Events and Announcements

"...At the university level, IBM has several partnerships with schools, such as the Notre Dame - IBM Tech Ethics Lab, to support underrepresented communities in STEM subjects and their teachers,...

"...in solving problems we often focus on searching for and identifying the one best solution. We place a premium on accuracy and correctness in decision-making. Unsurprisingly, creativity suffers...

"...Design is a use of power; recognize this, and think carefully about the effect you have on others when you wield it.  In addition to the what, consider also the who. Get in the habit of asking...

"...But I think so often just the culture of research requires us to lead with a problem. If you're gonna do a project, what is the problem that you're solving? And if you're looking within these...

"...Now, Maine and Oregon have enacted the first state laws making companies that create consumer packaging, such as cardboard cartons, plastic wrap and food containers, responsible for the...

"...“Facebook can’t keep making these mistakes and then saying, ‘I’m sorry,’ Darci Groves, a former content design manager at Facebook.

"...I have a deeply held core value that those who are impacted by a problem should be a vital part of informing and designing a solution. It also makes for a better outcome, because the solution...

"...Racism, sexism and other forms of systematic oppression are not unique to mathematics, and they certainly are not new, yet many in the field still deny their existence. “One of the biggest...

"...Engineers must understand how their individual biases and those of the field influence engineering practice and how to counteract those biases. They need to know how to work in diverse and...

"...Academic studies have shown that black patients may be less likely to be able to make it to appointments than white patients because of socioeconomic obstacles deeply rooted in historical...