MadSci

Since that time, the site has evolved into an interactive science teaching and community outreach tool, staffed and maintained by volunteer scientists and engineers from around the world. The founders/directors of the current incarnation are Lynn Bry, Kieran Holmes, and Ricky Sethi. The MadSci Network fields questions in 26 different subjects, cove... ring topics in astronomy, the biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, and physics. In 1999 alone, more than 900 scientists volunteered their time to answer more than 25,000 questions from K-12 students and the general public. Today, roughly 40% of all questions come from outside of North America, with more than two-thirds of all questions coming from K-12 students. MadSci continues its mission to share knowledge with students of all ages and other life-long learners through our free ask-an-expert service and associated web-based resources. We act as a fun educational resource for kids in grades K-12, while encouraging older students to pursue careers in science- and engineering-related fields. We are also a credible resource of information for the general public and our network motivates our volunteers to continue learning by teaching others. Our main focus has been our free Ask-An-Expert service, which receives 90-150 questions a day from visitors in the U.S. or as far away as Malaysia, Chile and even Antarctica. The people asking questions are as young as 4 years to as old as 88 years of age. Examples include: Why do grapes spark in the microwave?Read More