A panel of hosts — David Devereaux-Weber, Laura Gutknecht, Adam Wiesenfarth, and Jon Miner — host a holiday electronics program, answering questions from the listening audience about their devices and best tech practices.
Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon: Women in Technology
*We’ll be in Room 302 at the library* At this event, we’ll be tackling the lack of information on Wikipedia about women in technology. Attendees will view a tutorial on how to contribute to Wikipedia, and we’ll have several experienced editors on-hand to answer questions and help with trouble-shooting. No experience is required! There are […]
Circuits, Cards, and Code
DESCRIPTION Circuits, Cards, and Code is an event for students in 1st-5th grade to build upon the tradition of winter card making through an engaging STEM activity. At this creative maker – tech event, students (1st-5th grade) will explore circuitry and STEM fundamentals by creating an LED light-up holiday card and a scratch adventure game […]
Forward Fest 2017
Here in Madison, technological innovation comes from our entrepreneurs and small businesses. But how does someone with an idea get started? Perhaps at the largest technology fair in the Midwest – Forward Fest 2017, which will be held from Aug. 17 to 24 at various venues. So, the Perpetual Notion Machine has invited three guests […]
UW Study Finds People Want To Talk About Genome Editing
UW Life Sciences Communication professors Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard conducted one of the first national surveys to gauge public opinion surrounding genome editing. Their study dove into the nuances of DNA editing — asking participants their opinions on both editing DNA for just one individual, or making changes that would be passed down through […]
New Ways to Tell Stories
The University of Wisconsin’s Field Day Lab attempts to merge creative storytelling, software design, and educational research into simple accessible tools that facilitate learning. One of their latest products, an online, open source platform for citizen science experiments, is called “Siftr,” and it might just be the next big thing on the internet. David Gagnon, […]
