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Photo Credit: taytaydigong.com This week was exciting for all the space nerds out there (raising hand high)! For the first time, we were able to see images of a black hole. And, behind the amazing algorithm that made it possible was Dr. Katie Bouman. Dr. Bouman began her work on capturing a black hole image…
Photo Credit: Glamour Last week, the country went to the polls to vote in the midterm elections. At stake were a number of governorships, Senate seats, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and a whole host of local positions, from judgships to city council seats. Voter turnout was high, and when all was…
Turning 18 was a big deal for me. I couldn't wait to be a legal "adult," even though, in reality, it meant very little. I still lived at home with my parents, I still had a curfew, and I still wasn't allowed to have boys in my room. But, one thing I was able to…
Our museums and public spaces are filled with statues the commemorate notable figures in history. But, if you take a moment to notice, almost all of those statues commemorate men. In New York City, only 5 out of the city's 150 statues are women. In San Francisco, women are represented in only 2 of…
You may not have heard of Indra Nooyi before, but you've certainly heard of the mega-company she runs, PepsiCo. Indra is one of only 24 women CEO's of a Fortune 500 company. Her appointment was newsworthy, as is her departure, which she announced just this week. Indra was born in Madras, India where she earned…
A couple of week ago, I wrote about one of my favorite podcasts, Second Life. If you listened to the most recent episode, then you're well acquainted with today's Friday Spotlight, Linda Wells. Linda Wells is a journalist, editor, and all around creative change agent in the beauty space. She began her career working as…
Several years ago, my husband started talking about podcasts. Every time he would mention a "great podcast" he'd subscribed to, I would roll my eyes and ignore him. The concept of people just talking into a microphone really didn't seem that exciting to me. And then... "Serial" came along. I could never resist a good murder…
