Comments on: Making Things… http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/05/14/making-things/ The world according to a hula hooping, TKD black-belt wearing, radio show producing physiologist with aspirations to science journalism Thu, 17 May 2012 08:58:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jamie Sundsbak http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/05/14/making-things/#comment-1012 Jamie Sundsbak Thu, 29 May 2008 10:47:13 +0000 http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/05/14/making-things/#comment-1012 I agree with your statement about there not being enough "inspirational" science events. Places like science fairs are great, but it just seems like every other science conference/poster session that we are forced to drag out butts to every year. We need something fun to inspire kids into science. I think that starts on the web. It's an issue that we need to think about. People use the term "science and technology" almost as if the two are the same. Look at the science presence on the net vs. tech. It's not even a drop in the bucket. We need to change that. Thanks for being a pioneer Dr. Kiki. Keep it up. If Maker Faire comes to Rochester, MN (lol) I'll be there. I agree with your statement about there not being enough “inspirational” science events. Places like science fairs are great, but it just seems like every other science conference/poster session that we are forced to drag out butts to every year.

We need something fun to inspire kids into science. I think that starts on the web. It’s an issue that we need to think about.

People use the term “science and technology” almost as if the two are the same. Look at the science presence on the net vs. tech. It’s not even a drop in the bucket. We need to change that.

Thanks for being a pioneer Dr. Kiki. Keep it up. If Maker Faire comes to Rochester, MN (lol) I’ll be there.

]]> By: John H Maloney http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/05/14/making-things/#comment-974 John H Maloney Wed, 14 May 2008 21:14:37 +0000 http://www.kirstensanford.com/2008/05/14/making-things/#comment-974 Sounds like you had a lot of fun. I'd love to go to Maker Faire some day. I just wish someone would start a version of it here on the east coast. Sounds like you had a lot of fun. I’d love to go to Maker Faire some day. I just wish someone would start a version of it here on the east coast.

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