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Connections between Brave New World and Recent Technological Advancements
Many dystopian novels are centered around totalitarian governments that strive to control their citizens’ lives and thoughts. One of the most notable examples of this occurs in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World which was written in 1931.
Mindfulness During a Pandemic: Why It’s Important and How to Achieve It
Feelings of sadness and hopelessness overcome you. You find yourself thinking: When will this be over? Will I get the coronavirus after this trip to the grocery store? In this article, we are going to examine several ways that one can achieve mindfulness during the pandemic and how it affects your brain on a biological level.
Jobs in Art and Media: Film Editor
Films aren’t done when the shooting ends. Once the shots are collected and the cameras start packing up, it is time for the post-production team to get to work. Depending on the budget this includes sound effects, visual effects, and the topic for this spotlight: film editors.
The Hidden Figures Movie: An Analysis
Hidden Figures tells a semi-fictionalized version of the United States’ race to land a man on the moon, and it re-tells this landmark of American history through the experiences of three black female mathematicians and engineers who made the moon landing possible.
Art Through the Lens On a Computer Screen
As the world continues to shift into new modalities and routines, people are left looking for new hobbies to fill their newly adapted lifestyle due to the pandemic. Others are left to find a way to make art still a part of their lives, even if technology is another tool next to their canvas. This is where prior art enthusiasts and those looking for a fun, yet relaxing experience meet in the middle.
Gender Gap In STEM
It’s time that women are finally treated as equal to their male counterparts. We can put a stop to discrimination and the fear of STEM for women by working together to make the community a more welcoming place.
The Science of Basketball
In December of 1891, a PE instructor needed something for his kids to play indoors during the cold months. Little did he know, he had fabricated the prototype for a sport that would garner 825 million views a year, from a fanbase consisting of millions worldwide, that 129 years after its conception, would be known as one name – basketball.
The Apollo 11 Astronauts Quarantined, Too
When the Apollo 11 astronauts landed back home after their historic trip to the moon and back, they were helped out of their capsule after splashdown, and then, they were placed into a MQF, or Mobile Quarantine Facility. Worried that they may have brought back a virus or other contagion from the moon, NASA quarantined the three Apollo 11 astronauts in the MQF for three weeks.
NASA’s First All-Female Spacewalk
The world’s first all-female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, replacing a broken part of the International Space Station’s power grid.
Spooky Mad Science Expo with Watergate at Landmark Science Club
Workshop Leaders Lily and Matthew helped students work through a Halloween version of our “Love Letters” creative coding lesson plan at the third annual Spooky Mad Science Expo with the Watergate at Landmark Science Club.
International Girls in Aviation Day with Delta Airlines
Delta today celebrated International Girls in Aviation Day with its fifth-annual WING Flight – “Women Inspiring our Next Generation” – carrying 120 girls ages 12-18 from Salt Lake City to NASA in Houston as we work to close the gender gap in aviation.
SweeTARTS: Be Both
“You can be scientific and artistic, careful and carefree, sweet and tart. After all, nobody is all one way.”
NASA Go to the Moon Presentation at the National Mall
“Apollo 50: Go to the Moon” was a captivating experience for the over half million people that attended in DC and for those that watched from home. The show demonstrated the amazing capabilities of STEAM through multimedia art-focused projection technology, lighting design, and engineering.
Let’s Go: LEGO Space Campaign
LEGO continues its promotion of space exploration with the release of a new campaign “Let’s Go” which includes 8 new space sets focusing on Moon and Mars missions.
Team Member Highlight: Lily Donaldson
Lily Donaldson (director and workshop leader) is a 19-year-old senior in the honors program at American University majoring in Computer Science. She is an AU Varsity Cheerleader, a theatrical lighting designer, and CS teaching assistant.
Team Member Highlight: Leelina Dagim
Lee is a freelance UI/UX designer from Dallas, Texas. She is a recent graduate from American University in Washington, DC with a B.S. in Computer Science. Before starting her career, she will be living in Seoul, South Korea for a year to teach English.
STEAM and STEM Toys and Gifts
We’re always on the lookout for interesting STEAM and STEM toys and gifts for kids, and today we’re sharing a list of our favorites from LEGO building blocks to STEM themed dress-up costumes.
Team Member Highlight: Rebekah Kaufman
Rebekah is our Life Sciences consultant and a DC workshop leader. She is a 19-year-old Health Promotion and Psychology major with a Biology minor at American University. She’s interested in neuroscience and neuropsychology as well as preventative health care.
Love Letters Lesson Plan Highlight
Check out our lesson plan “Love Letters” that teaches students creative coding through a fun and exciting service project!
The History of Women in Coding
Leelina and I got ahold of New York Times Magazine’s “The Secret History of Women in Coding” edition and decided to take a deeper exploration into the history and current media representation of women and People of Color in STEM. We’ve compiled a list of media for parents, teachers, students, and anyone else interested in diverse STEM media.
Love Letters DC Workshops 2019
Love Letters is a campaign to make Valentine’s Day cards for senior meal delivery services. Love Letters was created by DoSomething.org in partnership with Meals on Wheels America in 2016. The 2019 campaign worked with Edmund Burke School, Annunciation Catholic School, the Jelleff Boys and Girls Club, and American University students to make #MadeWithCode cards for Iona Senior Services of Tenleytown.