Bias a persistent hurdle for women in STEM fields
Bias Called Persistent Hurdle for Women in Sciences By TAMAR LEWIN Published: March 21, 2010 A report sought recommendations for drawing more women into science, technology, engineering and mathematics. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/science/22women.html
Pi Day
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Math and Photography?
I saw this in the latest issue of Wired Magazine. Apparently a woman who is interested in math and photography takes pictures of sceneries/objects that represents a math function. She then overlays a graph onto her photo to illustrate the similarity. Pretty cool stuff! Click here to access her site. Here are some examples from [...]
EIR’s
With entrepreneurs in residence, venture capital firms in Silicon Valley host proven businesspeople, hoping for another successful start-up. Very interesting, this is the first time that I have heard of such a thing. EIR = Entrepreneurs in Residence. Sounds pretty cool to me! http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/technology/start-ups/28eir.html
Robot Cooks
“New robots serve and cook food, and, in the process, act as good-will ambassadors for a more automated future.” Very interesting article. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/dining/24robots.html
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