Are you a numerate ninny?

How does your mind work?

When you see rain on a windowpane, do you estimate the number of drops per unit area? Do you stare at your dryer because it’s such fun to watch it tossing clothes? When you rub your aching feet, do you compare your instep to the structure of classic stone arches? Do you look at the curve of a petal and wonder which quadratic function would fit it best?

Are you a STEM sister?

Our ancestresses tailored garments, fermented cheese, rotated crops. They engaged in the practical experiments essential to our survival. Their mathematical and scientific skills were unheralded, but were the foundation of daily life. Let’s honor them by embracing our technical heritage and our brilliant world view. Be a geeky girl – a scientist, engineer or mathematician. Revel in who you are – because who you are is fantastic!

If people misunderstand your perspective, or your interests, you are not alone. Please enjoy this blog of an engineer who is an unapologetic numerate ninny.