Pérez, Miriam Zoila. “New Fellowship Prepares People of Color for Coding Careers.” Color Lines. Colorlines.com, 26 Aug. 2014. Web. 6 Oct. 2014. http://colorlines.com/archives/2014/08/new_fellowship_prepares_women_of_color_for_coding_careers.html To address the significant race and gender gap in the tech industry, the Code for Progress (CFP) fellowship was born. As a program, CFP trains fellows in a four-month long coding boot camp in Washington, […]
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Etheric Ocean
Jones, Nathan. “JR Carpenter’s Etheric Ocean.” Electronic Voice Phenomena. Arts Council England, 13 May 2014. Web. 20 Sept. 2014. http://www.electronicvoicephenomena.net/index.php/jr-carpenters-etheric-ocean/ “Etheric Ocean” is an experimental way of processing poetry, incorporating both images and sounds into the reading process. As an electronic webpage, the poem spans across a horizontal browser window for readers to gradually scroll […]
Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code. Girls Who Code. Web. 6 Sept. 2014. http://girlswhocode.com/ When most people think of computer science, they think of it as a male-dominated field. Girls Who Code was born out of the need to fix that gender gap. Founded by Reshma Saujani, the organization offers in-depth programs for adolescent girls to prepare them for careers in technology and engineering. The programs […]
Code Literacy
Pollack, Gregg. “No, Not Everyone Needs to Learn to Code – But Here’s What They Should Know.” Huffington Post. HPMG News, 16 April 2014. Web. 22 Aug. 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gregg-pollack/no-not-everyone-needs-to-_b_5155549.html?utm_hp_ref=huffpost-code As founder of Code School, Gregg Pollack’s article fittingly describes the value of “basic code literacy.” In our digital age where tech seems both foreign and crucial, mastery of computerized language is a […]
Robotic Drumming Prosthesis
“Robotic Prosthesis Turns Drummer into a Three-Armed Cyborg.” www.news.gatech.edu. Georgia Institute of Technology, 6 Mar 2014. Web. 24 June 2014. http://www.news.gatech.edu/2014/03/05/robotic-prosthesis-turns-drummer-three-armed-cyborg Professor Gil Weinberg of Georgia Tech developed a prosthetic arm equipped with two drum sticks attached to one arm. Drummer Jason Barnes is able to control one drumstick with his bicep muscles while the second stick is controlled […]
Emotions Translated as Digital Art Installation
Sokol, Zach. “‘SKIN’ Transforms Your Emotions Into Sound And Color Through Sweat Data.” thecreatorsproject.vice.com. Vice Media Inc., 5 June 2014. Web. 16 June 2014. http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/skin-transforms-your-emotions-into-sound-a-color-through-sweat-data Audiovisual artist Claudia Robles designed an interactive art piece that responds and reflects a person’s emotional state through reading the participants skin moisture. The data is collected using a Galvanic Skin Response […]
Digital Tides
Holmes, Kevin. “Installation Uses Sand and Generative Visuals To Create A Digital Ocean.” thecreatorsproject.vice.com. Vice Media Inc., 9 June 2014. Web. 16 June 2014. http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/installation-uses-sand-and-generative-visuals-to-create-a-digital-ocean Michelle Higa Fox’s Strandlines is an art installation that replicates Rhode Island’s tide patterns. The installation uses light projections that mimic the ebb and flow of local tides in Rhode Island. No two […]
Robots reading humans
“Softbank unveils ‘human-like’ robot Pepper.” bbc.com. BBC, 5 June 2014. Web. 8 June 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27709828 This article talks about a Japanese robot designed to interact with humans and understand their emotional responses. The robot is built with an “emotional engine” and a cloud-based artificial intelligence system that enables them to comprehend human’s emotions, allowing them to react […]
Replicating the Human Brain
AlphaGalileo Foundation. “Human Brain Could Be Replicated In 10 Years, Researcher Predicts.” sciencedaily.com. ScienceDaily, 4 September 2009. Web. 16 May 2014. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090904071908.htm This source claims that within ten years (approximately 2019) a model of the human brain may be replicated and used as an educational research tool in order to better understand the complexities of […]
Bat study to help roving robots
Ward, Mark. “Bat study to help roving robots.” bbc.co.uk. BBC News, 11 May 2010. Web. 15 May 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10104494 This article explains how humans can improve their technology through mimicking echo-location. The Biologically Inspired Acoustic Systems (BIAS) research group studied the ways in which bats use echo-location techniques to pinpoint minute areas where prey can be found. […]