Maya's Blog

 I took a class on creativity because I thought the idea of learning about it and the idea of fostering creativity was really interesting and something I really wanted to learn more about.  To inspire my creativity, I'll go on walks or hikes, listen to music, watch a movie or read a book. 

 Visit the website https://theindexproject.org/. Choose one INDEX award winner or nominee and review their profile and design. Write a comment about the design or invention. I chose the RobustNest, designed by Swiss designer Fabien Roy in collaboration with EPFL’s Essential Tech Center. The invention is a newborn incubator with a special thermal battery, so it can resist power cuts and can also be easily transported and prevent newborn deaths. It was created because many newborns die due to hypothermia, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The incubators they had didn't function well there, so this was created to fix that. I think this a very interesting and necessary invention, because it's saving lives. 

 There are five pieces of coal, a carrot, and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn but there is a perfectly logical reason why they should be there. What is it? I think the reason that those items were there would be because there was a snowman there, and a child was chasing a dog, and knocked the snowman over. The snowman then sat there and melted after a while, leaving the pieces of coal, a carrot, and a scarf lying on the lawn.