An AppDay mentor helps out a budding coder with her programming skills. It’s no secret that Washington is falling behind when it comes to educating our future techs. While the state ranks fourth in the nation for tech-related companies, Washington comes in a disappointing 46th for participation in science and engineering graduate programs. Which makes what happened on… Continue reading 500 Budding Teen Techs Learn How to Code
Year: 2013
This Explains Everything: 192 Thinkers on the Most Elegant Theory of How the World Works
“The greatest pleasure in science comes from theories that derive the solution to some deep puzzle from a small set of simple principles in a surprising way.” Every year since 1998, intellectual impresario and Edge editor John Brockman has been posing a single grand question to some of our time’s greatest thinkers across a wide spectrum of disciplines, then… Continue reading This Explains Everything: 192 Thinkers on the Most Elegant Theory of How the World Works
Coursera Offers Free Online Courses from Around the World
Coursera is an education company that partners with the top universities and organizations in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. Their technology enables their partners to teach millions of students rather than hundreds. Classes offered on Coursera are designed to help you master the material. When you take one… Continue reading Coursera Offers Free Online Courses from Around the World
P.I. William Dear Claims O.J. Simpson’s Son Jason was the Killer
It’s often said that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. But you can add “rehashing of the O.J. Simpson case” to that list — at least for the last 18 years. So it should come as no surprise that a new book has been published about the 1994 murders of Simpson’s ex-wife,… Continue reading P.I. William Dear Claims O.J. Simpson’s Son Jason was the Killer
UCLA Awarded $10M Grant to Study Autism in African-Americans
NBC Southern California – The National Institutes of Health awarded UCLA a grant to study the genetic causes of autism in African American children. Areva Martin of the Special Needs Network says “there’s a void” of qualified health care officials to make the diagnosis in communities like South LA. The study hopes to change that,… Continue reading UCLA Awarded $10M Grant to Study Autism in African-Americans
Charles Ramsey Will Never Have To Buy Another Hamburger
The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again. More than two weeks after Charles Ramsey became an instant folk hero after telling his story to television reporters,… Continue reading Charles Ramsey Will Never Have To Buy Another Hamburger
Georgia Teenager Overcomes Homelessness to Become Valedictorian
PHOTO: High school senior Chelesa Fearce, 17, has overcome homelessness to become a star student and valedictorian at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, Ga. (ABC News) When 17-year-old valedictorian Chelesa Fearce stands before her Georgia high school graduating class today to give her speech, she will talk about overcoming homelessness and fighting to “get… Continue reading Georgia Teenager Overcomes Homelessness to Become Valedictorian
President Obama Defends Use of Drones: “We Are At War”
President Obama on Thursday defended his administration‘s aggressive use of drone strikes in the war on terror, even as he announced steps that could reduce reliance on the program. In a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, Obama said the U.S. drones program was legal and argued strikes had been effective in fighting… Continue reading President Obama Defends Use of Drones: “We Are At War”
Sergio’s Racial Misstep
Sergio, Sergio, Sergio. The high-spirited Spaniard golfer has been very opinionated over the years and most recently, at the Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida just two weeks ago. During that tournament, Sergio Garcia, who was playing with Tiger Woods, was flustered when he hit an errant shot and then blamed it on Tiger.… Continue reading Sergio’s Racial Misstep
Nine-Year-Old Asean Johnson Leads the Chicago School Closing Protests (VIDEO)
Meet nine-year-old Asean Johnson. He is a third grader at Marcus Garvey Elementary and this won’t be the last time you see him. Amid the chaos of three days of protests regarding Chicago school closures, a pint-size public speaking star was born in the form of Asean. The nine-year-old captivated crowds of protestors Monday, when he gave… Continue reading Nine-Year-Old Asean Johnson Leads the Chicago School Closing Protests (VIDEO)
10 Foods that Hydrate your Skin
Your skin is an outer reflection of the foods you put in your body. Some of us are prone to dry skin, and seasonal weather changes can make our skin dryer as well. There are a few things you can eat to enrich and hydrate the skin from the inside out.
London Man Killed in Suspected Terror Attack
One of the alleged attackers A man reported to be a British soldier was killed and two others were shot in London today in an attack that is being treated as an act of terrorism, NBC News reports. Video from ITV News shows one of two alleged attackers, with blood-stained hands and holding a machete, explaining the motivation for the… Continue reading London Man Killed in Suspected Terror Attack