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Wouldn’t it be nice to pause in our quest to become the Dumbest People Ever and get our kids interested in Math and Science? There’s always the Google Science Fair, sort of like a reality show complete with cash and prizes, but based on Science.

Google is looking for the brightest young scientists from around the world to submit interesting, creative projects that are relevant to the world today. The competition is open to students aged 13 to 18 from around the world working on their own or in a team of two or three. For more details, visit the Google Science Fair Rules page. If your head is still stuck on the previous paragraph, yes, I said “cash” and “prizes” and “science”. What sort of cash? How about a scholarship of $50,000 to be shared by your team? What sort of prizes? What about a trip to the Galapagos Islands with National Geographic Expeditions? As you can see, this isn’t a bag of free pencils with your school’s name etched on the side – this is The Big Time. How can you refuse!? What sort of science? Heh heh… that’s your little red wagon, isn’t it? What will you do?

Registration ends APR 4, 2011. Yes, tomorrow. Yes, time’s short, but the world needs your excellent project idea for… well, now, what exactly is it? Wouldn’t it be a fun evening’s work to come up with a team project tonight? Get over to the Google Science Fair site and flex your grey matter!

Going off to SPACE this weekend. If you’re going to be able to make the show on April 24 or 25 in Columbus OH, Tom and I will be at the Wishtales table. Table #72 – see map below.