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Open Explorer Re-Launches
David Lang (@davidtlang), the co-founder of OpenROV (@OpenROV) and author of Make:’s “Zero to Maker,” has re-launched his Open Explorer project in collaboration with National Geographic. The goal: to do for science what the internet did for movies, music, and journalism by opening up access, creating new collaborative tools and fostering a new sense of inclusion and wonder around the scientific process.
It’s an ambitious project that’s shot through with maker pro values of democratization, bootstrapping, and collaboration. In practice, Open Explorer will take the form of a “digital field journal” — a site for citizen scientists to start projects, learn, and work with others.
“There’s a hard line around good science — peer reviewed, hypothesis-driven, well-documented,” Lang wrote with Open Explorer manager Madeleine Foote. “Exploration can serve as a wider rallying cry — celebrating curiosity in all its forms and building a wider on-ramp. The goal is not to lower the bar of scientific contribution, but to lower the barriers.
”You can access the new Open Explorer project here.
New Dev Boards at World Maker Faire
Development boards are a backbone of hardware prototyping — and many are built on the open source hardware and software movements as well. Make: Senior Editor Caleb Kraft (@calebkraft) has a sneak preview of the dev boards you’ll be able to see at Maker Faire Bay Area (@makerfaire).
A talk by BeagleBoard (@beagleboardorg) will delve into the capabilities of Revolve, a 3D printer controller built on the group’s eponymous board that enthusiasts believe has great potential. Ichigo Jam will be there…
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