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Learn Science: Why Do We Get Brain Freezes?
Ever wonder why you sometimes get a headache, or “brain freeze” after eating ice cream or other cold foods? Maddie Moate reveals the science behind brain freezes:
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Black Girls Code Receives $50k TechCrunch Include Grant
Black Girls Code, whose mission is to increase the number of women of color in STEM fields by empowering girls to become innovators, leaders and builders of their own futures, is the recipient of the first TechCrunch Include Grant of $50,000. By reaching out girls through workshops, summer camps and after school programs, Black Girls Code…
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Broadcom Foundation Launches Series of Interactive STEM events at Computer History Museum
Partnering with the Computer History Museum and major corporations in Silicon Valley, Broadcom Foundation will introduce middle school students to basic concepts involving coding, such as logic, structure, space and change. Students in Broadcom Presents Design_Code_Build will gain hands-on experience through activities like programming Raspberry Pi, which uses a Broadcom system-on-a-chip, to navigate a maze.…
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US Patent & Trademark Office Launches Website to Encourage STEM in School
Innovation is clearly vital to the success of the US Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO recently launched USPTO KIDS!, which includes games, coloring pages, audio and video, to encourage students of all ages in the inventive thinking process. Students will get to explore profiles of students their own age such as Marissa Streng, who…
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Women in STEM Podcast Episode 7 – Olivia Pavco-Giaccia, Founder of Lab Candy, Cognitive Scientist
Interview with Olivia Pavco-Giaccia, Founder & CEO of LabCandy and Junior in Cognitive Sciences at Yale University.
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Physics Girl Interviews Emily Calandrelli about The Vomit Comet #WomenInSTEM
Ever wonder what NASA’s Vomit Comet is like? Wonder what microgravity feels like? Physics Girl interviews Emily Calandrelli who is the host and co-producer of FOX’s Xploration Outer Space. She’s a graduate from MIT and WVU with degrees in aeronautics, astronautics, technology and policy. Follow Physics Girl on YouTube and Emily at her website. Learn…
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Women in STEM Podcast Episode 6 – Shayna Simon, Electrical Engineering Student
Interview with Shayna Simon, who is an electrical engineering student at the University of Michigan. She has also been a hardware development and application development intern at General Motors.
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Women in STEM Podcast Episode 5 – Marlin Page, Founder of Sisters Code
Interview with Marlin Page, Founder of Sisters Code. Marlin served as a technology executive at a Fortune 500 company, Deputy CIO for the City of Detroit and is now CEO of a Tech Staffing Company.
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Women in STEM Podcast Episode 4 – Marie Webster, research scientist & post-doctoral fellow at The Wistar Institute
Interview with Marie Webster, Post-doctoral Fellow and research scientist at The Wistar Institute with a PhD in Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences.
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Women in STEM Podcast Episode 3 – Sarina Peterson and Brianna Rapini, co-creators of the YouTube channel, The Amoeba Sisters
Interview with Sarina Peterson and Briana Rapini, co-creators of the YouTube channel, The Amoeba Sisters.
