Just over a week ago, I met the coolest high schooler ever. Her name is Stella and not only does she know how to express her love of science (as you can see above), she designed a brilliant math mug for Cognitive Surplus.
Stella attended the Los Angeles Math Circle at UCLA where she first learned about factorials. After wondering about zero factorial (0!), she figured out that it equaled one and thereby reasoned that “making no choice is a choice in itself!” She made a version of this mug for her dad for Father’s Day before collaborating with Cognitive Surplus to make the one shown here. You can read her story behind the design in her own words on their website.
I met Stella at the writing workshop as part of West Coast Science Communication Retreat (aka #SciCommCamp). The world is totally a better place with curious minds like hers in it - as clearly evidenced by her taste in tardigrades. ;)