women in stem – Ruth Stalker-Firth

February 26, 2026 Musings

The talk I didn’t know I needed to hear

The words I was weaving, giving and receiving with those lovely women in the audience, were also a conversation I was having with myself.

February 24, 2026 Musings

When computers were women in Maple Village

I find that time spent with other women is very powerful and whilst this talk may seem to be about the past, it really is an invitation to the future.

February 10, 2026 Musings

WI Life magazine: From interview to ink

In a nutshell, I think that AI has been touted as the answer to everything when in reality, it takes a lot of code, people, data and electricity and it is highly designed. It does not update itself or modify itself, nor can you train it as an end user.

January 2, 2026 Musings

Ruth’s talks: Dates, times and places

I began ‘demystifying’ AI in 2023, after attending a talk where the speaker, veered into sci-fi speculation about ChatGPT. This inspired me to offer light-hearted talks.

March 20, 2025 Musings

Trailer: When women were computers

I was invited to give a talk as part of Vox Feminarum’s Women’s Voices History Month and so to have a bit of fun and refresh my memory about the content, I created a trailer for it.