How can STEM education provide ‘light-bulb’ moments?

How can STEM education provide ‘light-bulb’ moments?

How can STEM education provide ‘light-bulb’ moments? Dr Liz Johnson is a STEM education specialist based at Southern Research in Alabama, USA. She implements an outreach programme that works to enhance 6th-12th grade STEM education and inspire young people to embrace...
Helping low income students become professional scientists

Helping low income students become professional scientists

Helping low income students become professional scientists The Physical Sciences Scholars Program has been established to help chemistry, geology and physics students at Bucknell University in the US make the transition to professional scientist. The programme is...
The playful pedagogy

The playful pedagogy

The playful pedagogy As the LEGO Foundation’s lead on the Tech & Play and Playful Schools initiatives, Ollie Bray is spearheading the playful pedagogy, an ethos that sees play at the centre of meaningful learning experiences for teenagers as well as young children...
Modernising machine memory

Modernising machine memory

Modernising machine memory Our devices store certain data temporarily in hardware caches, which allow data to be accessed faster. However, the system does not work well for emerging applications and Professor Xiaochen Guo, of Lehigh University in the US, believes it...
Join the world’s first virtual hackathon to save vaquita

Join the world’s first virtual hackathon to save vaquita

Join the world’s first virtual hackathon to save vaquita When we’re living in the midst of a global pandemic, it’s easy to forget that vital conservation and environmental issues are ongoing. Luckily, there are organisations that are still working on some of the...