Inspiring the next generation of female engineers | Debbie Sterling | TEDxPSU
Close your eyes and picture and engineer. You probably weren't envisioning Debbie Sterling. Debbie Sterling is an engineer and founder of GoldieBlox, a toy company out to inspire the next...
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Translator: Moe Shoji Reviewer: Ivana Korom I'd like you all to close your eyes. Closed? Okay. Now, you can't see me right now, but I'm actually riding a unicycle, juggling hundreds of balls. (Laughter) No, keep your eyes closed, though. It's really great. But okay. So close your eyes, and picture an engineer. Everyone got a picture in their head? Nod. Okay. Open your eyes. Raise your hand if you pictured a guy sitting alone at a computer. Okay. Maybe kind of nerdy, pocket protector. Raise your hand if you pictured a train driver. (Laughter) That's a lot of hands. Raise your hand if you pictured a young guy in a hoodie, maybe looks a little like Mark Zuckerberg perhaps. Raise your hand if you pictured someone who looks like me. ...
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Translator: Moe Shoji Reviewer: Ivana Korom I'd like you all to close your eyes. Closed? Okay. Now, you can't see me right now, but I'm actually riding a unicycle, juggling hundreds of balls. (Laughter) No, keep your eyes closed, though. It's really great. But okay. So close your eyes, and picture an engineer. Everyone got a picture in their head? Nod. Okay. Open your eyes. Raise your hand if you pictured a guy sitting alone at a computer. Okay. Maybe kind of nerdy, pocket protector. Raise your hand if you pictured a train driver. (Laughter) That's a lot of hands. Raise your hand if you pictured a young guy in a hoodie, maybe looks a little like Mark Zuckerberg perhaps. Raise your hand if you pictured someone who looks like me. ...
