ByMyReckoning

I really like this presentation given by MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld. He talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools.

It's a simple idea with powerful results: His Fab Labs, set up in communities around the world, let people build eyeglass frames, toys, computer parts – anything they need and can imagine. As Gershenfeld explains, this kind of empowerment leads to education, to problem-solving, to job creation and then to invention, in a truly creative process.

Gershenfeld has helped spark a whole movement of 'fabbers' dedicated to developing this technology and democratizing innovation. They have a great site called Fab@Home.