Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids
October 8, 2011
| Arts, Arts/Media, Education, India, United States
| Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen
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Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs “childish” thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids’ big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups’ willingness to learn from children as much as to teach. © TED 2010.
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Google Global Science Fair Winners are Gals!
October 7, 2011
| Biology, Genetics, Health, India, Science, Technology, United States
| Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen
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President Obama welcomes the winners of the first-ever Google Global Science Fair to the White House. Go behind-the-scenes with the three remarkable, young, American women that swept the awards and hear what the journey to success has been like. Read more at the White House’s STEM page. © USA 2011.
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Padmasree Warrior, CTO
May 10, 2011
| India
| Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen
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This is part 1 of 3 of Padmasree Warrior’s Women of Vision Keynote Speech. Padmasree Warrior is the CTO of Cisco. She spoke at the 2009 Women of Vision Awards on April 30, 2009 in San Jose CA.
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WITI’s Hall of Fame has 60+ video interviews
June 10, 2008
| Afganistan, Canada, Engineering, India, Latin America, Philippines, Russia, Scotland, Technology
| Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen
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Women in Technology International (WITI) is a global network of smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million. Membership provides connections, resources, opportunities and a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. Their Hall of Fame page has 60+ video interviews.
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