Go to a Museum and spend time with at least one work of art. The Carnegie Museum of Art is free to CMU students and open every day except Tuesday: see http://www.cmoa.org/visit/ Pick one realist...more

Sense something unexpected. Build a device that uses a microphone to translate otherwise unintelligible, unobservable, or under-utilized noise from your environment. This noise can be generated by ...more

Remake a basic smart light bulb with this exercise: create a basic LED circuit, link it to online connectivity and control it from anywhere!

Design a small-scale analog of a closed-loop Martian greenhouse using a sealable pressure vessel. You'll be provided with materials and technologies. Prepare a working prototype.