Category Archives: From My Work

These are posts that have to do with my day to day job at the American Museum of Natural History.

#scienceFTW Watch Us Play #1: Koi Koi

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Barry

Yesterday we held the first of 20 sessions in our new #scienceFTW program. I will occasionally post here about the program, share images like the one below, and often post “homework” for the participants, as with this post (feel free … Continue reading →

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Notes From “Gaming in Museums to Engage Audiences” Panel at #ASTC2013

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Barry

This afternoon I participated in a panel at the ASTC conference called Gaming in Museums to Engage Audiences. It was organized by Sarah Carter, of SciGirls, Twin Cities Public Television, and was a fantasticly diverse panel, composed of Sookram Ramsaroop, … Continue reading →

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Highlights from AMNH’s Booth at World Maker Faire NYC 2013

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Barry

I wrote earlier about our plans at the Museum to offer activities at this year’s Maker Faire (Scientists, Dinosaurs, Origami… Oh My! Event Schedue for AMNH at Maker Faire NY). It was some amazing list of sheer awesome. But I … Continue reading →

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AMNH Bringing 3D Printed Astro-fun to ComicCon NYC 2013

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Barry

As you might imagine, the group where I work at the Museum is full of lots of self-proclaimed science geeks who are as excited as me that ComicCon is coming to town THIS AFTERNOON. So you can imagine our delight … Continue reading →

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Capturing Dinosaurs Returns to A Night at the Museum

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Barry

Last night Capturing Dinosaurs returned to A Night at the Museum. This time we adapted what worked so well in August (combining 3D printed bones with the three dinos in the hall) with what worked so well at Maker Faire … Continue reading →

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Survey on Digital Fabrication Programming at AMNH

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Barry

If you are seeing this page, it is most likely because you picked up information at Maker Faire 2013 at the American Museum of Natural History’s booth and want to learn more about digital fabrication programs in our education department. … Continue reading →

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Scientists, Dinosaurs, Origami… Oh My! Event Schedue for AMNH at Maker Faire NY

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Barry

Below is the schedule of activities for the American Museum of Natural History at World Maker Faire NY 2013. Please note – the schedule is subject to change based on weather, supply of materials, and natural disaster. We are located … Continue reading →

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Interview with me by Autodesk: “3D Printing Dinosaurs: The Future of the Past”

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Barry

Autodesk, in the small slice of my world, makes Catch123, the great free app we use to make 3D captures on our iOS devices. They recently asked me for an interview to talk about my work at the Museum. It’s … Continue reading →

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Capturing Dinosaurs at This Year’s Maker Faire in NYC

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Barry

World Maker Faire NYC is coming in just two weeks (Sept 21st and 22nd) and I couldn’t be more excited. This weekend-long festival (70,000 attendees expected) held in and around the Queen’s New York Hall of Science is always a … Continue reading →

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Launch of #scienceFTW: Building Card Games at The American Museum of Natural History

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Barry

Today I am delighted to launch not just the new Minecraft@Museum program but also the super-awesome #scienceFTW: Building Card Games program. In #scienceFTW youth will collaborate with game designers and Museum staff to build two new games about pterosaurs and … Continue reading →

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