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13 Oct Celebrating Frances Oldham Kelsey for Ada Lovelace Day

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Every year, Ada Lovelace Day rolls around, reminding the world that yes, we do need to reach out in support of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). To defend this assertion, this year I’m only putting forward two pieces of evidence: #timhunt and #shirtgate, both of...

11 Oct Paving the way for Ada: Mary Fairfax Somerville

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However, Mary had other ideas. After a disastrous year at a boarding school for young ladies, she set out to educate herself, learning Latin and mathematics on the fly by reading every single book in the house. When the family moved to Edinburgh, her art...

11 Dec A new era for thalidomide?

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I’d like to stretch the coincidence theme once more on the blog, so bear with me as I wander through some random but connected happenings from my own world of science communications. Thalidomide. What do you think of when you hear the name of this drug?...

20 Oct Okay, Ada—what next? (2015 edition)

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Ada Lovelace Day has been and gone for another year, and all over the globe people marked the occasion with events focusing on women in STEM. As with last year, my hometown of Vancouver was no different, with Telus World of Science presenting a celebration...

03 Nov OK Ada—what next? @jennifergardy has some answers

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As an antidote to all the women in STEM doom and gloom, Dr. Jennifer Gardy, one of our personal Ada Lovelace Day nominations, has some calls to positive action. “Focus on the positive,” she advised a packed audience at SFU’s Ada Lovelace workshop last month. “It...