STEM

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How H-1B work visas transformed tech and education in the US and India

A new study suggests the H-1B visa program is creating a positive impact on American and Indian economics, and isn’t contributing to an Indian “brain drain” as much as some critics fear.

How H-1B work visas transformed tech and education in the US and India
Hedy Lamarr

How actress Hedy Lamarr became the ‘mother of Wi-Fi’

How actress Hedy Lamarr became the ‘mother of Wi-Fi’
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Decades before they choose a career, girls think being 'really, really smart' is for boys

Decades before they choose a career, girls think being 'really, really smart' is for boys
Rachel Ignotofsky

Fighting the STEM gender gap with stories of trailblazing female scientists

Fighting the STEM gender gap with stories of trailblazing female scientists
Barbie dolls are seen in a window of a toy store.

Barbie typewriter toys had a secret ability to encrypt messages — but they didn't think girls would care

Barbie typewriter toys had a secret ability to encrypt messages — but they didn't think girls would care
A toy made by Roominate.

Here's a doll house for little engineers

If you want your daughter to get interested in STEM, you might want to consider asking Santa for a saw instead of a Barbie.

Here's a doll house for little engineers
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High school girl to college recruiters: Don't make everything pink!

Last year, Virginia high school senior Abby Wheat decided she'd had enough of the pinkification of STEM, so she decided to write about it.

High school girl to college recruiters: Don't make everything pink!
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Hank Green honors the woman who taught him 'School wasn't about getting an 'A.' It was about understanding'

For Across Women's Lives' education week, YouTube entrepreneur Hank Green thanks the teacher who taught him, "School wasn't about getting an 'A.' It was about understanding."

Hank Green honors the woman who taught him 'School wasn't about getting an 'A.' It was about understanding'
According to the US Census, 74 percent of those with a bachelor's degree in STEM subjects don't work in STEM jobs.

Are we producing too many STEM grads?

The number of STEM jobs is lagging behind the larger number of STEM graduates. But that may not be the point.

Are we producing too many STEM grads?

Everything is Awesome About These Female Lego Figures

Artist Maia Weinstock creates series of Lego minifigures based on trailblazing women like Justice Ruth Ginsberg and Temple Grandin. 

Everything is Awesome About These Female Lego Figures