The Art of Tinkering
The Exploratorium in San Francisco recently released a book called The Art of Tinkering. They describe it as
a celebration of a whole new way to learn by thinking with your hands, working with readily available materials, getting your hands dirty, and, yes, sometimes failing and bouncing back from getting stuck.
Sounds like exactly what I enjoy!
I’m excited and proud to be a part of it, with a section on Pumpktris right on page 73, sharing a spread with littleBits and the folks from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, among others.
Order your copy at the Exploratorium store or at Amazon.
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