Philip's Corner

Enter the workshop Build the RC car guide Start with AI basics Cultural similarities Merge the calendars Run Quarkmine timers Random sillyness
Workshop log
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Current focus
Frontier AI intros & student build nights

Stations

Four corners of the garage

Everything here is in motion. Each station is a snapshot of what students, collaborators, and late-night curiosities are orbiting right now.

Engineering & Quarkmine

Robotics, CAD, and physics-playground experiments

Microcontrollers, sensors, and a drawer of 3D printed parts. The projects here are messy, fast, and full of “what if we…?” energy.

  • RC car chassis in Onshape with students from SEAS.
  • Rapid-prototyping rigs for after-school clubs.
  • Field notes from Quarkmine test runs.
Open the RC car walkthrough

Teaching & Guides

Learning as invitation, not lecture

Guides are written like studio notes: step-by-step, practical, and optimistic. They are meant to be used with sleeves rolled up.

  • SEAS guide for first-time Onshape builders.
  • AI for Beginners primer for Wendy's community.
  • Upcoming: Micro:bit + Motor Hat troubleshooting deck.
Read the AI primer

Projects in the Wild

Seasonal obsessions and future-facing prototypes

Energy storage experiments, community meetups, and AI tools that feel like co-teachers. Nothing is static for long.

  • Neighborhood AI workshops (pilot underway).
  • Low-voltage solar carts for pop-up labs.
  • Curated “frontier model” cheat sheets.
See what's in motion

Philip's Notes

Short reflections from the workbench

Lab notebook honesty: what worked, what broke, and the questions still buzzing. Expect sketches, prompt scraps, and voice memos translated into text.

  • “Teaching AI without the techno-fog.”
  • “When a failed print sparks a better fixture.”
  • “Why students trust process over polish.”
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Shop log

Signals coming off the bench

Quick snapshots of what is getting attention this week. Think of it as the whiteboard right before class starts.

Pulse timeline

  • Now

    Rehearsing AI radio prompts with Wendy's listeners and refining the on-air cheat sheet.

  • This month

    Building a “tools of the trade” kit for Micro:bit + Motor Hat clinics.

  • Coming up

    Drafting a Quarkmine zine about energy storage experiments and student-led repairs.

Notebook scraps

Micro-updates saved between classes.

“AI tools are best when they whisper, not shout.”

“Kids trust a jig that looks used.”

“Document the why, not just the wiring.”

Send your own field note

Open invitation

Here is where ideas begin before they become anything at all.

If you have a classroom that needs a fresh build, a radio segment to plan, or a student who wants to prototype the impossible, let's start with one conversation.

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