On Becoming an Adult

Aug 292010

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Not the Dentist!

Aug 192010

From a selection of 29 individual storyboards, we drew two scenes randomly and made a short screenplay from them. Then, using resources immediately available to us, we made this short film in one day on location @ Tinkering School in Montara, California:

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Tinkering School: Day 8

Aug 172010

Go cart design, assembly and testing by the inimitable Team Tinker with snippets of boat model design and other moments of singular, whimsical tinkering mastery. Thanks to Moby for his song, Porcelain.

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Tinkering School: Day 6

Aug 152010

Think, Make, Tinker: Theo, Isaac, Leo, Max, Hannah, Nik, Sam, Jacob, Julie and Gever set off to test their inventions on Day 6 of Tinkering School. Nods to King of Hawaii for the groovy surf vibe.

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Geometry of Life

Aug 072010

thanks to @kurt_vega for reminding us of this beautiful film by Cristóbal Vila:

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#FrancisPicabia

May 082010

(1879-1953)


thanks to Kurt Vega for turning me onto this

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Neil Postman: Education as a Cure for Stupidity (Part I)

May 062010

Who is Neil Postman?

Wanna watch more? I sure did. Click here.

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