I'm cofounder of altLab.org, openMaterials.org and fabriCulture.org, a digital media PhD candidate at utaustinportugal.org, and a visiting scholar at ITP-NYU.

Some of my favorite things:
Open Source. Creative Commons. Thingiverse.
Arduino. RepRap. MakerBot.
Hot Glue. Superglue. All Glue.
LEDS. Buttons. Motors.
Paper. Polymers. Semiconductors.
QTC. Polymorph. Iron-on Conductive Fabric.