Do you remember drawing Xs on your bug bites as a little kid because someone told you it would stop the itching? Do you remember …
Learning Through a Screen
If you were to walk by North Lab during certain parts of your days at Hewitt, you would see juniors and seniors intently staring at …
STEMinism: Recognizing the Gender Gap
This post, one in a series for the sophomore English blog project, can be found featured on L’Oreal USA For Girls In Science here. We …
Hewitt Students Turned Architects-in-Training
What do paper, tape, and gum all have in common? They’re all items used in the most recent challenge undertaken by Hewitt’s 13 architects-in-training. This …
Now Made in China: Canned Air
What do clothes, every trinket you’ve ever owned, the tchotchke you gave your Secret Snowflake, and air all have in common? As of late, they’ve …
2012 in Retrospect: Science and Technology
1. SOPA Blackout (January 18)
2. MegaUpload Shut Down (January 19)
3. Facebook Goes Public (May 18)
Scientists or Murderers?
When you think of a murderer, what type of person pops into your head? 6’7″ with a gun 6’5″ with a knife 6’1″ …
How Prepared was Hewitt for Science Olympiad?
A group of 15 Hewitt students were directed to a room on the corner of the maze-like third floor in Grover Cleveland High School, the …
A New Element or Two
Attempting to pronounce ununtrium (113), ununquadium (114), ununpertium (115), ununhexium (116), ununseptium (117), and ununoctium (118) has officially come to “the beginning of the end.” …