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Planet Earth | Vol 20#3, Jan/Feb 2013
A Week at the Green School in Bali, Indonesia • Adapting to a Changing Climate • Landsat: A Continuing Legacy of Earth Observation • An Early-Warning System for Earthquakes (PDF) • The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (PDF) • Developing a Water-Purification System for The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge • An Antarctic Expedition with Students on Ice (PDF) • CTY Paleobiology (PDF) • FIRST LEGO League's Global Innovation Awards (PDF) • Climate Scientist Kevin Trenberth (PDF) • Career Profile: Geoscientist Tim Hanrahan • Conducting Field Research in College • Avoiding Burnout in College • Students Review UCLA • Essay Contest Winners
Storytelling | Vol 20#2, Nov/Dec 2012
Well of Dreams (PDF) • National History Day • Interview with novelist Ben H. Winters (PDF) • National Novel Writing Month • Japan Adventures ... in Manga • Blogs & New Kinds of Narratives • Interview with Mark Stencel, NPR's Managing Editor of Digital News • Postcards from Summer Writing Programs (PDF) • The Great Books Summer Program • ISEF Students Journey to CERN (PDF) • Taking Your Research Experience to the Next Level • Catherine Burns, Artistic Director of The Moth (PDF) • Career Profile: Blue Sky Studios Animator Richard Fournier • College Planning and Preparation in High School • Students Review Swarthmore College
Brain Science | Vol 20#1, Sept/Oct 2012
The Proper Care and Feeding of the Teenage Brain (PDF) • The International Brain Bee (PDF) • CTY Neuroscience (PDF) • Highly Able and Twice-Exceptional Brains • BrainGate: Turning Thoughts into Action • Shedding Light on Schizophrenia • The NINDS Summer Program in Neurological Sciences (PDF) • Understanding the World of the Alzheimer's Patient • Fencing Lessons (PDF) • NIMH Director Thomas Insel, MD (PDF) • Career Profile: Genetic Counselor Carolyn Applegate • Community Service in College • Preparing for College in Middle School • Students Review Princeton University • Poetry Contest Winners
Build It! | Vol 19#5, May/June 2012
The Architecture Institute at Duke TIP (PDF) • Two weeks with Habitat for Humanity • The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest (PDF) • Improving Robotic Surgery with Haptics • The Nasa Great Moonbuggy Race (PDF) • Building a Better Landmine Detector • The Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge • The Art and Science of Building a Xylophone (PDF) • Better Than Wikinotes: A Website by and for Students (PDF) • The Yale Ivy Scholars Program • Katrina Cottage Designer Marianne Cusato • Career Profile: Electrical Engineer Yusuf Gurkaynak • Become a Polyglot • How to Find a Mentor • Students Review Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology • Fiction Contest Winners
Dramatic Arts | Vol 19#4, Mar/Apr 2012
Interlochen Center for the Arts (PDF) • Washington National Opera Institute (PDF) • A Journey in Improv (PDF) • Plays & Players at CTD (PDF) • Young Playwrights Inc. (PDF) • An Invitation to Embark on a Shakespearean Journey (PDF) • Puppet Arts with UConn Mentor Connection • Interview with a film preservationist • CAPPIES: The Critics and Awards Program for High School Theater and Journalism • Broadcom MASTERS: A New Science Contest for Middle School Students (PDF) • Career Profile: Theater Producer Roberta Pereira • Double-Degree Program at Johns Hopkins University & Peabody Conservatory (PDF) • Developing Your Public Speaking Skills • Students Review Boston College
Biology | Vol 19#3, Jan/Feb 2012
Nobel Laureate Carol Greider (PDF) • DNA Barcoding • The International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Competition (PDF) • Young Biologists, Big Discoveries • The International Biology Olympiad • Four Summers as a CTY Center Scholar (PDF) • Macrophotography by Igor Siwanowicz • The Stanford Institutes of Medicine Research Program • The World on Stage • Lessons from Chess (PDF) • Common Sense for a Happy, Healthy Freshman Year • Career Profile: Wildlife Biologist Brian Gratwicke • Students Review Cornell University • A JHU Admissions Officer on Reviewing College Applications • Essay Contest Winners
The Classical World | Vol 19#2, Nov/Dec 2011
Why Study Classics? • Peter Meineck, Ancient Greeks/Modern Lives • Latin Geek: The Junior Classical League (PDF) • Latin in Rome (PDF) • Made in Greece ... Or Was It? • Q&A with Classical Scholar Philip Matyszak, Author of The Classical Compendium • How the Illicit Antiquities Trade Hurts Us All • The Aqueduct Hunters (PDF) • What's Old is News • Girls on Ice Summer Program in Glaciology (PDF) • National Youth Science Camp • Great Books, Great Education (PDF) • Career Profile: Objects Conservator Julie Lauffenburger • Students Review Reed College • Merit-Based Scholarships and Awards
Physics & Astronomy | Vol 19#1, Sept/Oct 2011
Cosmologist Risa Wechsler (PDF) • Physics Is ... • The International Physics Olympiad (PDF) • 17-year-old nuclear physicist Taylor Wilson (PDF) • A Survey of Cutting-Edge Physics Research • Seeing the Skies with Space Telescopes • Exploring the Mysterious Lives of Stars • CTY Astrophysics (PDF) • Book Buddies: Transforming Used Books into Treasures • Meeting the Economics Challenge • What to Do on College Breaks • Career Profile: Astronomer Marc Postman • Students Review University of Virginia • Need-Based Financial Aid • Poetry Contest Winners
Media Arts & Technology | Vol 18#5, May/Jun 2011
App Quest: The Making of an iOS App (PDF) • The Digital Youth Network & Media Literacy • Citizen Science Powered by Cell Phones • Media Arts at the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards • The Accidental Animator (PDF) • The New Media Explorers • Digital Media Design at Penn's Summer Academy in Applied Science & Technology • Copyright Criminals: A Q&A with Kembrew McLeod • Digital Storytelling • Destination ImagiNation (PDF) • Apps to Take to College • The World Outside Your Major • Career Profile: Google Search Designer Jon Wiley • Students Review University of California, Irvine
Mathematics | Vol 18#4, Mar/Apr 2011
The Unity of Mathematics • Street-Fighting Mathematics (PDF) • Problem Solving: A Skill for the 21st Century • The Benefits of Math Circles • The Beauty of Number Theory • The Lure of Math Competitions • A Survey of National Math Competitions • Math at the Science Fair • Learning Math through CTYOnline • MathPath • When Origami Meets Rocket Science • Lil' MDGs (PDF) • Excerpts from the Homeschool FAQ • Career Profile: APL Software Engineer Lillian Nguyen • Students Review Georgia Tech • What's Good about Standardized Testing?
The Water Issue | Vol 18#3, Jan/Feb 2011
Water: A History of Crisis & Opportunity • Peter Gleick, Co-Founder of The Pacific Institute (PDF) • Envirothon 2010 • The Stockholm Junior Water Prize (PDF) • Feat of Clay (PDF) • Interview with Jesse Ausubel, Co-Founder of the Census of Marine Life (PDF) • The Hydropower Debate (PDF) • Two Weeks at Whale Camp • Making the Most of Public School • Why a BS/MD Was Right for Me • Career Profile: USGS Research Oceanographer Ryan Moyer • Students Review Georgia Tech • The Benefits of Residential Summer Programs • Winners of the 2011 Creative Minds Essay Contest
History & Archaeology | Vol 18#2, Nov/Dec 2010
Why I Became an Environmental Historian • Interview with Forensic Anthropologist Kathy Reichs • Egyptologist Kara Cooney, Host of Discovery Channel's Out of Egypt (PDF) • Archaeological Exploration at Jamestown • The Science of Archaeology • Ancient Greek: A Window to the Past (PDF) • History and Archaeology in the News • National History Day • Why I Majored in Archaeology (PDF) • The Program for the Exceptionally Gifted at Mary Baldwin College • Career Profile: Smithsonian Curator Torben Rick • Students Review Brown University • Crossing the Pond: Going to College at Cambridge University
Biotechnology | Vol 18#1, Sept/Oct 2010
Is Genetic Testing Right for You? • 2010 Lemelson-MIT Prize Winner Carolyn Bertozzi (PDF) • Interview with authors of How to Defeat Your Own Clone • Interview with J. Craig Venter • Using Stem Cells to Treat Diabetes • Transgenic Animals • Nanobiotechnology at UConn's Mentor Connection • Immortal Cells and Bioethics • Volunteering at the Tech Museum • My So-Called Gap Year • Five Tips for Succeeding at Science Fairs • Career Profile: Computational Biologist Aravinda Chakravarti • Students Review University of Rochester • The College Admissions Interview • Winners of the 2010 Creative Minds Poetry Contest
Engineering | Vol 17#5, May/Jun 2010
What is Engineering? • Grad Students on their Cutting-Edge Research • The National Engineering Design Challenge • FIRST Robotics • A Summer with the Student Engineering Apprentice Program • Engineering Better Buildings through IDEERS (PDF) • Biomimicry: Engineering Gone Wild • An Engineer in Training at CTY (PDF) • Living and Learning at Phillips Andover Academy (PDF) • Robert Malkin, Engineering World Health (PDF) • Career Profile: NASA Robotics Engineer Arin Morfopoulos (PDF) • Students Review Johns Hopkins University • Winners of the 2010 Creative Minds Fiction Contest
Philosophy | Vol 17#4, Mar/Apr 2010
Thanks to the generosity of the Squire Family Foundation, the entire contents of this issue is available online at http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/imagine/20100304_SFF
Why Study Philosophy? • A Survey of Philosophy's Big Ideas over the Millennia • Philosophy of the Mind at CTY • The Wide World of Philosophy • What Does It Mean to "Do" Philosophy? • Philosophy & The Matrix • Harry Potter and Plato • Ethics Bowl • How to Start a Philosophy Club • Interview with Philosopher of Science Bas van Fraassen • Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught? • Career Profile: Epidemiologist Mark Parascandola • Students Review Davidson College • Winning Essays from the 2009 Kids Philosophy Slam
The Art & Science of Games | Vol 17#3, Jan/Feb 2010
Interview with Elementeo creator Anshul Samar • Carnegie Mellon's National High School Game Academy (PDF) • Careers in Game Development • The Benefits of Computer Strategy Gaming • Baseball Statistics for the 21st Century (PDF) • How the Game Foldit Advances Research and Makes Protein Folding Fun (PDF) • A Brief Exploration of Game Theory • The Aspen Music Festival (PDF) • What Can We Learn from Computer Games? • Scribblenauts creator Jeremiah Slaczka (PDF) • Gaming Safely • Career Profile:Sports Physical Therapist Erik Meira • Combined BS/MD Programs • Students Review Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Essay Contest Winners
Writing | Vol 17#2, Nov/Dec 2009
From Writing Contests to The Harvard Crimson • The Power of High School Journalism • The Fabulist's World (PDF) • Six Professional Writers on Writing (PDF) • Life in the World of Fanfiction • The Young Playwrights Festival National Playwriting Competition (PDF) • Writing Rights • Quiz Bowl (PDF) • The Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program • Why Blog? • Science Writer Jonah Lehrer • Gauging Your School's Academic Climate • Career Profile: Technical Writer Alison Weaver • Some Thoughts on the College Application Essay • Students Review Brandeis University • Photography Contest Winners
Environmental Science | Vol 17#1, Sept/Oct 2009
Environmental Science: A Shifting Landscape • The Science of the Shore: NAGISA (PDF) • On the Speciation of Sea Slugs • Tracking Caterpillars with Earthwatch (PDF) • Bioluminescent Bacteria as Contamination Detectors • Emerging Alternative Energy Technologies • Project Jatropha (PDF) • Student Conservation Association • How Big is Your Water Footprint? • Danny Malkowski, Youth Climate Conferences (PDF) • Discovering Your Multiple Intelligences • Career Profile: Environmental Attorney Justin Augustine • Shaping My Future, A Semester at a Time • College Admissions & Your Online Image • Students Review Stanford University • 2009 Poetry Contest Winners
Mind & Brain | Vol 16#5, May/Jun 2009
International Brain Bee (PDF) • Waking the Brain with Acupressure • fMRI: Watching the Brain at Work • The Musical Brain: Interview with Dr. Charles Limb (PDF) • Exploring Philosophy of Mind • Gifted Brains • Interview with BUYology author Martin Lindstrom • From Clinic to Classroom: A Summer of Exploring Neuroscience •Funding Hope: Raising Money to Fight Brain Cancer (PDF) • The 3M Discover Education Young Scientist Challenge (PDF) • Body, Mind, Water: The Elements of Swimming (PDF) • Dr. Michael Gazzaniga on Neuroethics (PDF) • Dr. Ben Carson, Neurosurgeon (PDF) • Selected Opportunities and Resources for Exploring the Brain • Keep Your Brain Fit This Summer • Love Your Major • Career Profile: FSO Dale Lawson • Financial Literacy 101 • Students Review University of Maryland
Language & Linguistics | Vol 16#4, Mar/Apr 2009
CTY Spanish Immersion • Lessons Learned from Growing Up International • Linguist K. David Harrison on Language Extinction • Creative Writing at CTD • Language & Linguistics in the News • Arabic Immersion Program in Morocco (PDF) • The Science of Machine Translation • The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest • The Art of Marching Band (PDF) • Cognitive Scientist Steven Pinker, PhD • Finding Your Theme • The Homeschool Advantage • Career Profile: BSO Music Director Marin Alsop (PDF) • College Courses for High School Students • Students Review Harvey Mudd College
Public Health | Vol. 16#3, Jan/Feb 2009
Witness to a Pandemic • Educating Athletes about MRSA • Of Math & Measles • Predicting the Next Pandemic • What Happens When Drugs Go Down the Drain • How What We Eat Affects Public Health and the Planet • 2009 Academic Summer Programs • Stanford Summer College • CTY: The Real Deal (PDF) • Snapshots of Public Health Research • Rajeev Venkayya, Director of Global Health Delivery, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Career Profile: Game Designer & Programmer Soren Johnson • Students Review Emory University • Fiction Contest Winners
Beyond Planet Earth | Vol. 16 #2, Nov/Dec 2008
A Hubble Top 10 • Asteroid Detective (PDF) • The Planet Hunters (PDF) • Amateur Hour • Journey to the Innermost Planet • Mapping Venus • Interview with Astronaut Peggy Whitson • Terraforming: Fact, Fiction, Future • Girls Helping Girls (PDF) • Astronomer Adam Riess, PhD (PDF) • Competitions: A Win/Win Situation • Be True to Your School--and Yourself • Career Profile: Photographer Cade Martin • Preparing for College in High School • Students Review Vassar College • Photography Contest Winners
We the People | Vol. 16 #1, Sept/Oct 2008
Students Shaping the System • Standing Up for Civil Liberties • The FBINAA Youth Leadership Program • Notes from the 2008 Green Mountain Boys State (PDF) • Learning Diplomacy at Model UN • The Lure of the Law • The Civic Leadership Institute • Game, Set, Match! • Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) • Working in Groups • To Pledge or Not to Pledge a Sorority • Career Profile: Paleontologist Shanan Peters, PhD • Preparing for College in Middle School • Students Review Northwestern University • Poetry Contest Winners
Art Now! | Vol. 15 #5, May/Jun 2008
youngARTS Week 2008 (PDF) • Behind the Camera with a Student Filmmaker (PDF) • A Conversation with Cinematographer Gary Henoch • The Ailey/Professional Performing Arts School • Science through Art's Windowpane • Spotlight on Six Young Artists • Interview with Graphic Novelist Jessica Abel (PDF) • Lessons from CTY China • PDI/Dreamworks Animator Cassidy Curtis (PDF) • Social Networking Pros & Cons • Career Profile: Bridge Engineer Christopher Burgess • Dealing with Stress • Students Review Pomona College • Fiction Contest Winners
The Green Issue | Vol. 15 #4, Mar/Apr 2008
Putting E-Waste in Its Place • How Bacteria Might Fuel the Future (PDF) • Taking on Global Warming at Power Shift 2007 (PDF) • What Does "Green" Mean? •Lessons Learned from Girl Scouting (PDF) • Swimming with Whale Sharks (PDF) • Ecological Immersion with EcoTeach • The International Linguistics Olympiad (PDF) • Alicia Smith, author of Plenty • Advice from Young Naturalists • Career Profile: Trial Attorney Whitney Pellegrino • Advanced Placement and I.B. Programs • Students Review Grinnell College • Illustration Contest Winners
Invention into Action | Vol. 15 #3, Jan/Feb 2008
The Decombustors (PDF) • The Founders of Yelp.com (PDF) • A Week at BizCamp (PDF) • Breaking Ground and Raising Hope (PDF) • The Baby Blanket Project • Summer Programs 2008 • Patents 101 • Five Weeks at the Governor's School • Tim Kehoe, Toy Inventor • True Friendships • Give Math a Chance • Career Profile: Meterologist Robert Rogers, PhD • Answers to Frequently Asked Questions • Essay Contest Winners • Students Review Penn State University
The Art and Science of Sound | Vol. 15 #2, Nov/Dec 2007
The Reluctant Pianist (PDF) • Becoming Metal Kid (PDF) • The Making of a Carnatic Musician (PDF) • Cool New Sound-Based Science • Skywalker Sound's Randy Thom (PDF) • The Evolution of Musical Instruments • Solving the Mysteries of Echolocation • It's National Novel Writing Month! • Annie Gosfield, Composer and Musician (PDF) • Tips & Tricks for Mathletes • Harvard: My Best Fit • Career Profile: Nurse Anesthetist Kelly Wiltse • Finding Your Motivation Within • Photography Contest Winners • Students Review Olin College of Engineering
Animalia | Vol. 15 #1, Sept/Oct 2007
Lab & Field • Doing More for Animals • Conservation in a Warming World • The Sheep and I • An Accidental Occidental Marine Scientist • A Conversation with Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan • Intriguing Animal Behavior • Wild Visions • Invention Convention • Roots & Shoots Chase Pickering • Choosing a Science Fair Topic • Career Profile: Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas • Poetry Contest Winners • Students Review Yale University
Computers: Connections & Codes | Vol. 14 #5, May/June 2007
Taking IT Global • Trans-Continental Team • Lesson For Writing • Art & Science • Pandora: The DNA of Music (PDF) • How Do I Get Started Programming Today • Hooked on Pottery • Thinking Deeply and Dreaming Big • Career Profile: Cartoonist Tom Chalkley • Students Review California Institute of Technology
Seeing the World | Vol. 14 #4, Mar/Apr 2007
Giving and Gleaning in Guyana • Planting Seeds of Peace • At Home in Japan • Time Travels • The World Through My Lens • Building a Bridge to China • Developing a New World View • The Skating Life • Destination Imagination • Career Profile: Organic Chemist Alethia M. Brown, Ph.D. • Students Review Wesleyan University
Medicine | Vol. 14 #3, Jan/Feb 2007
Setting My Sights on Research • Journeys into the Brain • The USABO, The IBO, and a Summer of Science • Fusing Two Worlds to Tackle a Tough Germ • A Cooler Way to Resuscitate • Learning to Love Bacteria • The Art of Science • Innovations in Medicine and Health Science • Career Profile: Green Architect Angela Brooks • Students Review University of Chicago
Storytelling | Vol. 14 # 2, Nov/Dec 2006
How a Play Comes to Life • The Society for Creative Anachronism • National High School Institute • Storytelling Goes Multimedia • A Photo Camp Gallery • Interview with Novelist Amelia Atwater-Rhodes • Following in the Footsteps of Gerald Durrell • To Invigorate Literary Mind, Start Moving Literary Feet • Career Profile: Mechanical Engineer Shannon Bruzelius • Students Review University of North Carolina
Robotics and AI | Vol. 13 #5, May/Jun 2006
A Rookie at FIRST • BattleBots IQ and the Art of Destruction • University of Pennsylvania's Summer Academy in Applied Science & Technology • STS Finalist Justin Solomon and the Science of Face Recognition • Roboticist & Author Daniel H. Wilson • A Survey of Robotics Research Around the World • Botball: Robots in Progress • A Semester at the Mountain School • Career Profile: Computer Animator Gini Cruz Santos • Students Review University of Washington
The Power of Words | Vol. 13 # 4, March/Apr 2006
Finding My Voice at Interlochen • Changing the World: One Essay at a Time • National School Scrabble Championship and National Spelling Bee • Becoming a Journalist • Cognitive Linguist Joseph Grady • Finding My Role in Mock Trial • Literary Arts Resources • The USACO & the IOI • Climbing Aconcagua • Career Profile: Neurobiologist David K. Ryugo, Ph.D. • Students Review Carnegie Mellon University
Marine Science | Vol. 13 # 3, Jan/Feb 2006
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl • Underwater Olympics • A Story by an Aquarium Intern • The Hutton Junior Fisheries Society Biology Program• Harnessing the Power of the Waves • NOAA Expedition Coordinator Jeremy Potter • CTY Oceanography • The Hawaiian Pacific Expedition Tales • Career Profile: Radio Journalist Vladimir Dubinsky, Editor, NPR • Students Review Tufts University
Ancient Worlds | Vol. 13 # 2, Nov/Dec 2005
On the Bone Trail in Montana's Hell Creek • Archaeoastronomy in an Anasazi Ruin • The National Geographic Bee and Beyond • Immersed in the Ancient World • At the Crossroads of Art & Science • The Art of Kung Fu • MATHCOUNTS and Academic Decathlon • Career Profile: Epidemiologist Alvaro Munoz, Ph.D. • Students Review Oberlin College
Einstein's Legacy | Vol. 13 # 1, Sept/Oct 2005
Einstein's Influence, from Cosmology to Music (PDF) • J. Richard Gott, Time Travel in Einstein's Universe • Pooja versus the Neutron Star • In Search of Gravitational Waves • How I Got to the International Physics Olympiad • Tracking an Asteroid at Summer Science Program • Habitat for Humanity • Adventures in Veterinary Medicine • Career Profile: Supreme Court Librarian Sara Sonet, M.L.S. • Students Review Rice University
Performing Arts | Vol. 12 # 5, May/June 2005
Three Summers with the Bard • A Lifetime of Voice • The Gift of Dance • Young Musicians for Volunteer Action • A Set Designer Speaks • The Critics and Awards Program for High School Theatre • Slam Poetry • The 2005 Intel Science Talent Search • Career Profile: Nanotechnology Research Charles Lieber, Ph.D. • Students Review University of Southern California
Planetary Science | Vol. 12 # 3, Jan/Feb 2005
NASA Scientist Jonathan Lunine • Studying Europa's Icy Secrets • Understanding Global Warming • Analyzing the Deep Seafloor • Blasting Off at Space Camp Canada • Explaining Fantastic Landscapes • Concordia Language Villages • Career Profile: Speech Language Pathologist Rebecca Landa, Ph.D. • Students Review University of Pennsylvania
Politics & Leadership | Vol. 12 # 2, Nov/Dec 2004
Eyewitness to Democracy • Lessons in Peacemaking • Notes from the Campaign Trail • Crash Course in Civic Engagement • The National Student Leadership Conference • Backyard Astronomy • Career Profile: SeaWorld Veterinarian Judy St Leger, DVM • University of Michigan
Archaeology & Paleontology | Vol. 12 # 1, Sept/Oct 2004
Paleoschool • Adventures in Dino Land • An Archaeologist at NASA • The Looting of the Iraq Museum • Advice for Aspiring Archaeologists • Composing Music Electronically • The Future Problem Solving Program • Career Profile: Forensic Accountant Thomas Buckoff, Ph.D., C.P.A. • Students Review New York University • Archaeology & Paleontology Resources
Digital Media | Vol. 11 # 5, May/June 2004
Adventures in Computer Animation • Game Developer Tim Train • Life at the Intersection of Art & Technology • All the News that’s Fit to Post • Welcome to the Blogosphere • Composing Music Electronically • The 2004 Intel Science Talent Search • Career Profile: Pediatrician Scott Needle, M.D. • Students Review Lehigh University
Cross-Cultural Connections | Vol. 11 # 4, Mar/Apr 2004
Improving Cross-Cultural Understanding at School • Healing Divisions through Seeds of Peace • Bridging Pakistani and American Culture • Rotary Youth Exchange • Interview with a Peace Corps Volunteer • Exploring Indian and African Culture through Dance • Career Profile: Patent Law and Public Policy Specialist Lori Andrews, J.D. • UC Berkeley
Engineering | Vol. 11 # 3, Jan/Feb 2004
Battlebots IQ • A Taste of Real-World Engineering • An Internship at Siemens • In Search of the Best Turbine • Inspiration from Nature, Innovation for Nanotech • The Lives of Six Engineering Graduate Students • The Civic Leadership Institute • Career Profile: Executive Producer Yvette Vega • Students Review Haverford College
Visual Arts | Vol. 10 # 5, May/Jun 2003
Through the Eyes of Young Artists • How to Look at Art • The Art of Graphic Design • Are Video Games Art? • An Apprentice Curator at the Museum of Modern Art • The Lives and Loves of an Art Historian • The 2003 Intel Science Talent Search • Playing the Stock Market Game • Career Profile: Venture Capitalist Esther Chang, M.B.A. • Students Review University of California at San Diego
Mathematics | Vol. 10 # 4, Mar/Apr 2003
The Infinite Artistry of Fractals • The Thrill of Math Competitions • Breaking the Unbreakable Cipher • Seeing Through Statistics • Fun with Game Theory • Mathematics and Computer Programming • Flying Kicks and Tae Kwon Do • Making a Difference for Kids in Foster Care • Career Profile: Medical Anthropologist Monica Schoch-Spana, Ph.D. • Students Review Duke University
Language and Linguistics | Vol. 10 # 3, Jan/Feb 2003
The Joys of Etymology • Summers at Concordia Language Village • The Value of Learning Latin and Greek • Tales of Invented Languages • Lost Languages • The Bilingual Brain • The Lure of Georgian Music • Interview with Poet Laureate Billy Collins • Career Profile: Nutritionist Kelly Dorfman, L.N. • Students Review St. John’s College • Language and Linguistics Resources
History | Vol. 10 # 1, Sept/Oct 2002
Exploring My Past through National History Day • Unearthing Irish History • Summer at the Smithsonian • Finding the History Behind the Headlines • The Accidental Historian • Why Study the History of Science? • Seamstress to the Crown at the Society for Creative Anachronisms • Chinese Folk Dance • Interview with Aisha Muharrar • Career Profile: Biomaterials Scientist Angela Belcher, Ph.D. • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Robotics | Vol. 9 # 5, May/June 2002
Botball: LEGOs in Motion • A Season in Robotics • Building a Better BattleBot • QBots: A New Way to Build Bots • A Robot for Alaska • When Robots Rule the World • The 2002 Intel Science Talent Search • The Young Naturalists Awards • Career Profile: Science Journalist Michael Lemonick • Students Review University of Wisconsin
Law and Politics | Vol. 9 # 4, Mar/Apr 2002
A Student Activist’s Story • Cultivating a World View at Model UN • Joining the Fight Against Landmines • Mock Trial and Policy Debate • National Young Leaders Conference • A Member of the (School) Board • The USA Computing Olympiad • Creativity, Odyssey of the Mind Style • Career Profile: Information Security Specialist Dorothy Denning, Ph.D. • Students Review Claremont McKenna College
Communications | Vol. 9 # 3, Jan/Feb 2002
Journalism Dawn to Dusk • Cartoonist Aaron McGruder, creator of The Boondocks • Getting a Start with Fox 61 Student News • An Education in Yearbook • Inside MIT’s Media Lab • Bias in the Media • Career Profile: Molecular Modeler David Goodsell, Ph.D. • Students Review Princeton University
Physics & Astronomy | Vol. 9 # 2, Nov/Dec 2001
Space Scientist for a Summer • Studying Black Holes • In Search of Distant Planets • A Hubble Retrospective • A Life in Particle Physics • The Physics Olympiad Training Camp • Sines and Wonders: The Science of Sound • My Life as a Cellist • Skill, Strategy, and Art in Chess • Career Profile: Book Editor Betsy Lerner • Students Review Bowdoin College
The Web | Vol. 8 # 5, May/June 2001
Efficient Web Research • Evaluating Web Documents • Building the NorthernLight.com Web Search Engine • A Lesson in Web Wizardry • How the Internet Brings out Our Best and Our Worst • Distance Learning • The 2001 Intel Science Talent Search •The Art and Sport of Ballroom Dance • Career Profile: Child Psychologist Karen Loftus, Ph.D. • Students Review UCLA
Medicine & Health Sciences | Vol. 8 # 4, Mar/Apr 2001
A Doctor Without Borders • On the Wild Side of Veterinary Medicine • Combined B.S./M.D. Programs • Trends in Health Science •Beating Cancer: A Patient’s View •Nursing: The (Unexpectedly) Perfect Career for Me • Improving Patients’ Lives • Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns • Career Profile: Law Professor Pam Karlan, J.D. • Students Review Brown University
Making the Most of Your Summer | Vol. 8 # 3, Jan/Feb 2001
Four Summers of Academic Programs • Scripting the Perfect Summer • Summer in a Salt Marsh: Interning at the Audubon Society • Research in the Rainforest • The Making of a Filmmaker • Career Profile: Forensic Scientist Keith McKenney, Ph.D. • Forensic Science Links • Students Review Middlebury College
Archaeology & Anthropology | Vol. 8 # 2, Nov/Dec 2000
Exploring My Roots at an Archaeological Dig • A Summer at the Smithsonian • Ghana’s Kingdoms of Gold • A Story of Molecular Anthropology • Archaeology News from Around the World • Seeds of Peace • Career Profile: Television Journalist Cynthia McFadden, J.D. • Students Review Georgia Tech
The following issues are no longer in print:
Mathematics, Vol. 14 #1, Sept/Oct
Writing, Vol. 11 #2, Nov/Dec 2003
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