In The News
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Carbon Queen
Mildred Dresselhaus: a giant of nanoscience - Physics World
All Hail the Queen of Carbon - Science
Queen of Carbon, Champion of Women in Science - Nature
Carbon Queen - Publishers Weekly (starred)
Carbon Queen - Booklist (starred)
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Physics Today
A Tale of Two Millies - Nature Physics
The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus - Talks at Google ▶️
Excerpts:
How a Nobel-winning biophysicist launched the career of the “Queen of Carbon” - SalonHitting the Books: How Mildred Dresselhaus' research proved we had graphite all wrong - Engadget
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Profiles
Dreaming of LEGO Equality - The Boston Globe
Bringing Female Heroes to the LEGO Universe - WNYC ▶️
Using Lego Figures to Build Recognition for Great Women in STEM - Silicon Republic
Portrait of a GirlBoss: Maia Weinstock – Writer, Editor and Champion of Female Legos - GirlBoss
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LEGO Justices Join the Smithsonian
New Artifacts Document the Soaring Popularity of Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Smithsonian
Smithsonian medal marks legacy of Justice Ginsburg - AP ▶️
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s robe, briefcase, Lego likeness head to Smithsonian - Washington Post
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Famous Dissent Collar—and Her Legos and MTV Award—Are Now Part of the Smithsonian - Washingtonian
Object List: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - National Museum of American History
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LEGO Women of Computing
10K Club Interview: Women of Computing by Maia Weinstock - Lego Ideas
Explore the history of computing in new LEGO Ideas 10K project - Brick Fanatics
Honoring Trailblazers: Proposed LEGO Set Honors Women of Computing - WCBS Boston ▶️
New Proposed LEGO Set: Women of Computing - AdaFruit
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LEGO Women of NASA Prototype Donated to the Smithsonian
"Women of NASA" LEGO Prototype Joins Collection - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
"Women of NASA" Prototype Joins Museum Collection - Lego IdeasMaia is featured in Smithsonian American Women: Remarkable Objects and Stories of Strength, Ingenuity, and Vision from the National Collection. Her Women of NASA LEGO prototype is among several hundred objects reflecting U.S. women's history.
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LEGO Women of NASA Product Launch
Lego’s “Women of NASA” set is already a huge hit - CBS This Morning ▶️
Lego’s “Women of NASA” set lifts off, lands as best-selling toy - CNN
The price of Lego’s “Women of NASA” toy set is skyrocketing online under crushing demand - Business Insider
Female scientists making headway in kids’ imaginations - CNet
Launch events: LEGO Ideas (NYC, Boston) | SPACE.com | BrickNerd
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LEGO Women of NASA Design Reveal
Introducing LEGO Ideas 21312 Women of NASA - LEGO Ideas
Lego Unveils “Women of NASA” Set With Astronauts, Scientists - Associated Press
LEGO Honours Women of NASA - CTV News ▶️
Lego is Celebrating Some of the Amazing Women of NASA With New Set of Figures - USA Today
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LEGO Women of NASA Approved for Production
LEGO Ideas Second 2016 Review Results - LEGO Ideas
LEGO Celebrates the Women of NASA - Good Morning America ▶️
Women Of NASA to be given the Lego treatment - NPR / All Things Considered ▶️
Everything is awesome for the Women of NASA Lego set - Washington Post
New Lego set to celebrate NASA's women pioneers - PBS NewshourAdditional select media: ABC News Radio | ABC News | BBC | BBC Radio | Brown Alumni Magazine | CBC | CBS News | CS Monitor | CNet | CollectSpace | CNN | CTV News | Deadline | Engadget | Entertainment Weekly | Fortune | Gizmodo | The Guardian | HuffPost | IB Times | InStyle | MAKERS | Mashable | MIT News | NBC News | New York Post | New York Times | Popular Mechanics | Silicon Republic | Smithsonian | Twitter | USA Today | WGBH
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LEGO Women of NASA Debuts
10K Club Interview: Meet Maia Weinstock of Women of NASA - LEGO Ideas
You may not have heard of these 5 women. Which is why this Lego set needs to exist. - UpworthyScience writer proposes a new ‘Women of NASA’ LEGO set - Mashable
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Legal Justice League
Justice at last for the Lego Supreme Court figurines - Constitution Daily
Legal Justice League Lego Maker on Writing Women Into History - Newsweek
Dreaming of LEGO Equality - The Boston Globe
LEGO Says You Can’t Build That — Because of Politics - National Public Radio
These Lego female Supreme Court justices are just the latest project from artist Maia Weinstock - Public Radio International
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Wikipedia
Editors Are Trying To Fix Wikipedia's Gender And Racial Bias Problem - HuffPost
Here and Now - WBUR ▶️
Wikipedia-Mania - New York Times
Women scientists, Wikipedia under microscope in RI - Associated Press
Wiki Edit-a-Thon at Brown U. Will Add Entries for Women in Science - Chronicle of Higher Education
Wiki-editors boost entries on female scientists to mark Ada Lovelace Day - Al Jazeera America
Take Two - KPCC (Begins at 1:29:40) ▶️
Viewpoints - CJAD ▶️
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Female LEGO Scientists
Lego's new campaign is an awesome step for women - Attn
LEGO is slipping a feminist message into its newest line of characters - Business Insider
Additional select media commenting on Maia's article about new LEGO minifigures: Bust | Mademoizelle | The Mary Sue | The New York Times | Slate | Take the Lead Women | Women You Should KnowNew Lego Play Kit Features Women In Roles Of 3 Scientists - NPR
Building Blocks of Science Diversity - Science
At last! LEGO creates a female scientist minifigure - TODAY
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Miscellaneous
Sally Ride’s Enduring Legacy - Scientific American
Apollo 11 50th anniversary: Meet the woman who put men on the moon - TODAY
Nancy Grace Roman Helped Win Funding for Hubble Space Telescope - Wall Street Journal
Nancy Grace Roman, ‘Mother Of Hubble’ Space Telescope, Has Died, At Age 93 - NPR
TED scientists get the LEGO treatment - TED.com
10 LEGO Mini-figures of Real Life Science Heroes - Yahoo! News
Watch Carolyn Porco's 2007 TED Talk re-created shot for shot in LEGO - TED.com
Scitweeps: LEGO minifigs of scientists and "science popularizers" - BoingBoing
Podcasts
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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
“The brilliant career of Kavli Prize winner Millie Dresselhaus — the ‘Queen of Carbon’ and pioneer of nanoscience — is remembered by her biographer, Maia Weinstock.” Listen>>
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Polygamer
“Maia and I talk about how she got into LEGO as an adult; the value of representation in LEGO; how the brick manufacturer itself has come around to including different skin tones; the opportunities Maia’s had to meet her heroes ... and her upcoming book about Mildred Dresselhaus.” Listen >>
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Studio 360
“Very few minifigures are female — and they’re often relegated to being sidekicks. Maia Weinstock is hoping to change that. She’s a LEGO provocateur, rearranging these stock minifig parts to challenge the company to create more options for girls.” Listen >>
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Ada Lovelace Day Podcast
“Maia Weinstock discusses the queen of nuclear research, Chien-Shiung Wu, her crucial role in disproving the conservation of parity, and her vital contribution to the Manhattan Project. … You can read an excerpt from Maia’s chapter on Chien-Shiung Wu on our website, and you can read the full chapter in our anthology, ‘A Passion for Science: Stories of Discovery and Invention.’” Listen >>
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The Orbital Mechanics
“Maia Weinstock is the creator of a really awesome kit that’s now on Lego Ideas. … Her kit is called Women of NASA, and we’re really excited to a) have her on the show; but b) to see the kit that she’s put together because it looks absolutely fantastic.” Listen >>
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Random Trek
“Maia Weinstock, editor, writer, and LEGO enthusiast, joins Scott to discuss TNG’s The Emissary (S2E20). Topics include admirals’ uniforms, Klingon mating rituals, Khelyr’s wardrobe, and ridiculous birdmen.” Listen >>
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Less Than Or Equal
“Maia and Aleen talk about LEGO, LEGO, and LEGO! Also gender representation in the toy aisle, diversity, and feminism.” Listen >>