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Across the electronics world, various companies are hurrying to release 3-D TVs. Relying on the current 3-D movie trend, Panasonic, Samsung, LG and others are hoping to break into a new market, one in which consumers want to bring their 3-D viewing experience home from the theater.

Indeed, 3-D viewing is becoming increasingly popular. A recent survey by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) found that nearly 40 percent of the 41 million U.S. adults who have seen 3-D movies in theaters in the last year, said they would prefer watching a movie in 3-D to 2-D.

Additionally, “16 percent of consumers are interested in watching 3-D movies or television shows in their homes, while 14 percent are interested in playing 3-D video games,” the survey said. “All told, more than 26 million households are interested in having a 3-D content experience in their own home.”

According to CSMonitor.com, the manufacturers are anticipating 3-D TV success. For example, “(Sony executive Yoshihisa) Ishida predicted that Sony could sell 2.5 million 3-D sets in 2010 – a massive number for such an early market …. Samsung says it will ship 2 million 3-D sets by the end of the year, and Panasonic, which (began) retailing 3-D sets at BestBuy (last

Wanted: AnswersMarch 18

If you’re not happy with what you have, how could you be happier with more?

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Culinary Arts?March 16

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve spent some time watching talks from TED2010 to derive their innovation lessons. While all the presentations were interesting, there was one that really sticks out for the content of my blog. It was “Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food.”

I often write about 21st century skills that we need to teach our children so they can succeed in the future. Usually, the skills discussed include critical thinking, problem-solving, flexibility, collaboration and other similar competencies we need to thrive at work and solve today’s critical global challenges. What I learned from Chef Jamie Oliver’s talk is that there’s another major skill our children will need in the future that we should be teaching now, and that is the ability to make positive food choices.

Childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States and much of the world. According to LetsMove.gov, the Web site for First Lady Michelle Obama’s recently launched campaign to raise a healthier generation of kids, childhood obesity affects around one-third of all U.S. children. The nation spends $150 billion a year to treat obesity-related conditions and obes

Where are the Women in Science?, Part 2March 12

Yesterday I wrote about the lack of women in science and how all-girls’ schools have the potential to fix this problem. But, like I said, because there are still so few female science, technology, engineering and mathematics leaders, there are few role models for young girls to look up to.

According to NYTimes.com, many of today’s female scientists not only attended single sex schools, but also “a significant number had scientist parents.”

Irène Joliot-Curie is a great example of an accomplished female scientist who witnessed first-hand all that women could achieve. The daughter of two-time-Nobel Prize-winner Madame Marie Curie and her scientist husband Pierre Curie, Irène followed closely in her mother’s footsteps.

According to MyHero.com, Marie put such great importance on Irène’s education, that “she even formed a special ‘school’ for Irène and the similarly gifted children of other academics when the local schools proved too easy for Irène’s early and obv

Where are the Women in Science?March 11

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.”

– Marie Curie

As a woman who was denied admittance to Krakow University and the French Academy of Science (even after winning the Nobel Prize for Chemistry), Madame Marie Curie would know about a hard life. Still, with the perseverance and confidence she speaks of, she helped to pave the way for women in science across the globe.

However, according to NYTimes.com, women’s progress in science “has been slower than in other parts of society – and much less uniform.”

In fact, according to NYTimes.com:

The percentage of female graduates in computer science from American universities peaked in the mid-1980s at more than 40 percent and has since dropped to half that.
In electrical and mechanical engineering, enrollment percentages remain in the single digits.
The number of women who are full science professors at elite universities in the United States has been stuck at 10