[DIYbio] Re: Democratizing Science - What can we do?

One of my main motivators in developing a biotech hackerspace and mobile science education lab in the southeast Michigan and Detroit area is to bring ideas, information, events, tech toys/equipment into the community to children and families, young adults, who otherwise would not have the resources or access to science. Michigan needs to fill hundreds of thousands of jobs in STEM fields in the next few years and then beyond, but we don't have a resident population that is producing enough graduates in STEM for companies to draw from. I feel that bringing the DIY movement and ideals into the mix make these fields more accessible to the average person. I want to bring science into the community rather than bringing the community to the university for example. Call me a science pusher =P

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