“A Delicate Truth,” the new book from “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” author John le Carré, hit shelves today in the UK and got one hell of a film-quality book trailer to celebrate the occasion.
Read MoreBefore making three films in positioned squarely in the stoner comedy genre, director David Gordon Green specialized in small, idiosyncratic movies like “George Washington” and “All the Real Girls.” His latest film, “Prince Avalanche,” which stars Emile Hirsch and Paul Rudd, is Green’s attempt to strip away the excess of his last three theatrical efforts and get back to the basics of what he likes to do.
Read MoreLast 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 MoreFROM MTV NEWS If you caught this week’s episode of “RapFix Live,” you saw what may be the start of a beautiful working relationship. Big K.R.I.T.
Read MoreIf 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. Students who are accepted into the program will put the skills they have learned in university to good use by working on an actual software project over the summer.
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