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Deirdre Leahy Hart

@deileahy.bsky.social
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IBM Comms. Bookworm. Cool mom. Hudson Valley, NY.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
From the new issue: Will computers based on quantum physics really change the world?
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We’re about to find out if quantum computers can live up to the hype
Will computers based on quantum physics really change the world?
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
A team at IBM Research has assembled a strange new ring-shaped molecule that bends around like a more complicated Möbius strip
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IBM scientists unveil the first ever “half-Möbius” molecule, with the help of quantum computing
A team at IBM Research has assembled a strange new ring-shaped molecule that bends around like a more complicated Möbius strip
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The Economist @economist.com · 03/02/2026
Rather than trying to beat the top tech firms, IBM is taking a different route in the AI race
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How IBM became an AI darling
It has pulled off yet another striking turnaround
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Support local journalism!
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
My way of coping with all of the madness is focusing on what I can do to make my community a little bit stronger. So excuse me for all of the earnestness, but I wrote about ways we can all pitch in to support a thriving literary culture. lithub.com/how-to-be-a-...
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How to Be a Good Literary Citizen (in Seven Easy Steps)
Last Sunday I spent hours at the Brooklyn Book Festival, a too rare occasion for me to pull myself away from the internet for an entire afternoon. As I looked around at the crowd on their way to pa…
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Why IBM's CEO Thinks His Company Can Crack Quantum Computing www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SY4...
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Why IBM's CEO Thinks His Company Can Crack Quantum Computing | WSJ's Bold Names
YouTube video by WSJ Podcasts
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MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 20/08/2025
Surya, an AI model developed by NASA and IBM, tries to find hidden patterns in solar data to detect solar flares and winds.
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NASA’s new AI model can predict when a solar storm may strike
Surya, an AI model developed by NASA and IBM, tries to find hidden patterns in solar data to detect solar flares and winds.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
IBM has published a blueprint for a full-scale quantum computer that could be built by decade’s end. www.ft.com/content/2fe4...
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Google and IBM believe first workable quantum computer is in sight
Recent breakthroughs have revived confidence about creating full-scale quantum systems by end of the decade
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I love summer, but I also love this anti-summer reading list: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/b...
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Lemony Snicket’s Anti-Summer Summer Reading List
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Reuters @reuters.com · 08/07/2025
IBM rolls out new chips and servers, aims for simplified AI reut.rs/460cW1G
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IBM rolls out new chips and servers, aims for simplified AI
International Business Machines on Tuesday announced a new line of data center chips and servers that it says will be more power-efficient than rivals and will simplify the process of rolling out artificial intelligence in business operations.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
It’s official: fireflies have appeared in the Hudson Valley. 🔥 🪰
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Blaming everything I do—or do not do—today on it being Friday the 13th.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Coming to Poughkeepsie:
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
“In the age of social media, people are craving genuine connection and community...And books often provide a catalyst to that feeling of community.” apnews.com/article/inde...
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A wave of new owners brings fresh energy to independent bookselling
Amber Salazar is the kind of idealist you just knew would end up running a store like Banned Wagon Books.
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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Hermann Hesse on breaking the trance of busyness, how the "little joys" magnify life, and the most important habit for living with presence www.themarginalian.org/2017/03/06/h...
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Love this: "If you’re not sure what you can do right now to make a difference in the trajectory of our country, this is an easy win. Go out on Independent Bookstore Day and look around, support a local business and maybe even read a book or two." @maris.bsky.social lithub.com/something-go...
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Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend
I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
As a lapsed Catholic, for me, Pope Francis introduced layers to a religion I'd grown up in, was unsure of, and became even more critical of in adulthood. He opened up different conversations on faith and care than I was used to hearing in church growing up. I'll be thinking about that a lot.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Our voices are stronger when we howl together 🐺🐺
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I love this and would add: You can be ANYTHING and not be disrespectful to the choices others have made.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The number of districts that trained teachers on generative artificial intelligence more than doubled from 2023 to 2024... but not evenly distributed: teachers and students in high-poverty districts won’t have the same opportunity to learn from AI tools www.edweek.org/technology/m...
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More Teachers Than Ever Before Are Trained on AI. Are They Ready to Use It?
The number of districts that provided AI training to teachers has doubled year over year.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Happy April Fools from a silly 6-year old.
Cheerios in a coffee maker
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
When the local elementary school performs Newsies, the small business ads in the playbill are adorable.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Excited to read this! Congratulations @itsafronomics.bsky.social
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
“IBM, of course, is IBM. It led the AI pack for years with its Watson offerings. Its generative AI solution is called Watsonx. It focuses on enabling businesses to deploy and manage both traditional machine learning & generative AI” @davidgewirtz.com on IBM SkillsBuild www.zdnet.com/article/the-...
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The best free AI courses and certificates in 2025
I have a master's degree in education and have been working with AI for decades. Here are the top free AI courses online I'd recommend to anyone looking to upskill right now - and why.
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Alex Jimenez @alexisrjimenez.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Women unlikely to reach parity with men for 134 years: JPMorgan In C-suites worldwide, women are far from attaining equal status, holding only about 10% of the most powerful roles such as CEO and CFO. buff.ly/mLBHzRY #Equality #Inclusion #Diversity #FinTech #FinServ #Banking
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Women unlikely to reach parity with men for 134 years: JPMorgan
In C-suites worldwide, women are far from attaining equal status, holding only about 10% of the most powerful roles such as CEO and CFO.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
2025 survival tip #17: diversify your comfort foods. Pizza one day, ramen the next. Tacos, pasta, grilled cheese. I’m just saying, if we let potatoes get burnt out on us we’ll never survive this.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
One of my favorites. So happy to see folks celebrating @ologies.bsky.social
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
In a @forbes.com piece from this weekend, Scott White includes public-private partnerships like IBM’s SkillsBuild as one successful approach in a challenging moment www.forbes.com/sites/scottw...
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Teacher Funding Cut As National Shortage Reaches Breaking Point
America's education system is facing a crisis that threatens to undermine the future of millions of students: a severe and growing teacher shortage.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Scary findings on the cost of childcare across the U.S. www.epi.org/child-care-c... "child care is unaffordable for working families across the country, but especially for low-wage workers, including those who provide child care."
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Child care costs in the United States
Learn more To learn more about the high cost of child care, check out these EPI resources: EPI Policy Agenda: Education and Child Care  EPI Family Budget Calculator  EPI Minimum Wage Tracker...
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Interesting piece from Ana Altcheck @businessinsider.com about how humanities degrees and tech skills can be combined in this AI era www.businessinsider.com/notebooklm-e... This is something we're working on through IBM SkillsBuild www.ibm.com/think/insigh...
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AI Skills You Need For 2025 | IBM
We need to invest in education and upskilling to fully reap the benefits of AI
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Demand for AI skills is booming. In the same week that DeepSeek launched its new LLM, internet searches for “AI education” spiked. Great article from Rachel Wells at Forbes with new courses from IBM SkillsBuild www.forbes.com/sites/rachel...
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13 Free AI Courses To Learn High-Paying Skills In 2025
Ready to progress your career? Check out these 13 free AI courses to help you develop specific AI skills that pay well and are in high demand in 2025.
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
thought for the day: Anger is an energy. Taking care not to dissipate it on the wrong things, and instead using it to further your aims, is essential.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
EdWeek Market Brief piece from Emma Kate Fittes features Justina Nixon-Saintil on a major education trend: how to help teachers upskill in AI? Teachers are telling IBM SkillsBuild they want and need to understand the fundamentals of AI and AI ethics marketbrief.edweek.org/education-ma...
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The New Global Forces Changing Demands for Ed-Tech Products
Shifting sentiments toward technology and career skills are compelling education companies to adapt.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
No one has more questions than a 6 year old at dawn on groundhog day. Why are they wearing top hats? How did they decide to start doing this? What’s going to happen to that little groundhog? Why don’t you want more winter? #sixmoreweeksofwinter
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Wrapping up January with “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension”
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Alice the Astute @alicethelast.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Every disaster movie starts with scientists being ignored. Good thing we’re not doing that.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Just a reminder that your local library has more than books! Many also have dvds, cds, board games, video game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, computers, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, passport services and so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit! 📚❤️
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Great piece in Time from Erin Grau and Karin Klein: "We urgently need more women building AI technologies... women make up less than 1/3 of AI professionals & only 18% of AI researchers globally" time.com/7210973/wome...
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Why We Need More Women In The AI Revolution
Research suggests that women make up less than a third of AI professionals and only 18% of AI researchers globally.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Interesting piece from @sarabraun28.bsky.social about which skills are actually in demand in 2025. What do employers really want? fortune.com/2025/01/20/m...
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These are the most in-demand skills for job seekers in 2025
AI and career development roles will get you far
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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 28/01/2025
Pretty big deal. @bookshop-org.bsky.social is selling ebooks now. You can now support indies while purchasing digital books. bookshop.org/ebooks
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Bookshop.org US
Explore digital books on Bookshop.org
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
"To thrive in this evolving landscape, business owners must develop a strong foundational understanding of AI" - from Tom Tauli. Great list from Inc., including IBM SkillsBuild AI Fundamentals www.inc.com/tom-taulli/4...
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4 AI Certifications for Business Owners
AI certifications can help you adopt artificial intelligence effectively, providing practical skills and a competitive edge.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
"To use AI effectively in their roles, people need upskilling" - Justina Nixon-Saintil. Great piece from Rachel Wells with new research and some free courses from IBM SkillsBuild www.forbes.com/sites/rachel...
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5 Free Courses To Learn High-Paying AI Skills In 2025
By 2030, 729 million people will be using AI tools. But how do you use them effectively in your work? Here are five free courses to learn high-paying AI skills in 2025.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
January is too long, but this is pretty cute.
animal footprints in the snow
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BusinessGreen @businessgreen.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
IBM and L'Oréal join forces to give sustainable cosmetics an AI makeover incm.pub/3PATUp8
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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
I’m sick of living through Wikipedia entries.
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
A girl can dream 🤩
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
whenever I find myself aghast at the tendencies of a meaningful portion of my fellow Americans I recall the necessity of this sign at my local grocery store
Safety-yellow sign on a lobster tank: PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE LOBSTER TANK — MANAGEMENT
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Deirdre Leahy Hart @deileahy.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Great read from Jon Marcus: "the downturn isn't just a problem for universities and colleges. It's a looming crisis for the economy, with fewer graduates eventually coming through the pipeline to fill jobs" @hechingerreport.org @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/01/08/n...
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A looming 'demographic cliff': Fewer college students and ultimately fewer graduates
The long-predicted downturn in the number of 18-year-olds is almost here. And it isn't just a problem for higher education. It's a looming crisis for the economy.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
If you want us all to stop doomscrolling so much you’re going to have to stop pumping out such top-notch doom all the time like what would you have us DO
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