Gender and science and doing my part

Much to my dismay, Sarah absolutely loves  the Ipad.  I cannot pick it up in her presence without her whining for me to share.  I especially regret the day I even showed her Pingu videos via Netflix.  First thing every morning when she wakes up: “Mingu?”

On the bright side, according to a semi-recent Slate article, I’m doing my part to help get more women into science and technology:

Although most parents would do anything to prevent their children from spending all day in front of a screen playing games, childhood gaming and hacking experience has motivated many computer programmers to enter the field, including Sandberg’s boss, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

And here’s a representative taste of the entertaining for 1 1/2 year olds and 40 year olds Pingu:

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