Collaborate Disseminate
It’s the end of the year and like all of you, my news feed has been filled with ‘Predictions for 2019’ to such a point that I basically ignore them. And while I admit that I did indeed write one of those a few years back, I’ve … Continue reading My Three Wishes for 2019
Climate change, extremism, and artificial intelligence were among the top fears, and young people, technology, and equality were among the top hopes. Continue reading We Asked 105 Experts What Scares and Inspires Them Most About the Future
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell says she has battled “imposter syndrome” at many points in her career as a physicist. Continue reading Physicist Wins $3 Million Prize for Discovering Pulsars, Donates it All to Promoting Diversity in STEM
Strickland and Gérard Mourou discovered a way to stretch and amplify laser beams in the 1980s. Continue reading Donna Strickland Wins Nobel Prize for Pioneering Work That Led to Development of Laser Tools
CERN suspended theorist Alessandro Strumia on Monday after he gave a presentation at a conference about gender in high energy physics that argued “physics is not sexist against women.” Continue reading Top CERN Scientist Suspended for Presentation That Argued There Is No Sexism in Physics
Australian engineer Sarah Spencer unveiled “Stargazing: A knitted tapestry” over the weekend at the Electromagnetic Field Camp festival. Continue reading Oh This? Just a Giant Starmap Made By a Hacked 80s Knitting Machine
Using bone conduction headphones and some drone parts, marine scientist Andrew Thaler crafted a pair of glasses that help you “see” like a dolphin would. Continue reading This DIY Headset Lets You Echolocate Like a Dolphin
This weekend, the Afghan Dreamers won the Rookie Inspiration Award at the FIRST Robotics World Championship in Detroit. Continue reading The All-Girl Afghan Robotics Team Was Banned from Entering the US. Now It’s Inspiring a Revolution
Hozoji Matheson-Margullis is widely recognized for her pummeling drum chops. But at 37, the emerging marine biologist is making waves at the forefront of Native American STEM in an age of climate change and Trump. Continue reading The Geoduck Diver
The political organization sent a letter to technology and telecommunications lobbying groups about diversity last month. Continue reading The Congressional Black Caucus Is Asking Silicon Valley Why It’s So White