Waag operates at the intersection of science, technology and the arts, focusing on technology as an instrument of social change, and guided by the values of fairness, openness and inclusivity. Read more.
- We learnMaker Education LabWaag is on a mission to map Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts en Mathematics (STEAM) education outside the classroom.
- WaagInterface13-03-2019Two workshops at Waag are organised by ClojureBridge as an introduction to the programming language Clojure.
- We careMakeHealth Lab06-03-2019Recent developments in healthcare focus on the wide adoption of technology. But how are the users involved in this?
- We learnCreative Learning Lab04-03-2019What role are robots going to play in our educational system? We organised an evening around this question.
- We makeOpen Wetlab01-03-2019Did you know that you can also follow the BioHack Academy online? All lessons are recorded and shown on the video channel.
- We codeSmart Citizens Lab27-02-2019How to measure nuclear radiation? Waag hosted a workshop on how to measure radiation with low-cost sensors.
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Next events at the Waag:
- 02AprWe makeOpen Wetlab01-03-2019On April 2nd, all students of this year's BioHack Academy will present their work at Waag.
- 04AprWe makeOpen Wetlab14-03-2019An evening with Rosanne Hertzberger about bacteria in the human body and creating an low-oxygen environment.
- 11AprWaagInterface06-03-2019A second evening workshop by ClojureBridge, teaching the Clojure programming language.
Recent publications by Waag:
- WaagInterface15-02-2019The Waag annual report for 2018 has been published. It contains an overview of the 2018 highlights and our new and current projects in the year.
- We learnMaker Education Lab29-09-2018During the first FabLearn conference in the Netherlands six research papers were published on maker education.
- We codeSmart Citizens Lab07-02-2018The Making Sense-team has published the book 'Citizen Sensing, a toolkit', which describes all methods, lessons and best practices.
- We codeFuture Internet Lab26-03-2019The European Parliament has voted in favour of the new Copyright Directive, a controversial piece of legislation.
- WaagInterface18-03-2019In 'Things Come Apart 2.0', photographer Todd McLellan records digital devices that he has taken apart.
- We codeFuture Internet Lab15-03-2019Where would we be without plastic? The Social Tech Tour visited vanPlestik, that uses 100% recycled plastic for 3D printer filament.
- We learnFuture Heritage Lab15-03-2019Meia Wippoo of Waag traveled to Uganda last summer to meet with the BigPicnic partner in the country. How are they implementing co-creation?
- WaagInterface13-03-2019'Rembrandt Reality' lets you experience the painting 'The anatomical lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp', but in a historically incorrect location.
- We learnFuture Heritage Lab01-03-2019At the BigPicnic Festival in Madrid the final results were presented from the project, in the form of a series of recommendations.
- We codeCommons Lab27-02-2019The first stop of the Social Tech Tour tour brought us to OneFarm at A Lab in the North of Amsterdam. Isabella reports.
- We learnMaker Education Lab11-02-2019Wondering how the Big Maakplaats weekend looked like? View the photo report of our workshops.
- We careMakeHealth Lab08-02-2019Do you have an idea for a care solution that makes everyday life easier? Develop your own prototype in MakeHealth: Prototyping.
- We codeSmart Citizens Lab04-02-2019An improved 2.1 version of the Smart Citizen Kit is now ready for pre-ordering.
- We codeFuture Internet Lab29-01-2019The Dutch Privacy Awards were presented during the National Privacy Conference, with an incentive award for PublicSpaces.
- We codeFuture Internet Lab22-01-2019Are you working on sustainability and curious to know how new, open technologies can contribute? Join the Amsterdam Social Tech Tour.