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Smartspaces #3 - Your weekly program to discover the best STEM & AI Events
60h of free virtual STEM events this week - including Harvard "Feeding the Future" & NASA Space App Challenge
Welcome to the 3rd edition of Smartspaces!
This week we aggregated 5️⃣ 4️⃣ events - or more than 60 hours of science entertainment - to satisfy your curiosity and urge to dive into the next rabbit hole or find the challenge you can leave your impact on. We received great event recommendations from the community 🙏
As promised last week we talk shortly about the relationship of Side Hustles & Google. And of course, Google does not call it a side hustle but a 20% project. Feel free to skip directly to the events program, directly below.
🚀 Google's 20% Projects: A Quick Dive 🚀
At Google, innovation isn't (wasn’t?) just encouraged, it's embedded into its culture, thanks to the "20% time" policy. This pioneering initiative allowed Google engineers to spend 20% of their working hours on side projects they're passionate about, separate from their primary job responsibilities.
The concept is simple: allow bright minds the freedom to explore, and they'll birth brilliant ideas. And it's not just a theory. Chances are high that you are just right now using a side hustle product when reading this newsletter:
📬️ Gmail. That's right, Google's email service, which has become an essential communication tool for billions, started as a side hustle…or 20% project.
Other notable products that had their origin in such side hustles include Google News & Adsense.
Like Google we believe in the power of side hustle. This is our side hustle, building a program of free, smart online events.
🌟 Highlighted Events 🌟
⏰ Tuesday, 10/3/2023: 12:00-13:15: Advancing Gender Equality and Human Rights in AI Development by Global Wo.Men Hub. 🌐 Online. 🎟️ Free.
🌱 Tuesday, 10/3/2023: 15:00-20:15: Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change by Harvard Radcliffe Institute. 🌐 Online. 🎟️ Free.
🔬Thursday, 10/5/2023 23:00-0:00: Scientist Careers in Start-up, Biotech and Pharma by Nucleate NY. 🌐 Online. 🎟️ Free.
🌌 Saturday, 10/7/2023: 19:00-21:00: Some Open Problems in Fundamental Physics, by Washington DC/Toronto Quantum Computing Meetup. 🌐 Online. 🎟️ Free. 📝 With Vlatko Vedral (Oxford professor with over 400 publications + winner of World Scientific Medal & Prize and more).
🚀 Saturday & Sunday, 10/7/2023 - 10/8/2023: NASA International Space Apps Challenge by NASA. 🌐 Online. 🎟️ Free. 📝 Hackathon (global).