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Why Tony Wagner Thinks All Students need a digital portfolio

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The single most important thing you could do tomorrow for little to no money is have every student establish a digital portfolio where they collect their best work as evidence of their skills. Where they're working with their teachers and other adults to present their best work, to iterate their best work, so that they actually have real progress they can show.

After his presentation, Tony was good enough to sit for an interview, sharing some of his expertise and opinions with our users. Check out the interview below!

What does it mean to be an expert in innovation?

Well, in practice what it means is that I have office hours at the Harvard Innovation Lab, and any student anywhere in the university can make an appointment with me to discuss some kind of new enterprise they want to start or that they are currently engaged in. It can be for profit, it can be nonprofit, but it's a part of an effort to more broadly support students' initiatives in the university.

This trend with innovation, how do you think this relates to our country's current education model?

It doesn't at all. Our current education model, our "Theory of Change", or whatever you want to call it, it's hopelessly broken. We're incentivizing bad teaching. We're measuring the wrong skills with a punitive system that is bound to draw the best out of the profession and bore students out of their minds. But other than that, it's fine.

What do you think is really needed to prepare students for the workplace? What are employers looking for? It sounds like you don't think students are receiving the necessary education.

No. I think right now the Theory of Change is that it's only our poor kids who have bad schools, and if we make our bad schools incrementally better for our poor kids by testing them more frequently and holding teachers more accountable, everything's going to be well. But there's absolutely zero evidence for that. [Students need] three things: they need content knowledge, but that's the easy part today. It's online; you don't need a teacher to acquire content. The world simply doesn't care how much you know anymore because Google knows everything. What the world cares about, now that content has become a commodity, is what you can do with what you know. And that suggests the two other education outcomes that are absolutely critical, and to simplify them I call them skill and will. Students need a new set of skills to thrive for work learning and citizenship in the 21st century; and they need will, meaning motivation, and arguably the most important is motivation. Because if you are motivated you will continuously learn new skills and new content knowledge, which you will have to in this era, and its the thing we do the most damage to in our schools today

"Our current education model, our "Theory of Change", or whatever you want to call it, it's hopelessly broken."

How do you think we damage the motivation aspect?

Because we don't give kids work worth doing. We give kids a lot of mindless tasks, a lot of memorization tasks, things that they could easily look up on their [smartphone], they're required to memorize, and the moment the test is over they forget it-if they remembered it at all. We're not giving kids work that is intrinsically interesting in the vast majority of our schools, and we're spending far too much time on test prep, and the tests themselves are predominantly multiple choice factual recall tests that tell us absolutely nothing about work learning or citizenship readiness in the 21st century. Kids know it, and they're bored out of their minds.

You said something along the lines of, "the single most important thing you can do tomorrow is have every student establish a digital portfolio." Why is a portfolio so important?

It goes right back to the heart of the question of student motivation, of will, of giving students work worth doing. You know, I used to teach high school English, and I used to teach writing, and I discovered somewhere along the way that if you give kids two things: first, an opportunity to write about things they're interested in, or care about, or are excited about, and secondly, they're writing for a real audience, it totally transforms the classroom It dramatically accelerates learning to write well. So I think a digital portfolio potentially goes a ways toward accomplishing both goals. Giving students an opportunity to do work worth doing, saving it, and sharing it. I think longer term, strategically, what we need to be doing, particularly at the high school level, is sending a message to colleges that test scores and even GPAs don't tell the most important story about the student. GPA's certainly more important that tests scores. Test scores are virtually useless. GPA is somewhat useless but would be far more useful if students' digital portfolios would be reviewed as a part of the application process. [...] I think the whole idea of a digital portfolio is part of what I call Accountability 2.0, moving away from an over-reliance on stupid tests and moving towards really looking at student work and having students meet a performance standard for passing on to higher grades and for graduating from high school. And it [...] can be an important factor in motivating kids to want to do better work.

"I think the whole idea of a digital portfolio is part of what I call Accountability 2.0; moving away from an overreliance on stupid tests and moving towards really looking at student work."

For students who are graduating and entering the workforce, it seems like most employers are looking for qualities like critical thinking, communication, and problem solving. How do you think a portfolio will help these students demonstrate that they have these qualities?

Well I think that's the challenge where teachers have to give students work that demands critical thinking, problem solving, and that they expect a high standard for communication skills and collaboration skills. And the digital portfolio provides students with an opportunity to show mastery. And also-this is very important-to show progress over time. You know, you go to High Tech High website [a network of schools in San Diego] and you can click on samples of digital portfolios of students at the school where you see students describe a problem they're working on. "Well, you know, right now this semester I'm really trying to get better with my opening paragraphs for my essays, and then, towards the end of the semester, and you'll see some work in progress, toward the ends of the semester they'll reflect and say: Well, you know I think I really got this now, I think my opening paragraphs are so much better, here's a recent one of mine." So, that whole idea of assessing students according to a body of work and progress over time, in mastering core competencies, is exactly what a digital portfolio allows that other forms of assessment do not.

Does everybody need a digital portfolio?

Well, let's look at the broader trends. Google is a fascinating example. Google used to only hire kids who had gone to name-brand colleges, and would only interview kids from those colleges who had the highest GPAs and test scores. Well Laszlo Bock comes along, analyzes data like a good Googler, and discovers that these indices are "worthless." His words, not mine. He goes on to say that the skills you need to succeed in a competitive academic environment bear absolutely no relationship to the skills you need to succeed in an innovation economy. So now, Google doesn't even ask for your transcript. You go onto the website for job listings, the word college does not even appear, and 15% of their hires don't have a B.A. degree at all. What do they do now? They rely on structured interviews and evidence. See, we talk about being data-driven in education, it's an obsession, but in fact the real world is evidence-based, not merely data driven. And a digital portfolio can be one of the best forms of evidence of competency and accomplishments. And I think more and more employers are going to simply say, "I'm sorry, we don't trust your transcripts. It doesn't tell us a damn thing. It doesn't tell us anything important." [...] What if more and more students had evidence in their portfolios that they knew how to solve problems collaboratively, videos, testimonials, evidence from their internships and so on. I think it's going to be a powerful tool in the world of work for hiring and it ought to be a more powerful tool for admission to colleges.

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Tony Wagner: All Students Need Digital Portfolios

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The single most important thing you could do tomorrow for little to no money is have every student establish a digital portfolio where they collect their best work as evidence of their skills. Where they're working with their teachers and other adults to present their best work, to iterate their best work, so that they actually have real progress they can show.

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How to make an architectural portfolio (for Architects, Interns and Students)

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If you're making an architectural portfolio, or yours needs a refresh, this is your how-to guide. We'll review the key differences between paper and digital portfolios, and you'll learn why the best portfolio is the one you're able to keep updated with fresh content.

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One of the fastest growing fields is engineering. Indeed, there are many career choices in engineering, ranging from civil engineering to aerospace engineering. With many companies looking for engineers, and demand for engineers likely to increase, you might find that this career path offers a number of interesting possibilities. A segment of engineering that is receiving especial attention recently is environmental and green engineering. If you are looking for more information about green and environmental engineering, here are 50 great blogs to start with:

Engineering Industry Blogs

Get the latest news and information from those who know about green engineering, and what is happening in the industry.

Energy and Technology Development Blogs

One of the main aims of many green engineers is to come up with alternative energy sources, and to make current sources of energy more environmentally friendly. Additionally, green technology is an important part of environmental engineering.

Sustainable Building and City Design Blogs

Civil engineers are interested in creating living spaces that are more sustainable. Here are some great blogs about this quest.

Environmental Law and Policy Blogs

It helps to understand environmental regulations and policies when you are a green engineer. These blogs provide news and more about what is developing in the world of environmental policy.

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Whether you're signed, independent or just getting started in the music biz, it's important for artists to keep up to date with what's going in the industry. There are thousands of great music blogs out there, but we've picked out ten that every aspiring musician should be reading.

From the latest industry news and advice on developing your music careers, to features on emerging artists from across the globe, these blogs all offer essential info for up-and-comers in the music biz. Got a favourite that isn't mentioned? Let us know in the comments!

The 10 Best Blogs for Musicians in 2017
1. Hypebot
Hypebot posts daily content for indie musicians and record labels, including blogs about the music business, news and technology. Their posts are usually in-depth and well worth reading, but great tips can often be found in the comments section of their posts too, so remember to scroll down and you might find something interesting.
2. Music Business Worldwide
Although it's not necessarily a blog, Music Business Worldwide offers comprehensive news, insight and analysis from across the global music industry. It's also well worth subscribing to their newsletter if you want the very latest music industry news delivered straight to your inbox.
3. Ditto Music Blog
At Ditto Music, we're passionate about supporting independent music however and whenever possible. Our blog is regularly updated with useful tips and advice for musicians of all levels, to help them to create sustainable music careers, focussing on marketing, promotion, technology, opportunities and much more.
4. The Unsigned Guide
The Unsigned Guide is filled with useful info and articles for up-and-coming bands and artists. The site's free-to-read blogs are filled with lots of great tips and opportunities, but you can also subscribe to view their wide-ranging directory and access the contact details of thousands of industry bods and companies, from labels and studios, to managers, publishers and more.
5. Pitchfork
Pitchfork is one of the world's most popular independent music blogs, updated every day with reviews, features, videos and events. More of a news than an advice blog, Pitchfork is the place to go to find out the latest happenings from across the world of indie music.
6. CMU Insights
The CMU Insights blog is filled with expert articles on all facets of the music industry, offering a fantastic resource for up-and-coming musicians. If you'd like an even more in-depth understanding of music industry subjects, CMU also runs a number of seminars, conferences and masterclasses throughout the year.
7. The Music Entrepreneur
The Music Entrepreneur provides tips and advice for people looking to build a profitable, long-term career within the music industry. The site has articles for all kinds of industry professionals, including musicians, label owners and more, covering topics ranging from marketing and promotional to instrumentation and playing techniques.
8. Bob Baker's The Buzz Factor
The Buzz Factor is a fascinating music industry blog from musician, author and ex-music mag editor Bob Baker, providing music marketing advice for musicians, songwriters and bands. Bob's blog helps musicians learn ways to get exposure and connect with their audience and features articles, videos, courses, podcasts and more.
9. Ledger Note
Ledger Note is an excellent resource for all types of musicians, with plenty of detailed articles to get stuck into. Topics range from recording, mixing and mastering techniques, to music theory, beat production and gear reviews, helping artists of all skill levels enhance their performance and productions abilities.
10. /r/WeAreTheMusicMakers
While not necessarily a blog, Reddit's We Are the Music Makers thread is filled with user-generated content and advice for musicians and performers of all genres and abilities. You can browse the thread and check out the most popular posts, or even pose your own questions and get helpful responses from expert and amateur music makers alike.
And there you have it! Our favourite resources and blogs for musicians hoping to learn more about the music industry and get tips and advice to further their career. Do you have a favourite music industry blog that isn't mentioned above? Let us know in the comments and share this list with any friends looking for advice about the music business.

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Software developers always need to be upskilling, and increasingly are expected to bring more than just great code to an organisation.

There's hundreds of blogs software developers can read to learn, but it's difficult knowing where to begin (or even what's worth reading).

That's why we created today's post: to give software developers like you a headstart, compiling 40 of the best dev blogs on the web.

For each blog we've provided a link to the blog, and also a link to the author's Twitter. Let's get started!

1) Code Simplicity

Code Simplicity is a companion blog to author Max Kanat-Alexander's application design book Code Simplicity: The Science of Software Development. Max is a software engineer at Google, and the chief architect of the Bugzilla Project - and his blog draws upon this experience to offer advice on simplifying software design. His mantra is 'Complexity is stupid. Simplicity is smart' - and after reading the blog, I'm inclined to agree.

codesimplicity.com | Follow on Twitter

2) Joel on Software

In addition to being a former Microsoft program manager, Joel Spolsky is a co-founder of programming Q&A site StackExchange, the man behind software development company Fog Creek Software, and the awesome little browser-based workflow tool Trello. He's been blogging since 2000, and his site is a goldmine of insight on software dev, management and business.

joelonsoftware.com | Follow on Twitter

3) Scott Berkun

Scott Berkun's eponymous blog is one of the most multi-faceted on this list, offering advice and insight into creativity, leadership and philosophy - alongside his experiences as a manager at giants Microsoft and WordPress. If you're tired of reading the same old blog content, Scott's blog offers a plethora of engaging info, all of which is designed to help you become a better person, as well as a better programmer.

cottberkun.com/blog | Follow on Twitter

4) Coding Horror

Coding Horror is the outlet of seasoned web application developer (and, like Joel Spolsky above, co-founder of StackExchange) Jeff Atwood. The blog tackles all manner of software development and security topics, but it's Jeff's interest in the human component of development that makes the blog stand out. As Jeff himself says:

'In the art of software development, studying code isn't enough; you have to study the people behind the software, too.'

blog.codinghorror.com | Follow on Twitter

5) Scott Hanselman

Scott Hanselman's blog tackles the full pantheon of software developer interests, covering technology, code, gadgets, dev culture and the web. As a former professor, and current employee of Microsoft, his hands-on advice is clear, concise and helpful. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Scott's writing is also bursting with personality. If you're a fan of Scott's insight, you can also check out his three podcasts and YouTube channel.

hanselman.com/blog | Follow on Twitter

6) /\ndy

Andy Hunt is a prolific author, a co-founder of the Agile Alliance, and part of the team that developed the Agile Manifesto. Andy's blog tackles a diverse range of development topics, and unsurprisingly, offers some of the most interesting and unique insight into agile development anywhere on the web.

andy.pragprog.com | Follow on Twitter

7) Paul Graham's Essays

Paul Graham was one-half of the duo behind Viaweb, arguably the very first (started in 1995) software as a service company. Since then, he's gone on to co-found Y Combinator, a start-up incubator that's funded the likes of Dropbox, Reddit and Airbnb. Paul Graham's Essays collates his long-form insights into developing SaaS businesses, and provides developers a wonderful insight into their role within the wider business world.

paulgraham.com/articles.html | Follow on Twitter

8) Federico Cargnelutti

Federico is a professional mobile and web developer, and regularly blogs around coding (particularly PHP), software architecture and agile development. With a mixture of straight-to-the-point tutorials and, courtesy of his Twitter, a ton of tech news and insight, Frederico's blog is a great read for any software developer.

blog.fedecarg.com | Follow on Twitter

9) DailyJS

Courtesy of author Alex Young, DailyJS provides exactly what you might expect - daily insights and advice on all things Javascript. The site contains all-manner of hands-on tips and worked examples, alongside information on the field's latest news and developments. For users of Vim, Alex also runs the equally useful usevim blog.

dailyjs.com | Follow on Twitter

10) David Walsh

David Walsh is Mozilla's senior web developer, and the core developer for the MooTools Javascript Framework. David's blog reflects his skills in HTML/5, JS and CSS, and offers a ton of engaging advice and insight into front-end technologies. Even more obvious is his passion for open source contribution and trial-and-error development, making his blog one of the most honest and engaging around.

davidwalsh.name | Follow on Twitter

11) Pontikis

Ponitkis is a blog of two halves, offering the latest in web technology, business and news, alongside a plethora of how-tos and guides. Author Christos Pontikis offers seriously in-depth instructions on all-manner of languages and frameworks, with his expert insights into PHP, jQuery and MySQL a serious incentive for any knowledge-hungry developers.

pontikis.net | Follow on Twitter

12) Six Revisions

Six Revisions is blog resource for web developers and designers, offering hands-on tutorials, news and advice for anyone involved in website and web app development. Alongside some great commentary on all-things HTML, CSS and JavaScript, the site offers excellent guidance on UX and UI design.

sixrevisions.com | Follow on Twitter

13) WebAppers

WebAppers dedicates itself to sourcing and collating free open-source tools and resources, with the professional web dev and web designer in mind. In addition to a pantheon of almost 700 plugins, the blog shares a ton of actionable guidance and helpful advice, with a view to helping web developers use the tools in the most beneficial way possible.

webappers.com | Follow on Twitter

14) Ajaxian

Despite the name, Ajaxian offers a ton of engaging, insightful advice on a huge range of development topics, covering everything from .Net development to XML. Unsurprisingly, some of the best insights look at Javascript and AJAX - but with contributions coming from a core team of 12 developers (including devs with decades of professional experience working for industry giants like Google), the site is a must-read resource for any software developer.

ajaxian.com | Follow on Twitter

15) ProgrammableWeb

Since its inception in 2005, ProgrammableWeb has been at the forefront of the evolving API economy. It offers a staggering amount of hands-on content, and manages to maintain its quality across an incredible publication schedule ranging as high as 10 posts per day. In addition to its fantastic blog content, ProgrammableWeb has a huge directory of APIs for web and mobile development, and a plethora of whitepapers and research.

programmableweb.com | Follow on Twitter

16) Martin Fowler

Software developer Martin Fowler is a prolific author (having penned no less than seven programming books), and an even more prolific blogger. He writes primarily around agile, refactoring and project delivery - with a particular focus on the design of software systems, and ways to maximise the productivity of development. Whilst the blog is a great resource for all types of developer, it should have a special interest to those managing a development team.

martinfowler.com/bliki | Follow on Twitter

17) Eric Sink

Eric Sink is a software developer at SourceGear - but prior to his current role, he served as project lead for the browser development team that prototyped a little-known browser called 'Internet Explorer'. Since then, Eric has been blogging consistently around software development, with his advice, news roundups and opinions stretching all the way back to 2001.

ericsink.com | Follow on Twitter

18) The Daily WTF

If you're looking to break-up the monotony of personal development, The Daily WTF should provide ample relief. The site pairs genuinely helpful development insights with an awesome sense of humour, creating a blog that's as funny to read as it is useful. The site has a particular focus on how-not-to-guides, and the disastrous development stories its shares will easily consume your lunch break.

thedailywtf.com | Follow on Twitter

19) UIE Brainsparks

User Interface Engineering is a research and training company focused on web and application usability. Its Brainsparks blog is an industry-leading resource, covering all aspects of UI and UX development - with founder Jared Spool offering his expert insight on a weekly basis. In addition to the blog, UIE offer podcasts, long-form articles, event and seminars for devs interested in improving their UI skills.

uie.com/brainsparks | Follow on Twitter

20) PragDave

Programmer turned publisher Dave Thomas blogs and tweets about all manner of development news and advice. Alongside tutorials, guides and opinions, Dave has developed his own Zen-like approach to the art of coding - creating the martial arts inspired CodeKata to help developers change their attitude to coding, and develop an always-learning mindset.

pragdave.me | Follow on Twitter

21) Silk and Spinach

Kevin Rutherford is a freelance agile developer, a Certified Scrum Master, and a member of the Agile Alliance. Unsurprisingly, his fantastic blog offers a plethora of agile development advice, alongside his own opinions and thoughts, formed from four decades of experience in the industry.

silkandspinach.net | Follow on Twitter

22) YTechie

For a little insight into his blog (and mind), Jason Young's bio contains the sentence 'My brain is written in C#, I speak Node.js, and I believe the universe runs on Windows Azure.' Unsurprisingly, his blog contains a ton of humour and personality, a shed-load of help advice, and a whole ton of Azure advocacy.

ytechie.com | Follow on Twitter

23) Bit-Player

If the majority of the blogs on this list aren't advanced enough for your mathematically-inclined mind, you'll find yourself enjoying Brian Haye's computation and mathematics blog, bit-player. Brian is a senior writer for American Scientist, writing their Computing Science column. As you'd expect, his own blog follows an extremely high-calibre of data-driven analysis, advice and insight.

bit-player.org | Follow on Twitter

24) Exploration Through Example

Brian Marick's Exploration Through Example blog does exactly what you'd expect - helping developers to improve and build-upon their knowledge through the medium of trial-and-error. His content contains a ton of guidance and advice, and looks at his own experiences learning and re-learning the best practices of coding, testing and agile development.

exampler.com/blog | Follow on Twitter

25) Clarke Ching Rolls Rocks

Rolls Rocks is the educational outlet of agile and Theory of Contraints expert Clarke Ching. A seasoned blogger and accomplished author, the blog is named after Clarke's own book on accelerating agile development - Rolling Rocks Downhill - so if you're a fan of his blog, it's worth checking out his other publications too.

rolls.rocks/ccblog | Follow on Twitter

26) Jonathan Kohl

Jonathan Kohl's blog combines formidable expertise in mobile application development with a ton of obvious business-savvy, creating a wealth of resources perfect for developers interested in the business-side of software development. Jonathan also puts pen-to-paper in his published book, Tap into Mobile Application Testing, and the forthcoming Tap into Mobile Application Design.

kohl.ca/blog | Follow on Twitter

27) Word Aligned

Thomas Guest's Word Aligned blog is an affair both personal and professional in nature. You'll find humour and personal anecdotes alongside coding tips and tricks - with his article on Jokey Code a particularly enjoyable inside joke for developers everywhere.

wordaligned.org | Follow on Twitter

28) Technology, Strategy, People & Projects

Eric Brown is an entrepreneur and technology and marketing consultant, and his blog approaches development from a decidedly big-picture perspective. His content shares his advice and opinions on a wealth of business and development topics, and perfectly demonstrates the marriage of technology and business evident in so many of today's most exciting software companies.

ericbrown.com/blog | Follow on Twitter

29) David Chelimsky

David Chelimsky is the former lead developer of RSpec, a behaviour-driven development framework for the Ruby programming language. His blog covers a ton of Ruby-related concepts, which David elaborates on in the co-authored RSpec Book.
blog.davidchelimsky.net | Follow on Twitter
30) Ruminations of a Programmer

Ruminations of a Programmer is the personal and professional outlet of self-proclaimed programming nerd Debasish Ghosh. His blog contents a mixture of actionable, example-lead tutorials, and insights into the mathematics of programming - both of which Debasish builds upon his two books, DSLs In Action and Functional and Reactive Domain Modeling.

debasishg.blogspot.co.uk | Follow on Twitter

31) Herding Cats

Glen Alleman's blog specialises in the intricacies of effective project management, and Herding Cats erding ccollates his expertise into series of in-depth blog posts, perfect for team leaders and agile developers. If his advice resonates with you, Glen has created an all-in-one reference, in the form of his book, Performance-Based Project Management.

Herding Cats | Follow on Twitter

32) My Secret Life as a Spaghetti Coder

As a self-proclaimed spaghetti coder, Sammy Larbi's blog offers a ton of helpful, humorous advice on the challenges developers face on a daily basis. With a great sense of personality radiating through his writing, Sammy's blog manages to pair interest and education like no other, making it a great resource for other secret spaghetti coders.

codeodor.com/index.cfm | Follow on Twitter

33) Software by Rob

Rob Walling's professional career spans corporate developer, consultancy, and eventually, serial entrepreneurship. Software by Rob charts his journey into software development and self-funding, and offers actionable advice and great insights into developing SaaS products.

softwarebyrob.com | Follow on Twitter

34) Implementing Scrum

Implementing Scrum is the result of an unlikely partnership between certified Scrum trainer and practitioner Michael Vizdos, and entrepreneur and artist Tony Clark. Their blog tackles agile development and Scrum implementation, with their expert advice brought to life by a decent sense of humour and a plethora of cartoon illustrations.

implementingscrum.com/section/blog/ | Follow on Twitter

35) Succeeding with Agile

With over 20 years of experience managing Scrum projects, Mike Cohn is a hugely vocal proponent of agile processes. His blog offers expert (and highly-focused) insight into the best ways for businesses to adopt agile, making it a must-read for any devs looking to improve and expand their agile capabilities.

mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog | Follow on Twitter

36) Regular Geek

Robert Diana is a software engineer and web developer, with a particular penchant for social media. Alongside his own takes on the typical blog fodder of development tools and techniques, Rob collates a daily round-up of the web's best development news and resources.

regulargeek.com | Follow on Twitter

37) Good Coders Code, Great Reuse

With three books and a Silicon Valley start-up under his belt, Peteris Krumins has a ton of great development insight to share. As an entirely self-taught dev (opting for a degree in Physics instead of Computer Science) he's dedicated to continual self-improvement - and helping other devs achieve the same.

Catonmat.net | Follow on Twitter

38) secretGeek

Equal parts hands-on tutorials and DevOps anecdotes, secretGeek is the sounding board of Leon Bambrick. As a self-described 'perpetual beginner', and the creator of TimeSnapper and NimbleText, he regularly offers concise and honest insights into all aspects of application and product development.

secretgeek.net | Follow on Twitter

39) Otaku, Cedric's Blog

With blog archives stretching back as far as 2003 (truly blogging before it was cool), Otaku is packed-full of a ton of development advice, building off of author Cédric Beust 's experience as a former engineer at Android, and a the creator of the Java testing framework TestNG.

beust.com/weblog/ | Follow on Twitter

40) A Geek with a Hat

Swizec Teller is a full-stack web engineer, a published author and a serial blogger. Over a million people have read Swizec's A Geek with a Hat Blog, learning a ton about topics as diverse as Javascript, job hunting and the quirks and benefits of being a developer.

swizec.com/blog/ | Follow on Twitter

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Time is money. Nobody understands that better than U.S entrepreneurs and business owners. When asked on Reddit about the most painful problems they face on a day-to-day basis, most business owners complained about time - time to meet deadlines at a neck-breaking pace, time to collect payments from clients, time to keep the company books up to date.

Still, entrepreneurs and business owners know the importance of keeping up with the latest developments in entrepreneurship and learning from successful business leaders. For those that can't afford sitting down to read an entire book, here are the seven best blogs for entrepreneurs.

1. Seth's Blog

Efficient and effective are the best words to describe the blog posts from marketing expert Seth Godin. He has authored several bestsellers on marketing, such as Permission Marketing and Purple Cow, and on entrepreneurship, such as Tribes and The Icarus Deception.

At Seth's Blog, you can find tips on many business topics, including how to create additional revenue streams from freelancing, why it's important to maintain high quality at all times, and how to purchase advertising. Most of Godin's posts take less than five minutes to read, but they are guaranteed to get you thinking about key issues in entrepreneurship.

2. Occam's Razor

In his book Web Analytics: An Hour a Day, Avinash Kaushik provides a step-by-step guide on successful web analytics strategy for your business website. And as search engines tweak their search algorithms on a rolling basis and emerging social media companies rule the Internet, some data and processes require constant revision.

At the Occam's Razor blog, Kaushik provides analysis of important web analytics and digital marketing topics for entrepreneurs, such as how to use social media as a business. Unlike other bloggers, Kaushik backs up all his claims with actual data (he's a self-professed "web analytics ninja," after all!), utilizes plenty of screenshots (particularly useful for users of Google Analytics), and provides actionable takeaways. (See also: 5 Easy Ways to Make Extra Money Blogging)

3. Guy Kawasaki's Blog

Known as the father of evangelism marketing for his work with Apple in the early '80s, Guy Kawasaki is a prolific businessman and author. With 1.69 million followers on LinkedIn and 1.46 million followers on Twitter, Kawasaki is a thought leader in entrepreneurship, marketing, and PR.

While Kawasaki's blog skews a bit towards tech startups, his writing is still applicable to other industries. For example, he provides insights on the importance of scale in business, guidelines on how to excel at a conference panel, and tips for making your pitch rock.

4. 500 Hats

A member of the famous "PayPal Mafia" (he was the Director of Marketing at PayPal from 2001 to 2004), Dave McClure is a prominent entrepreneur and angel investor. McClure knows his stuff and helps run a fund that makes investments ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 in startups. At his blog 500 Hats (one of the most-read blogs by venture capitalists, according to the Wall Street Journal), he provides an inside view into the world of venture capitalism and angel investing.

For those looking to launch or optimize their startup, developing a good understanding of what investors are looking for in a startup is essential for survival. Startup owners can learn what makes investors tick at McClure's current and previous blog ( Master of 500 Hats).

5. Gary Vaynerchuk's Blog

Owners of family businesses will find Gary Vaynerchuk to be an inspiration. In just five years, he took his family wine business from a respectable $3 million revenue operation to a $60 million revenue powerhouse.

Vaynerchuk is a big fan of no-nonsense advice and his blog is proof of that. Every single one of his posts provides an estimate of how long it will take you to read it (most reads are under four minutes). In addition of his blog, check out his #AskGaryVeeShow on YouTube in which he answers questions about marketing, social media, and entrepreneurship submitted via Twitter.

6. Kabbage Small Business Blog

When you're a small business owner, you have a lot of questions. A great place for finding the answer to many of those questions is the Kabbage Small Business Blog. (Disclaimer: Until December 2015, I contributed to this blog.) What makes this blog stand out from others is that it caters to minority small business owners, offering advice on finding funding options and providing success stories from peers.

From determining when you have enough money to hire your first employee, to how to improve your business credit score, to where to find grants for women-owned businesses, the Small Business Blog covers a wide variety of topics relevant to small business owners of all backgrounds.

7. Brian Solis

A digital analyst, anthropologist, and futurist, Brian Solis keeps an eye on the latest technological developments and their effects on business and marketing. Solis constantly seeks ways that businesses can leverage technology to improve the customer experience.

On the Brian Solis blog, you will find tips on how to deliver a better customer service experience, such as to stop making unsupported assumptions about your customers and to deliver a consistent customer experience across all channels. This is key because, after all, without customers you won't have a business.
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About Blog Human Rights Watch have researchers investigate human rights crises in some 90 countries around the world. Their work has led to significant change. They address the underlying causes of human rights abuse, they help to bring change at the highest levels of society, by compelling government and international institutions to take action.
Frequency about 24 posts per week.
Website hrw.org
Facebook fans 2,444,083. Twitter followers 3,273,644.

About Blog UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. They work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home.
Frequency about 12 posts per week.
Also in Refugee Blogs
Website unhcr.org
Facebook fans 2,776,345. Twitter followers 2,306,174.

Geneva, Switzerland About Blog The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) represents the world's commitment to universal ideals of human dignity. We have a unique mandate from the international community to promote and protect all human rights.
Frequency about 3 posts per week.
Website youtube.com/user/UNOHCHR
Facebook fans 1,744,549. Twitter followers 1,624,207.

Washington, DC About Blog HRC envisions an America where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people are ensured equality at home, at work and in every community. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
Frequency about 3 posts per week.
Since Oct 2006
Also in LGBT Youtube Channels
Website youtube.com/user/hrcmedia
Facebook fans 2,659,372. Twitter followers 820,523.

Washington, DC About Blog The IACHR is a principal and autonomous organ of the Organization of American States ("OAS") whose mission is to promote and protect human rights in the American hemisphere. It is composed of seven independent members who serve in a personal capacity. Installed in 1979, the Commission is one of the institutions within the inter-American system for the protection of human rights ("IAHRS").
Frequency about 4 posts per week.
Website oas.org/en/iachr/media_cente..
Facebook fans 444,222. Twitter followers 3,289.

Washington, DC About Blog Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world. Freedom House acts as a catalyst for freedom through a combination of analysis, advocacy, and action. They also empower frontline human rights defenders and civic activists to uphold fundamental rights and to advance democratic change.
Frequency about 2 posts per week.
Website freedomhouse.org/blog
Facebook fans 101,236. Twitter followers 57,913.

New York | Washington, D.C. About Blog Amnesty International is a global movement of people fighting injustice and promoting human rights. They work to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. Currently the world's largest grassroots human rights organization, they investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilize the public, and help transform societies to create a safer, more just world.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website blog.amnestyusa.org
Facebook fans 861,207. Twitter followers 2,174.

San Francisco, CA About Blog A subreddit for discussing about human rights issues around the globe.
Frequency about 17 posts per week.
Website reddit.com/r/humanrights
Facebook fans 1,085,436. Twitter followers 469,313.

London About Blog Follow us to keep up with Latest news and articles on Human Rights from The Gaurdian, world's leading liberal voice.
Frequency about 10 posts per week.
Also in UK Human Rights Blogs
Website theguardian.com/law/human-ri..
Facebook fans 7,976,589. Twitter followers 7,246,217.

Mountain View, CA About Blog Comprehensive up-to-date coverage for human rights, aggregated from news sources all over the world by Google News.
Frequency about 56 posts per week.
Website news.google.com/news/section..
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 212,854.

Washington, DC / NYC / Houston About Blog Human Rights First is an independent advocacy and action organization that challenges America to live up to its ideals. They believe American leadership is essential in the struggle for human rights so we press the U.S. government and private companies to respect human rights and the rule of law.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website youtube.com/user/HumanRights..
Facebook fans 126,129. Twitter followers 51,753.

New York, NY About Blog The Center offers classes, conducts research, and carries out projects on current business and human rights challenges. Their mission is to challenge and empower business leaders to make practical progress on Human Rights. They aim to equip business leaders with essential knowledge about human rights through our course offerings at Stern, research, and our textbook.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website bhr.stern.nyu.edu/blog
Facebook fans 573. Twitter followers 1,549.

London, UK About Blog The LSE human rights blog is a student-led project based in the Centre for the Study of Human Rights. It is a place for open discussion of ideas, events, and critical views on the topic of human rights - whatever the term means to you.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website blogs.lse.ac.uk/humanrights
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 14,343.

New York, NY About Blog NCAC is a national non-profit committed to protecting and defending First Amendment and free expression rights. NCAC is dedicated to protecting rights and principles guaranteed by the First Amendment. They report on incidents of censorship and provide support and resources to people facing challenges to freedom of inquiry and expression.
Frequency about 2 posts per week.
Website ncac.org/category/blog
Facebook fans 6,238. Twitter followers 4,544.

Washington, DC About Blog The Enough Project seeks to build leverage for peace and justice in Africa by helping to create real consequences for the perpetrators and facilitators of genocide and other mass atrocities. Enough aims to counter rights-abusing armed groups and violent regimes that are fueled by grand corruption, crime and terror, and the pillaging and trafficking of minerals and other natural resources.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website enoughproject.org/blog
Facebook fans 112,151. Twitter followers 31,756.

United Kingdom About Blog RightsInfo is the UK's most exciting digital human rights project. We build support for human rights in the UK by producing engaging, accessible and beautifully presented online human rights content. In just a year and a half, we have built a new digital media space for human rights, featuring award-winning infographics, video, animation and news content.
Frequency about 11 posts per week.
Website rightsinfo.org/blog
Facebook fans 70,591. Twitter followers 22,990.

About Blog American Jewish World Service is the first and only Jewish organization dedicated solely to ending poverty and promoting human rights in the developing world. Inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice, AJWS works to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world. Today, AJWS is one of the top human rights funders in the world.
Frequency about 2 posts per week.
Also in Jewish Blogs
Website ajws.org/blog
Facebook fans 40,261. Twitter followers 13,611.

Newport News, VA About Blog The Reiff Center seeks to raise awareness of the horrors of genocide, human rights violations, and conflict and to study ways in which to overcome these scourges by examining the international and national application of human rights, conflict resolution, and peace studies.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website reiffcenterblog.cnu.edu/all
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 292.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada About Blog The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is the first museum solely dedicated to the evolution, celebration and future of human rights. Their aim is to build not only a national hub for human rights learning and discovery, but a new era of global human rights leadership. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the first national museum to be built in nearly half a century, and the first outside
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website humanrights.ca/act/blog
Facebook fans 17,988. Twitter followers 7,893.

Boston, MA About Blog Health and Human Rights is an international journal dedicated to advancing health as an issue of fundamental human rights and social justice. Health and Human Rights is an online, open-access publication. Health and Human Rights provides an inclusive forum for action-oriented dialogue among human rights practitioners.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website hhrjournal.org/category/blog
Facebook fans 3,103. Twitter followers 4,039.

Washington, DC About Blog The United Nations is the one international organization with the reach and vision capable of solving global problems.The UN Foundation, a public charity, was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner's historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes. Through their campaigns and partnerships, they connect people, ideas, and resources to help the UN solve global problems.
Frequency about 3 posts per week.
Website unfoundationblog.org
Facebook fans 492,993. Twitter followers 504,936.

Stockholm About Blog Civil Rights Defenders is an independent expert organisation founded in Stockholm in 1982 with the aim of defending human rights, in particular people's civil and political rights. They also support and empower human rights defenders at risk on four continents. Their vision is a peaceful and secure world with freedom and justice for all.
Frequency about 3 posts per week.
Website civilrightsdefenders.org/cat..
Facebook fans 37,652. Twitter followers 4,176.

About Blog The Council of Europe promotes human rights and democracy. Founded 1949, the organisation now covers virtually the entire European continent. The Council of Europe seeks to develop throughout Europe common and democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights and other reference texts on the protection of individuals.
Frequency about 3 posts per week.
Website humanrightseurope.org
Facebook fans 169,556. Twitter followers 146.

Bangkok/Genev/Jakart/Kathmandu About Blog The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) works to promote and protect human rights, including the right to development, through collaboration and cooperation among human rights organisations and defenders in Asia and beyond. It is committed to building a peaceful, just, equitable and ecologically sustainable community of peoples and societies in Asia.
Frequency about 6 posts per week.
Website forum-asia.org/?page_id=21490
Facebook fans 4,840. Twitter followers 3,476.

London, UK About Blog BIHR is an independent human rights charity that is committed to challenging inequality and social justice in everyday life in the UK. They want a society that has become stronger because all human beings are equally valued, can participate fully and are treated with fairness, dignity and respect.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website bihr.org.uk/Blogs/actforukri..
Facebook fans 2,863. Twitter followers 16,781.

Dallas, Texas About Blog Human Rights Initiative of North Texas are lawyers and social workers, pastors and students. We are regular working people. Through a network of dedicated volunteers, Human Rights Initiative helps those who have suffered terrible wrongs at home for worshipping their God. They want to promote international human rights through local service to refugees and immigrants who have suffered human rights
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website hrionline.org/blog
Facebook fans 2,763. Twitter followers 460.

London, England About Blog The International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR) is a non-profit NGO based in London. Our team of journalists, researchers, human rights practitioners and multi-media professionals aim to prevent and end human rights violations worldwide.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website observatoryihr.org/blog
Facebook fans 3,308. Twitter followers 1,659.

Washington, D.C. About Blog Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights, a blog hosted by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), is a unique resource for journalists, policymakers, scholars, activists and others interested in understanding Venezuelan politics and human rights. WOLA envisions a future where public policies in the Americas advance human rights and where justice overcomes violence.
Frequency about 1 post per week.
Website venezuelablog.tumblr.com
Facebook fans 6,590. Twitter followers 17,866.

Washington, DC About Blog Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) fosters awareness of and support for democracy and human rights in Bahrain by engaging with key actors within the US government to advocate for stronger US policies that support human rights for the Bahraini people.
Frequency about 2 posts per week.
Website adhrb.org/category/blog
Facebook fans 947. Twitter followers 9,355.

About Blog Odhikar has been able to established itself as one of the leading human rights organisations of the country. The principal objectives of the organisation are to raise the awareness of human rights and its various abuses, on the one hand and to create a vibrant democratic system through election monitoring on the other.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website odhikar.org/category/news
Facebook fans 2,725. Twitter followers n/a.

Toronto About Blog Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is Canada's leading media development organization. They train journalists to report on human rights and governance issues in their communities. When the media puts a spotlight on human rights, people start talking about the issues and demanding change. A strong, independent media is a referee between governments and citizens.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website jhr.ca/en/blog
Facebook fans 7,143. Twitter followers 7,569.

About Blog The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) is a coalition of Chinese and international human rights non-governmental organizations. The network is dedicated to the promotion of human rights through peaceful efforts to push for democratic and rule of law reforms and to strengthen grassroots activism in China.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website nchrd.org/category/news
Facebook fans 871. Twitter followers 14,564.

Melbourne, Australia About Blog Based in the Law Faculty at Monash University, The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law seeks to promote and protect human rights through the generation and dissemination of public scholarship in international and domestic human rights law. The Centre maintains this blog to enable frank open discussion about various human rights topics.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website castancentre.com
Facebook fans 4,971. Twitter followers 8,923.

Berkeley, CA About Blog The Human Rights Center promotes human rights and international justice worldwide and trains the next generation of human rights researchers and advocates. They believe that sustainable peace and development can be achieved only through efforts to prevent human rights abuses and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website hrc.berkeleylawblogs.org
Facebook fans 1,884. Twitter followers 8,391.

About Blog CAHRO sponsors networking and training conferences for those working within the field of human relations, Civil Rights and Human Rights, youth issues, law enforcement issues, and local and state governance. CAHRO works to advance public policies in support of tolerance and understanding, hate violence prevention, intergroup relations, and human and civil rights for all.
Frequency about 5 posts per week.
Website cahro.org/blogs
Facebook fans 86. Twitter followers n/a.

Minneapolis, MN, USA About Blog The Advocates for Human Rights works locally and globally to fight injustice, restore peace, save lives and build the human rights movement. The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. The Advocates strengthens accountability mechanisms, raises awareness, and fosters tolerance.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website theadvocatespost.org
Facebook fans 7,518. Twitter followers 4,687.

Colchester, UK About Blog Established in 1982, the University of Essex Human Rights Centre is one of the world's leading centres for the interdisciplinary study of the theory and practice of human rights. Their members are actively engaged in the practice of human rights. Their research is based upon the strategic identification of enduring and emerging human rights challenges.
Frequency about 2 posts per week.
Website hrcessex.wordpress.com
Facebook fans 5,362. Twitter followers 8,325.

About Blog Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights is a legal charity in the UK that works on projects focused on protecting and promoting Palestinian human rights. Their primary strategic aim is to effect a positive transformation of the urgent and critical human rights situation for Palestinians.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website lphr.org.uk/blog
Facebook fans 3,424. Twitter followers 1,255.

London, UK About Blog Welcome to Voice of Salam! It is all about exposing injustice, breaking down barriers and building mutual understanding. Through writing and video, we're leading campaigns, raising awareness and creating change.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Since Dec 2015
Website voiceofsalam.com
Facebook fans 308. Twitter followers 1,937.

Olney, Maryland USA About Blog Chloe is active as an adjunct professor at two universities, and she serves as the Director of the Global Program on Violence, Rights and Inclusion at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). Prior to Chloe joining Freedom House, Chloe served as the Senior Advisor for LGBTQ Policy (global) and Human Rights and Governance (Africa) at the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website chloemaryland.net/blog
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 332.

About Blog Ingrid is South African. She works as a PhD researcher at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights and is a member of the School of Human Rights Research. Her focus falls on issues of international human rights law and international criminal justice. This blog covers all topical issues relating to culture, human rights, traditional values and international criminal justice.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website culture-human-rights.blogspo..
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

About Blog Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) is an indigenous non-profit, non-governmental organisation registered under the Welfare Organisations Act (no. 03/93). The organisation was founded in 1992 for the sole purpose of ensuring that the Zimbabwean citizens are informed about human rights and are empowered to defend their own rights.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website zimrights.co.zw/index.php/news
Facebook fans 5,704. Twitter followers 16,187.

Great Britain About Blog The Equality and Human Rights Commission is Great Britain's national equality body and has been awarded an 'A' status as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) by the United Nations. Their job is to help make Britain fairer. They do this by safeguarding and enforcing the laws that protect people's rights to fairness, dignity and respect.
Frequency about 1 post per week.
Website youtube.com/user/EqualityHum..
Facebook fans 8,612. Twitter followers 20,179.

London About Blog The Human Rights Consortium hosted by the School of Advanced Study has been established to facilitate and promote research in human rights in the UK and internationally. It is closely associated with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, with which it delivers the UK's longest-running interdisciplinary practice-based MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website humanrights.blogs.sas.ac.uk
Facebook fans 1,591. Twitter followers 1,822.

Washington, DC About Blog The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) was founded by the Uyghur American Association (UAA) in 2004. UHRP is a human rights research, reporting and advocacy organization. The organization focuses on promoting human rights and democracy for Uyghurs and others living in East Turkestan. UHRP's mission is to promote human rights and democracy for the Uyghur people.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website weblog.uhrp.org
Facebook fans 1,365. Twitter followers 1,219.

International About Blog Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition is a resource and advocacy network for the protection and support of women human rights defenders worldwide. The campaign asserts that women fighting for human rights and particularly focusing on women's human rights face specific violations in the course of their work because of their sex and gender.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website defendingwomen-defendingrigh..
Facebook fans 6,798. Twitter followers 1,033.

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Most people know about " Black Twitter," the virtual community of black Twitter users who provide cultural perspective on issues of race and current events online. But did you know that Tumblr is also a hotbed of social justice junkies?

Common topics on the site include racism, cultural appropriation and sexism as told through personal essays, gifs, memes and vlogs. It can be a goldmine of knowledge for cultural diversity, but we've rounded up the best of the best.

Here's our list of the 16 most thought-provoking social justice blogs on Tumblr:

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16 Thought-Provoking Social Justice Blogs On Tumblr

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Most people know about " Black Twitter," the virtual community of black Twitter users who provide cultural perspective on issues of race and current events online. But did you know that Tumblr is also a hotbed of social justice junkies? Common topics on the site include racism, cultural appropriation and sexism as told through personal essays, gifs, memes and vlogs.

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Blogging as a way of standing up and standing together

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Blogging as a way of standing up and standing together

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If you've been on the Scientific American network at all over the past weekend, or on twitter for that matter, you can't have missed all that's been going on. The short version: my fantastic friend and colleague Danielle (@DNLee5), who blogs at SciAm under " The Urban Scientist", was asked for a guest post at another site. She asked to be paid, a completely reasonable request. When they said no pay, she politely declined. The editor then called her a whore.

Yes. You read that last sentence correctly. The editor called her a whore. As of Monday morning, the person who perpetrated this incredibly unprofessional, insulting offense has been fired.

Danielle, who is a professional and strong woman on many, many levels, wrote a post about the experience, relating it well to what many minorities experience in science, and how to stand up to this kind of offense.

SciAm, a place which I am usually extremely proud to blog for, then pulled the post without explanation. It is in our contracts that they can do this (I checked mine), but there is no doubt it was handled badly. Whether it's legal or personal concerns, the results haven't been great. And they have produced a social media firestorm. Buzzfeed, Jezebel, BoingBoing, Metafilter, Reddit.

SciAm did issue a statement, but the apology wasn't all it could be. SciAm is still trying to make amends, but many people remain unsatisfied with the way it was handled. As of now, Danielle's post is back up in all its glory. But many people are still not happy. I don't blame them, I'm still pretty mad myself.

But throughout all of this, I couldn't forget what Danielle said in her Buzzfeed interview:

Though she's grateful for the support, Lee said she wishes the attention was geared toward one of her already existing missions in the science community, like increasing diversity.
"If that many people were going to come out in support of me, I'd rather it be in support of one of the missions that's going to make me redundant. I am trying to make myself redundant, truth be told. It is a lonely place to constantly be the only one like you in science," she said.

And I want to #standwithDNLee. I want to help her by doing what I can to get diverse voices heard, at SciAm and elsewhere. Because the voices are there, and the more they get heard, the more people will be able to see that they are NOT alone. I asked Danielle what she thought about a week of posts on diversity. She said yes.

So this week, I am featuring a series of guest posts. Some of the writers may be people you've heard of, some of them may not. But they have important things to say, and they need a bigger platform to say it. I am incredibly proud that they have agreed to say it here, and to #standwithDNLee.

Please welcome a full week of guest posts! Let's get voices heard.

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Standing with DNLee5: Let's Get Voices Heard

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If you've been on the Scientific American network at all over the past weekend, or on twitter for that matter, you can't have missed all that's been going on. The short version: my fantastic friend and colleague Danielle (@DNLee5), who blogs at SciAm under " The Urban Scientist", was asked for a guest post at another site.