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 …
Anti-Islamic Blogger Pamela Geller Strikes Again
What comes to mind when you hear the word “Islam”? ISIS? Anti-Semitism? Terrorist? These are a few of the many stereotypical and discriminatory words I …
Apple Pay: “Your Wallet Without The Wallet”
Can you imagine not having to carry your wallet everywhere you go? As usual, Apple has thought of everything. To add to all the new …
An Interview with Storm Portner of Wellbody Alliance
Storm Portner works with Wellbody Alliance, an NGO based in the Kono District of Sierra Leone, as a global partnership fellow. Portner, a Princeton University graduate …
TEDxYouth@Hewitt 2014: Anticipating the Event
TED is a nonprofit that aims to spread beneficial thinking and powerful ideas usually through short talks and videos. TED was started in 1984 and has left …