Tag: STEM

  • Why I want to help scientists tell their stories better

    “Can girls do that too and stuff?” my daughter Rose asked me, for the second time. We were both glued to the live YouTube feed of Felix Baumgartner’s awe-inspiring freefall jump from the edge of space, even as we were visiting Seattle’s Museum of Flight (which curiously, wasn’t screening the historic event anywhere). My four…

  • Four Peaks TV grand finale: Hacking Edu

    Watch now in HD on UWTV (and embedded below) our final Four Peaks show for the season.  As we move away from an industrialized, hierarchical model to a more nimble, collaborative one, how do we need to learn? What are we willing to pay for?  What are the essential skills of a 21st century workforce?  What emerging trends…