Just heard the news, HBO renews Veep for a 2nd season, 10 eps instead of 8 this time. hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-…
— Armando Iannucci (@Aiannucci)
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“You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love (via bookmania)
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“When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden, or Life in the Woods” —(via journalofanobody)
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden, or Life in the Woods” —(via journalofanobody)
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“The role of the imagination is to create new meanings and to discover connections that, even if obvious, seem to escape detection. Imagination begins with intuition, not intellect.”
—Iconic designer and legendary curmudgeon Paul Rand on the role of the imagination. (via curiositycounts)
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Why Aren't There More Female Scientists, Engineers? →
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“Frequently, you see women relegated to very traditional roles - I’ll build the robot, and you can be secretary for the group. Unless you’re very assertive, men can take over the group.” - Angela Bielefeldt, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Colorado Bounder
Join us for a live chat tomorrow at noon as we make sense of some of these numbers:+ In 2008, 41% college freshmen planned to major in science and engineering vs. 30% for women.
+ Only 19% of software developers are women.
+ Only 5.5 percent of commercial patent-holders were women.Curious to know your thoughts on this, Tumblr. Especially those of you in school. How’s the gender ratio in your majors?
