John Collins set the world record for the farthest flight by a paper aircraft with this design. WIRED shared this video on Youtube!
John Collins, also known as ‘The Paper Airplane Guy,’ teaches us how to fold and fly our very own version of his “world record” paper airplane. John attempts to make the greatest paper airplane on the planet, and takes us along for the ride.
Cheers to the researchers responsible for this find and write up! From EurekaAlert!:
The fur of the platypus – an Australian species threatened with extinction – glows green under ultraviolet light, a new study finds. This is the first observation of biofluorescence in an egg-laying mammal (monotreme), suggesting this extraordinary trait may not be as rare as previously thought.
Scroll through and see how each state generates electricity or jump straight to the state you’re interested in in this interactive piece from The New York Times:
Below, we have charted how electricity generation has changed in every state between 2001 and 2019 using data from the United States Energy Information Administration.
Harley-Davidson unveiled a new electric bike that it says will go on sale in March 2021, Via TechCrunch
Harley-Davidson has spun out a new business dedicated to electric bicycles and plans to bring its first line of products to market in spring 2021.
The new business called Serial 1 Cycle Company started as a project within the motorcycle manufacturer’s product development center. The name comes from “Serial Number One,” the nickname for Harley-Davidson’s oldest known motorcycle.
The pedal assist electric bicycle company is being launched amid a booming ebike industry fueled by growing demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The global eBicycle market was estimated to be over $15 billion in 2019 and projected to grow at an annual rate of more than 6% from 2020 to 2025, according to Harley-Davidson.
This interactive article is part of a visual series from Opinion with tips to pay attention to when you vote so your ballot doesn’t get tossed out, Via New York Times
More ghost type Pokémon in the wild and double candy? Start making plans now Pokémon players. And while you’re out there 11/3, VOTE!
Gengar and Sableye will both get Halloween costumes, with Gengar showing up in raids and Sableye appearing both in the wild and in eggs.
Galarian Yamask will also be making its debut through a set of Special Research tasks called “A Spooky Message Unmasked.” Normally “A Spooky Message” rewards Spiritomb, but Spiritomb will be made available through normal Field Research instead. It will have a chance to appear Shiny as well.
Read more from Polygon
We are an extremely curious and inventive species, check out some crazy early 20th century inventions like the mono wheel motorcycle above, via Core77
The National Archive of Holland has a Flickr account, and one of the albums documents dozens of antique inventions from around the world. These run the gamut from ingenious to pretty nutty.
Adafruit loves animals and this is adorable.
via dezeen
Pets whose owners are away travelling for work or holidays can bring their animal companions to stay and enjoy the facilities of the Canine and Feline Hotel, which include a grooming parlour and a pet pool.
An on-site veterinarian has an office in one of the blocks, alongside the grooming rooms.
Learn about the Gartner Hype Cycle in this fascinating video from Mike Mine on vimeo:
A presentation of several novel ways to visualize 25 years of the Gartner Hype Cycle. The goal is to demonstrate how one’s understanding of complex information can benefit greatly from viewing the data from a fresh perspective.
Chang Meemann was the first woman to head China’s Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology Via Global Times
Chang, a paleontologist at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was recognized for her work on vertebrates’ migration from sea to land, oil-bearing strata in east China and their sedimentary environment, as well as the lifting and aridification of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
In March, the 82-year-old was also named the 2018 L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards laureate “for her pioneering work on fossil records leading to insights on how aquatic vertebrates adapted to living on land.”
In a ceremony held on Tuesday, the Hong-Kong based foundation also awarded 55 scientists with advancement and innovation prizes.
Also check out Where women work – Where Women Work is celebrating Ada Lovelace Day by reinforcing the importance of women in STEM and celebrating companies who champion the women that work for them, Via Where Women Work
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Ada Lovelace Day is a fabulous initiative aimed to increasing the profile of women in STEM and encouraging more girls into STEM careers.
Ensuring greater diversity in the technology sector is not only the right thing to do but it also makes good business sense. Progressive technology companies do not see diversity as a problem to be solved, but rather as a strength to be leveraged.
Ada Lovelace Day provides a great opportunity for Where Women Work to celebrate the companies who understand the importance of diversity within the technology sector and who pave paving the way for a more inclusive and enriched industry.
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
Traditionally we wrap up Ada Lovelace Day with a big group photo of some of the women at Adafruit HQ. Because of 2020 and social distancing that isn’t quite possible so we did the next best thing, a group photo of selfies! A huge Thank You to all the of the modern day ‘Adas’ of Adafruit who work, lead, and inspire! Keep being excellent!
We hope everyone continues to celebrate role models near and far. Happy Ada Lovelace Day!!
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
Ghena Alhanaee is a PhD Candidate at USC researching resource management, sustainability, and food and water security.
From USC:
Recognizing the need to develop a cohesive emergency response plan across energy sectors, Alhanaee is investigating how the Gulf countries can collaborate to improve overall preparedness. Her research examines how industry and government leaders can work toward resolving both cross-industry and cross-national differences that might inhibit cooperation. She envisions an international governing body that includes all countries in the region and for a unified plan to be put in place. Analyzing the intersection of diplomacy, engineering and technology is a core component of her work.
Read more from USC and EmTech MENA and see more on YouTube
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
Robin Maxkii is a Native American technology activist, filmmaker, and writer focused on increasing diversity in technology fields, Via Google Stories
After speaking at a panel event at NASA, Máxkii spotted the CEO of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) and got excited. “To me, she’s like a celebrity, so of course I knew I had to approach her.”
It was an opportunity to make significant headway on one of Máxkii’s big ideas: a hackathon specifically for native students at all levels interested in STEM. “I had been passing this around to various organizations, and the reaction was to assume natives weren’t really interested in it,” she says.
Without fear, Máxkii pitched her idea, even pulling out her phone to play a video clip of her interviewing tech executives on a PBS series. “For two years, I had been told no, and I finally got a little bit of the door opened, so I just kept going with it.” Máxkii secured the go-ahead to organize a hackathon event for the AISES National Conference.
Coordinated by Máxkii in 2016, hackAISES was the first collegiate American Indian hackathon, drawing attendees ranging from high school students to computer science Ph.D. graduates. It was so successful that it became a regular event: This year’s AISES conference in Oklahoma City has the third annual hackathon on its agenda for October 3.
Check out the Women in Tech episode featuring Robin Maxkii
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
Inioluwa Deborah Raji researches AI and the racial baises in data used to train facial recognition. Her work has helped set standards for algorithmic accountability.
From UT Engineering News:
Although algorithms should be neutral, Raji explains that because data sets – information used to ‘train’ an AI model — are sourced from a society that still grapples with everyday biases, these biases become embedded into the algorithms.
Follow Deb Raji on Twitter!
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
via PBS
Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865-1915) grew up on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska at a time when the U.S. government was forcing American Indian tribes onto reservations and mandating their assimilation into white society. Her parents encouraged her pursuit of an Anglo-American education, and Picotte graduated from Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1889, becoming the first American Indian female physician. She returned to the Omaha reservation and, after a brief period working as a doctor for the Office of Indian Affairs, spent her career making house calls on foot and horse-drawn buggy across its 1,350 square miles. In addition to her medical work, La Flesche was a community leader, working tirelessly for her tribe to combat the theft of American Indian land and public health crises including the spread of tuberculosis and alcoholism. In 1913, Picotte fulfilled her lifelong dream of founding a hospital on the Omaha reservation.
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon is incredibly gifted and accredited; she became the youngest person to receive a masters degree from Oxford. Imafidon has dedicated herself to supporting women in stem through the Stemettes
Check out this intervew from We are Tech Women:
Today she’s better known as the CEO and cofounder of Stemettes, an organization which has helped 40,000 girls realize their STEM potential since its launch in 2013.
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The STEM advocate runs the Women Tech Charge podcast with the Evening Standard, advises the Government on closing the digital skills gap and is an avid campaigner for better representation of women and girls in technology in the media.
In 2017 she received an MBE for services to young women and STEM sectors.
And this quick piece from GANT on YouTube:
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
Atima Lui is the founder and CEO of Nudist.
From Harlem Capital Interviews Atima Lui — Founder and CEO of NUDEST on Medium:
HC: NUDEST’s website mentions that your team is predominantly
composed of underrepresented folks in tech. How were you able to
achieve that?
AL: It’s funny because, being an underrepresented founder often times can
seem like a handicap that I have as I build my company. But it also means
it’s an advantage that I have when it comes to building and leading a team
that is also underrepresented in the technology industry.
Read more from AtimaLui.com, Harlem Capital Interviews Atima Lui — Founder and CEO of NUDEST on Medium, Spotlyte, this interview from Cover FX, and see more from YouTube here and here
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
Andrea Delgado-Olsen is the founder of Native American Women in Computing. Check out her interview with CMD – IT
Tell me about your life growing up.
I was born in Oakland California and grew up 10 miles away in Orinda during my middle school years. My father was a financial business manager for the Peralta School District, my mother was the Director of the San Francisco Bay Area field office for the Office of Special Counsel. I grew up surrounded by strong women – my mother, my grandmother and my great grandmother. I also had a large extended family, our most recent family reunion had over three hundred people.
Did you start off in Computer Science?
I actually started out studying biotechnology at a local community college, I loved math and science. I ended up getting into teaching in 1998, after I had my first son. I took an early childhood education class and then took 12 units to become a teacher by getting my certificate of completion. I taught pre-school in Moraga for 15 years and I had two more children.
How did you end up in Computer Science?
When I went back to school to finish my Bachelor’s degree, in 2013, I took a contemporary computing class and loved it. I had a great professor at Mills College who became my mentor and a good friend. I graduated from Mills College in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in education and then continued studying at Mills for a Master’s Degree in Computer Science. My professor, Ellen Spertus, a long time member of Systers, recommended to her students attend a conference for women technologists, the Grace Hopper Celebration. I, along with three others, applied to be volunteers at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. We were accepted! We took our midterms, hopped in a car and drove to Phoenix with my husband driving us. I was a typical newbie but I loved it and went to all the sessions I could. It was inspiring to be at a conference surrounded by other women in Computer Science.
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
Shilpa Vyapari worked for IT company Fujitsu before starting her own IOT software company in Japan, Via Indicus Software
Shilpa is the Founder and CEO of Indicus Software. Carrying with her an ever growing desire to deliver the best, Shilpa has come a long way since she first set foot in the Land of the Rising Sun in 1992. She was the first and youngest lady entrepreneur from India to start her own software development firm in Japan, an achievement which not many people are aware of and a distinction she continues to hold even today. Technical clarity and excellent Japanese language skills are her biggest strengths. In the more than 2 decades that she has been in the IT industry, she has played a leading role in the design and architecture of highly complex systems in a broad range of domains. Even till this date, she enjoys the challenge of designing complex solutions that are based on varied platforms and technology is never an issue for her. What is probably one of her most admirable skills is that even in an age where technologies change so frequently, she has been able to keep herself up-to-date with the cutting edge, a unique quality that very often surprises even our clients.
Speaking fluent Japanese, she has convinced numerous clients in Japan about the capabilities of Indicus Software. Year after year, Shilpa has led the Indicus team from the front in all departments… taking the Company from one strength to the other. Believing very strongly in business ethics, hard work and transparent communication, she prefers working on the basis of mutual trust more than anything else. She is a continuous source of inspiration for each and every member of Indicus Software.
Her tireless fight against all odds and her remarkable achievements as an entrepreneur were also recognized by the MCCIA and the Institute of Engineers (India) when she was felicitated with the “Jamshed and Shirin Gazadar Award” and the “Lilavati Mehendaley Woman Entrepreneur Award” from the respective organizations.
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
via azcentral
Hatathli works as a test driver for Waymo, the self-driving car project from Google, which tests vehicles in metro Phoenix.
Preventing accidents — most of which are caused by human error, not mechanical problems with cars — is one of the primary reasons Waymo is developing self-driving cars.
“The technology could prevent an accident when somebody might not make it home for dinner,” said Hatathli, 47. “It was something I never thought I would see in my lifetime.”
The vehicles will need no human input, and even will allow people with impaired vision or other physical challenges the freedom of mobility.
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Today, in honor of Ada Lovelace, the world celebrates all of the accomplishments of women in science, art, design, technology, engineering, and math. Each year, Adafruit highlights a number of women who are pioneering their fields and inspiring women of all ages to make their voices heard. Today we will be sharing the stories of women that we think are modern day “Adas” alongside historical women that have made impacts in science and math.
