October 8, 2011 | Computer Science, Software, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how. © TED 2010.
October 7, 2011 | Biology, Genetics, Health, India, Science, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
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.
May 12, 2011 | Arts/Media, Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Nichole Pinkard from New Learning Institute on Vimeo. Nichole Pinkard, founder of the Digital Youth Network describes the importance of media literacy as an essential component of a 21st century education. © New Learning Institute 2010.
May 12, 2011 | Arts/Media, Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Katie Salen from New Learning Institute on Vimeo. Katie Salen, Professor at Parsons The New School for Design and Founder of the Institute of Play, describes the importance of designing games as a way to engage students in the exploration of systems. © New Learning Institute 2010.
April 18, 2011 | Engineering, Science, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Oregon State University alum Kate Remley is making the world a better place. She is currently working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. From: Oregon State University | Mar 25, 2011
November 15, 2010 | Computer Science, Engineering, Mathemataics, Science, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Zoey’s Room is an after-school program designed for girls ages 10 to 14. Co-created by Erin Reilly with Vinitha Nair, Zoey’s Room is a national online community that encourages girls to expand their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and other 21st century skills.
June 8, 2010 | Arts/Media, Computer Science, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Cool Hunting Video Presents. At the crossroads of clothing and technology, you’ll find things like a massage-based video game controller, panties with wings and an inflatable dress by © Cool Hunting Video in Culture on 27 June 2008.
May 24, 2010 | Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Science, Technology | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
TED Presentation of SixthSense by Pattie Maes. Creative Commons license. P. Mistry, P. Maes. SixthSense – A Wearable Gestural Interface. SIGGRAPH Asia 2009, Sketch. Yokohama, Japan. 2009
February 1, 2010 | Construction, Engineering, Iran, Science, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
New research by Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei of North Carolina State University, has revealed the strongest metal foam ever. It can compress up to 80% of its original size under loading and still retain its original shape. Read more about Rabiei’s program here. View the video.
June 29, 2009 | Business, Software, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Meet Dr. Margaret Burnett, a Professor of Computer Science at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. She is exploring hypotheses correlating and differentiating (or unifying) both the design and usage patterns of software by gender. Dr. Burnett has spent the last three months as a visiting researcher at Microsoft [...]