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 Chapter Four: Stereotypes, failure and the creative side of CS with Camellia Pastore

In this episode, we talk about stereotypes, failure and appreciating the creative side of CS with Camellia Pastore, a rising senior studying computer science at Virginia Tech. We last spoke with Cami during #MorningMeeting. We have worked with Cami through Tech-Girls, Spark Hackathon, Summer Spark and most recently as co-presenters at #MozFest and we are always blown away by this young woman's drive and wisdom.

Resources

Stereotypes:
  • Study: Elementary School Students Tend to View Scientists as White and Male (UVA Today, June 2020)
  • Geek Mythology (Carnegie Mellon Project on Gender and Computer Science )
  • Keeping Girls in STEM: 3 Barriers, 3 Solutions (Edutopia, March 2019)

Failure, and how to use it as motivation:
  • Why Parents Need to Let Their Children Fail (The Atlantic, January 2013)
  • Quote: “So here is the point:  you are going to meet the dragon of failure in your life...  But as sure as the sun comes up, there will come a time on the next day or next week or next year when you will grab that sword and tell him "Be gone, dragon."”
  • Failure Is an Option (Parents)
  • Failure, Frustration & Fearlessness (Miss-Bit @ UVA blog, October 2017)

Appreciating the creative side of CS:
  • Computer science isn't all that scary (The Daily Tar Heel, May 2020)
  • The Artist in the Machine: The bigger picture of AI and creativity (TechTalks, April 2020)
  • Stitch Fix’s CEO on Selling Personal Style to the Mass Market (Harvard Business Review, June 2018)
  • The Art of Creative Coding (PBS Digital Studios, January 2013)

Other ideas/resources mentioned in the episode
  • Computer Systems Genome
  • How Automation Bias Encourages the Use of Flawed Algorithms (Slate, March 2020)
  • AI Is Biased. Here's How Scientists Are Trying to Fix It (Wired, December 2019)

Music credits
  • Music from filmmusic.io
  • "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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