What made you tackle a research-heavy theme such as the sciences?
I love research. It's a great opportunity to dig through facts, learn new stuff, and use the internet for something it's quite good at: providing information.
Which letter/topic was the most fun to research?
Oh, all of them were fun. :) But because it's one of my favorite subjects (and featured one of my favorite scientists, Lisa Randall, in addition to one of my all-time favorite science videos) I guess I'd have to pick Particle Physics.
Do you foresee a career in science for yourself?
Hopefully! It would be awesome to study the sciences in college.
Fluid dynamics was fascinating – can you give a short description?
Fluid dynamics is the applied science of how liquids and gases work. It includes aerodynamics, acoustics, and some oceanography, along with other fields, and is often used in manufacturing.
You listed notable scientists throughout the month – who do you admire the most?
It's pretty much a tie between Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lisa Randall. I love Tyson's humor and his style of presenting science to the public (he's been compared to Carl Sagan), but I also admire Lisa Randall for being the first tenured female physicist at Harvard, Princeton, and MIT.
Which topic surprised you with its popularity?
My post about Jumping Genes. I didn't expect such a specific subject to get as many comments/views as it did!
Now, blow everyone’s mind with a little bit about yourself:
I'm a teenage writer/webmaster/nerd who does not usually think of herself as having anything mind-blowing about her--though if you'd like a random fact, I can say I taught myself how to write with my weaker hand. For the heck of it. Learned ambidexterity!
If you participate in next year’s Challenge, what topics might you cover?
I'm not really sure at this point. There are so many other fields of study that I'm not lacking in material science-wise (there were several subjects I wish I could have covered, but I didn't want to choose more than one for each day), yet I also like the idea of branching out into other topics. For example, I've been toying with the idea of making 2013's series about world cultures/religions/traditions. Now that would be a challenge to write about.
Thanks, Golden! You are the sharpest teenager I know.
Co-host Ninja Captain Alex is the author of CassaStar and CassaFire and his blog can be found HERE
