All the recent talk about engineers 'round these parts has got me feeling a bit left out. You see, back when I was a girl, my parents encouraged my interest in the natural world. And they encouraged my brother's interest...
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Posted on June 17, 2008 9:07 AM • 17 Comments •
Some articles for chewing over post-breakfast-reading.
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Posted on June 12, 2008 8:05 AM • 13 Comments •
An open thread to get your thoughts and experiences.
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Posted on June 4, 2008 2:55 PM • 24 Comments •
Sana Raoof, left, 17, of Muttontown, N.Y., Yi-Han Su, 17, center, of Chinese Taipei and Natalie Saranga Omattage, right, 17, of Cleveland, Miss., pose after receiving top honors at the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta,...
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Posted on May 17, 2008 12:59 PM • 11 Comments •
Breaking news....they've just announced the grand award winners at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. And I'm absolutely thrilled to tears to announce that the top three prize winners are all girls! One more nail in the coffin for...
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Posted on May 16, 2008 2:43 PM • 37 Comments •
As I write this, the special awards ceremony for ISEF 2008 is wrapping up. Tonight, awards are being given by professional organizations, corporations, colleges and universities, and branches of government. Almost all of the major professional societies are represented,...
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Posted on May 15, 2008 10:06 PM • 0 Comments •
More selections from projects I'm seeing at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair....
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Posted on May 14, 2008 12:30 PM • 1 Comments •
I'm going to be busy judging all day long, so I've scheduled some posts to show you the sort of projects I'll be looking at today. Actually, I'll only be judging -ology projects, but I'll leave you to decide which...
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Posted on May 14, 2008 9:55 AM • 4 Comments •
I didn't sleep very well last night, and I'm going to pretend that was solely because I was bothered by not being 100% honest with my readers...so here goes. Why am I judging at ISEF? And why am I giving...
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Posted on May 14, 2008 7:23 AM • 4 Comments •
Miles walked: At least 5. The Georgia World Congress Center is huge! Random "it's a small world" connections made: 2 Not-entirely-unexpected reunions encountered: 3 Ounces pumped and dumped: 7 (so far) Freakouts had: None since the airport. Times I've...
Posted on May 13, 2008 10:22 PM • 1 Comments •