As arguably the most important intellectual of his time, Albert Einstein exchanged letters with powerful contemporaries: fellow scientists, heads of state, dignitaries, philosophers. But what most might not know is that he also corresponded with children around the world. That's right--curious children would write and Einstein would reply, even at the height of his career…
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The World According to Isaac Asimov
If you're anything like the average employee at eNotes headquarters, you're probably still drooling over the forthcoming generation of Apple iPhones. So allow me to ease you out of your reverie with a fun retrospect of how our bright future was predicted near perfectly almost 50 years ago. Image via Cinema…
A Chemical Test-Drive: Fun with Chem-E Cars
Wilson, eNotes' Math and Science intern, shares his experiences of creating a car from scratch and racing it in a statewide contest. Science nerds, prepare to freak out! The day finally came. After hours and hours of testing, we were finally ready to have our miniature car compete with those of 10 other California universities,…
A Day in the Life of a Student Researcher
Are you studying for a career in the sciences? Not sure where to begin to gather that lab experience that is oh so important for obtaining your degree and landing a great job? Our Math and Science intern Wilson shares his experiences of finding his place as a student researcher and shares the four lessons…
Blinded by Science
How eNotes' Math and Science intern overcame his trouble with the sciences and learned to love his Biochemistry major. Science: the subject that many find so difficult to understand (and so boring to even attempt to understand) that they just dread learning about it, dread having to sit in class and listen to the teacher…
Catcher in the Rye To Be Dropped from Curriculum? Puh-lease
New Common Core Standards drop classic novels in favor of "informational texts." The US school system will undergo some big changes within the next two years, chiefly due to a decision to remove a good deal of classic novels from the curriculum, or so the recent media reports would have you think. The idea behind…
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The Enchantress of Numbers
The curious tale of the world's first computer programmer. Today I stray a little from the ordinary literary and educational news updates, after coming across a nod to an exceptional woman I couldn't pass the day without commemorating, not only for her role in mathematics, but also for her role as a woman in mathematics,…
Why Children Make the Best Scientists
The intersection of science and play.
We are taught from a young age that authority in any academic realm must be allocated to adults only--or more specifically grey haired men in tweed jackets staring down their noses at us from in front of a chalkboard or behind a cluttered desk. But…