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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 26m

Did you know our sister project, the Fieldwork comedy podcast, aims to encourage women to consider studying ecology and environmental science, whilst exploring solutions to biodiversity loss, such as rewilding? Subscribe to our newsletter: fieldworkpodcast.sub... #ALD25

Fieldwork | Suw Charman-Anderson | Substack

Join us as we explore the experiences of ecologists working in the field and turn them into a comedy podcast. Our aims are to entertain and to increase awareness of ecology as a subject and as a career path. Click to read Fieldwork, by Suw Charman-Anderson, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 1h

Dr Mae Jemison became the first woman of colour in space on 12 September 1992, going into orbit on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. This free crochet pattern depicts Dr Jemison in her orange Nasa flightsuit: findingada.com/crochet #ALD25

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 2h

Podcast: Prof Elaine Chew on using computers to mathematically model music; Stephanie Kwolek's discovery of superstrong polymer Kevlar; Dr Helen Scales talks about The Shark Lady, Eugenie Clark. findingada.com/blog/... #ALD25

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 3h

Podcast: Elen Gwynne talks about how she shifted career from astrophysics to software development; Rear Admiral Grace Hopper's invention of the compiler; Prof Jim Al-Khalili OBE on the work of physicist Prof Daphne Jackson. #ALD25 findingada.com/blog/...

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 4h

Did you know we have a Red Bubble shop, where you can buy any of our posters, plus journals and spiral bound notebooks, t-shirts and stickers? www.redbubble.com/pe... #ALD25

Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 5h

Watch ALD Live 2025 w. volcanologist Dr Evgenia Ilyinskaya, engineer Mamta Singhal, mathm'n Takita Bartlett-Lashley, radiobiologist Dr Sam Terry, edtech's Joysy John, science writer Dr Sara Bearchell & palaeobiologist Prof Anjali Goswami
www.youtube.com/watc... #ALD25

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Queen of Land @queenofland.bsky.social · 6h

She was my hero, ngl. I wanted to study sharks because of her <3 That's awesome!

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Lara T is a museum nerd @museumlara1.bsky.social · 6h

Happy Ada Lovelace Day to all who celebrate!

This year I choose to remember one of the first recognized female astronomers, Elisabeth Hevelius. (1647-1693). This published Polish woman began her systematic study of the stars with her husband, but continued & published after his death.

engraving of a traditionally built 17th century Polish woman, identified as Elisabeth Hevelius, observing the sky with an elaborate brass octant in 1673

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 6h

Who was Ada Lovelace? What were her greatest achievements? This ‘infoposter’ describes Lovelace’s achievements and describes why she’s thought of as the world’s first computer programmer.
findingada.com/resou... #ALD25

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James Lyndsay (workroomprds) @workroomprds.com · 18h

This @adalovelaceday.bsky.social , celebrate the generosity and wisdom of Elisabeth Hendrickson ( curiousduck.io ), the perspective and persistence of @lisacrispin.bsky.social
and the sheer chutzpah and joy of @fionaccharles.bsky.social

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Ada Lovelace Day – Celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths

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와이어박스 @wirebox.bsky.social · 15h

컴퓨터가 없던 19세기, 절차적 연산을 해석기관에 도입하면 복잡하고 다양한 계산들을 처리할 수 있음을 내다본 아다 러브레이스. 컴퓨터 프로그래밍의 선지자로 10월 둘째주 화요일이 기념일이라고 합니다.

Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 1d

Ada Lovelace Day has begun! As midnight arrives on Kiritimati Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, our global celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths begins! Join us in celebrating by posting about your fave women in STEM #ALD25!

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Cat McLaughlin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @knittedpixel.bsky.social · 9h

Happy Ada Lovelace Day! My favourite woman in STEM is my lovely mum, who pivoted from studying genetics to becoming a sought-after software engineer & IT consultant. She worked on some high-profile finance projects during her career, including a system for calculating commissions for IFAs.

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 1d

Ada Lovelace Day has begun! As midnight arrives on Kiritimati Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, our global celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths begins! Join us in celebrating by posting about your fave women in STEM #ALD25!

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Clare Bryden @clarebryden.bsky.social · 8h

Happy Ada Lovelace Day!!

Here's a poem illustrating how far we've come in computing and its applications since her time clarebryden.co.uk/selling-my-s...

Thanks @ampliconpress.bsky.social for publishing it in ionosphere

#ALD25 @adalovelaceday.bsky.social #STEM #Technology #IT #Poetry #UKPoets

"Selling my soul for a low GI roll" - Clare Bryden

The internet knows me better than I know myself... maybe.

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Archives of IT @archivesofit.bsky.social · 7h

English mathematician Ada Lovelace, is celebrated as the first computer programmer. @adalovelaceday.bsky.social honours women's STEM achievements in her memory. We've created a free educational lesson plan archivesit.org.uk/lesson-plans.... Engraving courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.

An engraving of a woman in a floral dress and shawl, holding a fan by William Henry Mote, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 1839 NPG D5123, thanks to the National Portrait Gallery.

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 7h

Podcast: Dr Suze Kundu explains how nanostructures can extract energy from sunlight; Melitta Bentz's invention of the coffee filter; Dr Sue Black OBE on the work of computer scientist, Karen Spärck Jones. findingada.com/blog/... #ALD25

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 8h

A Passion for Science: Stories of Discovery and Invention is an anthology featuring fascinating STEM stories, from the identification of the Horsehead Nebula, to the development of in vitro fertilisation, to the detection of pulsars: findingada.com/shop/... #ALD25

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 8h

Noor Shaker is a computer scientist and biotech entrepreneur who aims to make drug discovery faster and more effective by blending experts’ chemistry knowledge with advanced machine learning techniques.
adalovelaceday.subst...

Dr Noor Shaker, Computer Scientist

Noor Shaker is a computer scientist and biotech entrepreneur who uses machine learning to discover new drugs.

adalovelaceday.substack.com

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 8h

We have a little extra for you this Ada Lovelace Day! I spoke with Kate Whiles and Sue Stack about the importance of continuous learning, how to navigate AI, and how to think about careers in STEM that might not even exist yet. www.youtube.com/watc... #ALD25

A Conversation with Suw Charman Anderson, Digital Pioneer & Creator of Ada Lovelace Day

On Ada Lovelace Day, Suw will meet with Kate Whyles, Digital Innovation and Development Coach, and Sue Stack, Head of Student Experience at the Highfields ca...

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 9h

Playlist: See Dame Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell, ecologist Dr Bala Chaudhary, mathematician Dr Katie Steckles, bio-physicist Yolanda Ohene, engineer Hayley Loren, geologist Roni Savage & science communicator Dr Sally Le Page at our 2019 event. www.youtube.com/watc... #ALD25

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 10h

Podcast: Neuroscientist Prof Sophie Scott explains how our voices say more about us than we might realise; Dr Betty Harris’s spot test for the explosive TATB; Simon Singh on mathematician Sophie Germain & astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt. findingada.com/blog/... #ALD25

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 11h

Dr Eugenie Clark was an ichthyologist who studied sharks and tropical fishes. This amigurumi crochet patterns shows her in her diving suit with gas tank and gauge, diving mask and breathing tube! Download the pattern free from our website: findingada.com/crochet #ALD25

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 12h

Playlist: See data scientist Dr Chanuki Seresinhe, dinosaur researcher Dr Susannah Maidment, engineer Dr Hilary Costello, statistician Prof Emma McCoy, deep sea biologist Dr Diva Amon & science presenter Natasha Simons speak in 2018. www.youtube.com/watc... #ALD25

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 13h

Did you know that we have a newsletter that sends out weekly emails featuring some of our past profiles of women in STEM, our past ALD Live talks, and highlights books and podcasts by, for and about women in STEM? Subscribe today: adalovelaceday.subst... #ALD25

Ada Lovelace Day | Suw @ Ada Lovelace Day | Substack

Celebrating the work and achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths every year on the second Tuesday of October. Click to read Ada Lovelace Day, by Suw @ Ada Lovelace Day, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 14h

Podcast: Dr Jess Wade on how plastic electronics are revolutionising solar power; Hedy Lamarr’s invention of frequency hopping; author Robin Sloan on Ann Leckie, her award winning book Ancillary Justice and how fiction inspires science. findingada.com/blog/... #ALD25

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 15h

Playlist: See roboticist Dr Praminda Caleb-Solly, archaeologist Dr Brenna Hassett, chem eng Yasmin Ali, author Tricia Sullivan, mathematician Dr Eugénie Hunsicker, curator Miranda Lowe & immunologist Prof Beate Kampmann speaking in 2017. www.youtube.com/watc... #ALD25

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