Google Launches Science Fair
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Are you the next Einstein? Google is looking for you. The company “believe[s] that science can change the world,” and it’s looking to back that belief with some valuble prizes, attempting to “celebrate and champion young scientific talent as we do athletes and pop idols.”
The search giant has partnered LEGO, National Geographic and Scientific American for a an online science contest. The competition is targeted at students across the world, aed 13 to 18. Projects are due on April 4th. Semi-finalists will be announced in May.
In July, 15 finalists will bring their projects to Google for a live event with science judges, including Dean Kamen, Nobel laureate Kary Mulis, Google exec Vint Cerf, Scientific America editor Mariette di Cristina, and CERN director Mariette di Cristina.
More information, incuding registration, is available on Google’s official blog.
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