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Previous First Lady Michelle Obama delivers a speech about lack of diversity in STEM during the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) at the convention center in the Qatari capital Doha on Nov. 4, 2015. (Photo: FAISAL AL-TAMIMI, AFP/Getty Images). Source: USA Today
As a step in pursuing our greatest passions, we continually search towards exemplar figures in said industry to provide us with certain inspiration and motivation. Take Michelle Obama, who spoke out about the lack of diversity in the STEM field, specifically in concerns to science and technological industries.
"The absence of girls and women in the so-called STEM fields, in turn, has a deletorious effect on the tech industry. I'm very passionate about girls' education, and we still have a long way to go on equality and access. We have to teach young girls they are smart and can compete", said Obama.
TED Talks have become a worldwide phenomenon, spreading ideas in concerns to topics we may never have imagined. There is an available playlist from the official TED Talks website entitled "Talks by brilliant women in STEM" featuring women such as mathematician Hannah Fry, brain imaging pioneer Nancy Kanwisher and computer scientist Jennifer Golbeck.
VIDEOS
FROM PLAYLIST: "TALKS BY BRILLIANT WOMEN IN STEM"
Source: www.ted.com
FEI-FEI LI
"How we're teaching computers to understand pictures"
JEDIDAH ISLER
"How I fell in love with quasars, blazers, and our incredible universe"
HANNAH FRY
"The mathematics of love"
KEREN ELAZARI
"Hackers: The Internet's immune system"
AYAH BDEIR
"Building blocks that blink, beep, and teach"
NANCY KANWISHER
"A neural portrait of the human mind"
JENNIFER GOLBECK
"Your social media "likes" expose more than you think"
See more via playlist.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT
Cassidy Williams and Debbie Sterling discuss their personal experience with STEM, and how they achieved success in such a male-dominated field.
Cassidy Williams at TEDxDesMoinesWomen
GROWING UP IN STEM - AS A GIRL
Debbie Sterling at TEDxPSU
INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALE ENGINEERS
Inspiration stems from anywhere. Regardless of your gender, it is always important to cultivate your passions, no matter what they might be. The field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics offers a world of possibility for all.
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