Bringing Maglev to the classroom: STEAM enrichment program As part of our November celebration of National Education Month (and more specifically, November being National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, or STEAM, Day), our team recently launched our first STEAM afterschool program with (Restoring Inner-City Hope). The RICH Program, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering and educating Baltimore residents through community programming, hosted the event with us at their headquarters in the South Baltimore neighborhood of Cherry Hill. It was a huge success, and we are already looki ..read more

Celebrating the Data in Every Day Life For most of us, our eyes start to gloss over when we hear the term “statistics”. Statistical data can be confusing, meaning they can be misused to distort information. It’s no wonder that many of us are either bored by, or don’t trust statistical data. However, statistics are all around us, and as humans we naturally perform statistical analysis every day. Statistics help us make sense of the world around us; we are constantly calculating the probability of future occurrences based on passed interactions. For example, when we look at a cup of coffee and ..read more

Raising Awareness of Rail Safety Did you know that federal statistics show that every three hours in the United States, a person or vehicle is hit by a train? These tragic and often fatal incidents are the motivators behind Rail Safety Week (RSW) in North America, an annual media awareness campaign led by Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI). This year’s Rail Safety Week takes place from September 19 to September 25, with each day of the week emphasizing a different theme regarding rail safety. If you had the chance to read our August blog post about Traffic Safety Awareness Month, you know that N ..read more