http://girlygeekdom.com Science, Engineering and Technology news and reviews, for women, girls, students and teachers! Thu, 17 May 2012 13:45:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Science, Engineering and Technology news and reviews, for women, girls, students and teachers! GirlyGeekdom no Science, Engineering and Technology news and reviews, for women, girls, students and teachers! http://girlygeekdom.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://girlygeekdom.com http://girlygeekdom.com/news/stroked-ipad-girlygeekdom-review http://girlygeekdom.com/news/stroked-ipad-girlygeekdom-review#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:08:24 +0000 Dr Mariann Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=8467
With a design so sleek you’d be forgiven for finding it resist fingertips from its glassy (and yes, sexy) exteria. Apple’s new iPad is best savoured, and welcomed, as a socially acceptable aesthetic experience.]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/news/stroked-ipad-girlygeekdom-review/feed 1 http://girlygeekdom.com/news/from-calais-to-home http://girlygeekdom.com/news/from-calais-to-home#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:47:02 +0000 Dr Mariann Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=6418
our social networks have started to serve as a useful way to strategically get together with others, for a trip home, to see what the elect is up to, or to find out which political sway friends may hold. One message is LOUD and clear, and that is the impact of social media heralds these modern times.]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/news/from-calais-to-home/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/education/acceptable-avoidance-political-gaga http://girlygeekdom.com/education/acceptable-avoidance-political-gaga#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:26:09 +0000 Dr Mariann Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=5829
Take heed though friends, there is a delicate social balance that needs to be weighed - by far the trickiest and most controversial series of social hoops to jump through this spring will be: Acceptable Avoidance (AA). ]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/education/acceptable-avoidance-political-gaga/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/leggere-leggere-leggere-yawn-read http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/leggere-leggere-leggere-yawn-read#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:34:19 +0000 Dr Mariann Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=5784
The pleasure of all reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books. Katherine Mansfield quotes Friday, 26 March 2010 will be a special day. Leggere, leggere, leggere! will celebrate the first day of Read, read, read! ]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/leggere-leggere-leggere-yawn-read/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/inspiration/storytelling-choose-distort-history http://girlygeekdom.com/inspiration/storytelling-choose-distort-history#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:07:08 +0000 Dr Mariann Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=5735
Today, there is the opportunity to recreate an apparent self-history. An autobiography that is broadcast as historic fact. And who really knows the truth? narrative takes central stage and I’m intrigued to find out how much of this means that we can never create or ever capture the entire story...]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/inspiration/storytelling-choose-distort-history/feed 1 http://girlygeekdom.com/inspiration/viewpoint-review http://girlygeekdom.com/inspiration/viewpoint-review#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:54:28 +0000 Dr Mariann Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=5686
I'm going to make a bold statement here. We are influenced by what other people want; By what other people have. And, thus, set our standards (accordingly) by what we do not have, but what would improve our lives if only we could get it. Oh, and I bet you haven't booked your summer holiday yet. For what could be a more modern experience than drowning before you even get to your destination?...]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/inspiration/viewpoint-review/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/news/happy http://girlygeekdom.com/news/happy#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:34:42 +0000 Dr Mariann Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=5658
Happy? with the Web I mean. Because it strikes me we are not. The latest research from bizreport speculates that individuals are experiencing increasing levels of ‘web stress’. Whilst the run of social networks will have it that everyone knows everything about everybody and this IS a good thing. It seems that such networking could have the run of us. ]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/news/happy/feed 5 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/politicalpowerandinfluence http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/politicalpowerandinfluence#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:50:01 +0000 Dr Mariann Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=5634
In the wings looms heavily a general election. You hadn't noticed? So far by the leaders of the political parties there has been limited (success) social media engagement. So Facebook or Twitter; Tory, LibDem or Labour: Which is it to be? ]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/politicalpowerandinfluence/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/news/loathed-extremes-facebook-profile http://girlygeekdom.com/news/loathed-extremes-facebook-profile#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:51:47 +0000 Dr Mariann Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=5620
Online, whose responsibility is it then to safeguard us? It is unrealistic to propose a social network lock down. Web profiles can reveal (and also hide) so much. This would be a darkness falling on personal freedoms at the loss of the flow and expression of social information. Many of those incidental connections simply would not be possible without the freedom to create Profiles, send requests, respond and grow with our networks. ]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/news/loathed-extremes-facebook-profile/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/politwits http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/politwits#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:14:42 +0000 Dr Mariann Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=5585
Who/what will be 2010s key influencer's? In the run up to the General Election maybe it will be the highs (and no doubt lows) of politics and politicians. This time we have political 'news' and 'views' via their Twitter feeds. Here's the crunch. First are we really that interested in what they tweet?]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/politwits/feed 0