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By Matt Giles Feb 26, 2016

DIY

How To Invent Sci-Fi Languages

And get paid for it, too

By Sarah Keartes Jan 12, 2016

DIY

Q&A With A Space Artist

Michael Benson builds art from raw data

By Dave Gershgorn Aug 18, 2015

DIY

Q&A With A Zip-Line Designer

Thaddeus Shrader lets humans take flight

By Andrew Rosenblum Jul 21, 2015

DIY

Q&A With An Animal Prosthetist

Keeping dogs, cats, and llamas on their feet

By Jeremy Cook May 20, 2015

DIY

Q&A With A Synth Lord

Brian McNamara makes and sells custom synthesizers

By Junnie Kwon May 06, 2015

DIY

Q&A With A Roller Coaster Designer

Alan Schilke designed the first wood-and-steel hybrid coaster to complete an inverted barrel roll

By Gregory Mone Aug 27, 2014

DIY

That’s A Job: Imaginary Mechanical Engineer

Creating unreal designs

By Gregory Mone Feb 21, 2014

Technology

How To Become A Rube Goldberg Machine Builder

"I’ve never danced, but to me it feels like dance; you’re doing this little choreography with motion."

By Mac Irvine Feb 18, 2014

Technology

How To Become A First-Person-View Aircraft Pilot

A Q&A with a professional flyer

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