[FAQ]

WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT?

Everyone has something they can teach to someone else. It doesn't matter if they are a student, worker, business man, housewife, stock broker, artist or sports professional, our project is based on the premise that everyone has valuable knowledge to impart.

We prioritize knowledge that could not be part of any educational plan in school. Through past experience running this project, we have found that people often offer very creative and unusual skills, and will.trademybrainfor.info becomes a forum for finding knowledge that we could have never imagined we could get.

Will Trade My Brain For Info uses a large amount of web based technology for its management and efficiency, but the user interface is based in human-to-human contact and is volunteer run and maintained. The quality of the lessons are rated by the people who receive it. Every 'teacher' gets rated by comments from their current and former 'students'.

If you want to support this educational project with work, or via donation, write us and we'll tell you how:

hello@trademybrain.org



PROJECT TIMELINE:

August 2005: The project is born under the name Presta Que Nada Te Cuesta ( Give, That Nothing Costs To You ).

October 2005: The first lists of knowledge exchange are posted around Mexico's National University (Mexico City, UNAM).

That week the first knowledge exchange takes place: Calculus for German Language.

September 2005: The project picks up and becomes well known around the National University via our lists.

November 2005: Media covers the project and people from everywhere in Mexico start sharing knowledge

April 2006: First version of the project's web based knowledge interface is launched.

January 2007: The project starts gaining support in New York City as a feasible project. Long term plans are made.

November 2009: First lists are posted all over Brooklyn and the Lower East Side coffe shops but a powerful and new web-based interface is needed. The American version of the project aquires a new name: "Will Trade My Brain For Info"

September 2010: The project is presented to the public at the Makers Fair, Flushing Queens NYC.

December 2011: After one year of development and testing trademybrain.org is launched in Brooklyn.




NEAR FUTURE:

March 2012: Mexico City launch

April 2012: Project: The Kitchen Harvest *NYC*

May 2012: Project: Touristic Guides for language *MXDF*

Jun 2012: Project: Colaboration with RampantZine, Artists Lucha Libre *NYC*