Bien Hecho: SACNAS, Helping Latinos Achieve In Science

Bien Hecho: SACNAS, Helping Latinos Achieve In Science

Mary Mata November 1, 2011

In 1975 less than 1% of doctoral degrees in science were awarded to Latinos and Native Americans combined in the U.S.  Today that number has crept up to around 7%, […]

Día De Los Muertos: Top 5 Signs Technology Will Enslave Us

Mary Mata October 27, 2011

The machines will soon enslave us all. It’s not a prediction. It’s a guarantee. If you thought this was just a cute science fiction premise, think again. Your own instincts will […]

Army Pursues Latinos To Push Them Into Sciences

Mary Mata

An interesting story comes from the Army this week, which is apparently trying to push Latinos in its ranks into the sciences, or STEM, science, technology, engineering and mathematics. They […]

Dating And Texting Without Your Reading Glasses

Mary Mata October 13, 2011

I love my iPhone. It’s my office in my hand. I can take a call, send a text, check my calendar, send an email and play “Angry Birds” from the […]

What To Do When You Find Out Someone’s Died Via Facebook?

Mary Mata October 6, 2011

I was talking to a friend recently who said she was upset because she found out a friend of her had died — thanks to Facebook. Last week after receiving […]

5 Reasons To Watch The Web Series “East WillyB”

Mary Mata October 5, 2011

When East WillyB premiered last Spring, the show received a lot of positive coverage upon the release of it’s first episode.  Much was dissected in terms of how the show tackles […]

Valet Parking Gets High Tech With Flash Valet

Mary Mata

Eliseo Diaz and Juan Rodriguez were just two normal guys — entrepreneurs, mind you, but normal guys nonetheless — who were living out their lives in Austin, Texas earlier this […]

Reforming Govt Policies To Drive Innovation

Mary Mata October 4, 2011

By David Goldstein The anti-clean-energy echo chamber has been publicizing the bankruptcy of Solyndra, a manufacturer of solar energy panels, arguing that the President’s clean energy job creation program is […]

Our Tiempo Creates Arts, Community Space For Latinos Online

Mary Mata

What, exactly, do Latinos online want? While that’s a question with many answers, José Cruz and his new arts and entertainment community, Our Tiempo, aims to provide at least one […]

NewsTaco’s Birthday Week Begins

Mary Mata October 3, 2011

You may have read Victor Landa’s story earlier today in which he wrote about the long road of NewsTaco’s one-year birthday next week, October 10. We’ll be engaging in shameless […]