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Remembering Rosalind Franklin: A note on Ada Lovelace Day

By Phi | Published: 24 Mar 09
Today, 24 March, is Ada Lovelace Day, honoring the remarkable woman that is arguably the first computer programmer, working a full century before the construction of the first electronic machines that we would typically recognize as modern computers. In honor of her work and the crucial but typically underreported contributions of women in technology, over [...]
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You’d almost think women were important

By Phi | Published: 10 Aug 08
photo credit: Unhindered by Talent In catching up on a bunch of old podcasts (I’m as behind there as I am on posting here), I ran across a very interesting Science Talk podcast from July 30 featuring “an interview with IEEE Spectrum editor in chief, Glenn Zorpette, talks about high-tech attempts to battle improvised explosive [...]
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