I might ask the same questions every time, but there's no knowing where the conversations will go! A fabulous episode with the incredible Dr Katherine Ross. Check it out! "So I think my favorite part about data is that it is completely unpredictable. And that may also be my least favorite part about it." "That’s… Continue reading Dr Kat Ross on Astrophysics, Bias in Science, and Including Diverse Scientists in Education
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Why doesn’t technology bring us great joy?
Whether hardware or software, smartphone or car, laptop or microwave? Have you ever looked at a piece of technology and thought "This is a gloriously beautiful thing that does exactly what I need it to do, and brings me great joy?"
Teaching STEM is more important than robots
This is an excerpt from Raising Heretics: Teaching Kids to Change the World, which is due out on August 1st. I founded the Australian Data Science Education Institute in 2018 because I wanted to show kids that they are capable of working with technology, that it is relevant to them, and that they don’t have… Continue reading Teaching STEM is more important than robots