Ciara Del Grosso Bates

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Ciara Del Grosso Bates

Google News Lab Fellow and journalism graduate, into technology, development, design and photography.

How female STEM role models are turning teen girls towards tech

How do you get more women into STEM careers? Help more girls to picture themselves there. This is the idea behind Teen Turn, now in its second year, an initiative that places teen girls in two-week female-mentored STEM internships in top companies.
Tech • 02 Aug 17

Four qualities you need if you want to learn to code

Anyone can learn to write code - but not everyone can get very far. If you're not sure if you're up to the challenge, here are four qualities that will make or break your attempt to learn, whatever your age or background.
Tech • 21 Jul 17

5 annoying PC settings you don't have to live with

As software is increasingly built to anticipate our needs and to second-guess our intentions, some of the extra help can be intrusive and annoying. Here are five (mostly Windows) features that may be driving you crazy - and how to switch them off.
Tech • 04 Aug 17

Dublin's Digital Hub celebrates growth to 95 companies

The Digital Hub, in Dublin's Liberties, is a vital part of the Irish start-up scene. This week, they welcomed ten new creative and digital companies to the fold, bringing the number of resident companies to 95 and the total number employed there to 700.
Tech • 14 Jul 17

What we learned at #DataJConf 2017

Journalists, scientists, academics and data experts held a conference in UCD on July 6th and 7th to discuss data journalism, sharing success stories, research and new tools. Here are some of the takeaways from the two-day event.
Tech • 12 Jul 17

Always be wary of hidden algorithms, says Jennifer Stark

University of Maryland's Jennifer Stark says we should use new technologies with caution, as she described an experiment she performed to "audit" Google's home page for biases.
Tech • 13 Jul 17

Tough lessons from the brave new world of data journalism

Eva Constantaras, data journalism advisor for Internews, on what Western media can learn from developing countries
Tech • 12 Jul 17

UCD launch first postgraduate data journalism course in Ireland

The one-year, part-time professional certificate in data journalism is the first of its kind in Ireland and aims to fill a gap felt by working journalists.
Tech • 12 Jul 17

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