The Future of Science

I love reading about young people getting involved in science and not just because of an assignment or an obligation. They really love it and they show deep passion for it.

One recent example that I came across was a young woman named Deepika Kurup. She's 14 years old and on a trip to India, saw children drinking polluted water right out of a stream. What did she do? Write a letter? Donate money? Start an organization to shed light on this issue?

Nope. She developed a new way to treat water so it's drinkable. Just watch her presentation and wait for your jaw to drop. This young woman is 14 and she's talking like a professional scientist.

We need more programs like this in our country. Children should grow up celebrating science, devouring books about their world, and asking deep questions about how it works. Many children already do this, but let's make it possible so every child gets an opportunity to see how incredible science is.