Declara: Individualizing Learning Pathways
Ramona Pierson – CEO, Declara Declara is a type of social network that links everyone in a company or an organization. With the help of algorithms developed by Ramona Pierson; Declara’s system learns how people interact, what types of questions they’re looking to answer, and who can best answer them. Ramona Pierson, served as a mariner for 22 years; and she spent most days stuck in an office at the El Toro air station near Irvine, Calif. She was good with math and held top-secret assignments, creating algorithms to aid fighter attack squadrons. Pierson enjoyed the covert puzzling. As a kid growing up in Waco, Tex., and Southern California, Pierson discovered she could do math in her head. Rather than pulling out pencil and paper, she’d use techniques akin to meditation and visualization to process equations. Pierson joined the Corps at 18 in exchange for two years of college tuition.…
Children and Bad Influences
Parents are often worried about the corrupting effects of bad companions on their kids. When you find your son’s best friend spitting sassy retorts…
Sizzling Hot from the Kitchens of Bangkok
Just like most Asian delicacies, Thailand’s food needs little introduction as its spicy flavours are simply irresistible. From San Francisco to Sukhothai, its profusion…
8 Tips to Tackle Breast Cancer
The most common cancer among women which is the breast cancer, has been a cause of death across the world. Many young women have…
New Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Peggy Kessler We have heard a lot of stories about different types of cancers and how women have pulled through their terminal battles. Pancreatic…
South America- The Place of Women in the Academic Profession
It has been observed that for women in academia, the timing of tenure decisions often coincides with the optimal childbearing years, and as such…
7 Bad Things That Happen When You Don’t Moisturize Your Face
By: Sam Escobar Everyone knows that moisturizing you skin is important, but do you know why? What happens if you don’t moisturize your face?…
Style or fashion?
Boma Benjy Iwuoha Fashion is commonly defined as a popular way of dressing during a particular time or among a particular group of people.…
Gender and Politics: Celebrating the Achievements of Women in Parliament across Developing Countries (2)
By Ehis Ayere Last week, we began a discussion focused on celebrating the achievements and successes of women in parliament across developing nations, highlighting…
The Dialysave: An Amazing Health Care Innovation by Anya Pogharian
Anya Pogharian, an 18 year old Armenian Teen, Living in Montreal Canada, developed the Dialysave, a portable, dialysis machine which costs $500, against the…
Girl’s Talk: Fostering a healthy relationship between sisters
For many parents and guardians, cultivating close relationships between their kids ranks amongst their greatest concerns. We all dream of having kids who enjoy…
Violet Chanya- Making a Difference for Widows and Orphans
Margaret Ngugi Violet Chanya was born in 1949, in the rural Kisorongonyi Village, the semi- arid area of Taita Taveta County in Kenya. Taita…
