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A Talk With “Graveyard Child” Author M. L. N. Hanover 24 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
While “THE BLACK SUN’S DAUGHTER” series by M. L. N. Hanover is now one of my favorites, I can’t remember when or where I picked up its first installment, “Unclean Spirits”. What I do remember is how q...
Diana Kapp in WSJ: Girls’ Building Toys Might Improve STEM Skills 25 Apr 2013 | 01:01 am
When I was a kid, Legos were the coolest toy ever. I don’t remember anyone telling me they weren’t for girls, but even if they had, I probably wouldn’t have listened. Last week, the Wall Street Journa...
AnnMarie Thomas Makes Blinkenlights Of Playdough 9 Jun 2011 | 10:43 am
Watch this TED video from AnnMarie Thomas, a School of Engineering professor at the University of St. Thomas. Using two different kinds of play dough, she demonstrates basic electrical circuits in a f...
World Science Festival Showcases Women In Science 3 Jun 2011 | 10:53 am
Yesterday marked the first day of the 2011 World Science Festival. This week, as part of its 4th annual celebration, “the most anticipated annual science event in the world takes over New York City,” ...
DIY Revolutionary…Limor Fried 1 Jun 2011 | 11:35 am
I’ll admit I’m late to the party on this one, but in case you missed it as well, here’s the latest on electronics geek Limor Fried. Fried was recently featured in Wired magazine (April 2011, with an ...
January Giveaway: Got A Winner! 12 Jan 2011 | 10:35 am
Been a long while since I gave anything away, so I - along with my trusty d20 - have remedied that post-haste. Congratulations to Jessica S., who won the following swag in no particular order of impor...
What Are Veronica Belmont and Molly Dilworth Doing? 18 Dec 2010 | 02:34 pm
Since dotFiveOne’s launch in 2008, I’ve posted quite a few (more than a lot, less than hundreds) tidbits about geeky women and their doings. The following women were featured at some point and they’re...
Women of WordCamp 2010: Prologue 18 Sep 2010 | 05:03 am
WordCamp Portland kicks off this Saturday morning in Portland, Oregon. The two-day conference is for users and developers of WordPress, the open-source website/blog software platform that powers mill...
WEPAN Shares Its Knowledge Center With You 2 Sep 2010 | 05:02 am
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Women In Engineering organization hosted a webinar last week featuring the Women in Engineering ProActive Network. The two organizations are simil...
Women of OSCON 2010 24 Aug 2010 | 05:01 am
The world’s premier open source convention, OSCON, returned to Portland, Oregon just a few weeks ago. Since 1999, O’Reilly Media, publishing home of the best geek books ever, has presented OSCON as an...
