I work in a research lab and have kids under 7. These are the science-based gifts that they've enjoyed most over the years.

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STEM lantern kits that the author's children built.
The author said her kids enjoy a variety of STEM-based toys they've received, including these Poraxy lantern kits.

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A Nobel Prize-winning economist warned students against rushing into STEM to get AI jobs, saying they may sow their 'own seeds of self-destruction'

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Christopher Pissarides, professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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The marriage of sports and technology can help narrow the gender gap

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STEM students with Rosanna Tennant, broadcast journalist and presenter on F1TV, and Ruth Buscombe of the Alfa Romeo F1 team

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One rural Alabama school district figured out how to improve students' math scores: longer classes, group learning, and data diving

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Piedmont Elementary School math teacher Cassie Holbrooks helps a small group of fourth-grade students with a three-digit subtraction problem in Piedmont, Alabama, on Aug. 31, 2023.

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I'm one of only 26 Black women astrophysicists in America. Acting helped me overcome the stereotypes I felt as a woman of color in STEM.

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Dr. Aomawa Shields.

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I'm a high school math and science teacher who uses ChatGPT, and it's made my job much easier

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Shannon Ahern teaching a ChatGPT-generated slide to her class.

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The 7 best college majors to choose if you want to make a lot of money in your first job — and no surprise, they are all in STEM

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Engineering graduates earn some of the highest salaries among early-career workers.

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