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[[circled]]1[[/circled]] UCSD MED CTR (18/06) [[?]] To quote sagan: it's suicidal for soc that depends on sci/tech to know nothing about sci/tech sci & tech → engines that drive economy →but kids in us aren't studying sci/math like they are in other countries →they're our future! Need technocally trained workforce, & its [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]]in our [[strikethrough]] our advantage [[/strikethrough]] interest to take adv, of all available talent - M & F To set the stage, a little of my background Stanford/ad → long story short, selected JSC → got in line Turn: STS-7 Got to rocket into space → from standing start → 17,500 in 8 1/2 min (exhil; mind-numbing; bone-rat) Engines cut off → 5 mi/sec around earth; weightless most memorable = view coral reefs LA (+smog) phytoplankton deforestation in Madagascar → beauty & fragility of out planet & our effect on it I was 1st amer woman, now common But women still under-rep in tech workforce 11%/20%