Scratch + Google = Next Generation of Programming Blocks for Kids

By the MIT Scratch Team

On the Scratch Team, we joke about the number of hours that we put into every detail of the design of our programming blocks and interface. We believe that our careful (sometimes obsessive) attention to design…

InCoding — In The Beginning Was The Coded Gaze

Whoever codes the system, embeds her views. A call for inclusive code.

I am writing a series of articles to explore the embedded bias in code that unintentionally limits the audience who can use products or participate in…

That’s _Professor_ Bozo to you, Pal

Something odd about teaching at a university — everyone wants to call you Professor, or Doctor. I am always flattered by the upgrade, but I sometimes feel a little miffed. There’s lots of people who teach at universities who haven’t earned the doctorate, and lots of…