The economic virtues of ‘maker culture’
Last weekend, my wife’s employer had her working at a local “makers” expo. Such events are where members of the “maker culture” meet together to show off their projects and skills. Attendees can find robotics teams, 3D printing, wood-turning, model-building, blacksmithing, and all sorts of traditional (and not-so-traditional) arts and crafts on display. You can get a taste of maker culture by munity hubs like Make, Hackaday, and Boing Boing, or sites like Tested, which features Jamie Hyneman and Adam...