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David Cranor

David Cranor is associate chair of O’Reilly Solid. When he isn’t curating conferences, he can be found working as a design/technology consultant on a wide variety of projects ranging from bionic limbs to experiential theater installations. Previously, he cofounded desktop 3D printing company Formlabs. He holds an S.M. degree from the Media Lab at MIT.

Content

Ezra Spier on desktop milling machines

June 22, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Creating an accessible tool for professionals and makers.

Jonathan Bachrach on the hardware-software interface

June 8, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: The tools of the “new industrial revolution.”

Coco Krumme on Silicon Valley culture

June 1, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Finding humor in the mythology.

Carl Bass on design tools

May 25, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Autodesk’s CEO talks about the future of design.

Manu Prakash on microscopy for everyone

May 18, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Building tools for a curiosity-driven community.

Cory Doctorow on losing the open Web

May 11, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Digital rights management goes deeper into the Web.

Rob Chandhok on connecting sensors to the Internet

May 4, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Building wireless links for the IoT.

Ken Shirriff on the hidden complexity of power supplies

April 26, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Tearing down everyday electronics and discovering unexpected sophistication.

Marcin Wichary on the evolution of the keyboard

April 20, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: How computer keys got where they are.

Star Simpson on designing beautiful circuit boards

April 14, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: The art of designing and manufacturing every aspect of hardware.

Chris Anderson on the future of drones and the open source hardware movement

March 23, 2016

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Value in the data, not the drone.

Robert Bodor on digital fabrication

November 10, 2015

The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Software intelligence in the manufacturing process.

Seeed Studio electronics factory walkthrough

June 18, 2015

An update from the Pop-up Factory project.