Jay Leno's Garage

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So I love cars. I find (some of) then to be functional art. Engineering at its finest. Beautiful and useful. One of my favorite shows is Jay Leno's Garage.  https://www.nbc.com/jay-lenos-garage He showcases his collection of moving art yes, but he always highlights women, diverse people, different cultures, the science and engineering behind the cars. It is an inclusive and educational show! The latest episode was all about innovation, which is another one of my favorite topics. I hope you will check it out! The picture below is my dog, in a real race car, driven by an innovative Nigerian American Jesse Iwuji https://www.jesseiwuji.com Jesse took the picture and captioned it, it is one of my favorites! Cars are cultural, STEM, and just plain fun!

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You Are Invited!

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You are invited to support girls in STEM! My colleague from the Women's Alliance for Knowledge Exchange is hosting this cool event. She is the founder of https://www.scientificadventures.org
It is a great organization and I encourage you to check it out!

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Inspiration from a hair salon or hair today gone tomorrow

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I was getting my hair done the other day and saw this inspiring quote

It is true that our appearance can influence perception from others, but also perception of ourselves.

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/researchers-few-bad-hair-days-can-change-your-life


https://perception.org/goodhair/results/ and https://perception.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/TheGood-HairStudyFindingsReport.pdf


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5177627/

These research articles show, from our own hair to hair that is not the norm of some societies- it makes an impact. I think hair that makes you feel like your best self is as diverse as the women who wear a given style, and I am glad we don't all look the same. I know hair is ultimately here today and gone tomorrow, but it does make an impact, whether we want to admit it or not. Straight, curly, wavy, or not there at all, I hope we can embrace our hair, our heads, and ourselves to be confident and change the world.

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Museum of Design

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For this post I am excited to share some images I took at the Museum of Design in New York City.
What makes these images so exciting? Simply put, I saw the future. I saw where we are headed next. And I saw that women are leading the way. Creating new fabric out of algae, 3D printing dresses, explaining color and pattern (my favorite), using environmentally conscious dyes (bacteria!) for clothing, mimicking biology, and more. You can learn more here http://www.cooperhewitt.org
and here https://www.cooperhewitt.org/events/current-exhibitions/

I think our future looks pretty bright (figuratively And literally)!

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Queens of Egypt

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I was at the very cool National Geographic Museum the other day visiting the Queens of Egypt Exhibit. http://www.nationalgeographic.org/events/exhibition/queens-egypt/

I learned about the many Queens that reigned and what their influence was, from peace and prosperity to education and equity. It was very encouraging and enlightening to see that women, though we may not always get the credit initially, changed the world positively and made a difference. You can learn more here about the triumph, challenges, and the impact on past, present, and future
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2018/12/queens-egypt-pharaohs-nefertiti-cleopatra-book-talk/

It isn't just the past however, women are making their impact today too, there are SO many places to find out about women who are doing amazing things- one of them for STEM women is https://wogrammer.org

You might also like this organization (highlighting one of my friends!)
http://www.greatmindsinstem.org/role-model-of-the-week/erika-d-rodgriguez-ph-d


It is exciting to think about where we will go next, whether it be the past history of an ancient society, or the future colony on Mars, women belong and we are leading the way.

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Happy (belated) Anniversary Apollo!

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I did not miss the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, but I have been busy not blogging. My apologies! Here are some links that reference this historic event, and a picture of the Washington Monument projected with related images.

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/index.html
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/events.html
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-historic-moon-landing-with-live-tv-broadcast

https://www.nisenet.org/moon50

You may wonder, why make such a fuss about this event? This event ushered in the era of exploring other worlds, advanced science and engineering, enabled practical Earth bound inventions and more! It is a reminder that we can reach for the stars and achieve our moonshot, that goal that seems impossible, yet, it tempts us until we achieve it. Thanks to a diverse group of people, this moonshot was met many times. I believe celebrating this past helps people, all over the world, strive for their moonshot, whether it is on the moon, beyond Mars, or here on Earth. What is your moonshot?

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