Tag: STEM

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Falling tree kills Pokémon designer Eric Medalle

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LINK: Very sad; WARNING for accident photo

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When People of Color Are Discouraged From Going Into the Arts

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Read Julia Lee’s thoughtful piece at The Atlantic.

The hard push to go into “STEM” fields comes from advocacy groups, government, even our own families and communities…at what cost?

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National Science Foundation Launches Million-Dollar Initiative To Improve Diversity in STEM

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LINK: Needed Endeavor

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13 leaders aiming to increase African Americans in tech

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LINK: In Silicon Valley, they call it the 2% problem

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Japan Launches Observatory To Study Black Holes And Dying Stars

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LINK: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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NASA and Integration During the Civil Rights Movement

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LINK: From NPR’s Science Friday

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Octavia Spencer & Taraji P Henson in Film About Black Mathematicians

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LINK: Scientists Who Worked for NASA During the Space Race

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##BLACKandSTEM: Annie Easley helped make modern spaceflight possible

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LINK: It IS Rocket Science!

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President Obama’s thoughts on climate change, technology, and Women In STEM

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LINK: Read Here

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Tafilalt: Algeria’s first eco-friendly desert city

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LINK: 20-year project to make the desert bloom

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