Following the lead of nature’s engineers
It’s no surprise that Google appreciates engineers. And this Earth Day, we’re looking at some of our favorite engineers from nature to see how they can teach us to treat the environment better.
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Michael Shannon Contemplates His Future In Comedy And Maybe ‘SNL’
For such an intense actor, Michael Shannon has found himself in a unique place for the past few weeks as the star of a viral comedy video. His foul-mouthed dramatic reading of an infamous sorority email was a massive hit for Funny or Die, but things haven’t change too drastically in the life of the “Iceman” star. “It’s mostly the crew at work,” Shannon told MTV News’ Josh Horowitz.
Read MoreIn support of a national STEM Teacher Corps
Last year, while hosting the White House Science Fair, President Obama said, “If you win the NCAA championship, you come to the White House. Well, if you’re a young person and you produce the best experiment or design, the best hardware or software, you ought to be recognized for that achievement, too.” We agree—and we think the best science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers who inspire those young people should be honored and supported as well.That’s why Google and our partner organizations support a national STEM Teacher Corps to acknowledge the great teachers who help students achieve amazing things in the fields of science and technology. We’re excited that the President has recommended funding for a STEM Teacher Corps in his budget (PDF).Today we’re co-publishing a white paper (PDF) with Math For America and the Broad Institute that outlines some of the key features of such a corps
Read More‘Jurassic Park 4’: See The First Behind-The-Scenes Image
The newly named director of “Jurassic Park 4,” Colin Trevorrow, just tweeted what is technically the first picture of the behind-the-scenes work on the upcoming sequel.
Read MoreA new kind of summer job: open source coding with Google Summer of Code
If you’re a university student with CS chops looking to earn real-world experience this summer, consider writing code for a cool open source project with the Google Summer of Code program. Over the past eight years more than 6,000 students have “graduated” from this global program, working with almost 400 different open source projects.
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