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Girls Pursing Science Introduces a Cosmetic Beauty Chemistry Kit to Encourage Young Girls into Science Today, we talk about STEAM - no not the gaming platform. It means S cience T echnology E ngineering A rt & M athematics which promotes the intersection of art and technology. One of the organizations leading the way for young women and girls, especially those in the disadvantaged minority category, is Girls Pursuing Science . We talk with J acquelyn Thomas , founder of Girls Pursuing Science on the Kickstarter campaign - BOS Chemistry Kit . This kit is built to encourage young girls towards science using their lifestyle as a backgrop. Check it out!

Nerd Stalker interview with Google Software Engineer, Neil Fraser at O'reilly Maker Faire. Blockly is a web-based, graphical programming editor. Users can drag blocks together to build an application. No typing required.

Nerd Stalker interviews High Schooler Violet Replicon at the Oreilly Bay Area Maker Faire to talk about the her freshman transportation project, a levitating train!

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