Carol Sacks
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Tech industry communications vet, science- and oceans-focused philanthropy; news junkie; I take photos of food+dogs. Tweets are my own.
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Turning the Tides storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cb6004… #StoryMaps via ArcGIS StoryMaps Great storytelling from Deb Fallows and Our Towns Civic Foundation
We Will Never See Another Queen of England thecut.com/2022/09/elizab… via @thecut Good think piece from Elizabeth Holmes
What a fun way to start the day: meet this year's Rise Global Winners on Good Morning America. These inspirational young people will undoubtedly #RiseTo change the world. Get to know them all at risefortheworld.org. Schmidt Futures @RiseFortheWorld. goodmorningamerica.com/living/video/t…
Federer on His Exit and Holding Nadal’s Hand: ‘It’s Maybe a Secret Thank You’ nytimes.com/2022/09/27/spo… Not ready to let go+this Q&A was just what I needed. Roger Federer talks 1 more time to Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 And, don't miss Chris' great book about Federer, The Master.
Scientists and journalists are both seekers and sharers of knowledge, but they speak what might as well be two languages. The communicators honored with the Schmidt Awards at National Academies not only speak both languages but also bridge them. Congratulations to this year's winners.
In support of the Rise application launch, we're excited to unveil the #RiseTo campaign –– featuring the newly released 'Superhuman' by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Booship Briggs –– tonight in the heart of Times Square : t2conline.com/multi-platinum… .
The Deer Who Lived Upstairs newyorker.com/news/afterword… via The New Yorker Another gem from Susan Orlean
How one small Ohio town practices democracy ourtownsfoundation.org/how-one-small-… An uplifting read from Deb Fallows
This scientist uses drones and algorithms to save whales — and the rest of the ocean washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti… Great piece about Whale Safe and Douglas McCauley work.
When Judy Woodruff got her 1st job, a producer said, "With legs like those, how could I not hire you?" She was a "coffee girl" + a "weather girl." 52 yrs later, she's leaving PBS NewsHour's anchor desk one of the most trusted journalists of her generation. nytimes.com/2022/11/11/sty…
This Veterans Day, consider the reasons to serve thehill.com/opinion/nation… Late to this good essay from Liz McNally of Schmidt Futures
I feel self-conscious about drawing attention to myself, but I'm immensely thankful to Schmidt Science Fellows for highlighting my profile. Hopefully, this short film can show other minority students that scientists can come from anywhere and look like them.
Make some time to read this piece from the great Sally Jenkins about Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert -- Bitter rivals. Beloved friends. Survivors. washingtonpost.com/sports/interac…
Scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean’s Falkor (too) journeyed to the coast of Panama to study the movement of microplastics in the deep sea. Thank you to Ben Tracy and CBS Mornings for spotlighting how marine science is helping us better understand—and protect—our Ocean.