When kids tinker in the classroom, they get to build many useful skills from computing to collaboration to creativity and more. Krithik Ranjan, PhD student and member of the ACME Lab, studies low-cost ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. Last month I watched as my almost-six-year old son paged through a new book I’d given him, inspecting its ...

Pinterest and HGTV are full of DIY projects. And a growing number of maker spaces and fairs, across the country, are encouraging people to tinker. Tinkering, however, isn't really a hot new trend.

You might have noticed that I don't do too many book reviews. Why? I guess that's just not one of the blogging options that I perform very well at. Also, reviewing books can take a serious chunk of ...

It took a long time, but it had to happen. Finally, there are schools, summer camps and weekend experiences where kids learn how to tinker. This is far from what some call “futzing around” and others ...

While playing with ice balloons, robotic sensors and sound, the idea came up: What if one could lick a Popsicle embedded with a sensor to show how our bodies conduct electricity? When a young welder ...

Tinkering may be a good way to get away from a nagging problem, but still allow your mind to process things. Mindwandering, which can be both intentional but often occurs without our awareness [6], ...

As much as I enjoy screwing around with the latest tech goodies, I couldn’t build a car out of legos, much less Steampunkify an old keyboard or mouse. Plenty of folks can, however, and are turning ...