip something up based on  
>> those suggestions. I guess it sounds kind of corny now that I've  
>> put it in writing, But i think that the best part of this whole  
>> ethic is that it eliminates so much of the lead time between  
>> conceptualization and realization. Hip a kid of any age to the fact  
>> that what they dream up is only steps away from being a reality and  
>> they're ready to go. I mean why stand in line to buy a ticket to  
>> take a ride when you can make the bus and drive it too.
>> Paul
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dorkbotdc-blabber-bounces at music.columbia.edu on behalf of  
>> Alberto Gaitán
>> Sent: Mon 5/26/2008 11:36 AM
>> To: A discussion list for dorkbot-dc
>> Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Marian Koshland Museum proposal
>>
>> Hello, fellow dorks. Annie Drinkard, Communications Officer at our  
>> past
>> host, Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of
>> Sciences, sends us the following proposal for November. What say you?
>> Any ideas? I told her I'd bring it up and we'd get back to her late  
>> this
>> week.
>>
>> I think it would be useful to think about how this event might  
>> further
>> build the DIY tech community we've spawned with DorkbotDC, Make:DC,  
>> and
>> HacDC. Perhaps we can propose something that draws upon all three  
>> orgs'
>> missions:
>>
>> How about a two- or three-day program where Make:DC brainstorms a
>> project with attendees, HacDC builds it with them, and DorkbotDC
>> presents the results.
>>
>> While thinking about this, bear in mind what we'd need from MKSM to  
>> help
>> make this happen the right way.
>>
>> Alberto
>>
>> -- Annie's message---
>>
>> I know your groups, Dorkbot DC and Make, used the museum in  
>> January. As
>> the museum finishes its fall programming, we were hoping to tap into
>> your brain a bit and see if your group would have an interest in
>> hosting/running a public program this November as part of Global
>> Entrepreneurship Week (Nov 17-23).
>>
>> I am including links to both past KSM events and to the Global E- 
>> Week as
>> a bit of background information.
>> http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/events/pastevents.jsp
>> http://unleashingideas.org/theweek
>>
>> Please let me know ASAP if you all would be interested, and what  
>> ideas
>> you may have. We can also schedule a phone call or meeting for the  
>> near
>> future.
>>
>> Best,
>> Annie
>>
>> --
>>
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