Audience : Middle and High School Students “The highest form of knowledge is empathy.” - Bill Bullard. Image by Marcus Winkler, from Unsplash What is empathy from a neuroscience perspective? Have you ever seen someone stub their toe or get a surprise splash of cold water and immediately felt a twinge of pain yourself? Or maybe you’ve watched a friend’s face fall when they received bad news and felt a knot in your stomach along with them. That strange, mirrored experience is called empathy ,...

Audience : Middle and High School Students Insomnia affects over 70% of high school students, leaving many exhausted, unfocused, and overwhelmed during the day. Image by Kinga Howard , from Unsplash Have you ever been scrolling through TikTok at 2 a.m., aware that you have a test in the morning, and yet still unable to fall asleep after putting your phone down? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. At least once a week, more than a quarter of students (28%) fall asleep in class, 22% fall...

We at STEMpathize have a passion for connecting the crossroads that lie between creativity and STEM education, and sharing that with our audience. The STEM Kit Team is an important piece in this process, creating hands-on projects that build on fundamental STEM-based topics to create accessible learning opportunities for students in the community. Among the innovative members of this team is Edwin Mu, a senior at Los Altos High School (LAHS) and the founder of the LAHS STEMpathize chapter....