A group of female students at Shippensberg University have started doing podcasts to educate local high school girls about computer science, the Cumberland County Sentinel reports. They originally aimed the “Where is the Software” podcasts at local girls, but found that each podcast gets 100 listeners from all over.

“I am every excited with what we are doing,” said [sophomore Sarah] Joseph. “The biggest benefit of this podcast is the interaction we have with one another and other females who might need a little help. This community of women we have formed has been our biggest success so far.”

Topics include Malware, encryption, and genetic searching. If you ignore the cheesy effects and music, it’s awesome to see young geeky women holding forth with glee. The not-so-secret agenda of these podcasts is busting stereotypes about computer scientists. The women in the podcasts are happy, social and obviously enjoy explaining the differences between resident and non-resident viruses.
My favorite is the Malware podast.

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