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The Weather Channel takes on stereotypes in STEM
Female meteorologists have a simple request: Stop labeling us educated, highly trained scientists as “weather girls.” And maybe stop commenting on our dresses and lipstick and start asking about our forecasts. “Women on television can also be scientists. It’s that simple,” said Ginger Zee, a meteorologist on Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight. […]
It’s called virtual reality for a reason
Tim ChangCrunch Network Contributor Tim Chang is a partner at Mayfield who champions entrepreneurs creating companies that leverage new media/tech platforms, populist commerce and digital health. More posts by this contributor: · The Attention Economy And The War Over Measurement · Changing The Rules Of E-Commerce How to join the network It all started with a fish […]
Paul Beatty: For me, Trumps America has always existed
Booker prize winner says presidents rise is not a shock and race relations have improved very little, even under Obama. When Donald Trump was being inaugurated, Paul Beatty was lying in bed with his wife, groggy with medication halfway around the world, in Jaipur, India. His book, The Sellout, a sarcastic, complex novel on race […]
Debt: Why more people are pressing the bankruptcy button – BBC News
Image copyright Thinkstock A hug, a dance and a song is hardly the reaction you would expect from someone just about to be declared bankrupt. The threat of losing your home, a year of financial restrictions, three years of paying creditors, and a six-year blight on your credit rating does not generally prompt a musical […]
Scientists create 3D-printed objects that can change shape after they’re printed
3D printed plastics tend to remain pretty stable over time. For example, your 3D-printed Yoda wont turn into a Chewbacca head without some severe plastic trauma until now. Scientists at MIT have created a 3D printing technique that allows you to change the polymers in an object after printing. This means you can grow or […]