Rich Granger

STEM Education for the Next Generation - Society of Women Engineers Over the past decade, precollege education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, has expanded and developed dramatically. Instruction

"STEM education at the precollege level today...is an innovative, interdisciplinary, and student-centered approach to learning about the world. Its purpose is not better test scores, but better thinking — analytical, creative, and problem-solving." swe.org/magazine/ste...

The 4 next big things in robotics and automation for 2025 Robots that build solar farms, a drone that flies faster and lighter, a better food-delivery bot, and more.

Robots that build solar farms, a drone that flies faster and lighter, a better food-delivery bot, and more. f-st.co/Nrcpyy9

Scientists seek to turbocharge a natural process that cools the Earth Terradot, a carbon removal company, is using “enhanced rock weathering” to sequester carbon by spreading crushed volcanic rock over farmland.

“Scientists seek to turbocharge a natural process that cools the #Earth.”

“Terradot, a carbon removal company, is using ‘enhanced rock weathering’ to sequester carbon by spreading crushed volcanic rock over farmland.”

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This is one of my favorite reports of all time. A must-read for anyone in #STEM education. Currently working with community partners to implement the STEM charging station concepts recommended in this groundbreaking report. Stay tuned! #STEMstartsEarly

Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies Hype dims as a country-wide survey of US corporations shows a sudden drop-off in AI use among firms with more than 250 employees.

It's all adding up.

Why younger generations are gaining interest in blue-collar work Tariffs, trade wars and technology have ushered in an age of uncertainty. Could blue-collar careers be a stable solution?

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Someone asked what's the 'most Gen X thing' ever and the responses were awesome "Hanging by the Blockbuster door to see if any good movies were returned."

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2025, in 3 panels.

Learning from catastrophe Three books reckon with technological complexity and the wicked problems it creates.

“In his latest #book, Wicked Problems, Guru Madhavan argues that the growing number of cloudy #problems in our world demands a broader, more civic-minded approach to #engineering.” www.technologyreview.com/2024/06/26/1...

Keith Haring on Change and Creativity “To be a victim of change is to ignore its existence.”

Keith Haring on creativity and change www.themarginalian.org/2022/07/04/k...

“State leaders — who are poised to wield more discretion as federal dollars devolve — should direct resources toward high-quality digital tools and educator training to better use proven public media offerings across Head Start, family child care, and pre-K settings” @cooneycenter.bsky.social

The Future of Children’s Programming After Federal Cuts to Public Media The nation needs a strategy for children’s media that draws from the trusted legacy of public media and leverages today’s most promising tech tools.

How can we create a future that ensures all kids have access to high-quality children's media in light of funding cuts and a changing media landscape? Thanks to Michael H. Levine, Cooney Center founding executive director, for sharing his vision on @the74.bsky.social: buff.ly/gS85Zxi

Today’s proposed decision by HHS to limit the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine for children and teens is deeply troubling as we enter a new respiratory virus season. Read our full statement from Dr. Susan J. Kressly, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

This new delivery robot will bring the entire grocery store to you Lockers on the go.

This new delivery robot will bring the entire grocery store to you

Scientists Design Huge Spacecraft That Could Carry 2,400 Colonists to Alpha Centauri A team of engineers has come up with designs of a 36-mile spacecraft, dubbed Chrysalis, designed to carry 2,400 passengers to Alpha Centauri.

All aboard!

James Webb Finds Evidence of Free-Floating Planets So Large They Can Gather Their Own Planetary Systems The James Webb Space Telescope have found evidence of massive planets capable of forming their own planetary systems — without a star.

"Lonely starless worlds."

The 2025 WBxD Fellows Take Their Show on the Road What did our 2025 Well-Being by Design Fellows learn about designing tech with kids' well-being in mind? A lot, it turns out! During the intensive five-month program, the 12 mid-career designers were…

Our 2025 Well-Being by Design Fellows have been sharing their work this summer! Head to the blog to see their Games for Change workshop replay video + case studies and a webinar about their fellowships: bit.ly/4ms6dCG #wbxd #wellbeing #kidtech

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

A New Obelisk ‘Lifeform’ Is Hiding Inside Humans This strange microscopic structure may whisper ancient evolutionary secrets.

“A New Obelisk ‘Lifeform’ Is Hiding Inside Humans. This strange microscopic structure may whisper ancient evolutionary secrets.”

#WeirdScience

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Why Electrify America Isn't Slowing Down One of America's biggest charging networks is keeping its foot on the accelerator, despite a rough patch for the EV market.

One of America's biggest charging networks is keeping its foot on the accelerator, despite a rough patch for the EV market.

“I think we all have to continue to make sure that we are investing to close that gap and to keep our pace of growth.”

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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

Elon Musk opened a diner in Hollywood. What could go wrong? I went to find out The tech billionaire’s ‘retro-futuristic’ drive-in and Tesla charging station has long lines, plenty of glitches – and adoring fans

“Continuing to function in the United States right now requires being very good at compartmentalization.”

#Truth

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What Nonprofits Need to Know About the Federal Spending Bill That's Now Law On July 4th, an enormous tax and spending bill (“BBB”) was signed into law after passing through Congress via the reconciliation process and along partisan lines.

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Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say Chinese and Hong Kong scientists succeed in animal trials, but potential problems include risk of devices being left in body and public suspicions Swarms of tiny robots, each no larger than a speck of dust, could be deployed to cure stubborn infected sinuses before being blown out through the nose into a tissue, researchers have claimed. The micro-robots are a fraction of the width of a human hair and have been inserted successfully into animal sinuses in pre-clinical trials by researchers at universities in China and Hong Kong. Continue reading...

Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say

How Ford And GM Are Plotting A Battery Breakup With China Ford and General Motors are racing to develop a new type of electric vehicle battery. One engineer labeled it as “LFP of the West.”

Ford and General Motors are racing to develop a new type of electric vehicle battery. One engineer labeled it as “LFP of the West.”

If they deliver on their promises, it could unlock the next phase of growth for America’s EV industry.

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“I have friends everywhere.”

NASA celebrated this employee's story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her. "It feels like everything that I worked for has been taken down little by little."

"It feels like everything that I worked for has been taken down little by little."
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‘A devastating blow’: AmeriCorps cuts leave Ohio non-profits struggling to fill the gap Federal budget cuts force organizations to dismiss members, cancel programs, and reduce services.

‘A devastating blow’: AmeriCorps cuts leave Ohio non-profits struggling to fill the gap: www.cleveland.com/news/2025/05...

Vertical Aerospace plans long-range hybrid air-taxi variant to widen market reach Vertical Aerospace said on Monday it is developing a long-range hybrid-electric variant of its air-taxi VX4, aiming to expand into commercial markets including defense and logistics.

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