Information literacy is the ability to thi nk critically and curiously about the messages we consume\, create\, and e ngage with. Hoboken students from across the city have researched their ow n topics in relation to information literacy and are ready to share with t heir community.
\nJoin us for a night of informative interactions wh ere teens become the teachers!
\nCome enjoy snacks and the students research displayed science fair style.
\nAt 6:30 our teens will take a quick break and we will hear from Sandeep Mertia\, \;Assistant Prof essor of Science\, Technology\, and Society at Stevens! He will be present ing \; "A Quick History of Algorithms".
\n\nSande ep Mertia is an Assistant Professor of Science\, Technology\, and Society at the Stevens Institute of Technology. He earned his PhD with Di stinction \;at the Department of Media\, Culture\, and Communication\, New York University. \;He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Annenberg School of Communication\, University of Pennsylvania (2024-25). \;He i s an ICT engineer by training and a former Research Associate at Sarai-CSD S\, New Delhi (2014-17). \;His publications include \;Lives of Dat a: Essays on Computational Cultures from India \;(2020).
\nRead Sandeep Mertia's full bi o here.
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