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The art (and science) of craftsmanship

What feels so good about getting your hands dirty and making something? The following talks speak to the art of craft.

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Activism needs introverts
13:47

Sarah Corbett

Activism needs introverts

13 minutes 47 seconds
How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement
05:20

Magda Sayeg

How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement

5 minutes 20 seconds
Why you should make useless things
11:48

Simone Giertz

Why you should make useless things

11 minutes 48 seconds
How your brain decides what is beautiful
14:38

Anjan Chatterjee

How your brain decides what is beautiful

14 minutes 38 seconds
We are makers
11:30

Dale Dougherty

We are makers

11 minutes 30 seconds
Life lessons through tinkering
03:51

Gever Tulley

Life lessons through tinkering

3 minutes 51 seconds
Play with smart materials
09:39

Catarina Mota

Play with smart materials

9 minutes 39 seconds
Hack a banana, make a keyboard!
13:01

Jay Silver

Hack a banana, make a keyboard!

13 minutes 1 second
Can we make things that make themselves?
05:47

Skylar Tibbits

Can we make things that make themselves?

5 minutes 47 seconds
Designing objects that tell stories
17:29

Yves Béhar

Designing objects that tell stories

17 minutes 29 seconds
Taking imagination seriously
09:09

Janet Echelman

Taking imagination seriously

9 minutes 9 seconds
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