The Big Event: Montshire’s 40th Anniversary Draws 1,200 Museum Lovers
T he Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich has been offering hands-on science exhibits and programs throughout its 40 years, and the museum’s recent anniversary celebration hewed to that mission. The Jan. 10 open house didn’t neglect birthday basics — cake and a group rendition of Happy Birthday both were served up, and each of the 1,200 guests received a gift: free admission. But visitors also were treated to related science...
Facebook Pitches Solution To Tech’s Diversity Problem
There’s little doubt that there’s a race and gender gap in the tech industry. Look at any of the major tech firms’ diversity reports and you’ll see that there are proportionally fewer women, blacks and Hispanics in the tech world — particularly when it comes to engineering positions. That’s the problem, and it’s one we know well. But what could be the solution? Facebook has its own theory, which it’s trying to prove with the launch of...
Think Like a Hacker: At the High-Stakes Junction of Humans and Computers, a Dartmouth Professor Asks the Right Questions
Sean Smith, the research director of the Institute for Security, Technology, and Society at Dartmouth College, likes to hold office hours at Umpleby’s Bakery in downtown Hanover. With unruly reddish-brown hair and a beard, Smith, who wears glasses, sits at a table, back to the wall, coffee mug in hand. He works on a slim Mac laptop plastered with stickers that proclaim his interest in mountain biking, skiing and The Devil Makes Three,...
VTC to Host Brewing Short Course
Randolph — For the second year running, Vermont Tech will offer a brewing short course for entrepreneurs and home brewers. The class is set for May 11-17, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Drop-In Brewing Co. in Middlebury, Vt. Taught by the Drop-In’s owner, Steve Parkes, it will cover the science, safety and sensory evaluation skills needed to work effectively in a brewery, the college said in a recent news release. Students will be exposed...
VTC to Host Brewing Short Course
Randolph — For the second year running, Vermont Tech will offer a brewing short course for entrepreneurs and home brewers. The class is set for May 11-17, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Drop-In Brewing Co. in Middlebury, Vt. Taught by the Drop-In’s owner, Steve Parkes, it will cover the science, safety and sensory evaluation skills needed to work effectively in a brewery, the college said in a recent news release. Students will be exposed...
