March 11, 2009
An Intel finalist finds a way to build better bridges
Baby Nobels: Meet the 2009 Intel Finalists
From stem cells to cellulosic ethanol, high school whiz kids and their projects compete for a $100,000 top prize in the Intel Science Talent Search
The SciencesMarch 11, 2009
At Intel STS Week, a 17-year-old on science, meeting President Obama, and a TV in the bathroom
The SciencesMarch 11, 2009
And the Intel Science Talent Search winners are...
The SciencesMarch 10, 2009
A high schooler who studied stem cells meets Pres. Obama the day he loosens stem cell regs
EnvironmentMarch 10, 2009
Regrowth after wildfires, and space elevators: More from the Intel STS
The SciencesMarch 10, 2009
The Baby Nobels
SciAm.com met up with the 40 finalists of the Intel Science Talent Search, considered the "Super Bowl" of science. Christie Nicholson reports
EnvironmentMarch 9, 2009
Intel finalist tackles the cellulosic ethanol problem
EnvironmentMarch 9, 2009
That Splenda you're drinking will be in our water supply for awhile
HealthMarch 9, 2009
Parents, don't tell your kids about your wild drinking days, says Intel finalist
The SciencesJanuary 28, 2009
Meet the whiz kids: Intel Science Talent Search announces finalists
EvolutionMay 21, 2008
Little Brains, Big Brains: Latest Flores Hobbit News and the Intel Science Fair
Kate Wong brings us up to date on the ongoing research into fossils of the tiny human, called the Hobbit, found on the island of Flores. And Ivan Oransky reports from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Plus, Nobel laureate Gerald Edelman illustrates problems with reductionism and refrigerators. And we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites mentioned on this episode include www.SciAm.com/daily, www.nybg.org/darwin/symposium.php, www.intel.com/education/ISEF
The SciencesMay 15, 2008
News from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Live-blogging from the exhibit hall in Atlanta as students show off projects on everything from lowering cholesterol to killing aphids using weeds, robots made out of Legos, and a battery that runs on air
The SciencesMay 12, 2008
Where Are They Now?
The stories of Westinghouse--now Intel--Science Talent Search finalists. From chemistry to code-breaking, genetics to geology, some of these scientifically precocious young men and women have gone on to win Nobel Prizes--and all of them live fascinating lives