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Photo By Paul Chinn A few years back I partook in one of Futurefarmers' design collective events (while their A Variation on the Powers of Ten exhibit was showing at the Berkeley Art Museum), held at the Exploratorium back when it was at the Palace of Fine Arts. For the event, designers were asked to design tools that would allow to see beyond our biological perceptions and hence affect our understanding of the world. I made a simple fiber optic tool, but was impressed by the many possibilities of just one day's worth of fun work, as other designers came up with some pretty mesmerizing works! The Exploratorium is a wealth of knowledge and inspiration for kids of all ages. And it was recently moved to a bigger facility, so the exploratory and designing fun is endless. Since last week it's now more accessibly located on Embarcadero's Pier 15, and I was super lucky that Monday my undergraduate university's alumni association hosted a private tour of the new Ex