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+---
+layout: slides
+title: Lesson Title
+subtitle: Motivation
+---
+
+
+## Our Mission
+We make scientists and engineering more productive by teaching them basic computing skills.
+
+## The Problem
+
+- Surveyed 1972 scientists in 2008.
+- “How do you use computers?”
+- “How did you learn what you know?”
+
+
+## The Problem
+- Scientists spend 40% of their time building or using software.
+- 55% say this figure is rising.
+- *96% are mostly self-taught*.
+
+
+## The Problem
+- No hard data on how *well* they do things.
+- But anecdotal evidence suggests “not very”.
+
+
+## Our Solution
+- Intensive hands-on training.
+- Two full days of instruction.
+
+
+ the Unix shell
+ Git and GitHub
+ Python or R
+ SQL
+
+
+⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
+
+
+ automate repetitive tasks
+ track and share work
+ build modular code
+ manage data
+
+
+## Outcomes
+- 20% improvement in productivity is common.
+- 10X isn't rare.
+
+
+## Outcomes
+- Empowers people.
+- HPC, the cloud, web services, big data, ...
+- Reproducible research, open science, ...
+
+
+## The Details
+- Materials are all open access.
+- Instructors are volunteers.
+- Only cost is travel and accommodation
+- (but contributions to central costs are welcome).
+
+
+## Scope
+
+
+## How To Help
+- Come and learn.
+- Join the discussion.
+- Host a workshop.
+- Become an instructor.
+- Create new teaching materials.
+
+
+## Learn More
+-
+- [admin@software-carpentry.org](mailto:admin@software-carpentry.org)
+
+
+## SOME TEMPLATE SLIDES
+
+## With some paragraph
+Pandoc is nice.
+
+## Bullet points
+- With bullet points
+- And
+ - even
+ - nested ones
+ - NB: pandoc requires a 4-space indentation
+- Indeed
+
+## A plain slide with a title
+- And
+- Some
+- Bullet points
+- And [a test link](/)
+
+
+- A slide without a title.
+- To test the stability of the layout.
+- To check the title space is blank.
+
+
+## And a long title that might go on two lines
+- Is it?
+
+
+## An image in the slide
+
+
+Anything can follow the image, like this paragraph.
+
+- Or
+- Anything else
+
+
+## An image on the left {.media-left}
+
+
+- With bullet points
+ - even
+ - nested ones
+- Indeed
+
+And a paragraph that extends beyond the bottom of the image that is positioned on the left.
+
+
+## Some code on the left{.media-left}
+~~~{.python}
+a = 2
+b = 3
+c = a**b
+print(c)
+
+a = 4
+print(c)
+~~~
+
+- With bullet points
+ - even
+ - nested ones
+- Indeed
+
+And a paragraph that extends beyond the bottom of the image that is positioned on the left.
+
+
+## And some blockquote {.media-left}
+> Your awesomeness is amazing, indeed.
+
+- With bullet points
+ - even
+ - nested ones
+- Indeed
+
+And a paragraph that extends beyond the bottom of the image that is positioned on the left.
+
+
+## And some custom things {.media-left}
+
+> Your awesomeness is amazing, indeed.
+
+- good
+- well done
+
+
+- With bullet points
+ - even
+ - nested ones
+- Indeed
+
+And a paragraph that extends beyond the bottom of the image that is positioned on the left.
+
+
+
+## An image on the right {.media-right}
+
+
+- With bullet points
+ - even
+ - nested ones
+- Indeed
+
+And a paragraph that extends beyond the bottom of the image that is positioned on the left.
+
+
+## Some code on the right {.media-right}
+~~~
+a = 2
+b = 3
+c = a**b
+print(c)
+
+a = 4
+print(c)
+~~~
+
+- With bullet points
+ - even
+ - nested ones
+- Indeed
+
+And a paragraph that extends beyond the bottom of the image that is positioned on the left.
+
+
+## And some blockquote {.media-right}
+> Your awesomeness is amazing, indeed.
+
+- With bullet points
+ - even
+ - nested ones
+- Indeed
+
+And a paragraph that extends beyond the bottom of the image that is positioned on the left.
+
+
+## And some custom things {.media-right}
+
+> Your awesomeness is amazing, indeed.
+
+- right
+- well done
+
+
+- With bullet points
+ - even
+ - nested ones
+- Indeed
+
+And a paragraph that extends beyond the bottom of the image that is positioned on the left.
+
+
+
+## Custom columns, in 1/12th
+
+A paragraph that takes 4 columns, and that's it.
+
+
+
+> A blockquote that takes 6 columns, and that's it.
+
+
+
+A paragraph that takes 2 columns, and that's it.
+