Getting Steamy
This past summer I spent six weeks at the Museum of Fine Arts working as one of six members of a pilot fellowship program called the STEAM team. We covered a huge amount of ground in six weeks and I learned about nearly every part…
Category Archives: Web/Tech
Our Culture’s Latest Obsession
We’ve witnessed the power of the internet over and over again, but perhaps the most clear and impressive show of it came in the form of a 3 inch plastic toy: The Fidget Spinner. The origin of the toy is almost as mysterious and controversial…
The 2017 Glocal Challenge Winners Announced
Each year, the city of Cambridge (MA) works with Education First (an international education company that focuses on language, academics, educational travel, and cultural experience) to present the Glocal Challenge to students at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. Students are recruited to take initiative…
Is Social Media Controlling Your Life?
In the past year, I’ve made more social media accounts than I have in my whole life: Tumblr, Instagram, YouTube, and this summer, I’m considering making one for Snapchat. This list doesn’t even include texting and all of the games I’ve downloaded to my phone….
4 Ways your Media is Making You Less Social – and what to do about it!
Your phone is probably the one thing you’d never leave home without. It’s your alarm clock, personal assistant, dating wingman, instant encyclopedia, and so much more. Research has shown that teens feel more connected to friends and receive support during hard times by staying close…
Social Media Inspires Young Girls to Join STEM
Just what does an engineer look like? Many of you may picture an image of the female version of Steve Urkel. But, we know that is far from the truth. Women engineers are not nerdy, dorky ladies who have no life; they are strong female…
Your Cell Phone Ring Isn’t a Bedtime Lullaby
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Is it a text message? A Facebook update? Or maybe a cool Instagram picture? We’ve all heard it before. Our phone vibrates or rings to let us know that we have a text message, or social media alert. If you’re like a…
Cell phones: Addicting or advantageous?
Beep, Beep. You reach into your pocket and pull out your cell phone. Send that quick response text and slip your phone back into your pocket only to pull it out minutes later. Is that a bad thing? According to a 2012 Time Magazine Survey,…
Reflections from a High School Senior, Class of 2014
I recently graduated from Boston Latin Academy and I must say, it feels great to be a BLA Alumni. Every graduation ceremony consists of the valedictorian speech, headmaster’s speech, and my favorite (especially this year): our 2014 Class President’s speech. He started off with mentioning…
The Beauty of Silence
Whether it’s the iconic Apple ringtone going off, the clicking of fingers on a keyboard, the ping of a Facebook notification, the chatter of someone on their Bluetooth, or the load volume coming from the flat screen TV—we’re surrounded by noises from technology. In this…