Fighting Coronavirus: Pandemic DIY | 6

When health care workers began running out of protective equipment, makers around the world powered up their 3D printers and got to work. This week, Steven talks to journalist Clive Thompson about the maker movement, an informal network of sewers, tinkerers, and engineers whose ingenuity is bridging supply gaps and increasing the pace of technological innovation, sometimes in a very retro way.  Read Clive Thompson’s article, “When Government Fails, Makers Come to the Rescue,” on Wired.com. Download Budmen Industry’s templates for 3D face shields. Enter the CoVent-19 Challenge. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.