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We are three women who majored in engineering, math, and science. Throughout our education and at work, we were all far outnumbered by men. We realized that our own experiences in childhood were integral in attracting us to math and science as adults. Alice grew up playing in a robotics lab and her father gave…
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The founding act of the barbarian age (Le Devoir)
towerofsleep: translatingtheprintempserable: Gordon Lefebvre, retired instructor; Éric Martin, professor of philosophy at Collège Édouard-Montpetit 23 May 2012 French text:http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/350622/l-acte-fondateur-de-l-age-barbare For the first time, we are taking pen in hand in Quebec with the fear that this could bring reprisals against us. Despite that, there are things that must be said and written when significant crises burst out that…
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http://www.harwoodpodcast.com/sketchup
http://www.harwoodpodcast.com/sketchup notational: Over the past few days I’ve been going through these podcast tutorials about Google Sketchup. Clear and accessible. At first I thought the pace was too slow but have decided that in fact it’s quite well-paced. I’d recommend it to anyone looking to get started with this free tool.
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emergentfutures: Roominate: Make It Yours! The toy that makes every young girl an artist, an engineer, an architect, and a visionary! Full Story: Kickstarter
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becoming-wave: translatingtheprintempserable: The manifs des casseroles (pot and pan demonstrations) have taken Montreal by storm! These are spontaneous neighbourhood protests in which people clang their pots and pans at 8pm to signify their defiance of Law 78. They do so on street corners, on their balconies, in parks, and tonight (May 23), many of these protests…
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calvinandhobbes-daily: May 23, 1986
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Science of Winning Soccer: Emergent pattern-forming dynamics in association football Download PDF Figure 1. The association football field and the locations of the 20 outfield players, area of play, sub-areas of play in one exemplar moment. Cite as: L. Vilar, D. Araújo, K. Davids, Y. Bar-Yam, Science of Winning Soccer: Emergent pattern-forming dynamics in association…
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But these paintings are abominations unto the lord of Art. They dismantle themselves. Each of these paintings – from the parrot in a cage to the blossoms and butterflies – takes on the difficulties of representational painting and visibly fails to come close, not merely to mastery, but to basic competence. Damien Hirst: Two Weeks…
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futurescope: The Leap – new gesture control system The Leap gesture control interface can detect movements as small as one one hundredth of a millimeter, so instead of jumping up and down while flapping your arms, you can control things with the tiniest finger motions. Best of all, Leap isn’t part of a closed loop…
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laughingsquid: Makies, 3D-Printed Action Dolls Created & Customized Online