Taylor RongausReading 14: computer science is important, but it’s not for everyoneCoding isn’t necessary the new literacy, but I still think it’s really important for kids to at least be exposed to the basics of it. As…Apr 29, 2018Apr 29, 2018
Taylor RongausReading 12: self-driving cars are awesome, but I get car sickJust a couple of years ago, I was driving from college back home to Pittsburgh, PA when I saw a weird looking car in the lane to my right…Apr 26, 2018Apr 26, 2018
Taylor RongausReading 11: automation! is! exciting!At the beginning of the semester, we were asked to mention the topics we were most excited to talk about in this class, and automation was…Apr 10, 2018Apr 10, 2018
Taylor RongausReading 10: I smell fake newsFake news is a silly term used to simplify a whole bunch of heavier topics. Fake news is rooted in intelligence, gullibility, truth…Apr 2, 2018Apr 2, 2018
Taylor RongausReading 09: pro-business = pro-net neutralityAccording to the article “The Wired Guide to Net Neutrality” by Klint Finley, “net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers…Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018
Taylor RongausReading 07: tradeoffs, tradeoffs, and more tradeoffsThis week’s readings reminded me in many ways of last week’s: everything in technology is a tradeoff. Last week, we discussed the tradeoff…Mar 4, 2018Mar 4, 2018
Taylor RongausReading 06: Snowden is a moot pointYou’d think everyone would know who Edward Snowden is by now, but it’s pretty comical how many people know nothing about him. When I was…Feb 23, 2018Feb 23, 2018
Taylor RongausProject 02: reflectionIn class these past few weeks, we’ve talked a lot about diversity in STEM fields, and concluding that discussion with the movie Hidden…Feb 23, 2018Feb 23, 2018
Taylor RongausReading 05: a back-and-forth analysis of whistleblowingBy definition, whistleblowing seems to be a simple concept. In practice, it’s anything but. To put it plainly, whistleblowers obtain…Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018
Taylor RongausReading 04: it’s raining menThis past summer, I became good friends with one of my co-workers. Ironically, when I was wrapping up my internship at the end of July, she…Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018
