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What will stop Maker Culture from hitting the mainstream?

If we can make everything we need ourselves then what? What are the legal, corporate, cultural and psychological roadblocks MakerCulture needs to break through to the mainstream?

We shouldn't rely on paperwork to back up someone's qualifications. Here is how some people are developing a new, radical approach to education.

Classrooms are becoming more reliant on technology and ordinary people are starting to take education into their own hands.

Talking election violence in Manila, a little more Olympic activism, fish farming on vacant city land in Toronto, music from Caracol and Alejandra Ribera and who phoned in to rabble radio!

Our comestibles get artists' creative juices flowing, both in and out of the kitchen.

Makers take food into their own hands -- art ensues.

Do-It-Yourself (DIY), or "making" has become a popular trend over the past few years. Here is a look at some of those who are doing it for themselves.

We look at makers who provide clothing, shelter and fashion for themselves, by themselves.

Citizen science is an exciting new trend that increases the size and scope of scientific analysis, widens participation, and draws ordinary people into debate and research.

Citizen scientists are folding proteins, finding galaxies and all from their own homes

What drives people to get out the ink and paper or turn up the speakers and press record? Why does it matter? The Maker Culture team hear from people adding their own flavour to the media mix.

In this episode, we get our hands around all types of home brewed media—from books to music.

From the local to the global level citizens and activists are taking politics into their own hands.

What happens when the political becomes personal? Then who has the power? The latest story in the MakerCulture series explores this issue.

What used to be a necessity is now a lifestyle. When people build, sew and bake they are making a conscious choice to return to their maker roots. Here are the stories of some modern day makers.

What would you do with a machine that could print anything, even itself?

Three dimensional printing allows a user to make or print, anything they can design -- functional prototypes, concept models and even human organs.

The first in the Maker Culture series explains what Maker Culture is and looks back on a journey of writing and making.

We explain what Maker Culture is and give you a taste of episodes to come.