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"The circus is coming to town \u2014 the Two Bit Circus that is. And today the think tank\u00A0troupe of self-described artisanal engineers is launching a Kickstarter campaign to produce the STEAM Carnival.\nThis isn't bearded ladies and strong men carnival fare. This is a tech bent affair focused on hooking kids with the thrill of cool education. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math. Think\u00A0educational\u00A0entertainment. The makers behind this circus maximus want to inspire the youth to pursue careers in the sci-tech world. It's like a World's Fair for the iPhone set.\n\u201CWe\u2019ve found that high-tech games spark curiosity about engineering and science, so we created the STEAM Carnival to inspire the next generation of inventors,\u201D explains Eric Gradman, Two Bit's\u00A0CTO and co-founder.\nThe goal of the project is to raise $100,000 in the next 33 days to take the circus on the road. That means you're going to see roboticists, scientists, engineers, designers all coming alive in an old-fashioned big tent at a fairground near you, if the project gets the needed funding. The carnival will begin in spring 2014 in Los Angeles and San Francisco and is polling users to see what city they should hit next.\nIf things go as planned, STEAM will keep its kid-friendly focus and showcase its creations via competitions, digital art galleries, a musical robot concert, and a fashion with wearable electronics.\nHere's a video to see what's in store:\n \nThere's a good chance this could get big. Some of the team behind Two Bit were involved in the band OK Go's huge web hit \"This Too Shall Pass,\" building the Rube Goldberg machine for the video.\u00A0Lead engineer Dan Busby says the interest and support the group\u00A0received\u00A0from math and science educators, based on the video, \"spawned the idea for the STEAM Carnival.\u201D\nImage via Robert Cianflone/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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