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Nature Materials 8, 245–247 (1 April 2009) | doi:10.1038/nmat2410

Hands-on inspiration for science

Christoph Renner

The prevailing lack of interest in scientific matters among adolescents is obvious. It most notably manifests itself in the steady decline in the number of students from developed countries embracing a scientific curriculum, to the point where the future supply of skilled scientists is at risk.