By Emilia Ismail.
Penang STEM and the six centres under its eco-system, namely Tech Dome Penang, Penang Science Cluster, Penang Math Platform, @CAT, Penang Skills Development Centre and Penang Digital Library, successfully organised its inaugural Penang STEM Carnival 2018 last July, as yet another of its numerous key initiatives to spark curiosity and interest amongst the younger generations towards Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
By Emilia Ismail.
Penang STEM and the six centres under its eco-system, namely Tech Dome Penang, Penang Science Cluster, Penang Math Platform, @CAT, Penang Skills Development Centre and Penang Digital Library, successfully organised its inaugural Penang STEM Carnival 2018 last July, as yet another of its numerous key initiatives to spark curiosity and interest amongst the younger generations towards Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
[ Article was extracted from Penang Monthly website (written by Emilia Ismail on June 2018) ] Computer coding teaches kids to think outside the box, work collaboratively and reason systematically. It is a skill for the future. Are we shifting our focus from teaching children how to write, to teaching them how to code? “Since…
The jury is still out. Will the extreme digitization of businesses and industries rolling through the fourth industrial revolution result in an alarming loss or whopping gain of jobs? What should you do now? Job Maker or Job Killer? An excerpt from a Boston Consulting Group press release in 2015,…
Making physical artifacts, bikinis, fashion toys and trinkets are mundane stuffs you can do with a 3D printer. They are printing houses in Russia, model concept cars in Japan, fighter jet parts in UK and customized spacecraft and instrument parts at NASA. The ominous part is that this creative technology might also be used to destroy….
NOVEMBER 4, 2017: Official Opening of the Penang Math Platform (PMP) by YAB Tuan Lim Guan Eng, the Chief Minister of Penang. PMP is an organization, housed at the Karpal Singh Penang Learning Centre, No 1. Jalan Kaki Bukit,11700, Gelugor, Penang. It is dedicated to the advancement of mathematics for students, professionals and experts. PMP offers…
“Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.” –Shakuntala Devi, an Indian writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the “human computer.”* * Source: Wikipedia The Penang Math Platform (PMP) has opened its doors to the public, offering facilities and resources dedicated to the study of…
Are you destined to be a ‘bad at math’ person? Can you fix this negative self-perception? Zig Ziglar, the legendary sales master and motivator calls it “stinking thinking.” Like many other aspects of our life, thinking, “I am bad at math,” or “I’m allergic to algebra,” can be a self-fulfilling prophesy. It’s not like the…
An excerpt from the President’s message, at Toyota’s website clearly expresses the intention of one of the world’s largest corporation to be future- ready. Do you have the same intention? In the fourth paragraph, Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor declares to the world, “Our circumstances are likely to change in the future and there…