I actually studied engineering in school - I have a degree in mechanical engineering. But, when I got out of school, instead of going to work as an engineer, I was in a band. Mark Frauenfelder banddegreeengineer Change image and share on social
I'm very good at making mistakes, so I realized that I should embrace mistakes and learn from them. Mark Frauenfelder embracegoodlearn Change image and share on social
My idea of a traditional holiday - the right way to do it - goes back to the days when gift-giving meant sharing homemade things: hand-knit sweaters, carved wooden toys, smoked meats and the like. Mark Frauenfelder backcarveday Change image and share on social
Coming up with a way to fix mistakes challenges your creativity and your critical thinking skills and your resourcefulness. Often you end up with something better than what you planned on in the first place. Mark Frauenfelder challengecomecreativity share on social
In school, we learn that mistakes translate into bad grades. This unfortunate lesson gets burned into our brains, and we go through life shunning challenges that might end in failure. Mark Frauenfelder badbrainburn Change image and share on social
I wrote and illustrated a science experiment book called 'The Mad Professor'. Mark Frauenfelder bookcallexperiment Change image and share on social
Skillshare is a terrific online learning community for creative people. It teaches you new skills through well-made videos with great production values. I've been using Skillshare to teach myself Adobe After Effects. All the videos feature people who are professionals in their field. I love this site. Mark Frauenfelder adobecommunitycreative share on social
Forrest Mims is the author of the famous book 'Getting Started in Electronics,' published by RadioShack for many years. I bought the book in the 1980s and had a blast making the projects in it. When I was editor-in-chief of 'MAKE,' I asked Forrest to write a column for the magazine, called 'The Backyard Scientist.' Mark Frauenfelder 1980saskauthor share on social
The Cat Dancer is a 30-inch piece of wire with some little cardboard cylinders on the end. My cats go crazy for it. I stuck it on the wall with the adhesive mount, but I ended up taking it off so I could hold it and play directly with my cats. Mark Frauenfelder adhesivecardboardcat share on social
If you build your own chair, there is a lot of things that happen. You could probably buy a nice chair for less money than a chair that you built yourself, and it might even look better, but if you build that chair, you're going to take care of it and maintain it because it's your chair. If it breaks, you know how to fix it. Mark Frauenfelder breakbuildbuy share on social