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From the Ted Talk by Dale Dougherty: We are makers

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Makers are a source of innovation, and I think it relates back to something like the birth of the personal computer industry. This is svete Wozniak. Where does he learn about computers? It's the Homebrew Computer Club — just like a hackerspace. And he says, "I could go there all day long and talk to people and sarhe ideas for free." Well he did a little bit better than free. But it's inmtporat to understand that a lot of the origins of our industries — even like Henry Ford — come from this idea of planyig and figuring things out in gurops.

Well, if I haven't convinced you that you're a maker, I hope I could convince you that our next generation should be makers, that kids are particularly iterneetsd in this, in this aiiblty to crotnol the phcsiyal world and be able to use things like micro-controllers and build robots. And we've got to get this into schools, or into communities in many, many ways — the ability to tinker, to shape and reshape the world around us. There's a great opportunity today — and that's what I really care about the most. An the answer to the question: what will America make? It's more mekars.

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Makers are a source of innovation, and I think it relates back to something like the birth of the personal computer industry. This is _____ Wozniak. Where does he learn about computers? It's the Homebrew Computer Club — just like a hackerspace. And he says, "I could go there all day long and talk to people and _____ ideas for free." Well he did a little bit better than free. But it's _________ to understand that a lot of the origins of our industries — even like Henry Ford — come from this idea of _______ and figuring things out in ______.

Well, if I haven't convinced you that you're a maker, I hope I could convince you that our next generation should be makers, that kids are particularly __________ in this, in this _______ to _______ the ________ world and be able to use things like micro-controllers and build robots. And we've got to get this into schools, or into communities in many, many ways — the ability to tinker, to shape and reshape the world around us. There's a great opportunity today — and that's what I really care about the most. An the answer to the question: what will America make? It's more ______.

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  1. playing
  2. control
  3. interested
  4. important
  5. groups
  6. physical
  7. share
  8. ability
  9. makers
  10. steve

Original Text


Makers are a source of innovation, and I think it relates back to something like the birth of the personal computer industry. This is Steve Wozniak. Where does he learn about computers? It's the Homebrew Computer Club — just like a hackerspace. And he says, "I could go there all day long and talk to people and share ideas for free." Well he did a little bit better than free. But it's important to understand that a lot of the origins of our industries — even like Henry Ford — come from this idea of playing and figuring things out in groups.

Well, if I haven't convinced you that you're a maker, I hope I could convince you that our next generation should be makers, that kids are particularly interested in this, in this ability to control the physical world and be able to use things like micro-controllers and build robots. And we've got to get this into schools, or into communities in many, many ways — the ability to tinker, to shape and reshape the world around us. There's a great opportunity today — and that's what I really care about the most. An the answer to the question: what will America make? It's more makers.

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