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Greg Sullivan
November 11, 2025
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“It’s not MacGyvering, it’s MacGirlvering.”
By Heather Wake
We’ve all heard words like “girl math” and “girl dinner” get thrown around. While these terms sometimes get a bad rap for how they portray women, “girl tools” is 100% a celebration of female resourcefulness.
For the ladies who have used their stilettos to hammer a nail, or transformed their hot hair tools into DIY soldering irons, who have a bottle of nail glue nearby for any and all things that need adhesive (because it works on EVERYTHING)…this one’s for you.
Grace Laubenthal (@GraceLaubenthal) wrote to the Women in STEM community on Threads, “‘girl math’ this, ‘girl dinner’ that what about girl tools??? i once used a bottle of lotion to nail a tapestry to my ceiling wbu."
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"It takes less than a minute, but the impact? Seriously huge."
By Tod Perry
Every day, we wake up, put on our best face, and greet the world—amid all the challenges (and joys!) life brings. Miss Gellar, a first-grade teacher, has the perfect way to set her kids up for success every morning: a daily affirmation that helps them start the day feeling great and ready to learn.
It goes like this: “I’m awesome. I’m smart. I’m strong. I’m loved. I’m a leader. I’m gooooooood looking. I can do hard things. I can make mistakes. It’s okay to make mistakes. I’m kind. I listen. I’m respectful. I’m a good kid. And I’m gonna have the best Friday.”
“Education definitely goes beyond the four walls.”
"Scientists say it could revolutionize cancer treatments."
By Mark Wales
Most of us have been touched by the challenges of a friend or loved one facing cancer. It's a terrifying scenario where, often, outcomes can feel disheartening. However, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blossoming research continues to pave the way toward hopeful and exciting innovations.
A recent study conducted at Northwestern University involved re-engineering a weak, poorly dissolving chemotherapy drug into a targeted, cancer-fighting agent. It effectively works 20,000 times stronger while sparing healthy tissues. New nanomedicines are revolutionizing treatment with promising restructuring of therapies that vastly improve how they interact with the human body.
“It just feels like I’m being held up and carried. It makes me want to do the steps."
By Erik Barnes
“Shortest song possible.” That was comedian Andy Richter’s response to his then-fiancée when she asked him about their dance at their wedding. On the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, Richter shared that story along with his history of aversion towards anything with choreography. Now, in spite of being 58 years old, having problem knees, and needing a hip replacement, Andy Richter went “out of his comfort zone” to compete on Dancing With the Stars. He took a risk and the audience has been cheering him on the entire way in spite of low scores on his performance.
Andy Richter is an actor and comedian who has starred in several TV comedy shows, but is best known for his association as a sidekick on Conan O’Brien’s various late night talk shows over the years. He’s known more for his quick-wit and comedy chops, and less for his physical attributes. He didn’t expect to last this long in the competition, but his attempt at dancing well and being able to smile about it all has had a sizable group of “Fandys” vote to keep him on Dancing With the Stars for eight weeks and counting.