What The Internet Is For (WTIIF, natch) is a series about sites on the Internet that are maintained by one person and are crazy in-depth on a single topic. And are awesome.

Hat tip for the name goes to zamboni on Metafilter, who posted this amazing list last year.

First: Yes, those are my shoes. We'll get to how I did such an absurd thing later.

Today we're gonna talk about bikes! And shoelacing, because you might wear shoes on your bike....

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One of our very favorite things is seeing peoples' experiences at the Brainery pop up all over the internet. And since we pretty much love that more than anything, we thought we should share them here for the whole world to see.

Here are a few recent posts from our teachers and participants:

From DIY Food Photography

The Brooklyn Baker on French Toast and Bacon Cupcakes. Not only do they photograph well, they're really delicious. I could have...

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We have so many classes coming up in July that I'm actually a little frightened. Check them all out on our courses page, and if you want to see something new or some past class offered again, suggest a topic or a teacher! 

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Backward Beekeeping in an LA based movement to organically raise bees without any chemicals, pesticides or other foms of treatment. 

Next weekend, California's coming to Brooklyn to spread the word about their methods to local beekeepers, and we're excited to be hosting a talk with Kirk Anderson and Sam Comfort on Saturday, July 9th. You're all invited to head over to the Brainery at 1pm, no rsvp needed! The workshop will be followed by a...

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Holy shit guys, do you know what I learned the other night? I'm gonna tell you. I'm gonna tell you right now.

DNA class married a lot of stuff I knew about factory farming and natural vs. synthetic ingredient debates with the basic building blocks of genetically modified food. And y'know what? Organic farming is never going to be environmentally sustainable and a meaningful food source unless it embraces GMO technology. How's that for a...

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