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5 days ago
1 min

Can you say, I don’t know?

Can you say, “I don’t know”? Say it out loud. I say it all the time. For me, “I don’t know” means “I have to find out.” If I don’t know s...

Viva Sarah Press

Jan 9
1 min

96,000 pounds of ice cream

Data from a local delivery service on what Israelis order makes for a fun read. Every month, over 96,000 pounds of ice cream (43,545 kilo...

Multitasking: Productive or Bad for your brain?

Viva Sarah Press

Dec 22, 2020
1 min

Multitasking: Productive or Bad for your brain?

I’m a freelancer. In different vocations. I love to be able to do this and this, too. I don’t do different tasks simultaneously. I do hav...

Viva Sarah Press

Dec 2, 2020
2 min

Writing about innovation for Joe Smith

Joe Smith in Kansas City is always my guy. He is my go-to audience whenever I’m writing about a new innovation or technology. He is alway...

Viva Sarah Press

Nov 23, 2020
2 min

Corona tax is here

Corona tax has entered the Israeli lexicon. What is it? It is a fee that establishments charge to do what they should be doing anyway: cl...

Kids vs. Zoom: Hacking the new school environment

Viva Sarah Press

Oct 27, 2020
2 min

Kids vs. Zoom: Hacking the new school environment

Within minutes of exchanging their classroom for a computer screen, and Zoom specifically, my three kids figured out how to manipulate th...

Viva Sarah Press

Oct 25, 2020
2 min

Seeing the solution in a different way

Mathematically gifted students are able to use logic and deductive thinking. Thinking in a different way must always be accepted.

Big YES to online Zoom parties and events

Viva Sarah Press

Oct 19, 2020
1 min

Big YES to online Zoom parties and events

For my birthday, I hosted a surprise party. I chose the date. I chose the hour. I asked my friends and family to surprise me. It was the ...

When companies choose to skip proofreading

Viva Sarah Press

Sep 30, 2020
2 min

When companies choose to skip proofreading

Teh instead of The. Then instead of Than. Innovasion, entreprener, and busness instead of innovation, entrepreneur, and business. Making ...

Viva Sarah Press

Sep 24, 2020
2 min

A stick up my nose (Covid-19 test)

The morning arrived when I had to take the Covid-19 test. This morning. And while I have heard horror stories about the feeling of having...

Viva Sarah Press

Sep 22, 2020
2 min

WFH in the days of remote learning

I wake up early but don’t get to my desk until late. As a work from home mom, there are no traffic jams en route to my computer. There ar...

Reading with my kids to keep up on conversation

Viva Sarah Press

Sep 7, 2020
1 min

Reading with my kids to keep up on conversation

I’ve started to read the series again – to be able to hold detailed discussions with her.

Viva Sarah Press

Sep 6, 2020
2 min

Not Another Zoom Talk

The cry by those who have participated in badly run Zoom talks is, ‘not another Zoom talk.’ But Zoom does not have to imply gloom.

Viva Sarah Press

Sep 1, 2020
2 min

Math vs Tuna: First day back at school

00:15 - “Mommy, I can’t sleep.” “Are you feeling okay?” “Yes. Pick a number.” “It’s after midnight, you have school tomorrow. Let’s try ...

Contracts I wouldn’t, couldn’t and didn’t sign

Viva Sarah Press

Aug 31, 2020
3 min

Contracts I wouldn’t, couldn’t and didn’t sign

As both a freelancer and contracted employee, I have signed numerous contracts in my career. Long-term contracts. Short-term contracts. O...

Viva Sarah Press

Aug 24, 2020
1 min

The kid and his math theories

Just a regular evening on the couch... the kid is explaining his math ideas and theories. #gifted

Viva Sarah Press

Aug 19, 2020
2 min

Raising three personalities

How three children with the same upbringing can be – and are – so different.

Viva Sarah Press

Aug 10, 2020
2 min

An outstanding failure

“You could fail. Do you understand that? I don’t want you to be overly upset if you fail,” I explain, hoping that he’ll still try.

Did you miss that headline about the latest Covid-19 innovation?

Viva Sarah Press

Aug 6, 2020
3 min

Did you miss that headline about the latest Covid-19 innovation?

Where does news about Covid-19 innovation progress go? And who are the people behind these innovations?

Augmented humanity: Telling the story of AI-powered assistive tech for the visually impaired

Viva Sarah Press

Aug 4, 2020
2 min

Augmented humanity: Telling the story of AI-powered assistive tech for the visually impaired

Two years before OrCam products became commercially available, I had the chance to see how their AI-powered solution for people with visu...

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