The suits used in the Mercury Redstone program also used mechanical counter-pressure. The modern elastic materials were not available then, so mechanical pressure was provided by miles of shoe-lace style ties up and down the legs, torso and arms. It was a long and laborious process to get in or out of one of these suits, and required a ground grew to suit up an astronaut (or U-2, X-15 pilot, etc.) before a high-altitude, low pressure flight.
Kudos to the fine folks at MIT, but again, they have done nothing new.
The first human in space was piloting an X-15 while the rocket program was still producing some rather impressive fireworks displays.
My wife is a fellow engineer and fellow tech worker. She is very successful in her field. If I were to decide upon a career path based on what I've heard her tell family members (and their children), I'd direct my endeavors elsewhere. Now, when I hear myself talk about my career and the various paths its taken, I think I'm insane for not changing careers sooner. I _will_ change careers eventually, difference in pay be damned.
Young women tend to talk to other women in a prospective career field. They are not likely to (and shouldn't) base such an important decision off some damn TV show.
With so many in the science & tech fields feeling so little sense of fulfillment from their careers, why should anyone in the US expect young men or women to start flocking to tech jobs?
Whoever concieved of this TV show lives on a different planet. I suspect my wife and I might watch one episode together, throw things at the TV, and go back to our more fulfilling hobbies and books. Unless the youth of this country have suddenly grown stupid (doubtful), then I suspect they'll have a similar reaction.
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Kudos to the fine folks at MIT, but again, they have done nothing new.
The first human in space was piloting an X-15 while the rocket program was still producing some rather impressive fireworks displays.
Young women tend to talk to other women in a prospective career field. They are not likely to (and shouldn't) base such an important decision off some damn TV show.
With so many in the science & tech fields feeling so little sense of fulfillment from their careers, why should anyone in the US expect young men or women to start flocking to tech jobs?
Whoever concieved of this TV show lives on a different planet. I suspect my wife and I might watch one episode together, throw things at the TV, and go back to our more fulfilling hobbies and books. Unless the youth of this country have suddenly grown stupid (doubtful), then I suspect they'll have a similar reaction.