Students interacted with the natural world through their five senses and learned to use environmental science tools at SpudnikLab ‘s Soil Detectives workshop on 16th May, as part of the iterative design of SpudnikLab’s Science Kit.
How to equip a makerspace without blowing your budget, while offering flexibility to meet a range of needs? A behind-the-scenes look at how the Potato Productions Makerspace was outfitted for its soft launch on 8th November 2025, told from the perspective of the land The Beacon community space lies on.
The new Potato Productions Makerspace at Beacon Community Space in Taman Jurong is the fruit of a collaboration between Tasek Academy and Social Services, Bernina International and Potato Productions.
The app that changed how biodiversity is observed and logged and put citizen science in the hands of citizens turns 18 this March 20th, woot!
SpudnikLab’s editor Melissa De Silva falls in love with spiders, through passionate guide, citizen scientist and entomologist Finn Tan
In July 2025, SpudnikLab brought their Science Kit prototype to SMP Negeri 3, a middle school in Denpasar, Bali. What unfolded was a glimpse into how accessible, low-cost scientific tools can transform not just what students learn, but how they see the world around them.
Scientific literacy enhances agricultural systems in rhythm with nature for these Balinese orange and coffee farmers in Kintamani, through the low-cost tools of a soil sensor and inexpensive microscope in SpudnikLab's Science Kit prototype.
April is Citizen Science Month! We wax lyrical about why these 30 days dedicated to works of science by ordinary folk around the world rock our world.
As Meta removes Whatsapp support for KaiOS feature phones, where does that leave users of these affordable mobile devices?
As plastic pollution threatens to overwhelm our beaches, oceans and marine life, frugal innovation and citizen science can help track and combat this global problem.