In pop culture, computing & programming are often depicted with “tech bros.” But the first computer programmer was a brilliant woman.

Augusta “Ada” Lovelace was born in 1815. Her notes include an algorithm designed to be carried out by a machine & she envisioned that computers could go beyond calculations. Lovelace described “how individuals & society relate to technology as a collaborative tool.”

Lovelace passed away in 1852 at just 36. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/ada-lovelace-the-first-tech-visionary #HistoryRemix #history #science

Every data point in every ecology study is a unique, valuable and usually irreplaceable record. But until recently, most ecological data had no long-term plan for its future, which has led to almost incalculable loss.

My latest for The Scientist looks at the scale of the problem, and one team working to save this vital resource:
https://www.the-scientist.com/notebook/inside-the-project-trying-to-save-datasets-from-extinction-70690

#data #opendata #ecology

important new publication #equity #funding @[email protected]

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📢 It's official: "Systemic racial disparities in funding rates at the National Science Foundation" has completed peer review and is now out in @[email protected] with @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] & others

🔗➡️https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.83071

Here's a brief 🧵 . 👇

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/earth2christine/status/1597640427519123456

If you're like me, then you were really happy to learn about Mastodon's enthusiastic support for image descriptions, and you were eager to join in.

Then you went to actually write something and realized you have no idea how to present visual info in a way that is helpful/enjoyable to those who are #VisuallyImpaired or #Blind.

I found this guide really informative: https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-write-an-image-description-2f30d3bf5546

Post-viral Edit: Don't forget to give the author some love on medium. They did the work!

#Accessibility

I think this is so cool! This is the exuvia (moulted exoskeleton) of a barnacle in the cyprid stage (this stage is between the nauplius and the settling stages).

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #plankton #marinetaxonomy #wildlife #nature #microscopy #microorganism #zooplankton #barnacle