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Maybe this: https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-03-12/dean-kamen-resigns-first-epstein-nh-newhampshire https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-03-12/dean-kamen-resigns-

• syntaxing 7mo ago
  What a bummer. FIRST robotics was a big part of why I’m an engineer today.
  • MrDarcy 7mo ago
    I was a mentor for an all girls high school FIRST team and I have to say, the way they were treated at competition by other teams and the way the organization handled that sexual objectification of them at competition leads me to a “that checks out” conclusion of Kamen and Epstein. Culture propagates from the top.
    • mikegreenberg 6mo ago
      I am currently a mentor and previously a judge and volunteer for many years at regional events. In all my years I have never seen anything remotely like sexual objectification. I obviously can't know your experience but I would be very very surprised to find this occurring... especially at competitions. I believe this implication goes against core values of the org and certainly it's local volunteers. I have no skin here except to defend a program that is doing amazing work. My kids are participants and I have contributed to the org for more than 10y. Just offering some more anecdata for passers-by.
    • mindslight 6mo ago
      How did you rule out the much simpler explanation that the culture propagates from the hormones of high school boys, and going against that is a hard problem? You're going to have to be explicit about the details of "the way the organization handled that", as the obvious assumption is that they'd be stuck between a rock and a hard place trying to post-facto punish at the organizational level (as opposed to proactive policies for team mentors to follow going forward).
• ocdtrekkie 7mo ago
  Jeez it is darkly impressive how that man got around.