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Leadership tip: For many people, a sense of PURPOSE is a driving intrinsic motivator. They want their work to make a difference in the lives of others. Leaders who know their people well, also know when it is time to remind them of the meaningfulness of their work. How about now?

Grandmaster Garry Garry Kasparov’s observation holds true: “Chess is life in miniature.” (via UMass Amherst) The Queen’s Gambit 👑♟️👩🏻‍🦰 #QueensGambit bit.ly/36Vzj9i

Dr. Tamara Pearson, C'96, director of the Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM, wrote a piece on racial disparities in tech and solutions to ensure more Black and Brown students secure computer science jobs in the future. Via The Conversation U.S.: theconversation.com/computer-scien…

The Conversation Weekly podcast is launched! theconversation.com/the-conversati… Huge congrats to Gemma Ware, @conversationuk + @themindfuzz

Today, for International #WomenInScienceDay2021, Chien-Shiung Wu, trailblazing nuclear physicist got honored with stamp by U.S. Postal Service theconversation.com/new-postage-st… Here are some other inspiring stories of #WomenInScience from our archives ⬇️

Boston's hospitals have stood out nationally for years - but this Globe Spotlight Team report shows they are on top in a new questionable way. Great work led by reporter Liz Kowalczyk Liz Kowalczyk & data work by our Spotlight fellow Sarah Ryley @MissRyley bostonglobe.com/2021/04/03/met…

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Want to understand the ferocious fighting between Israelis and Palestinians? UCLA's James Gelvin explains that Israel is having its own version of Black Lives Matter. theconversation.com/as-the-palesti…

This is why I love the The Conversation U.S. This great piece about how university boards struggle with accountability on the heels of the tenure vote yesterday for Nikole Hannah-Jones was written by Felecia Commodore and Demetri L. Morgan, PhD and edited by Naomi Schalit theconversation.com/trustees-handl…

Congrats to @tamar_Blanks for her first, and excellent piece on little-known math genius Emmy Noether that moved Einstein so greatly he wrote her obit. American Mathematical Society AAAS Mass Media Fellowship theconversation.com/emmy-noether-f…

One of my favorite travel sites has my husband's story on its front page! Peyton Fleming Women in Northern Kenya Rally to Save a Forest Atlas Obscura atlasobscura.com/articles/kiris…

First commercial video game never took off 50 years ago. Computer Space failed not because it was too complex but it didn't allow players to use strategy. theconversation.com/computer-space…

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🎧 New #DontCallMeResilient podcast episode: @whkchun of Digital Democracies Institute, @ystvns of @RULeadLab & host Vinita Srivastava discuss how surveillance amplifies racist policing and threatens the right to protest: theconversation.com/being-watched-…

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