Costumes of empowerment

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Happy first day of October! With costume party ads in abundance and occasion for dressing up not far away I was excited when I found this link (via girls inc) for costumes that empower. 

http://www.amightygirl.com/halloween

I think it is important to consider what one chooses to dress as, to ensure it does not offend or take away from one's dignity. 

While attire does provide an avenue for a certain attitude, attitude can also influence attire as seen in this quote I saw the other day "Epictetus, once wrote, “Know, first, who you are, then adorn yourself accordingly.” —it’s not the clothes that make the person but vice versa". 

Food for thought! 

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Imaginary numbers

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My nephew gave me this great math funny comic so of course I had to share!

I also thought it would be good to share links about imaginary numbers in case you do not recall them. 

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/precalculus/imaginary_complex_precalc/i_precalc/v/introduction-to-i-and-imaginary-numbers

And 

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/imaginary-numbers.html

You might think that this stuff is hardly used, but I was chatting with a friend the other day who told me about the old days of using Pythagoras to calculate touch screen inputs on cell phones and the app that was required to be made for a job interview at a tech company. It is pretty amazing how much math is all around us... Imagine that! 

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Great resource

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I am moving (so posts may be sparse) but wanted to share this great website with you! (All things tech and community) 

http://anitaborg.org

I also returned from a meeting where I had the fun of sharing data and thoughts!  It is really fun to use STEM for cultural heritage preservation, I am grateful for culture and that I can do something that helps it continue. Well, have a STEMtastic day!

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Big Bang Theory

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One of my dear friends sent this to me and I had to share. It is pretty cool to see science advocacy from an actress/scientist, who knows maybe you'll be the next Bill Nye the science guy (Val the science gal?)!

"While most people know me as an actress on "The Big Bang Theory," I also have a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. I am a science geek and I embrace it! ..."

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101992948

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Math fun

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I saw this funny cartoon and had to share!

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