Another great round of talks this week everyone! If I had to pick a favorite though, it would probably have to be Ben’s talk on teaching topology to middle schoolers. I have always been very disappointed in the way math and science is taught in schools and I’m strongly in favor of showing students the cool and creative side of these subjects as early as possible. It’s a daunting task to try and find activities for kids to do on these advanced topics that are accessible and show them that there is more to the subject than the facts they are told they have to regurgitate. I think the activities Ben came up with have a lot of promise, and I’d really like to see what else he manages to come up with in the future.