The Flat Hat

Breaking the binary: Society of Women in Computing expands access to computer science careers

On any given Tuesday evening in Tucker Hall, you can find a group of women helping their fellow club members and the local ...
University of Massachusetts Lowell

You’ve Got Mail: Computer Science Student Makes Messages More Meaningful

O’Brien is the founder of Love Letter, a WiFi-connected, palm-sized mailbox that delivers text messages and photos to a color ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Before Computers Were Machines, They Were Women—Here Are Six Places Where Human Computers Built Modern Science

From AT&T to NASA, women working as computers performed the calculations that made modern science possible. In the early ...
The Purdue Exponent

Hack Night turns side projects into friendships, skills, career paths

The weekly Friday gathering gives students a place to build ambitious personal projects across disciplines, and members say ...

Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Unique mixed-income Habitat for Humanity project approved in Cobb

Habitat for Humanity NW Metro Atlanta is partnering with Brock Built Homes, a private builder, to create a unique mixed-income neighborhood. The community will feature approximately 36 homes off Hiram ...
AOL

Unique mixed-income Habitat for Humanity project approved in Cobb

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Cobb County officials have approved a first-of-its-kind partnership between Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta and a private developer to build a mixed-income community aimed ...
IFLScience

First "Half-Möbius" Molecule Has Unique Electron Properties Mapped By Quantum Computer

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...
coloradocollege

Computer Science Class Projects Computer-Generated Art on Campus Exterior

Students in Generative Art spent the past month developing computer-generated art pieces before getting to project their creations onto campus exteriors. Throughout the creative process, Assistant ...
AOL

The Unique Way Project Hail Mary's Eridians Sleep, Explained

This post contains mild spoilers for "Project Hail Mary." "Project Hail Mary" has finally blasted into theaters, and early reactions to the movie have critics united in applause. What's more, the film ...
Rolling Stone

‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Is a Blockbuster Machine. But He Only Cares About the Science

Some writers focus on moral subtext in their works. Others, an overarching lesson. But for Andy Weir, there’s only one driving approach to creating his bestselling novels: science first. “There’s ...
The Conversation

‘Project Hail Mary’ explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth

Over the past decade, scientists have come up with a variety of frameworks to guide their search for life in the universe. While it’s most convenient to start looking for life using the knowledge that ...