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an open collective of makers, builders, artists, and everyone in between ⁂
Waterloo, Canada
Joined October 2023
Announcing the Socratica Symposium, the world's greatest demo day.
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one of the reasons to make things is to experience the world in more detail. paint once, and you pick up on how shadows lay. CAD something, you'll notice the filleting on your devices. life gets richer, and even more so if you get to share it with friends.
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on tuesday, 700 ppl from all over the world came to waterloo for its biggest demo day. featuring researchers, artists, founders, engineers ++
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we're open-sourcing our event matchmaking graph! upload a csv of attendees from @LumaHQ and see which ppl are most similar.
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we're hosting the world's best demo day. and you're invited!
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hacker culture is so back. yesterday, 450 ppl registered to see 25+ incredible demos, ranging from alternative proteins to self balancing robots to songwriting
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friends of socratica, hard at work and play . in waterloo, vancouver, sf, palo alto, montreal, boston, kingston, london, la, kuala lumpur
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we remembered the twitter password!!. in london, boston, waterloo, vancouver, montreal++ today — making retro game consoles, animations, material selection databases, stories, hacker fabs, and more
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friends of socratica in la, sf, vancouver, waterloo, and accra (!!!) this weekend. people making robots, writing poems, gpu hacking, composing og songs, prepping research essays, and crafting stardew valley mods
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announcing our biggest demo day of the year - showcasing projects, hacks, companies, exhibits, and everything in between!
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at todays session in waterloo, people worked on making:. - “apple vision pro at home”.- hair clippers that auto fade.- watercolor paintings of waterloo.- socratica minecraft server!
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we wanted to show off the talent of socratica filmmakers - so we rented a movie theatre.
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essence: captured. new nodes in tokyo, london (uk), and hague! all on the map
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we just hosted the coziest design-a-thon! . yesterday, 100+ people competed in tracks ranging from ugliest ui to lettuce eating contests
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this is the literal only place i’d wanna be on a sunday morning idk what yall r doing
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first socratica nodes in south america and africa! our morocco node consistently gets 50+ attendees per week and is absolutely thriving!
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the socratica coworking sessions starting up again for the year 2024 in vancouver and waterloo! . we are so back.
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and now we proudly present…the first ever socratica film fest lineup
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are you kidding me!!! our inbox is so full today and the team is overjoyed
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- running mystery events by joss.- anomaly detection for power grids by anson.- knowledge graphs for research by brooke, elijah.- stories of extraordinary homes by wilbur.- computers made from NANDs by yash.- immersive slideshows using VR by justin. and so much more.
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during our sessions this week, all around the world, thousands of hours of creative work were completed
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from our last session of the term in waterloo! see you in the summer – wherever you are!
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thinking about how the team improved our og matchmaking poster by giving ppl color coded name tags to help find friends with similar interests . and generated all 450 custom nametags with. figma plugins???
we ran a 200 person event and used embeddings to matchmake people based on their interests
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to the hundreds of people who have been involved with this, we wish we could tag you all. you leave us constantly in awe and remind us that socratica is truly nothing without its people.
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t-1! . featuring our montreal friends - working on modernizing paper publishing, silly websites, and rock weathering research
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every weekend at socratica, 1200-ish hours of productive work get completed worldwide!. a thread of our lovely nodes
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something happened yesterday… we will indulge you in all the little details shortly
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summerloo has been good to us - from bonfires, to slideshow nights, to brand new venues and tons of new faces. for all who are emotionally invested:
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friendly beans - hosted every sunday in boston!.
imo sunday is the best day of the week, .just pure vibes, unique projects & cool ppl!.-.coworking w friends ftw🥇.@clairebookworm1 @WoahIsThatSteve @ariellelok & many more!! 🧵
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the symposium will be live for all our friends tuning in from all over the world! come join us from wherever :)
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for our emotionally invested – here's a glimpse of what we've been up to at socratica!
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TLDR for the past 2 years, we’ve been running co-working sessions for ppl all across the world. we’ve been facilitating projects from auto hair clippers to Minecraft clones to filmmaking.
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we're in the business of helping good people do great things. we're all about rebuilding social fabric and creating more than we consume. originating in waterloo, we're on 4 continents around the world with a presence in more than 30 cities.
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turns out you can just gather ppl and make things no matter where you are. crazy.
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we're not saying anything about the future of education but when information is abundant, the hard part becomes:. 1. picking what to learn.2. finding the right people to learn alongside.
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for our friends in Canada – the Soto spotlight is the Symposium equivalent in Toronto and you probably don't want to miss out! . sign up! spots are limited:
Join us on May 26th! . The first Soto Spotlight will be happening on the University of Toronto campus, an evening dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the projects emerging from one of Toronto's most active and diverse builder-creator communities. ⁂.
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i love how our design process ritual starts with taking a selfie in figma
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with new nodes popping up in singapore, mexico, minnesota, and mumbai this week. starting a node is easier done than said. so join us! help us bring a socratica to your corner of the world by dm'ing us :)
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@MaoMulei @CosineNetworks @daviderady @linathelam @SohamBasu13 @hud_zah @BruceWa26329099 @anthea_irl @userisgrotesque @b_ptrsn @BrookeaJoseph @pavitarsaini @JakeSRudolph @jennifertsai_ @EeshaU @omgandhi_ we're in the business of helping good people do great things. we're all about rebuilding social fabric and creating more than we consume. originating in waterloo, we're in 14+ nodes around the world - dm if you want to be the next :)
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we did a symposium PRE-RELEASE and 400+ ppl signed up in the first 16 hours??
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we’re always hungry for a good time :) . enjoy a recap from our end of term event—where we celebrated all our makers and their accomplishments this summer!
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this week, demos included:. - eeg to image reconstruction.- sticker businesses.- new search engines.- chord progressions.- cinematography reels. but.
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our approach to gathering ppl is that "we're not married to the format, we're married to what works". we spent the last month compiling the everything we've learned through our experiments (and put them all in one place).
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a glimpse of our stage demos included. - hair clippers that auto fade by krish, chinemerem.- short films for rock climbing by max.- minecraft clone from scratch by victor.- visual arts journey by giang.- future of ev charging by alex, aryan
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@UWVelocity @conraduwaterloo @join_ef @madebydaybreak @contrary @aadillpickle @jtvhk @jossmurphyy @thehacksmith ok 2nd lastly, a massive shout out to all our wonderful media team without whom these photos wouldn't exist! . freeman, sawm, phoebe, brayden, rishi, julian,tiffany, yousuf, anthea, henry and pandashi
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and lastly, thank you to all our sponsors and supporters who made this event a possibility!. @UWVelocity @conraduwaterloo @join_ef @madebydaybreak @contrary @aadillpickle @jtvhk @jossmurphyy . and a special thank you to @thehacksmith for the cyber truck!!
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a showcase of robots, films, companies, art, everything in between. the team is scheming hard - spaces won't last!.
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while we’re at it, a more in depth look back at our fall! featuring interactive museums, film festivals, art tech, a grugatti, and so much more. for all who are emotionally invested:.
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inducing a shenanigan surplus one head of lettuce at a time
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meet the magicians behind the symposium. their calibre and dedication to the craft made the symposium feel out of this world! . @designtrbl @xinsamericano @yousufziaaa @b_ptrsn and giang.
had the major honor of being one of the designers for the @socraticainfo w'24 symposium. from making wristbands, booth cards, lanyards, to 3D-ifying the mascots, seeing it all come together with the other designers' work that night was amazing. ⁂
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we even had booth demos! . from photography rooms, a night market, cool robot arms, volleyball robots and more. find them all at:
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@MaoMulei @CosineNetworks @daviderady @linathelam @SohamBasu13 this team is full of absolute bar raisers. it's an honor to see every part rendered with precision and care. we're looking at you @hud_zah @BruceWa26329099 @anthea_irl @userisgrotesque @b_ptrsn @BrookeaJoseph @pavitarsaini @JakeSRudolph @jennifertsai_ @EeshaU @omgandhi_ ++
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❤️🥹.
@socraticainfo is the physical manifestation of what I believe in. Seeing it blossom into what it is today makes me so, so stupidly proud. 280 characters will never describe my infinite gratitude. So thank you, Socratica. Know that thousands of voices are rooting for you :). ⁂
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@jenndryden @ansonyuu @ariellelok @freemanjiangg @hud_zah @rishiosaur @scottific @_jzhao @benxneo @WoahIsThatSteve waterloo: this one!.vancouver: @atelier_ubc.sf: by @_jzhao @hulloitskai @scottific @aadiillpickle.palo alto: by @kdrag0n @lnofx .montreal: by @/simonwang @/rickyliu.boston: by @ariellelok @WoahIsThatSteve @rishiosaur .kingston: by @pound_jesse @arenjo_.london: by @maya_l39.la:.
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ok that socratica hand sign is so fire.
TORONTO @socraticainfo was buzzing today. short film premieres, trigonometry streetwear, poker bots, advent of code, and so much more 🤍. come work on your side projects with us every sunday!
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TLDR for the past year we’ve been organizing co-working sessions for ppl’s high effort passion projects. we’ve facilitated thousands of hours of focused work, with mini demos throughout
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pop up node this week in markham, ontario!.
this is happening now. @socraticainfo pomodemo session in the heart of markham, tuesday 2pm-5pm at @YSpaceYU. reach, link below :)
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over the last few months, we've been curating our favourite projects from weekly socratica sessions in waterloo!. here's a glimpse of them:.- grid security systems.- auto hair clippers.- waterloo watercolour art.- robotic arms.- cultivated seafood. and 30+ more demos!
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made by the incredible @freemanjiangg and @_rajanagarwal who hustled this out right before the symposium.
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we featured incredible demos like:. memory augmentation devices @_rajanagarwal @PourjafarNima @IKorovinsky .neural interfaces @crsamra @avery_chiu .vertical farms @hud_zah .poetry! @itsajoyahoy.dance startups @laganbansal21 .building biotech institutions @jennifertsai_
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alternative proteins @rikardsaqe.self balancing robots ++ @sincethestudy @clayhaight @BigCrete .oil paintings, sketchbooks, and drawings @adriyuhh, julia.dune paintings @/bruce.ai assisting watches @mayankja1n .short films @/nmeso
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if you're near waterloo or flying in, sign up and experience the magic with us. spots tend to run out quickly!
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duckweed protein @MaoMulei.network management @CosineNetworks .electrical muscles @daviderady .face painting @linathelam. AND a chess kings court (a must) @SohamBasu13
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adulting lessons @EeshaU .prosthetic arms @ElijahKurien.NERFs and Gaussian splatting @Shahanneda .impeccable branding by @userisgrotesque @b_ptrsn .songwriting @/chantelle.skincare app @aviralgod .trans health studies @/tessa @/lucas
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might just be us.
do u find learning something u are passionate about a lonely journey?. like there’s no learning community irl for the twenties and thirties . and I feel like I have to always choose being alone at a coffee shop on a Saturday night or go out with friends . i might wanna host 👇🏼.
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sundays in la! . hosted by jade, jake, josh, chris, ethan, bj ++
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a lot can happen in 475 days, starting a node is truly easier done than said, u and ur friends are probably one text message away.
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we gathered the avengers of running demo days to contribute towards this issue . featuring writers from @mvdemos_ @atelier_ubc @soto_place @newdemos_ and socratica london.
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this is an especially fun artifact because we got to involve hosts from all generations and nodes!!. if you're looking to start one where you are, shoot a dm
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the wabi-sabi-thon was conjured to bring the fun and silly back to design while taking a whimsical twist on the traditional hackathon . we gave away $1000+ in prizes and tracks included:. - art.- videography .- photography.- most rizz.- and lastly, ugliest ui
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here’s a quick glimpse of some of the winners! they included:. - rizz slot machine.- get to know aileen.- freeman’s photos.- and dear ion
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