Interviews: Ask Adora Svitak About Education and Women In STEM and Politics

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 20, 2014 @05:48AM from the go-ahead-and-ask dept.

samzenpus writes Adora Svitak is a child prodigy, author and activist. She taught her first class on writing at a local elementary school when she was 7, the same year her book, Flying Fingers was published. In 2010, Adora spoke at a TED Conference. Her speech, "What Adults Can Learn from Kids", has been viewed over 3.7 million times and has been translated into over 40 different languages. She is an advocate for literacy, youth empowerment, and for the inclusion of more women and girls in STEM and politics. 17 this year, she served as a Youth Advisor to the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC. and is a freshman at UC Berkeley. Adora has agreed to take some time from her books and answer any questions you may have. As usual, ask as many as you'd like, but please, one per post.

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So ... by gstoddart · 2014-11-20 05:50 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Were you prepared for the amount of bullshit and misogyny which was unleashed when the trolls around here discovered it was a woman being interviewed?

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1. Re:So ... by gstoddart · 2014-11-20 05:59 · Score: -1, Flamebait
  
  Shouldn't you be crying into your pillow and lamenting how having a tiny penis and a small brain has handicapped you and the world is against you?
  Seriously, grow up and get a life.
  
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No, let's not by DoofusOfDeath · 2014-11-20 05:55 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Slashdot, will you please end the fucking obsession with feminist gripes. I'm still at the point where I'll yell as you to focus on things we actually care about. But eventually, I'm sure some of us will simply be done with your Dicey site.