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Google Science Fair Is Global Competition for Genius Kids

by Terrence O'Brien on January 11, 2011 at 02:35 PM

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Google appears to be tired of waiting for potential genius engineers to do things like graduate college. The company has instead decided to launch the Google Science Fair, a competition that asks 13- to 18-year olds with bright scientific minds to pit their projects against one another for prizes. While ostensibly encouraging students to get involved in science and engineering, it is also likely helping Google to build scouting reports on potentially brilliant talents. The competition is being cosponsored by CERN, The LEGO Group, National Geographic and Scientific American.

Students from all over the world are encouraged to enter by registering here, and by creating a Google Site that explains their projects' hypotheses and procedures. Submissions will be accepted until April 4th, and Google will announce the semifinalists in May. The public will be encouraged to vote on the semifinalists, which will be competing for prizes such as a trip to the Galapagos Islands or CERN. Students can currently view an example project, after which to model their site. We can't wait to see what these kids (who are most likely much brighter than we are) cook up.

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