Anissa Mak and Adam Sealfon, both seniors at Stuyvesant High School, discuss their selection as finalists for the Intel Science Talent Search, the nation's most prestigious high school science competition. They are joined by Peter Brooks, math teacher at Stuyvesant High School and adviser on their research into complex algorithms.
Comments [5]
Great Kids and teacher! I liked the way the anchor interviewed her guests for she was friendly and enthusiastic.
just listened to the podcast and have to disagree about the anchor being condescending! Sadly its the truth, many of our teenagers are involved in very unproductive activities and so nothing wrong in giving kudos to these whiz kids!
Ditto, Diana ... except the students topics are very interesting because of how they can be applied to systems ... and thus arcane for normal parlance ... and this anchor is of normal intelligence, thus misses the fascinating world of tech that underpins and supports nearly all of modern life.
This was an interesting juxtaposition with the TakeAway segment about "the IKEA effect" where we long to "do things ourselves" ... doing complex math ... even understanding its outskirts ... is VERY hard to do alone. But each of us CAN struggle with an IKEA box ...
I find the anchor's responses and questions to the two students condescending, playing to the image of American teenagers as dumbed down and anti-intellectual.
Do graphing algorithms help ordinary programming?
Leave a Comment
Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.