While technology and the internet have transformed how we learn, connect, create and engage with the world around us, they have increased divisions across society and exacerbated inequality. The Technology and Society program believes that the internet must be designed and governed as a vital public good that ensures equitable access and the strongest protections of fundamental rights.
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Our investments in individuals and organizations in the developing field of public interest technology have taught us that we can greatly increase the impact and capacity of civil society to understand the dangers and opportunities brought forth by advancements in technology. Understanding and engaging in the ever-emerging technology landscape allows civil society to anticipate and thwart potential harms and negotiate solutions with governments and the private sector.
Ford is one of the few private foundations to focus on the intersection of technology and society, working in the United States and abroad. Our partnerships with organizations with expertise in emerging areas of technology, historic relationships with human rights movements, and a global team deeply embedded in the field puts us in a strong position to advance this work.
Our support of policy research, coordination, and advocacy helps guarantee that public interest internet and technology policies are well-developed, successfully implemented, and effectively enforced. These policies are designed to expand equitable broadband access, protect net neutrality, disrupt pervasive surveillance, establish individual and community privacy rights, prevent algorithmic bias and high-tech profiling, balance protections for free speech against the harms of disinformation and dangerous speech, and foster a competitive technology marketplace.
Our aim is for technology to be widely accepted as a vital public good to be regulated effectively, resulting in more access and better protections through enforceable rules and norms to guard against bias, censorship and surveillance. These efforts will be supported by a diverse landscape of technologists who advance free expression, privacy, equity, access and fundamental rights. To make that future possible, we work toward four outcomes:
Secretary Cardona finalized his six priorities for use in agency discretionary grant programs; equitable access to rigorous STEM, including computer science, experiences is noted in Priority 2. The Department also issued a revised set of common instructions for grant applicants.
If you are a member of a science center or museum participating in the ASTC Passport Program, you are eligible for benefits such as free general admission when you travel outside of your local area. Exclusions apply and benefits vary.
The modern world of data science is incredibly dynamic. Every day, new challenges surface - and so do incredible innovations. To win in this context, organizations need to give their teams the most versatile, powerful data science and machine learning technology so they can innovate fast - without sacrificing security and governance.
The Governor's School of New Jersey was established in 1983. It is a tuition-free, summer, residential program for high-achieving high school juniors who have an interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects. Currently, there are two programs: the Governor's School in the Sciences at Drew University and the Governor's School of Engineering & Technology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The programs are open to students from diverse economic backgrounds who are New Jersey residents and who have completed their junior year in any public or private high school or are home-schooled.
A Maya city lost for a thousand years under the jungle comes to life. Planetarios Digitales has produced, with support from Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), this fulldome program that is available to the IPS community for free. Trailer in Spanish at =Y7F0zZMmx0A but full English versions available. Files are hosted in several playable formats and available through mediafire. Free licenses may be downloaded, printed, filled, signed, scanned, and then sent to jminchaca@planetariosdigitales.com for the links full program. More info at -shows/the-secret-of-calakmul/. January 2016 (release date).
...a free full-dome short series produced by the University of Colorado's Fiske Planetarium and funded by NASA. It highlights the research and people working with NASA. Most titles average just over 5 minutes. The latest ones are Parker Solar Probe (see preview) and New Horizons flyby of the Kuiper Belt Object MU-69 (January 2019 - see preview). An order form will get you instant access to the entire library of free programs from Fiske. H.264 - 1K, 1.5K, 2K movies are available for most titles. H.265 UHD 4K movies will be coming in the future. If you need further encoding/processing help we recommend. Upcoming episodes to include Apollo Lunar Geology, Orion/SLS, SOFIA .... Order form: -productions-request-form. Items listed on the order form:
A photon's journey across space, time, and the mind. Planetarium show based on a 1-hr PBS documentary "Sight: The Story of Vision" weaving a tale of the journey of humanity that discovered the science, technology and medicine that allows us to understand how sight works, cure diseases of the eye and correct vision.
Produced by the Planetarium in Laupheim, Germany and written by Dr. Rafael Lang, the show is being released under a Creative Commons license and freely available for download at show.darkmatter.org. Duration: 38 minutes; resolutions: 2k, 4k; languages: German, English, and French and Italian (audio only). Go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD4VN4s0EZUfor a fulldome preview. 24 August 2016
Fulldome (DigitalSky2.3) adaptation of "Invisible Mars" from the NASA MAVEN Mission to Mars. If you aren't running DigitalSky in your theater, you can still download the assets and adapt the show for your platform. The media consists of some 2x1 Equatorial Cylindrical Equidistant textures (of Mars, Earth, and the sun), a few images, and a couple of MP4 movies. For DigitalSky, I wrapped the textures onto dummy sphere objects in the planetarium to simulate viewing the Science On a Sphere in the dome. The "InvisibleMars_Content.zip" file in the link have all the assets (including the presenter script) you need for adapting the show. For more about MAVEN and its outreach programs, go to lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/education-outreach/afterschoolsummer-programs/invisible-mars/. Enjoy! Please drop me a line at tkomatsu (at) berkeley (dot) edu if you decide to use the program, adapt it, or have questions. From Toshi Komatsu, The Lawrence Hall of Science
In addition to the many fulldome programs listed above (look for the ESO icon ), the European Southern Observatory has released hundreds of free high-quality fulldome video clips and images following its ESO Ultra HD Expedition:
Our Center for Education develops STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) programs, as well as resources that teach, excite and inspire children, young adults and educators. From space science badges for Girl Scouts to professional development workshops and courses, summer internships, curriculum development, planetarium programs and exhibit development, our education programs foster future leaders in STEAM fields.
The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) provides leadership and excellence in environmental engineering and environmental science to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of society and the sustainability of the natural and built environments. AAEES has a special role in the stewardship of the environment since it is the organization responsible for environmental engineering and environmental science board certification and the lead society overseeing ABET accreditation for Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering Technology, Environmental Science, and similarly named programs. Ethical behavior is an essential core value of AAEES, and all participants in the activities of AAEES - guests, students, members, Board Certified individuals, honorary members, retired members, staff, and all others - are expected to adhere to its ethical standards stated below:
Students will examine the science and technology innovation system with an emphasis on public policy and the federal government's research and development role in that system. The class will use case studies as well as foundations of economic growth theory, innovation systems theory and innovation organization theory, and more. Students will build from basic approaches towards an advanced understanding.
NSBE is proud to announce a new partnership with Karat and its Brilliant Black Minds movement to give eligible members free opportunities to practice technical interviews, receive feedback, participate in career development workshops, study groups, and more with an aim to double the number of Black software engineers in technology.
To start learning 40 foreign languages, please see our extensive collection called Learn Languages for Free. You can download or stream free lessons in French, Spanish, English, German, Mandarin, Italian and more.
The American Cancer Society offers programs and services to help you during and after cancer treatment. Below are some of the resources we provide. We can also help you find other free or low-cost resources available.
It is the task of statesmanship to mold, to balance, and to integrate these and other forces, new and old, within the principles of our democratic system-ever aiming toward the supreme goals of our free society.
Coding is essential to help students thrive in a future driven by technology. K-12 schools can bring coding to their classrooms with free curricula from Apple. Lessons on Mac, teacher guides, and immersive apps help schools teach the language of innovation. 2ff7e9595c
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