Saul Griffith Speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Genius idea: Reduce your watts, save the planet… View video here.

To listen to audio clip of Saul Griffith Live at Studio 360- interviewed by Kurt Anderson, go here.

Saul Griffith: Lofty ideas from inventor with eco ideals

View the article here.  Article posted May 4, 2009

Saul Griffith: Climate Change Recalculated.

The Long Now Foundation.  View the video here. Posted April 22, 2009

Saul Griffith’s kites tap wind energy.

View the talk here.  Posted March 2009

The Ever Inventive Saul Griffith

The engineer, entrepreneur, and MacArthur Fellow is on a mission to stop global warming — with a little help from Google.  View the article here.  Article posted March 4, 2009

Saul Griffith on Everyday Inventions

Inventor and MacArthur fellow Saul Griffith shares some innovative ideas from his lab — from “smart rope” to a house-sized kite for towing large loads.  Watch the talk here. Posted Febuary 7, 2009

How $500,000 can save the world

“Genius grant” recipient Saul Griffith on high altitude power generation, digital origami, comic books and more.  Read the article here.  Article posted December 6, 2009

Best Idea 2008

Personalized Energy Consumption Calculator

There’s been a lot of talk about carbon footprints this year, but that’s just a sliver of the story. The root of the carbon problem is the way we use energy, which is the idea behind WattzOn, an easy-to-use Web-tool that lets individuals calculate their total energy consumption by answering questions like how many miles per week they drive, how many toothbrushes they own, and how many vegetables they eat. WattzOn helps users estimate the energy required to make and deliver the items everyone buys and uses.  Read the full story here.  Posted December 10, 2008.

WattzOn at POP! TECH

Watch the presentation here.

Publications

Howtoons: The Possibilities Are Endless

Part comic strip and part science experiment, Howtoons shows children how to find imaginative new uses for common household items like soda bottles, duct tape, mop buckets, and more–to teach kids the “Tools of Mass Construction”!

Howtoons are cartoons that teach 8- to 15-year-old readers “how to” build, create, and explore things. Combining a fun, full-color cartoon format and real life science and engineering principles, Howtoons are designed to encourage kids to become active participants in the world around them.  Buy the book here.

Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006.

Howtoons included! Buy the book here.

Articles

Joost Bonsen: Boston’s Venture Catalyst

View the article here.  Article posted July 10, 2009

Videos

Ice Cream in a Bag

Scientist and inventor Saul Griffith shares an innovative way to make ice cream from his book, “Howtoons: the Possibilities Are Endless!” View the show here. Show date November 09, 2007

Reviews

Howtoons, a DIY Guide for Smart Trouble-Seeking Kids by Mark Horowitz 10.23.07.

Geeks aren’t born, they’re made — and here’s the instruction manual. Howtoons is part of the latest publishing trend: educational how-to books for smart kids out to make trouble — and parents desperate to supplement a nonstop diet of Halo3. The Dangerous Book for Boys defined the genre, but best in show is this richly drawn comic book containing specs for PVC marshmallow shooters, homemade ice cream (sans ice-cream maker), DIY bottle rockets, and 12 other ingenious projects. Even though co-author Saul Griffith just won a 2007 MacArthur “genius” award, the dreaded term educational never actually appears. Still, there are enough stealth physics lessons for the little monsters to learn something. First lesson: spitballs + lasers = fun.  View the full article here.

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Review of the Day: Howtoons

Part how-to guide, part graphic novel, “Howtoons”, brings together the love every child has for comic books with fun, practical directions for creating everything from terrariums to turkey baster flutes.  View the full article here.

.Howtoons and Instructables Make Learning Fun

Indianapolis, IN – June 23,2006.  View here.

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