Laura Isensee is a journalist based in Houston, Texas. She has covered education, politics and diverse communities, and her work has been published by NPR, Reveal, Marketplace, the Miami Herald and Houston Public Media, among others. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and earned a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Computer Punch Cards, Coding Pipeline Problems, and the Future of Women in AI
Carla Brodley, founding executive director of the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University, explains how to make computer science education more accessible to everyone
The Weather Expert Who Answered the $64,000 Question
As the first trained Black TV meteorologist, June Bacon-Bercey always worked to help women and people of color to follow in her footsteps
An Incredible Story of Scientific Questing, Botany and Danger on the Colorado River
This is a science adventure story. Take a wild journey down the Colorado River in the company of two pioneering botanists: Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter.
This Researcher Helped Create a Machine to Pursue the ‘Quest for Everything’
Helen Edwards was a particle physicist who led the design and construction of the Tevatron, a machine built to probe deeper into the atom than anyone had gone before.
Nancy Hopkins and Her Tape Measure Took on M.I.T. for Discrimination
Nancy Hopkins used a commitment to justice and a tape measure to take M.I.T. to task for discrimination. The impacts of her fight are still being felt today.