Is Coding the Language of the Digital Age?
22:30 minutes
With smartphones, tablets, and apps, coding is becoming the language of the digital age, but is the U.S. lagging behind? A panel of experts discusses how we can improve our coding literacy and close the programming gap among women and minorities.
Segment Guests
Hadi Partovi
Hadi Partovi is CEO and co-founder of Code.org in Seattle, Washington.
Jane Margolis
Jane Margolis is senior researcher at the graduate school of education and information studies at the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California.
Vanessa Hurst
Vanessa Hurst is founder of CodeMontage and co-founder of Girl Develop It in New York, New York.
Related Links
Meet the Producers and Host
About Alexa Lim
@AlexaLim22Alexa Lim was a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.
About Annie Minoff
@annieminoffAnnie Minoff is a producer for The Journal from Gimlet Media and the Wall Street Journal, and a former co-host and producer of Undiscovered. She also plays the banjo.