Jan 3Gone in 2021: Reflecting on 18 Noted Women in STEMAs a new year begins, it is time to reflect on notable lives we lost in 2021. These 18 women who died in the preceding 12 months will be remembered for their marked improvements to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and related disciplines; for their advocacy of diverse voices in these…Women In STEM7 min read
Sep 11, 2021Where I was on 9/11First published September 11, 2011 | Photo: Alan Strakey/Flickr I wasn’t going to write anything for this because frankly, I don’t consider my experience particularly remarkable. I wasn’t close with anyone whose life was completely altered that day. I have no tale to tell of meeting someone who decided to…September 1112 min read
Mar 16, 2021Remembering Justice GinsburgIn the fall of 2015, I had an opportunity to spend about half an hour alone with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A few months prior, I had produced a custom LEGO set featuring the first four women of the Supreme Court. One of the Justice’s longtime friends…Ruth Bader Ginsburg2 min read
Jan 1, 2021Gone in 2020: Remembering 20 Pioneering Women in STEMAs 2020 has come to a close, it is time to reflect on those who’ve left us over the past 12 months. It was, of course, a year filled with immense challenges related to the coronavirus, politics, racial injustice, climate change, and more. But there were triumphs as well, and…Women In STEM12 min read
Dec 28, 2018Nancy Grace Roman (1925–2018)We have lost a giant of astronomy. Nancy Grace Roman, a pioneering scientist who developed the astronomy program at NASA and was long considered the “Mother of Hubble” for her role in launching the groundbreaking Hubble Space Telescope into orbit, died on the morning of Dec. 25 at age 93. …Astronomy5 min read
Mar 21, 2015Open letter to LEGO: Please reconsider the Legal Justice League for LEGO IdeasDear LEGO, I am writing to ask you to reconsider your decision not to allow my custom-designed set, “Legal Justice League,” to compete in the LEGO Ideas contest. I was disappointed to receive word on March 5th that the set would not be eligible for LEGO Ideas. As you are…Lego6 min read