How YouTuber Hank Green is bringing STEM to a new generation
 

How YouTuber Hank Green is bringing STEM to a new generation
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Bill Nye is a millennial **stalgia heartthrob, and Neil deGrasse Tyson is a Twitter king — but they're also where many Americans' everyday exposure to science ends.

Because we're facing a STEM (Science, Tech**logy, Engineering, Mathematics) education deficit, the U.S.*is in the midst of a major push to boost the accessibility of STEM education and job resources.*

A lack of educational resources*— something that the Obama administration has fought to address — is partly to blame for the deficiency. But young people who misunderstand the kind of life and future a STEM career could bring them are also part of the problem. A recent survey of 1,000 adults found that 1/3 did **t purse a career in STEM because it "seemed too hard." Read more...


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