This is the SlouchStopper, a project to help people sitting at the computer to sit up straight. The SlouchStopper is a program that uses your computer camera to look at the user and detects whether they are in a good sitting posture or not. It will tell the computer to notify the user to fix […]

In the fourth grade, a representative of the Breakthrough SF program came to my school to talk to students about what the program provides. There would be opportunities to learn new things and would take students on a proper course to college with help along the way. I realized that many students aren’t given the […]

TCMY was designed for students to be able to understand traditional Chinese medicine in an easy and accessible way, with sources and information they know they can trust. When I first started investigating traditional Chinese medicine for fun, I noticed that there was a clear gap in the market for young people and those with […]

Coping with stress and motivation both in and out of school can be mentally overwhelming; however it all begins with one of the most important aspects of human health: getting enough sleep. We all love a short nap here and there throughout the day.  Most of us probably sleep in until noon on the weekends […]

Bordle, which you yourself can play here, is a parody of the popular Wordle game. This version, however, allows you to choose how long the word is that you want to guess and to play practice games in the “infinite” mode. Bordle uses a pseudo random number generator using the date as a seed to […]

This year my i2 project is centered on web-shooters, created in the Spider-Man comics. Although the project may appear juvenile, and admittedly a bit self-indulgent, it has required me to learn more about various chemicals and their functions as well as beginning to explore the more technical side of building. Furthermore, artificial spider silk is […]

Why are we not acting to prevent irreversible climate change? Why do we not talk about this global crisis? How are Bay Area high school teachers addressing climate change in the classroom? Are they addressing it? I conducted a survey of local high school teachers from across disciplines to get a better sense of how […]