Month:

How Does a Sundial Work?

  • September 9

Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor discusses the science behind sun dials, and how they work. You can create your own sun dial at home.... CONTINUE READING

How Symmetrical Is It?

  • September 9

Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor discusses different kinds of symmetry you can experience in this place including rotational and mirror symmetry.... CONTINUE READING

What Is an Ellipse?

  • September 9

Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor explores the space and notices the recurring appearance of a relatively unusual shape in architecture, ellipses. In this video, this shape is explored and measured and different ellipses are compared.... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech Panel Discussion

  • September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this 30 minute video, we hear the questions to and responses and discussion by the panelists.... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: Why do women need to be at the table to make decisions?

  • September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question: why do women need to be at the table to make decisions?... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: What implicit biases have you witnessed?

  • September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question: What is a STEM mindset?... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: How do you think companies support communities?

  • September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question: What implicit biases have you witnessed?... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: What do you wish someone had told you when you were in school?

  • September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question: What do you wish someone had told you when you were in school?... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: What did you do outside school that helped in your career path?

  • September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question: What did you do outside school when you were younger that helped in your career path?... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: What would you love to see in classrooms?

  • September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question:What would you love to see happening in classrooms today?... CONTINUE READING