Global examination statistics reflect measurable differences between the academic achievements of boys and girls, and boys are lagging. By using electronic tables and interactive games in the classroom, however, educators have new tools to help boys reach their full academic potential.
Engineering — it’s a man’s world, but Stanford-trained engineer Debbie Sterling aims to change that with her newly launched GoldieBlox line of engineering toys for girls. Yes, they’re cute. Yes, they’re pretty. But it’s the storybook that goes with every building project that taps girls’ strong verbal skills, making GoldieBlox uniquely tuned to the way girls learn.
Universal education is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2000. The aim is that by 2015, every boy and girl around the world will have access to a full course of primary school education. But recent reports indicate that this goal won’t be achieved in the three years that remain.
3D-printed couture is disrupting the fashion world, dotting the most sophisticated fashion runways with designs that are stunning. Fantastical. Memorable.
The technology used to create these dresses is as disruptive as the designs themselves. Fashion houses can output a thousand identical dresses, or make a few keystrokes and render each one an original.
