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Hoh Tribe partners with SpaceX to get online, but rural demand remains high

Without adequate internet access, rural tribes across Washington are struggling with schooling, health care and more — especially during a pandemic.

Manola Secaira

/ October 29, 2020

Tech

On defeating imposter syndrome to become a tech innovator and mom

Microsoft's Vidya Srinivasan has faced the challenges of excelling in tech while having children head-on. Now she's helping other women do the same.

Manola Secaira

/ July 15, 2019

Environment

The internet saved her from a cult. Now she uses code to empower other women

Self-taught programmer Alejandra Quetzalli founded sheCodesNow to give more people a safe space to break into tech.

Manola Secaira

/ July 5, 2019

Tech

Teaching newbies how to code no matter what language they speak

Through his textless educational program BlockStudio, Rahul Banerjee has found that the most equitable way to teach coding might not involve words at all.

Manola Secaira

/ June 28, 2019

Intellectual Ventures researcher Corrie Ortega works on control sampling as a part of her cervical cancer research on June 17, 2019. (Photo by Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)

Environment

'It could be me, it could be us': Why this researcher wants accessible cervical cancer screening

By studying infectious diseases, Intellectual Ventures researcher Corrie Ortega hopes to build health equity worldwide.

Manola Secaira

/ June 18, 2019

Tech

Power underwear

It's been too long since we've had a breakthrough in underwear design. Here it is.

Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett

/ August 16, 2010

Culture

Old airwaves

On the day NBC sells out to Comcast, the daughter of a self-styled TV visionary muses on broadcasting's Nordstrom effect.

Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett

/ December 3, 2009

Tech

A brief infatuation with Kindle

When Amazon whisked away Orwell's 1984, something made this writer want to hang onto those things with paper pages and covers

Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett

/ July 18, 2009

Culture

The last real Northwest men's club may just be Horizon Air's regional shuttle service. When I ventured into the Portland and Seattle airport gate areas for a recent weekday roundtrip, I felt like I...

Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett

/ February 8, 2008

Tech

There's Green and then there's green

The rap on Oregonians: Cut us and we bleed green. Yeah, sure, when we're not indulging in public displays of affection for trees, we're recycling old Volvo parts into useful household items. Even if...

Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett

/ January 29, 2008