Ada Lovelace: The Enchantress of Number, and the greenhouse we owe

I had the pleasure of being invited by the Institute of Genetics and Cancer in Edinburgh to write for Ada Lovelace Day. The post can be found here, but I thought about sharing it here as well.
Coming from a computational background, Ada is a huge inspiration to me—she taught me to pair imagination with method, and to fight for the time and space ideas need.
In this piece I talk about the conditions that make creativity possible—and how often they’re withheld, especially from women—and share practical ways to open up space and time for each other.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I loved writing it. If it resonates, get in touch—I’m always up for this conversation.

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