In 2004, I had the privilege of visiting some Airbus aerospace engineers in Bristol, UK to see their latest project: a sail boat named Invictus. They had designed the catamaran with a rigid sail–it looked and acted like an airplane wing–to compete … Continue reading
A friend was going through some old papers and came across an article in the Kansas City Star about a local kid who made good by winning an internship at The Economist. Yup, that’s my smiling face! I was giddy! … Continue reading
Earlier this month, high school students from around the world gathered in Bremen, Germany to test their math skills in the 50th annual International Mathematics Olympiad. If you’re interested in the type of problems that high school students can solve … Continue reading