The world is getting warmer. As things heat up it puts a strain on animals and habitats. Students across the world skipped school and went on strike in a fight against climate change. Inspired by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, environmentally conscious students are calling for the government to take action on global warming. Greta Thunberg… Continue reading For The Earth Climate Change Is Bad
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How Much Pi?
Emma Haruka Iwao, who works at Google, used Google Cloud computing to calculate 31.4 trillion digits of pi. This is the first time some used publicly available cloud software for an enormous pi calculation. Peter Trueb set the previous world record in 2016, calculating the digits of pi to 22.4 trillion digits. Emma loved pi… Continue reading How Much Pi?
Youth: The Future is now
Let’s talk about the future with young people. Their time is now.
Education Can Win in Nigeria
Education can win in Nigeria a couple of ways; more quality schools with libraries, books and classroom facilities and trains more teachers. But getting more children into classrooms and in front of books isn’t the only answer.
Chicken Heroes: Celia Payne
Cecilia Payne was the first person to earn a PhD in astronomy. A Russian-American astronomer, Otto Strauve said hers was “the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy.” Her mother refused to pay for her higher education, so she worked hard and won a scholarship to Cambridge University in England. But when she finished… Continue reading Chicken Heroes: Celia Payne