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The Bay Lights Grand Opening Ceremony Kicks Off Tonight

After 75 years of sitting in the proverbial shadows thrown up by the immensely popular Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge finally gets its time to shine. Tonight, artist Leo...

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This Week on FORA.tv: Maker Faire, Education Forum, Frick Collection,...

This week’s programming on FORA.tv covers a range of exciting and unique topics. Find out what’s on tap: MAKE magazine and Maker Faire celebrates its 15th anniversary showcasing creative and...

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The Arduino Project: DIY Hardware and Software for the Rest of Us

Underneath the slick casing of every laptop, desktop, or smartphone lay sets of components, wiring, and chips that are unfamiliar to the majority of computer users, aside from the fact that combined...

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Ready for the Next Mass Extinction? How Play Might Save Our Species

Annalee Newitz, editor-in-chief over at io9, just released Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction, a guide on how Homo sapiens have dodged extinction for over 250,000...

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Make Your Very Own Music Video from the International Space Station

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield certainly made the most of his five month stay at the International Space Station as commander of Expedition 35. Not only did he become the first Canadian to command...

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Adam Savage on Working Hard, Playing Harder, and Trying Not to Lose His Lunch

He’s experienced colossal failure; been shocked by 100,000 volts, “mythbusted” with President Obama, and made a living making stuff from dumpster dives. Adam Savage, the always entertaining and...

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Burning Man Plays Perfect Host for the Misfit Maker

Burning Man 2013 officially kicks off today in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, with tens of thousands of people gathering on what is known as “the playa” for the annual week-long celebration....

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Mythbuster Adam Savage: Work Hard. Work Smart.

It’s not easy being Adam Savage: explosion maestro, replica junkie, maker king. How does he do it? The seasoned Mythbuster rode into Maker Faire on top of a giant steampunk Nautilus this year and gave...

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Maker Faire Day Two Underway!

Day Two at Maker Faire continues! FORA.tv is hosting a live stream booth where hundreds of makers are stopping by to join the fun. The most popular interaction is people viewing themselves in realtime...

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Top 10 FORA.tv Videos of 2013: #4 – Mythbusters’ Adam Savage: ‘Work Hard,...

It wouldn’t be a FORA.tv countdown without an appearance by one of our favorite all-time speakers: Adam Savage. In past videos, he’s marveled at why humans and driven to make, shared insight on the...

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