Open, meshy, wireless hardware+software platform--the possibilities are mind-boggling.

Aaron was a hacker, a deep thinker, a freedom fighter, and a Friend of O'Reilly. It's important to remember his story, and build on his amazing body of work.

Awesome mini-milling machine, perfected for making custom circuit boards, but can cut almost everything. You know you want one.

Here's an endangered sonic space worth saving--a 60’ tall, 30’ wide rusted steel water tank. Listen to what it does to sound!

How to get kids excited about science in those distracting "tween" years? Have 'em make videos of their own science rap, of course. "Now I'm gonna kick it, gonna kick it like Crick."

A robot that mixes drinks? Yes, please.

Because the world absolutely needs "an anthology of feminist science fiction about bicycling."

A great author, a useful book, and a good cause.

Build incredibly accurate (yay, laser scanning!) plastic models of 150-year-old train engines. Once you do that, learn how to pronounce Ffestiniog.

You, too, can be a Maker. David Lang lays out what he learned in his journey from unemployed office worker to co-founder of OpenROV, a DIY underwater robotics community startup.

Many FOOs are featured in this beautifully filmed documentary about code as art.

Making music with physics? We'd think this was awesome even if it wasn't by our former intern (and the son of O'Reilly developer Tim Allwine).

Awesome project to bring DIY community to LA

In this new podcast, NPR vet Andrea Seabrook sets out to explain how the sausage of policy is made.

A great way to teach kids about how their brain works.

Stories, new forms for authors and readers, and the joy of old-fashioned anticipation--what's not to love?

A film on eco hacking to save the planet, from the Oceanic Preservation Society.

An exploration of what matters most, and a call for considered, responsible progress. Music by our favorite avant cellist, Friend (and neighbor) of O'Reilly Zoe Keating, plus the amazing Imogene Heap.

Art + Technology = Awesome.

Anyone with a smartphone can be an environmental detective--investigate chemical spills, diagnose crop diseases, identify contaminants in household products, even analyze homebrew beer.

Sitting kills. Stand wherever you're working.

The great team behind the BlinkM is now creating a very simple ambient device. It's just an LED on a USB stick.

Robots, angels, Kevin Kelly and crew. Who wouldn't want to read this?

If you need a pen & a stylus then the beautiful TAGTOOL might be the perfect choice.

A feature film by art tech theory group monochrom, produced by the Vienna-based film production company Golden Girls.

Wearable posture sensor--you probably need it!

Eyebeam does an amazing job providing artists with technology support. Their events do a great job of showcasing the resulting work. Help them build out their space.

Making underwater exploration possible for everyone!

This interactive app engages young children with beautiful music and uses language immersion techniques to introduce them to the world of Shakespeare. Daeshin is obsessed with Shakespeare (travels the world to Shakespeare festivals) and making the stories accessible to kids.

Scratch is a great way to learn to program. Modkit extends that model to hardware. Now go build a laser!

Help the Safecast team build an open hardware geiger counter. The project was originally started to collect data about Fukushima.

Andy has been chronicling and creating indie internet culture for years. This should be a great event.

We love watching this toy walk. Seems like a great way to learn about robotics.

Another engineering toy for kids (and adults). I've personally seen this one in action at MIT's Media Lab.

Great idea for getting girls involved in technology at a young age.

Rails is coming back to OS X by core team member Yehuda Katz. Sounds awesome.

Really smart way to make any recent iOS device a remote sensing device.

Because schools need more making (and less sitting & listening).

Long-form essays on web-design by practitioners. "nuff said.

The OWS movement is launching a site for citizen journalism. It is designed to protect anonymous sources, while still getting their story heard. This platform will be open-sourced for movements around the world.

Investigative, in-depth and independent reporting on the sciences and technology

Because history matters.

This beautiful device is open-source. We love seeing the Arduino used for consumer electronics.

It's just two steps away from the Minority Report.

Mobile researcher Julian Bleecker is sharing his other passion, skateboarding.

Photography, culture, language--what's not to like?

Pretty awesome looking project that'll help you connect your house & belongs to the internet in no time.

Get this book, "the visual memory of Guatemala's civil war," published and in the hands of every teacher in Guatemala.

Using public data to create value for everyone...

Self-learning is good for the soul and author Kio Stark is a good person to guide you.

Open source hardware powers community development.

Touchscreens only go so far. Sometimes tactile feedback is the way to go.

I always knew my smartphone was a robot-in-waiting.

Bring Maker Faire to Africa -- again!

Already successful, but this project is so awesome (as is the author) that we had to highlight it.

Berkun always has great ideas. His books are excellent at bringing the reader along for the ride.

Bring the makers together!

Moving something from online to offline is always challenging. I love the novel approach this project took.

Sometimes kits like this are the best way to learn something technical.

OS Health Hardware FTW!

Arduino kicked off the OS hardware revolution. Keep it growing.

From one of our Foos.

Mmmm, multi-touch controller....

You're using JavaScript--why not grok it all the way? Help Kyle help you, with this "exploration of the mysterious, confusing, complex, and controversial parts of JavaScript."