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Despite overall increase over the past 20 years, share of women in science and engineering falls in some European countries
From STEM kits to fashion dolls, these creations all came from the minds of female inventors and designers.
If you’ve ever had an affinity for machines or just wanted to know how to fix faulty household gadgets on your own, then learning the basics of electrical engineering might be up your alley.
A gift guide of the hottest educational toys for your budding scientist, engineer, or mathematician.
Modern life hinges on satellite connectivity. President of Kraus Aerospace Fatema Hamdani explains how the science of perpetual flight is unfolding, and how to defend satellites and drones from enemy fire.
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Want to be a great scientist? Think like a child.
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Geobiologist Hope Jahren explains why knowing your legal protections is probably more useful than attending another behavioral seminar on avoiding harassment.
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Designed by two MIT professors, this build-it-yourself kit teaches kids to “think with their hands” in an effort to bolster STEM skills early on.
Amazon introduces a monthly STEM toy subscription box aimed at kids – because we’re all born curious.
Through an incredible anecdote, Earl Lewis demonstrates why STEM can’t do it alone. Scientists and humanists needs each other, and institutions have a responsibility to continue to fund and nurture the humanities.
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Can one person save the world? This week, Bill Nye finds hope in middle-school student Victoria, who asks what she can do to pull her weight in our current environmental crisis.
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As a society we place a high value on the practical nature of science and business degrees. But what about the practical nature of the humanities?
ScienceDebate.org sent 20 fine-tuned questions to the presidential candidates. 3 out of 4 of them responded. Here’s where they stand on key science issues.