I know this is possible. I’ve seen it firsthand from running internships and training programs aimed at high school and college students outside of feeder schools or tech hubs. In 2017, when I was working for an AI startup and first discussed the idea of taking on high school students as machine learning interns, the idea was met with some reservation. There were worries around skills, how much time it would take to train them, and if these young students could make any impact. Yet, that summer, these high school students were so successful in not only in helping my company meet its R&D goals, but also in creating a wonderful environment of learning, teaching, and growth—so much so, that high school students became a regular fixture of the company every summer. … [Read more...] about Tech’s attempts to diversify are failing. Here’s what to do instead
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The office as we know it is over—and that’s a good thing
“There’s been a lot of research done on the ghost-towning of the world, as people feel like they have no choice but to move to major urban centers for the best-paying job,” Murph explains. “It hurts on two levels; the place that raised them is losing their tax dollars, and the place that receives them, there’s never really that connection of home. They may care about the place, but they’re not invested in it.” … [Read more...] about The office as we know it is over—and that’s a good thing
Decoding the fashion at Biden’s inauguration
mittens made by a school teacher in Vermont from recycled plastic wool repurposed from old sweaters. Meanwhile, Lady Gaga, who sang the national anthem, wore a bright red ballgown skirt along with a fitted blue sweater with an enormous pin on it that looked exactly like the Mockingjay symbol from the Hunger Games. The look was designed by American designer Daniel Roseberry from Schiaparelli, and the pin was supposed to be a dove, to symbolize peace. Amanda Gorman, the 23-year-old Poet Laureate, wore a striking Prada ensemble consisting of a yellow coat, red headband, and bedazzled face mask. She wore a ring featuring a caged bird to honor Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. … [Read more...] about Decoding the fashion at Biden’s inauguration
These invisible, edible biological tags help track down the cause of E. coli outbreaks
E. coli outbreak in 2018 that killed five people and hospitalized nearly 100, the CDC traced the strain of the bacteria back to the lettuce-growing region near Yuma, Arizona, but couldn’t link it to a single farm, processor, or distributor. In a second outbreak the same year that left a healthy toddler legally blind and unable to speak or move and dozens of other sick, it took a month for the government to link the illnesses to romaine. When they did, they didn’t know the specific source, so they simply told Americans to throw away any romaine lettuce, sending truckloads of food to landfills. Another month later, they linked it to a farm, but they finally concluded that it may have come from multiple farms. … [Read more...] about These invisible, edible biological tags help track down the cause of E. coli outbreaks
Patagonia’s reversible poem ad is a check on runaway Black Friday Cyber Monday spending
We live in a time of elaborate advertising across any and every media. The power here is in the ad’s creative simplicity. The reversible copy, using words alone to create two opposing ideas in one statement, grabs your attention by forcing you to reconcile your own battle between optimism and cynicism. It’s expressed in one of the most rudimentary forms of marketing we have left—a print ad! It’s the advertising equivalent of a perfectly cooked steak. … [Read more...] about Patagonia’s reversible poem ad is a check on runaway Black Friday Cyber Monday spending