Coders wary after Microsoft acquires GitHub
Microsoft has acquired GitHub for 7.5 billion dollars. The news has raised concerns within the community of open source developers.
OpenCat, the DIY pet robot for cat lovers
Not a week goes by without a new announcement by the tech giants regarding our robotic future. OpenCat was born from the imagination of a single maker, who is working hard on its open source debut.
(Français) Le collectif MU plante ses Métamines pour «rebrasser» la ville
Du 31 mai au 2 juin, le collectif MU propulse dans trois lieux du nord-est parisien Métamines#2, plateforme d'échange sur la fabrique de la ville. Explications avec Olivier Le Gal et David Georges-François.
Robertina Šebjanič, the artist who whispered into the ears of axolotls
Whether studying the regenerative abilities of the salamander or the myth of aquatic humans, the Slovenian artist is pushing the limits of life in order to rethink what it means to be human.
Column of a material maker (29)
In Benin, the Potemat laboratory brings together participative approach, DIY and maker spirit around the project of upcycling by-products of the cotton industry.
“Cities of Making” explores the state of manufacturing in cities
What future for urban manufacturing? The report "Cities of Making" offers an insight into urban manufacturing in three European cities: Brussels, London and Rotterdam.
Are hackathons just cons?
Are hackathons a new form of exploitation? Does the hacker culture serve as a consent factory as suggested by two American sociologists? Makery investigated.
In training with scientist-astronaut candidates
The artist-researcher Benjamin Pothier attended recently a training for scientist-astronaut candidates in Connecticut. Here is the story.
Invisibility on the networks. Lesson by Julian Oliver
We attended the counter-surveillance boot-camp led by the hacktivist coder artist Julian Oliver at the Geneva Mapping Festival.
Au Bénin, l’architecture en commun à l’Atelier des Griots
A Cotonou depuis un an et demi, des architectes urbanistes réunis dans l'Atelier des Griots proposent des chantiers d'un nouveau genre, où les communautés se réapproprient leurs espaces publics.
And the first speaker is… a horse
A worm breeder, a woodsman, a seaweed maker or performative micro-naps… Welcome to the strange conference Radical Relevances, in Helsinki.
I taste-tested the lab-grown Impossible Burger
Chomping down on alt-meat in the form of the iconic hamburger: What is this new trend of alternative meat, produced without killing animals?
Thecamp under the watchful eye of a territorial science researcher (3/3)
The researcher Raphaël Besson investigates the Hive, a creative residence of thecamp in Aix-en-Provence (France), since September 2017. The time has come to present the prototypes of the first session.
The making of the maker-farmers (7)
Spring has finally arrived at The Big Raise, the (future) permaculture farm. Our trainee maker-farmers have loads to do: Windbreaks to plant, cuttings to nurture, fruit bushes to plant...
Open Insulin, battle of the DIY diabetic
Well before biohacking junkies were injecting themselves with homemade concoctions, diabetics were hacking their own doses of insulin. Meet Anthony Di Franco, instigator of the Open Insulin project.
“Think of Yourself as a Planet”
Last days to see the exhibition “After the End of the World” at the Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, which speculates on climate change, the end of humans… and becoming jellyfish.
Column of a material maker (28)
In order to upcycle by-products of the cotton industry in Benin, our maker is visiting factories, cotton farmers, getting familiar with the machines, experimenting in the lab…
Where are the Bees?
Long banned in Spanish cities, bees are reappearing in Barcelona with the exhibition “Beehave” at the Joan Miró Foundation and in various spots around the Catalan capital.
Long live free cola!
Less sugar and preservatives, more transparency and a militant approach… Makery attended a workshop to make your own soda.
Bike-sharing (3/3): The great electric leap forward
The final part of our investigation into bike-sharing focuses on the emergence of a newer model for urban mobility: electric bicycles. But why has it taken so long?