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I was at a talk at NYU-Poly this evening given by Fred Wilson entitled Why Sector Diversity Matters: Building energy and biotech startups in NYC. I pointed out that unlike the software startups that can be built just about anywhere,

It’s been a long time since I posted here, so I want to quickly share some tips that have helped me this past semester. Before I started my PhD at NYU-Poly in August 2010, I was writing at book while

These are mostly notes for a discussion section I’m leading at ITP Camp, but I thought gathering them with links here would be useful. In this 1.5 hour session we’ll talk about motors, torque, and how things move. Then we’ll

These are mostly notes for a discussion section I’m leading at ITP Camp, but I thought gathering them with links here would be useful. James Dyson Award –What they’re looking for: * demonstrates a significant and practical purpose, offering real

I’ve been hard at work on Making Things Move at Eyebeam lately, and will also be working on an installation for the window gallery over the next month or so. Ben, part of the tech team here, had an idea

I got an email today that started: ______________ greetings Dustyn, where to begin? I’ve been a fan for some time but honestly think I’ve only ever seen-in-person a solar charging station. I have yet to encounter your work at Eyebeam,

While working on my NYU class on combining simple machines, I stumbled upon this gear ring. Ben Hopson collaborated with entrepreneur Glen Liberman of Kinekt Design to realize this first piece in what will be a line of kinetic jewelry.

Actually, the offer from American Express was mailed to Dustyn Robot, my official company name: You see, Dustyn Robot is registered as a sole proprietorship. In NY state (not sure about others), you can’t register a sole proprietorship with a

Although I found out on February 11th, the official press release is out – I’ll be joining Eyebeam as one of their winter/spring residents for 2010! I’m so excited I really can’t wait to get started. It feels amazing to

I’m laughing out loud here at a list originally posted here after I found an excerpt posted on the MAKE blog, so I’m reblogging it. Here are my favorite bullet points: 2. Always quote at least twice the time you