Our mission as parents is simple: to help our kids realize their full potential by making more, playing more, connecting more, and being themselves. From personal experience, we've come to realize that we learn and grow the most from trying... Continue Reading →
What do you do on a typical day? I work with talented people building amazing software. Sometimes I do this as a full-time job, working as a product leader at companies like IBM, DigitalOcean, and Docker. Sometimes I do this... Continue Reading →
NASA has been looking to the wisdom of the crowds to tackle some of its most interesting challenges. Read this article, then share with your kids. Interesting questions to discuss: why did NASA choose to focus on native Martian materials?... Continue Reading →
There's always a prediction of an impending robot apocalypse. It's a favorite of sci-fi novels and anti-education groups. The reality is that each technological change is an opportunity for us to become more human. When robots take over jobs, new... Continue Reading →
What a great article about the explosion of robotic awesomeness. About half a billion years ago, life on earth experienced a short period of very rapid diversification called the “Cambrian Explosion.” Many theories have been proposed for the cause of... Continue Reading →
It may not look like much, but this is the first autonomous robot I've built. That board on top is an Arduino Uno that has a simple program to make the motors move forward, pause, then move backward. https://youtu.be/pq7lCPaNE6E?rel=0
It was with excitement and trepidation that I watched Star Wars with my two daughters (aged 5 and 6) for the first time this week. I had been waiting 6 years for this moment, but at the same time I... Continue Reading →
I originally wrote the following article for Harvard Business Review Fostering a workplace environment that’s conducive to creativity is a top priority for many companies—and it’s no surprise why. The companies dubbed most creative actually outperform their counterparts in... Continue Reading →
The Cambridge Science Festival is going on from 4/17-4/26/2015. I got a chance to stop in at the Boston Makers events, take some pictures, and help kids learn about science and technology. Check out this list of science festivals to... Continue Reading →
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