Why to How: Adventures in STEM

We're very excited to announce our first guest for the Why to How: Adventures in STEM podcast - Ann Makosinski!   

Ann is a 23-year-old student, serial inventor and media darling doing numerous global appearances and keynote talks. Having participated in science fairs since Grade 6, she won a gold medal at CWSF2013 for her project Hollow Flashlight, and in that same year won the Google Science Fair, presented at two different TedX events and was named in Time Magazine's 30 Under 30 list. In 2014, two more TedX events, 4 awards at the International Science & Engineering Fair as well as presenting her eDrink mug on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon rounded out another big year for Ann. Since then, the awards, brand ambassador campaigns and public speaking appearances have continued to keep her busy, she's founded her own company Makotronics Enterprises, filed numerous patents and still found time to enrol as a student at the University of British Columbia to study Arts & English Literature.   

Ann has an incredible story and is so much more than the little I listed above. You can learn more about her achievements and her every day by checking out the links below:

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annmakosinski/

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/annmakosinski

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annmakosinski/

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ANDINIELVIS 

This conversation is sure to be one not to miss!

Welcome to Why to How, a YSC podcast where we explore adventures in STEM. Every great science fair project starts with a simple question: ‘why?’, which sparks a pursuit of curiosity to ultimately discover the ‘how.’ Join me, Stuart McKelvie, as I interview science fair alumni to take a deep dive into their passion for STEM. If you’re wanting to start a science fair project, interested in STEM or just want to hear some great career & life advice, this is the podcast for you. The Why to How podcast will be launching in the next few weeks, so stay tuned for more details about the exact launch date. The audio podcast will be available on all major podcasting platforms, and the video podcast will be available on the Youth Science Canada YouTube channel. 

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