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Sandy: Her Beauty And Power Brought Wrath And Devastation

wyskOctober 30, 2012

This time-lapse video from the NASA Earth Observatory shows the evolution of Hurricane Sandy from dawn to dusk on October 29, 2012. The video was compiled from satellite images taken every minute from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT. ...

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Teen Girls Invent Drowning Prevention T-Shirt For Toddlers

wyskOctober 19, 2012

A group of teen girls from an Arizona high school have invented the Watawescue, a drowning prevention T-shirt for toddlers that inflates and produces an alarm when drenched with water, as in the case of a child accidentally falling into a pool. Their invention earned them a spot in the 2012-2013 InvenTeams Program, a Lemelson-MIT initiative aimed at getting high-school students excited about invention within the STEM fields....

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Could A Smart Sports Bra Outperform A Mammography?

wyskOctober 12, 2012

New smart bra shows the potential to outperform mammography in detecting breast cancer tumors earlier and with more accuracy....

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New Online Program Connects Female Students With Accomplished Women In STEM

wyskSeptember 17, 2012

October 1st is the launch of WitsOn (Women in Technology Sharing Online), a 6 week pilot program sponsored by Piazza and Harvey Mudd College that connects undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees with prominent female mentors from industry and academia....

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Men For Sale: French Online Dating Site Offers “Supermarket Of Love” To Women

wyskSeptember 17, 2012

A French online dating site, AdopteUnMec.com (AdoptAGuy.com), offers "Supermarket of Love" to women. The site recently launched a pop-up shop in Paris where real men are displayed in life-size, toy boxes like living, breathing Ken dolls for women to ogle and browse....

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WYSK Is One!

wyskSeptember 7, 2012

September 7, 2012 marks the 1st anniversary of the launch of Women You Should Know®. We take a look back at the site's first-ever post that kicked off this whole inspiring ride and caused quite a stir as it focused on the women first responders of 9/11....

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Something To Smile About… New Gene Found That Makes Women Happy

wyskSeptember 4, 2012

A new study just released finds that women may have a genetic advantage in the happiness department over men. Scientists at the University of South Florida (USF...

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Women Talk: 10+ Questions With Rocket Scientist, Dr. Anita Sengupta

wyskAugust 27, 2012

Women You Should Know shares our exclusive interview with NASA engineer Dr. Anita Sengupta, whose first-of-its-kind, colossal parachute design performed flawlessly on Sunday, August 5th as Curiosity, NASA's most ambitious rover, made its dramatic arrival into Mars' atmosphere and prepared for landing....

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Expert Advice To Keep Us Healthy & Happy

wyskAugust 16, 2012

Women You Should Know® Meghan Muntean and Stacey Borden, launched ChickRX, a health and wellness online community, created exclusively for young women to make high quality, reliable health information accessible....

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