MUSE Magazine: Quest for Perfection
MUSE is a discovery magazine for children and teens ages 9-14. It takes intellectual curiosity seriously, while never taking itself too seriously. The editors seek fresh and entertaining articles from the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Timeliness and trustworthiness is essential, but humor, irreverence, and atypical angles are also hallmarks of MUSE.
Each edition of MUSE focuses on a central theme and open-ended organizing questions about the theme. Although articles will provide different angles and perspectives on a theme, we aim for every article in an issue to help a reader begin to form at least an initial answer to the organizing questions.
Ideal MUSE articles build on and extend the existing knowledge most young people in grades 4 – 8 have. We value articles that feature innovators, scientists, and engineers who can explain what they’ve done in a clear and understandable way. Articles that explore new developments related to the organizing questions are especially welcome.
We seek articles that describe how things and processes work, and we look for claims or assertions to be backed up with evidence.
July/August 2020 ISSUE : Quest for Perfection
Organizing question: What is perfection (especially in math, architecture, art)? Is perfection obtainable? Possible topics: How does the definition of perfection change among different cultures and over time? Psychology of perfection: when is the quest useful, and when harmful? Symmetry and scale; Perfect structures in nature; The golden ratio; Perfect numbers; What to do when you’re not perfect
Queries by: December 2, 2019
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