So what is Vibe Coding anyway?? Vibe coding is an AI-assisted coding approach where you describe what you want in natural language (i.e., the way you would talk to a friend), and an AI generates code for you. Similar to pair programming, which involves two humans collaborating closely on code, “vibe coding” uses an AI…
Tag: education
What does math have to do with feminism?
I run a YouTube channel with plethora of nerdy videos about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM for short. It is my goal to make these subjects fun, accessible, and normalized for women and gender non-conforming folks. As a recent viewer asked: Why? I truly wish that me being good at math and science…
Science Research is Important! Here’s why.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a paleontologist, geologist, philosopher, and Jesuit priest, wrote: “The history of the living world is an elaboration of ever more perfect eyes in a cosmos in which there is always something new to be seen.” Humans have long sought answers to the mysteries of the natural world. Eventually, our curiosity helped…
FoxBot Founder/CEO at 2019 Ann Arbor Creativity and Making Expo!
Hello to our Maker friends in the Midwest! We are so excited that our founder/CEO, Jen Foxbot, is a featured speaker at the Ann Arbor Creativity and Making Expo on May 19th! Fox will be doing a live demo involving Arduino and Excel as well as filming a Math Mondays episode at the Ann Arbor…
Build & Play Robot Mini Golf!
Introduction Create, build, and play an obstacle course for Brush Bots! This is an activity for all ages that teaches the basics of circuits and design thinking while encouraging and inspiring creativity, discovery, and collaboration. Most importantly, it’s super fun! (But seriously though, watch the video it’s adorbs and will make you smile) This tutorial…
Make Custom (& Inexpensive) Circuit Blocks!
Create, build, and play with your very own LEGO-inspired circuit blocks! Explore the basics of electricity and circuits, discover how sensors work and use ’em to design your own experiments, and incorporate upcycled materials to improve on your materials-sourcing & MacGuyver-ing skills! That old gum wrapper? Make it into a resistor or a switch! But…
Make a Light-Up Holiday Card!
Light-up cards incorporate two of the best worlds of making (electronics and crafts) with the added bonus of making somebody smile. Heck yes! Here’s my approach to light-up cards and my favorite recent discoveries: pop-ups and cotton balls. Read time: ~ 5 min. Build time: ~ 30 min -1 hr (mostly crafting the card) Cost:…
Prototyping Magnetic Boots!
Walking across large, metal pipes in search of urban adventure, my inner voice joked, “Hey, magnet shoes would be handy right about now.” Well, no arguing with that! Off to build my very own magnetic shoes! This tutorial gives an overview of my build process for a magnetic boot prototype in hopes of inspiring you…
Hazardous Gas Monitor
Build a portable gas monitor to check for dangerous levels of hazardous gases in your home, community, or on the go and prevent your friends from lighting a cigarette during a gasoline fight.* This tutorial shows you how to build a web-connected “canary” monitor for three hazardous gases: Liquid Propane Gas (“LPG”), Methane (aka natural gas),…