NEW BOOK

Applied Curiosity

An illustrated book about turning questions into real things from Stephanie & Isaac Budmen.

436 illustrated pages. Available now.

See the book Read the opening

Applied Curiosity, a yellow paperback, standing upright on a stack of three copies

NEW STORY

The 3D model of Columbus Circle split into bands: point cloud, plain solid surfaces, and photographic texture

Heritage Park, Digitized

How do you hold on to a place while your city changes around it?

Made with the Onondaga Historical Association.

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NEW HONOR

Please Touch version of the Scarab Vase lit from the inside

Winner

STEAM Project of the Year

The Scarab Vase · 2026

METHOD

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IMPACT

3.5M+ Face Shields Made in 45 days around the world

STORY

From Atoms to Bits Scarab Vase 1000 hours to make, a 1000 hours to digitize

STORY

Edible Art 3D Printed Pastry

WELCOME

A Practice of Applied Curiosity

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Explore our cabinet of curiosities, interactive artifacts from fifteen years of making, teaching, and discovery.

Our Story

STORY

Happy Accidents Scoria Stools

PLAY

The Sonochromatic Scale

Neil Harbisson's Color-Sound Map

Born colorblind, Neil Harbisson senses colors as sounds through a surgically implanted antenna. Each hue has a unique frequency, this is his sonic spectrum.

Tap any color to hear its sound

349 Hz

659 Hz

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STORY

NSF Partnership Watts the Spot Collaboratively creating Power Beacons to keep our communities safe

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MOVEMENT

Let Curiosity Lead

A Card Archive

Cards on why curiosity matters, some handwritten and some submitted online. The archive began in October 2025, when we carried the first bundle of cards to Capitol Hill.

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