With the holiday season in full swing, make sure you order your sports-and-health-loving loved ones great gifts. Whether it is just a trinket or a …
Nanotechnological Discoveries at MIT
In the 1980s, Eric Drexler made the word “nanotechnology” come to life. As the “founding father of nanotechnology,” he expanded the fundamental principles of nanotechnology …
Breaking News: Grand Jury Decides on No Indictment in Eric Garner Case
By Susannah Meyer and Chelsea Gardner Earlier today, on Wednesday December 3, a Staten Island grand jury decided to refrain from indicting Daniel Pantaleo, the …
Obama’s Administration on Ferguson
On Monday, December 2, in wake of Darren Wilson’s lack of indictment for the killing of Michael Brown, President Obama announced his plans to settle …
The World’s First SmartShip: Quantum of the Seas
Now more than ever technology is being integrated into everything we do. There are smartphones, smart TVs, smart cars. And now, there’s a smart ship. …
Action Video Games Boost Learning
What if playing video games could enhance your intelligence? Are action video games actually beneficial to your learning? Recently, a new study has supported the unexpected. The study …
UPDATED: A New Civil Rights Movement?
If only there were an ice bucket challenge to raise awareness for the reality of racism and white-on-black crime in America. On a hot August 9th …
TEDxYouth@Hewitt 2014: Worlds Imagined
Last weekend, Hewitt hosted our 5th annual TEDxYouth event with based upon the theme of “Worlds Imagined.” Each speaker interpreted this theme differently and focused on …
Ebola: The First and Only Case in NYC
Ebola came to New York City on October 23 with the arrival of Dr. Craig Spencer. Spencer had just returned from Guinea after treating Ebola patients with Doctors …
11/20/2014: To City Council
Below is the transcript of Nicki Feldbaum ’15’s speech to the members of the Sanitation Committee at City Council on the proposed charge on plastic …