In the main focus we will look at how many women actually program and talk about the increasing number of women who are starting to program in emerging countries. Maybe there are more women than expected, there just aren't enough people talking about it yet. I will be able to reach others with the project and motivate one or the other person to be interested in a technical profession.
In the distant future, I imagine that more women will program and that the distinction between "women's job" and "men's job" no longer exist, maybe it won't be important at all wether you are male or female (or anything in between). Young adults are increasingly encouraged to do what makes them happy. Outdated gender concepts will not even be passed onto children in the future.
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Cosmetics
The earliest documented origin of cosmetics is in ancient Egypt. Back then cosmetics were made from various mixtures from natural mineral pigments, various oils, water or animal fats. It was also common that both men and women used cosmetics – it was used to wade off evil spirits.
Fertilizers
Mineral fertilizers contain important plant nutrients such as:
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
But fertilizers containing minerals with phosphates are found to be toxic.
The toxic component is called apatite, which is extracted to manufacture fertilizers.
Apatite itself is not toxic but can become so if it is contaminated with cadmium, which, unfortunately, is frequent.
These toxins get washed away from the fields by rainwater and pollute rivers and streams.
[by Celia & Sophie]
My goal is a collaboration across the United States and India / the middle east.
Since the project is about women who code/living as a digital nomad, I will defenitley contact my aunt, Eileen Brewer.
Maybe it would be interesting to chat with one of her students on how coding has changed their life.
I will simply text my aunt via Whatsapp and ask for a zoom meeting, so I can interview her.
I doubt that it would be possible to meet her in person (thanks to covid).
How much electricity does Switzerland distribute across Europe? What is the future of Switzerland if other countries make greater progress with renewable energy? What role do we play then?
This year and last there was too little electricity across Europe. Which was noticeable, among other things, in the reduction in network stability. A Europe-wide blackout was also speculated.
Switzerland is strong in the export and import of electricity. The European electricity grid is interrelated - which makes us all dependent on one another for electricity production. Furthermore, what impact could the complete phase-out of nuclear energy have on Europe?
How do you change the world? One code at a time.
I grew up with a lot of aunts around me. On my father's side I have 4 aunts, one of whom I look up to in particular.
Her Name is Eileen Brewer. She has traveled the world giving women in emerging markets a valuable toolkit by teaching them how to program. I will focus my upcoming project on her.
Thesedays, we don't really look at wether or not our cosmetics are environmentally friendly or if they have been tested on animals. I want to find out if it is possible to produce cosmetics that are environmentally friendly and look up if there are already brands that practice that mindset.
How will our world come to an end? Nuclear war? Will the sun implode? Will we find a new home on mars?
I think it is important to speculate into the future.
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