July 2, 2015 This summer has been heating up with a slow burn in social media maneuvers starting in June when female scientists set Twitter ablaze with the #DistractinglySexy hashtag in response to the now infamous comments made by Nobel prize winner Tim Hunt, who implied women were a distraction in the lab:“Let me tell you about my trouble with girls...Three things happen when … [Read more...]
Distractingly Sexy: Media Literacy Summer Fun
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Techno-Leaders Converge at She’s Geeky Jan. 30-31, 2009!
Jan. 27, 2009 Albert Einstein said,“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” At She’s Geeky last year, I met women who can give that hope for humanity back, and they have the technological chops to do it. As I wrote about the UNconference before AND after She's Geeky last year, I was duly impressed by the exciting presence of so many … [Read more...]
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