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The Future of Science Is Big (Data) and Tiny (Nanoscale) - Interview with France Córdova of the National Science Foundation

France Cordova Director Of The National Science Foundation
December 27, 2015

The head of the National Science Foundation discusses the promises and challenges of science and tech research, including the need to scale up the U.S. innovation ecosystem and make it more evenly distributed geographically.

 
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Present Perfect: When Reality Trumps Imagination

Thomas Herles
December 11, 2015
In the 1950s, GE hired renowned comics artists, including George “Inky” Roussos of Batman fame, to draw a series of comic books called Adventures in Science. “In the public relations field, although were all aware of the adult fear that comic books were producing a crop of juvenile delinquents, we couldn’t escape the conclusion that the medium had attractive possibilities for mass communications,“ said a 1953 story published in General Electric Review, a
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Adventures in Electricity: Old GE Comics Still Teach Powerful Lessons

Thomas Herles
December 03, 2015

In the 1950s, GE hired renowned comics artists, including George “Inky” Roussos of Batman fame, to draw a series of books called Adventures in Science. The series covered everything from space travel to electricity, and the company is now taking its heroes out of retirement. It partnered with the storytelling app 

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Zowie! Wattpad And GE Give Old Science Comics a New Life

Tomas Kellner
November 17, 2015

Comic books were as popular with kids and teens in the 1950s as Instagram, Snapchat and social media are today. Although many parents couldn’t stand them, the team inside GE’s communications department was intrigued. They saw a powerful tool for engaging teenagers and getting them hooked on science.

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MaryAnn Wright: Lessons from Moondog — How Women Can Succeed on the Shop Floor

Maryann Wright Johnson Controls
March 26, 2015

We need more women in leadership positions in manufacturing. MaryAnn Wright, the top engineer at Johnson Controls, draws lessons from her own experience.

 

I traded in my business suits for steel-toed shoes and safety glasses. The goal? As Ford’s first female plant engineering manager, I led the team responsible for launching almost $1 billion in vehicle updates to the company’s flagship Taurus and Sable product lines. Every component and system — from the powertrains, structures, closures, interiors and chassis — were to be modified.
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Juliet Garcia: It’s Never Too Early to Learn Engineering

Juliet Garcia Teach For America
March 10, 2015

Engineering is an essential skill for everyone to learn. So how do we get kids to try it?

 

We’ve all heard the statistic — nine of the top 10 highest-paying college degrees are in engineering fields.
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Seeking New Edisons: STEM Scholarship Will Boost Innovation in Ohio

March 09, 2015
America’s high school graduation rate is at its highest point in four decades – three out of four students now get a diploma. But in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) in Ohio, Thomas Edison’s home state, the numbers remain grim: just 60 percent of students graduate.
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Backing the Future: Where GE Ventures Sees the Next Big Ideas

January 24, 2015
Like many inventors, Thomas Edison started out as a teenage tinkerer with empty pockets. But his work on improving the telegraph led him to a better stock market ticker and a valuable patent, which he sold for $10,000 to Western Union. He used the money to build a lab in Menlo Park, N.J., and amp up his work with electricity, which attracted venture investments from J.P. Morgan and William Henry Vanderbilt and, eventually, led to GE.
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Lessons from Latin America on STEM Education

January 07, 2015
If math wasn’t your favorite subject in school, you’re hardly alone. But sometimes it just takes one good teacher to open a child’s eyes to the opportunities that an education in math and science can open up.
 
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Bruce Katz and Mark Muro: What States Need to Do to Grow Their Advanced Industries

Bruce Katz Brookings Institution
Mark Muro Brookings
December 22, 2014
Voters said unequivocally in this year’s midterm elections that economic growth and quality jobs are their top concerns. The divided federal government that resulted from those elections seems likely to take incremental but not transformative steps on critical economic issues. In other words, less gridlock but little impact.
 
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