Launching the first Iridescent Science Studio, Los Angeles
It all started with a bus in May 2009! Paul Yarin and I were talking about having a mobile science bus that would go to parks, open up from the side, ...
Read MoreWorking mothers – how do they do it all?
I have now been a mother for almost 8 months and have voraciously consumed all advice on“doing it all”. Here are some pieces of advice tha...
Read MoreHow do you get lucky?
I read a book called the Luck Factor a while ago and some of the principles have stuck in my head. The book tries to identify what are some difference...
Read MoreTechnovation Challenge Pitch Night: “Fixing Silicon Valley’s Gender Gap One Pitch at a Time”
The Technovation Challenge Pitch Night was a smashing success! The girls stepped up with incredible pitches, battled tough questions from the all-star...
Read MoreIridescent Technovation Challenge Pitch Night
Iridescent Bay Area has been busy conducting the first ever Technovation Challenge – a revolutionary 8-week curriculum providing high school gir...
Read MorePeter Diamandis – The Best Way to Predict the Future
Peter Diamandis – founder of the X Prize and visionary behind the bourgeoning space tourism industry – speaks on how to create change. It&...
Read MoreWe will miss you Ruben!
Ruben Medrano was an amazing force – full of positive energy and cheerfulness. You would never guess by his enthusiasm that he battled and won h...
Read MoreHow to think like and become an entrepreneur
I just finished Tina Seelig’s book “What I wish I knew when I was 20” and wanted to share excerpts that particularly resonated with ...
Read MoreCharter vs. Non-Charter schools
In the past three years we have worked in 24 non-charter and 8 charter schools. This is roughly representative of the percentage of charter schools in...
Read MoreResults from Iridescent’s Parent Needs Surveys
Robyn Hightower helped develop, conduct and analyze two parent surveys (in Fall 2008 and 2009) that would help inform our decisions on how to develop ...
Read MoreHow to get hired? INITIATIVE
Lately I have been reviewing a lot of resumes (both for volunteer and paid positions at Iridescent), going to career fairs and interviewing candidates...
Read MoreHow to build a working model of a heart using tupperware?
We are playing with a new tool (called Knoodle) that enables you to synchronize powerpoint presentations with a video. I think this is a very powerful...
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