Lauren Bricker

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Geek Generator, maker, and bike rider among other things.
The Moral Implications of Being a Moderately Successful Computer Scientist and a Woman

I recently reached a few high points in my career that coincided, not coincidentally, with some of the worst harassment of my life. It made me reflect on how my career has been defined as much in terms of misogyny as technical excellence (I’ve garnered quite a CV in both), and how I have struggled t

ACM SIGOPS

Are you someone who is or has taught Computer Science in K-12? Are you planning on going to the CSTA national conference this summer? Have you ever done something that "seemed like a good idea at the time?"

Then please apply for this panel by Tuesday night! It's easy! It's fun!
https://pugetsound.csteachers.org/.../call-for-submissions

P.S. If you act quickly, I have 1 complementary registration to the conference that could be yours!

P.P.S. Feel free to forward!

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It was one year ago today that David Smith emailed me out of the blue, asking about my work on computing Heesch numbers. A few days later he tipped his hand and showed me a drawing of the hat polykite for the first time. Happy Aperiodic Monotile day to all who celebrate.
A Chart Chronicles the Colors of Mister Rogers' Cardigans from 1969 to 2001 — Colossal

It’s a beautiful day for a chronological look at the colorful range of cardigans beloved television host Fred Rogers slipped on during each episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Starting with blue near the beginning of the show’s run—the soft-spoken icon seems to have favored more pastels during these early days—the chart spans all the way to the red he wore for his last airing on August 31, 2001. Rogers’ legacy is synonymous with the cozy garment, many of which were hand-knitted by his mother. More

Colossal
@csk your work has made it mainstream… someone on the Glowforge Users Group I belong to on FB posted about it …
When Passover and a great panel on ChatGPT and academics collide.
Great showing by UW folks (past or present) at the SIGCSE conference! #sigcse2023

Please boost! We’re excited to invite applications for DUB summer REUs for US-based undergrads.

Interns will be matched with a
UW DUB faculty mentor, who will hire & lead the intern on an HCI research project. ~9 weeks, paid, on UW campus.

Deadline is 1/27: https://dub.washington.edu/posts/2023/dubreu.html

#HCI #CHI2023

DUB REU Program Summer 2023

Now trending on Twitter... although I wish it was not because I shared a name with her...