on Experimenting with Others. The Rise of D-I-W-O ScienceEri Gentry
on Experimenting with Others. The Rise of D-I-W-O Science.
Profiling hacked biotech equipment (made cheaper and more accessible), world-changing iGEM projects, and online group experiments.
"Das verflixte 7te Jahr"
It has now been 7 years since the foundation of hackteria.org envisioning an idea to build a large knowledge base of instructions for artists, (bio-)hackers, educators and activists to work creatively with living media and contemporary life sciences. Through our acitivities a wide range of playful workshops have been developed, regular gatherings for collaboration and a global network "community of practice" established, with a common enthusiasm on sharing of knowledge, art/science collaboration and an embracing of an "amateur" and do-it-yourself approach to go beyond and disciplinary thinking.
How can we apply the open source culture to modern biotechnological practices?
What kind of collaborative methodologies have we been developing to work together (DIWO, Do-It-With-Others) in a radically transdisciplinary way?
How does access to DIY and open source laboratory equipment change the way we will do sciene in the future?
During my talk I will give an overview of various projects that have been developed within the growing international hackteria network, ranging from building temporary DIWO labs in the djungles of Indonesia to open source hardware designed for manufacturing, from developing new bio-commons governance models in synthetic biology to hunting rabbits in Helsinki.
Overview of dusjagr's activities in the hackteria network, 8 years of workshops from biohacking and synbio to fermentation of cheeses and stuffing rats.
Overview of dusjagr's background from nanobiotechnology to making cheese and global workshopology. The role of temporary labs for collaborative prototyping, examples from Taiwan, Indonesia and Switzerland. Hackerspaces crossing digital- and biotechnologies.
on Experimenting with Others. The Rise of D-I-W-O ScienceEri Gentry
on Experimenting with Others. The Rise of D-I-W-O Science.
Profiling hacked biotech equipment (made cheaper and more accessible), world-changing iGEM projects, and online group experiments.
"Das verflixte 7te Jahr"
It has now been 7 years since the foundation of hackteria.org envisioning an idea to build a large knowledge base of instructions for artists, (bio-)hackers, educators and activists to work creatively with living media and contemporary life sciences. Through our acitivities a wide range of playful workshops have been developed, regular gatherings for collaboration and a global network "community of practice" established, with a common enthusiasm on sharing of knowledge, art/science collaboration and an embracing of an "amateur" and do-it-yourself approach to go beyond and disciplinary thinking.
How can we apply the open source culture to modern biotechnological practices?
What kind of collaborative methodologies have we been developing to work together (DIWO, Do-It-With-Others) in a radically transdisciplinary way?
How does access to DIY and open source laboratory equipment change the way we will do sciene in the future?
During my talk I will give an overview of various projects that have been developed within the growing international hackteria network, ranging from building temporary DIWO labs in the djungles of Indonesia to open source hardware designed for manufacturing, from developing new bio-commons governance models in synthetic biology to hunting rabbits in Helsinki.
Overview of dusjagr's activities in the hackteria network, 8 years of workshops from biohacking and synbio to fermentation of cheeses and stuffing rats.
Overview of dusjagr's background from nanobiotechnology to making cheese and global workshopology. The role of temporary labs for collaborative prototyping, examples from Taiwan, Indonesia and Switzerland. Hackerspaces crossing digital- and biotechnologies.
An extensive overview of Hackteria and related project around Open Source Biological Art
1st: my own background and activities bridging science, art and education and how I ended up hunting rabbits in Helsinki.
2nd: Hackerspaces bridging digital- and biotechnologies
3rd: Hackteria, history and projects, NanoSmano, BioTehna, Art/Sci education
4th: HackteriaLab 2014 - Yogyakarta
5th: Background and outlook of urban hunting
thGAP - BAbyss in Moderno!! Transgenic Human Germline Alternatives ProjectMarc Dusseiller Dusjagr
thGAP - Transgenic Human Germline Alternatives Project, presents an evening of input lectures, discussions and a performative workshop on artistic interventions for future scenarios of human genetic and inheritable modifications.
To begin our lecturers, Marc Dusseiller aka "dusjagr" and Rodrigo Martin Iglesias, will give an overview of their transdisciplinary practices, including the history of hackteria, a global network for sharing knowledge to involve artists in hands-on and Do-It-With-Others (DIWO) working with the lifesciences, and reflections on future scenarios from the 8-bit computer games of the 80ies to current real-world endeavous of genetically modifiying the human species.
We will then follow up with discussions and hands-on experiments on working with embryos, ovums, gametes, genetic materials from code to slime, in a creative and playful workshop setup, where all paticipant can collaborate on artistic interventions into the germline of a post-human future.
More on: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/UGM_Organizing_Society_Hackteria_Lecture
This class will discuss how organizing global with an approach of radical transdisciplinarity. As the word radical means root, this organizing is an effort undertaken by citizens to return to its roots as humans or human sapiens. In this organizing practice, staging of the capitalization of knowledge and information becomes a method of producing global knowledge.
There are at least a few elements in the organization that we already know such as:
1) who is involved in it
2) what is the purpose
3) what is it doing
4) how it works
5) how social relations are built
6) how the work agreement is built
7) how the division of labor.
In this class, students are invited to reflect back on the elements in community organizing through practices that have been carried out by Hacteria.org. Thus, students are given the freedom to respond; both reduce, add, redefine the elements of organization that already exist.
UGM 2022: Open Source Biological Art and DIY / DIWO Scientific InstrumentsMarc Dusseiller Dusjagr
Overview of transdisciplinary approach bridging art and science in the global hackteria network.
Concrete examples of building low-cost scientific laboratory equiment.
Various DIY electronics for data logging.
what is art?
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Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
An extensive overview of Hackteria and related project around Open Source Biological Art
1st: my own background and activities bridging science, art and education and how I ended up hunting rabbits in Helsinki.
2nd: Hackerspaces bridging digital- and biotechnologies
3rd: Hackteria, history and projects, NanoSmano, BioTehna, Art/Sci education
4th: HackteriaLab 2014 - Yogyakarta
5th: Background and outlook of urban hunting
thGAP - BAbyss in Moderno!! Transgenic Human Germline Alternatives ProjectMarc Dusseiller Dusjagr
thGAP - Transgenic Human Germline Alternatives Project, presents an evening of input lectures, discussions and a performative workshop on artistic interventions for future scenarios of human genetic and inheritable modifications.
To begin our lecturers, Marc Dusseiller aka "dusjagr" and Rodrigo Martin Iglesias, will give an overview of their transdisciplinary practices, including the history of hackteria, a global network for sharing knowledge to involve artists in hands-on and Do-It-With-Others (DIWO) working with the lifesciences, and reflections on future scenarios from the 8-bit computer games of the 80ies to current real-world endeavous of genetically modifiying the human species.
We will then follow up with discussions and hands-on experiments on working with embryos, ovums, gametes, genetic materials from code to slime, in a creative and playful workshop setup, where all paticipant can collaborate on artistic interventions into the germline of a post-human future.
More on: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/UGM_Organizing_Society_Hackteria_Lecture
This class will discuss how organizing global with an approach of radical transdisciplinarity. As the word radical means root, this organizing is an effort undertaken by citizens to return to its roots as humans or human sapiens. In this organizing practice, staging of the capitalization of knowledge and information becomes a method of producing global knowledge.
There are at least a few elements in the organization that we already know such as:
1) who is involved in it
2) what is the purpose
3) what is it doing
4) how it works
5) how social relations are built
6) how the work agreement is built
7) how the division of labor.
In this class, students are invited to reflect back on the elements in community organizing through practices that have been carried out by Hacteria.org. Thus, students are given the freedom to respond; both reduce, add, redefine the elements of organization that already exist.
UGM 2022: Open Source Biological Art and DIY / DIWO Scientific InstrumentsMarc Dusseiller Dusjagr
Overview of transdisciplinary approach bridging art and science in the global hackteria network.
Concrete examples of building low-cost scientific laboratory equiment.
Various DIY electronics for data logging.
what is art?
Critical Thinking Essay Sample — How Essay Writing Can Enhance Your .... 142 Comprehensive Critical Thinking Essay Topics (2023). essay examples: Critical Thinking Essay. Scholarship essay: Critical thinking essay topics examples. Critical thinking essay format in 2021 | Essay format, Essay, Critical .... Critical thinking foundation in 2021 | Critical thinking, Essay, Essay .... Critical thinking Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 .... What Is A Critical Thinking Essay Outline. 6 Examples of Critical Thinking Skills | Indeed.com. 004 What Is Critical Thinking Essay Strategic Questions For In Writing .... 5+ Critical Thinking Strategies for your Essay | Helpful Professor .... Importance of critical thinking skills in education in 2021 | Critical .... Critical Thinking - Brandon Bean Essay Example | Topics and Well .... 60+ Critical Thinking Essay Topics - {Updated List 2020}. Standards Of Critical Thinking / Critical Thinking: The essence of a .... 002 Critical Thinking Essay Example Strategic Questions For In Writing .... Critical Essay Swot Analysis Writing Example:Topics,Outline. Critical Thinking Essay Topic Ideas - Writings Guru Blog | Essay topics .... School Essay: Critical thinking essay topics. 6 Questions Every Critical Thinker Should Ask | Educational Technology .... Critical Thinking Essay (Formatting, Topics, & 6 Tips). Easy Steps On Writing Critical Thinking Essays - EssayMin. Critical Thinking Essay Topics from Elite Writers. Critical Thinking Essay Example - BrynleegroMoon. Characteristics of critical thinking ppt in 2021 | Critical thinking .... Essay on Critical Thinking and Writing - PHDessay.com. Example Of Critical Thinking Essay - slide share. Critical Thinking Writing Services For College Students. Sample of critical thinking essay. | Critical Thinking | Argument. Critical Thinking Essay Sample : Critical Thinking Essay. 213 Excellent Humanities Research Paper Topics for You.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The Metaverse and AI: how can decision-makers harness the Metaverse for their...Jen Stirrup
The Metaverse is popularized in science fiction, and now it is becoming closer to being a part of our daily lives through the use of social media and shopping companies. How can businesses survive in a world where Artificial Intelligence is becoming the present as well as the future of technology, and how does the Metaverse fit into business strategy when futurist ideas are developing into reality at accelerated rates? How do we do this when our data isn't up to scratch? How can we move towards success with our data so we are set up for the Metaverse when it arrives?
How can you help your company evolve, adapt, and succeed using Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse to stay ahead of the competition? What are the potential issues, complications, and benefits that these technologies could bring to us and our organizations? In this session, Jen Stirrup will explain how to start thinking about these technologies as an organisation.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 preview
OSCON Eri Gentry 28 Jul 11, Garage Biology and DIYbio: Because We Can, Because We Have to
1. Garage Biology
&DIYbio:
Because We Can, Because We Have to
Eri Gentry / @erigentry / eri@biocurious.org / @biocuriouslab
To contact me after my presentation – text F3B to INTR
2.
3. “To me, a scientist is bald with
hair on the sides of his head. .
..
Scientists live in their own
world and the rest of society
puts them there.”
-Ashley (before visiting Fermilab, a
protein-antiproton collider in Illinois)
4. “A scientist is a normal
person. They have a life.
Scientists are just like
you.
A scientist's job looks like a
lot of fun.”
-James (after visiting Fermilab)
11. Why in a garage?
Because we can – know-how + cheap, accessible tools
Because we have to – outpriced in existing market, not
taken seriously without PhDs, IP problem
Read: biotech world not ready for lean startups
29. Thank you.
Join us at BioCurious
Opening August 2011
Eri Gentry / @erigentry / eri@biocurious.org /
@biocuriouslab contact me after my presentation – text F3B to INTR
To
Editor's Notes
I’m going to talk about science. Citizen science, open, community science. The typical response I get? Hands up: “I’m not a scientist.” And me? That’s OK, neither am I. So let’s continue. I’m Eri, founder of the world’s first hackerspace for biotech, BioCurious, where we believe that innovations in biology should. My journey to this point took a few twists and turns that I’ll share, leading up to what we’ve done at BioCurious, why we’ve done it, and how you can get started on your own bio journey
Remember those pictures they made us draw in school of scientists? I used to think scientists were quiet people with glasses, who never talked to anyone or did anything fun. I wanted to be a scientist when I was a kid. And I WAS the quiet kid with glasses, But, as I grew older, I realized I didn’t want to be “stuck” in a lab. I wanted to be a people person, so I put the idea of being a scientist out of my head and kept it as a hobby for all these years. Most people have the wrong idea about science. They think it’s a pursuit of geeks who live in their own worlds. Just look at what Ashley, a 7th grader in Illinois had to say.
Here’s what James had to say AFTER meeting real scientists. EVERY kid should have the chance to be around real scientists. They ARE real people. They have a lot of fun.
It took me ages to realize that. I used to be caught up in the same pursuit of every econ major at Yale. Be an investment banker and make a lot of money. However, along the way, I’d grown the desire to positively change the world. This seemed in conflict with my career goals. I needed more. I started volunteering at a lab, where, for the first time, I got to be around real scientists.And everything changed.They were not the scientists I pictured when I was a kid. In these folks, I saw passion. I saw creativity. I saw the same traits I saw in the artists and the hackers I had been drawn to my whole life. WHY? They are the change makers. These are the people who shape the world. Who innovate. These people would change the world in a way that I wanted to be a part of. Within a couple months, I decided to do what clearly mattered. Science. I started a nonprofit research company with my friend John. A friend of ours had died of cancer, unable to receive a new treatment in the US. We decided to pick up on the treatment he was supposed to receive. We made a list of stuff we needed and realized a lot of this stuff was being gotten rid of at companies. Thanks to big guns like GS, the world was in recession and we were able to pick up equipment at bargain basement prices from companies liquidating stock.
The kind of people who made their own equipment when they didn’t have enough money to buy it new.For example, this incubator shaker to keep samples mixed at a constant temperature. Powered by a fan motor, with an additional fan utilized when the motor began to overheat
The kind of people who made their own equipment when they didn’t have enough money to buy it new. For example, this clean bench we made out of walmart supplies for $125. My 1 great contribution to science was suggesting a hepa filter to keep the environment clean after seeing one in a skymall catalog, as well as providing the blue bin, which previously held my clothes.Within a couple months of being around this awesome, I decided to change my life to be about what clearly mattered. Science. A researcher friend and I started a nonprofit research company called Livly. A friend of ours had died of cancer, unable to receive a new treatment in the US. We decided to pick up on the treatment he was supposed to receive. We made a list of stuff we needed and realized a lot of this stuff was being gotten rid of at companies. Thanks to big guns like GS, the world was in recession and we were able to pick up equipment at bargain basement prices from companies liquidating stock.We could afford the equipment on our own but, looking around for lab space, we found we’d have to pay 1 to $6k a month per person for space, simply too much for us. So, out of necessity – to keep the research alive – we did it in the garage.
For example, this clean bench we made out of walmart supplies for $125. My 1 great contribution to science was suggesting a hepa filter to keep the environment clean after seeing one in a skymall catalog, as well as providing the blue bin, which previously held my clothes.
We made it fun. This is us after flying to LA to pick up liquidated equipment
And we made it home.
Why in a garage? We knew how to build a lab. We could acquire the tools and research inputs to do our work. And the world wasn’t ready for a small shop.
Thank God for DIYbio– a 2000+ group of biologists, engineers, hackers, musicians, artists and entrepreneurs making tools like
The spiker box measures neurons and can be used on your laptop or iphone. Tim and Greg created this $50 tool after realizing the technology was simple enough for kids to use, but required them to be in a PhD program to access. These days, Tim and Greg show kids as young as 4 how to do neuroscience. Here’s me cutting the legs off a cockroach. FOR SCIENCE! It’s OK insect lovers. The legs grow back.
These tools were built for a purpose. When tools weren’t accessible or affordable, these great folks simply made what they needed. And they went a step further. They made them available to others. Now, think about the potential research their tools enable. Nanotech, neuroscience, DNA analysis, cell work. At a fraction of a fraction of the traditional cost. There are labs in the US that can’t afford to buy these items off the shelf and areas around the world where there are no labs. If we have a host of hackers building tools and making them available, we enable biotech without borders. What a great thing.Introduce my role in science has grown to be that of community organizer. I love highlighting awesome people and creating community around science. For the past year and a half I have been inviting people like those you’ve just seen to speak at BioCurious meetups in the garage. Demand grew until we became the largest DIYbio regional group in the world, at just over 500 people.
I always thought this stuff was amazing. But I found that the creators didn’t always think so. You can see that these were used for a functional purpose, not for beauty, not for “awesomeness.” However, as soon as I met these biohackers, I wanted to tell people about them. Leading me to my role in science, which has been in bringing people together. Highlighting the people who really really deserve it. And I started bringing people like this to BioCurious meetups in the garage. Demand quickly increased. Today, Our community stands at over 500, making us the world’s largest diybio local group.When demand outpaced what we were able to supply, it required us to think bigger. Simply put, we needed a bigger garage
Well, we couldn’t afford it, but the community was there for us. They allowed us to crowdfund $35,000, helping us create our dream of the first hackerspace for biotech
And as a community based organization, we raised money from the crowd, using Kickstarter to raise more than $35,000.In the ensuing months, till today, we worked on building a labspace for the people, with the mission statement: We believe innovations in biology should be accessible, affordable and open to everyone.We’re building a community lab for amateurs, inventors, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to experiment with friends.Our mission, in other words, is to create a modern day coffeehouse and pub (with a lab added) where great thinkers and doers of old would meet to discuss their ideas and what they could do about them.
We’ve put blood, sweat and tears into making biocurious a possibility. And we are finally here. We accessed our bigger garage on July 1st. And we’re hard at work making this place ready for you.
And, in true maker style, we’re building our own stuff. Our lab benches modeled after MAKE’s work tables.
Talk about the loss of innovation from scientists following big money instead of curiosity
Lab, angle 1
Lab, angle 1
Our mission, in other words, is to create the modern day equivalent of the coffeehouses and pubs of old, where thinkers and doers and not necessarily Scientists, would get together to discuss ideas and *crucially* what they could do about them. It’s incredible what can happen over a beer and the tools to make things happen.I hope you’ll join us in a cheers to innovations in science.