Are the latest efforts at greater inclusion in Silicon Valley just a surface fix? — Kurt Löwenstein Education Center/Wikimedia Commons The lack of diversity in tech has been a persistent issue well before I began my career in journalism, but it seems discussion of the topic has lately reached a fever pitch. …

Why the president’s commencement speech was more than just “finger-wagging” — On Sunday, President Obama addressed the graduating Class of 2013 at Morehouse College, which also awarded him an honorary doctorate. (You can find a transcript and video of his speech here and here, respectively.) His speech, while seemingly well-received by his audience at Morehouse, has drawn criticism from several commentators…

One new company aims to bridge the two disciplines. — In judging people’s talents, we often make a rigid distinction between the “right-brained” (the creatives) and the “left-brained” (the geeks). But those labels are artificial, and nowadays, those boundaries are as blurred as ever. Durell Coleman hopes his new company, Designs by Dash, can thrive in the margin between art…