Charleston, W.Va. – “One of the many things from camp that I’ve learned is that it’s okay to know nothing.” At the farewell banquet of the 2022 National Youth Science Camp, California delegate Aadity Sharma’s remarks conveyed a familiar tale Read More
Seventy percent of the Earth is ocean, and 37% of the ocean is more than two and a half miles deep. But why should we care about this dark, inhospitable environment? Dr. Katie Inderbitzen, a former postdoctoral researcher at the Read More
This summer at the 2022 Virtual National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp), Dr. David Hackleman, co-inventor of inkjet printer ink, brought delegates from across the globe behind the scenes on the process of invention. During the open discussion, one of the Read More
How are you feeling about the world today? Many would say, not great. Film and TV are unique in their ability to build new worlds that seem familiar, and yet, new all at once; this makes them the perfect tool Read More
Until recently, the molecular events that drive cancer have been difficult to grasp, let alone control. The confluence of advanced technologies that allow us to visualize these processes at the genetic and cellular level promise to fundamentally alter the care Read More
“Just sit back, relax, and enjoy a moment of distraction,” is the hook from the opening monologue of the Dr. Sydnee McElroy’s podcast Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. But for many scientists, distraction is exactly the challenge they Read More
U.S. News and World Report ranked both data scientist and statistician in the top 10 of its Best Jobs of 2022. Statistical ideas are often introduced as part of doing science, but statistics and data science can also contribute to Read More
Charleston, W.Va. – “I learned more from the presenters, staff, and fellow delegates than I [learned] all during quarantine.” Giuliana Rivadeniera’s sentiment is not uncommon. The 2021 Ecuador delegate continued, “without a doubt, the best three and a half weeks Read More
The National Youth Science Foundation was saddened to learn of the passing of Hershel “Woody” Williams yesterday. We are grateful that we had the opportunity to know Woody and that he took time out of his busy schedule to speak Read More
Spaceflight’s hazards to humans present in varying degrees: altered gravity, isolation and confinement, distance from Earth, radiation, and hostile closed environments. Using proxy environments scientists can replicate the hazards humans may face on Mars. If we do it right, we Read More
