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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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Women Take Historic Lead Over Men In IQ Testing

wyskJuly 17, 2012

Women are smarter than men! A new study shows that women have scored higher than men in intelligence testing for the first time in the 100 year history of the IQ test....

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Sally Ride & her Space Shuttle Challenger crewmates. Photo copyright: NASA

29 Years Ago Today Sally Ride Made History

wyskJune 18, 2012

29 years ago, on June 18, 1983, Sally Ride (Ph.D.) became the first American woman to go to space, serving as a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Today, Dr. Ride is the President and CEO of Sally Ride Science™, a science education company she established in 2001 with a team of women scientists to foster student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math education....

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Welcome to Samantha Garvey’s Lemonade Stand Of Life

wyskJanuary 30, 2012

Samantha Garvey, a gifted, 17 year old high school senior, determined to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a marine biologist and driven by the desire to help her family have a better life, was named a semifinalist in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search while her family was homeless....

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