We tend to act like geek culture is an American thing, with some branches in Japan and the United Kingdom. But that’s a gross oversimplification – if you look hard enough, you can find awesome science fiction, fantasy and more all over the world. A great example is Bacurau, a Brazilian movie that is hitting screens in the States this week. Set in the country’s rural wilderness, it follows the residents of a small town thrown into supernatural chaos after the elderly matriarch passes away. We liked it so much it inspired us to take a deeper dive into South American sci-fi and fantasy movies, and here are 11 you should check out.
Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, TinyGO, or even use the Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
Have an amazing project to share? The Electronics Show and Tell is every Wednesday at 7pm ET! To join, head over to YouTube and check out the show’s live chat – we’ll post the link there.
