Back to School with Very Local: Science + Technology
Meet some of the Pittsburghers who are sharing their knowledge of coding and astronomy
by Very Local PGH
September 12, 2020
Welcome to Day 5 of back-to-school week at Very Local PGH. If you haven’t been following along, all week we have themed content that is organized around some of those subjects you might recall from high school. For those of you who were late to class and want to catch up, we’ve covered Home Ec, Phys Ed, Art, and History.
We know it’s Saturday, so we kept today’s lesson brief.
Things are looking up at the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh
Take your stargazing to the next level
Q&A with Nicole Young on learning to code and Black women in Tech
She has built a YouTube channel to share her experience about working in tech with others
Guest Lectures
Don’t wanna read? Listen to a podcast episode from our archives.
Tara Matthews on open data and the Western PA Regional Data Center
If you’ve ever had potholes or snow removal on your mind, then Tara’s chat on ‘making data digestible’ is for you
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