Watch this short TED Video by Theoretical Physicist and Ph.D student at UCLA, Michael Enciso. Math is about asking questions. If you are interested in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) career, this is a cool video to watch! đ Geek On! Continue reading STEM: “Math is NOT What You Think” A Short TED Video
University of Arizona astronomer Professor Erika Hamden (also see her personal web site here) leads a team involved with launching the FIREBall telescope to help her and her team learn how stars are created. Failure is not an option, even though it happens….you learn from your mistakes, you get back up, and try and try again. I know. Gotta love STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). … Continue reading STEM: Watch This Short TED Talk Video to Learn What it Takes to Launch the FIREBall Telescope
UC Berkeley STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) students designed and built “Salto” a robot that hops! Very cool. Go to this link to read more about the “Salto” project at Berkeley. In the meantime, watch this video. Geek On! Continue reading STEM: Watch This Video of UC Berkeley’s Salto Pogo Stick Robot
Watch this really funny and informative video about the need to design and make “useless” things by Simone Giertz. Here is Simone’s YouTube channel. đ STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) students will learn that not everything will go perfectly the first time. I always knew that my designs would need to be improved (or sometimes completely trashed and start over) as I progressed. It is … Continue reading STEM: “Why You Should Make Useless Things” A Short TED Talk by Simone Giertz
Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin give a very informative and funny TED Talk about that magical series of numbers that occur often in nature….the Fibonacci series. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) students will learn about the Fibonacci series….may as well get a head start by watching this video. đ Geek On! Continue reading STEM: Like Math? Watch This Short Video to Learn Almost All You Need to Know About Fibonacci Numbers
