Anna Kuchment is a contributing editor at Scientific American and a staff science reporter at the Dallas Morning News. She is also co-author of a forthcoming book about earthquakes triggered by energy production.
Teenager creates new flu drugs
Last month, 17-year-old Eric Chen from San Diego, California became the third Grand Prize winner in Google Science Fair history. Judges awarded him $50,000, a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands, a year of mentoring, and other prizes.
Four Incredible Google Science Fair Projects
PALO ALTO, CALIF. – Eighteen impressive teenagers from around the world are gathered in Mountain View, California awaiting the results of the annual Google Science Fair.
Teachers and App Designers Join Forces
Starting this week, developers from a dozen high tech startups are entering New York City classrooms to help teachers brainstorm solutions to educational challenges.
Tools for Backyard Bug Hunters
The other day, I stumbled upon a company whose products I thought my 7-year-old daughter would love, and I ordered a few items so we could try them out.
A little perspective on our place in the universe
Digital education is like whitewater rafting. Or like the Napster era in music. The two analogies were among many that came up yesterday as panelists considered the future of technology in education at a Scientific American and Macmillan Science & Education summit on “Learning in the Digital Age,” at Google’s New York headquarters.
Budding Scientist Projects: Caterpillar Olympics
My parents have an old birch tree in their backyard in Western Massachusetts. Each August, we watch a new generation of black-and-white hickory tussock moth caterpillars make its way down from the tree and toward the side of our house to weave cocoons.
Bringing Minority Girl Voices To Silicon Valley
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Produce-Loving Pests
An entomologist and invasive species expert keeps his freezers full of bugs
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The Scientists With the Coolest Jobs [Livestream]
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Adventurous Math For the Playground Set
Guest post by math educators Maria Droujkova and Yelena McManaman, authors of the new family math book “Moebius Noodles: Adventurous Math for the Playground Crowd” Children dream big.
To Attract More Girls to STEM, Bring More Storytelling to Science
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No More OJ? An Invasive Insect Threatens the Citrus Industry
A devastating disease is killing citrus trees from Florida to California