DeLean Tolbert Smith’s explored the ways that Black families and their activities influenced their children’s STEM experiences.
Supporting Black students as they embark on their STEM journeys
Quanta's year in mathematics and computer science
A lot has happened in maths and computer science in 2021. Quanta picked some of the highlights in their yearly review.
Coincidental correlations?
‘Spurious charts and fascinating factoids!’
The joys of e (Euler's number)
e has a lot of incredible uses in the world and Pradeep Mutalik loves it puzzling nature.
Sylvester James Gates Jr. looks back at his career during the 2021 MIT Compton Lecture
‘Those of us who read history are not surprised by where we are now.’
An ode to a pixel
What’s in a pixel? That which we call a graphic by any other pixel would smell just as sweet.
How a series of Twitter hashtags have brought Black scientists together
Black scientists have taken to Twitter to share their work and experiences.
Congrats to Vanessa E. Wyche: the first Black female director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Wyche is also a strong proponent of innovation and inclusion and STEM education.
A mathematician explains infinity in 5 minutes
Buzz Lightyear would have enjoyed this episode.
The Levine Sequence
Numbers, numbers everywhere.
How data viz revolutionised problem-solving
Along the corridor and up the stairs.
5 things to know about IBM’s tech investment in HBCUs
A worthwhile investment.