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Silicon Republic
There are plenty of common traits shared by people from every walk of life, working at all levels, in each part of the world – for example, all of us eat, breathe, sleep and have imagination. But until that imagination is applied to something, can we all honestly say that we’re creative? What exactly is creativity? A philosophy? A work of art? Essentially, creativity is both of those things, but it can be simplified into just two intrinsically linked processes: Thinking and producing.
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Chemistry World
‘I’m being deleted from Wikipedia, which feels like I’m famous,’ Sarah Tuttle tweeted in early May. The astrophysicist’s Wikipedia page was flagged for deletion just weeks after a fierce – and prominent – battle over the page of superheavy element chemist Clarice Phelps.
Phelps, who works at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S., is quite possibly the first female African–American scientist to be part of team that discovered a superheavy element, tennessine – a feat, some might argue, that means she should be featured on the world’s largest encyclopaedia.
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Nature
In 2022, St. Petersburg will welcome the world’s largest and most prestigious event in mathematics. But among the thousands of delegates at the next International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) will be some who might find Russia less welcoming. Mathematicians from sexual or gender minorities (LGBT+) might think twice about going to a country where they could be arrested for advocating equal rights, and where hate crimes and discrimination against members of their communities are reported to be rising.
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By Terri Williams
 We can all agree that being nice is a desirable human trait. In the workplace in particular, companies want employees to be pleasant, agreeable, and polite — not just to customers and clients, but also to each other. But when is niceness more of a hindrance than an asset? New research by Fierce Conversations reveals that 63% of employees aren’t sharing honest opinions and concerns because they want to continue being viewed in a positive light. These responses cut across gender and seniority level.
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HR Dive
Gender parity will not occur within the STEM field without intentional intervention, according to research published in the American Institute of Physics. Some organizations appear to have heeded this call to action or come to a similar conclusion themselves. The Flatiron School and SeatGeek, for example, partnered to give away up to $200,000 in scholarships to women who apply to their 50/50 scholarship program, the school announced in March.
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THE Journal
To address gaps in women and minorities entering STEM careers, Pitsco Education and SmartGurlz are debuting Smart Buddies, a new solution that focuses on third to fifth grade students. The app guides students through a virtual experience in which "buddies" lead them through a series of coding exercises.
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GleanerNow
Across the country, educators are increasingly turning their attention to STEM education. STEM is educational programs focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In the past decade, STEM concepts have seen an increased popularity with programs popping up in schools across the country and around the globe.
Seventh-day Adventist schools have embraced the STEM movement and have begun implementing unique and creative programs of their own.
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Harvard Business News
In a previous job, Minda Harts corrected her manager who was celebrating the company for “having the most diverse leadership across the country in our industry.” When Harts, now an assistant adjunct professor at New York University, pointed out that their organization shouldn’t be celebrating their diversity numbers just yet — all their leaders were white men and white women — her manager was visibly annoyed.
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