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DESCRIPTION:KEYNOTE and Q & A with Talithia Williams | 6 - 7:15 p.m.\n\nBig
  Data Expert\, Math Professor & Host of NOVA Wonders\n\n(Student Session\,
  Noon - 12 - 12:45 p.m.)\n\nA host of the PBS series\, NOVA Wonders\, Dr. 
 Talithia Williams is a groundbreaking professor\, popular TED speaker\, in
 spiring author and passionate STEM/STEAM advocate. She has made it her lif
 e's work to get people of all ages and backgrounds excited about the bold 
 possibilities of a STEM education and to “STEMpower” women and minorit
 ies to enter these professions. Her latest book\, Power in Numbers: The Re
 bel Women of Mathematics reflects Williams’ passion to re-brand the fiel
 d of mathematics as anything but dry\, technical or male-dominated. Renown
 ed for her popular TED Talk\, “Own Your Body’s Data\,” she advocates
  for all of us to deploy data as a way of taking charge of our own health.
  A vibrant\, engaging and energizing speaker\, Dr. Williams demystifies da
 ta\, statistics\, probabilities and the mathematical process in amusing an
 d insightful ways. She also passionately champions the contributions of sc
 ientists\, technologists\, engineers and mathematicians and their vital ro
 le in transforming our future. \n\nDescribed by audiences as engaging\, re
 levant\, funny\, accessible\, and a joy to work with\, Dr. Williams captiv
 ates and inspires with her contagious enthusiasm for STEM in general and m
 ath in particular. Applying the data-driven approach made famous in her TE
 D talk to a range of subjects\, she takes sophisticated numerical concepts
  and makes them understandable to a wide audience\, debunking perceptions 
 with an energizing call to “show me the data!” \n\nJOIN HERE
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