A different kind of meeting at the Faculty of Physics: Ed Moriarty and Jenny Sendova inspire NPMG students

On 11 November, at the Faculty of Physics, a small but highly motivated group of students from the National High School of Science and Mathematics (NPMG) met Ed Moriarty, an instructor at the Edgerton Center of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Jenny Sendova.

One tube and hundreds of questions

With a deceptively simple yet captivating experiment, Ed challenged the young people to actively observe, make predictions and explore the world around them.

During the meeting, he shared a personal story that vividly captures the essence of real learning. The experience reminded him of a moment from his own student days, when his teachers handed him an ordinary tube and asked him simply to observe it and ask questions.

“There are more than 300 questions about this tube – I wonder how many you will ask me, and how many things you will discover?”

– he challenged the students.

Science in its purest form

The event was full of humour, bold predictions and kept promises, but above all – science in its purest and most captivating form.

Ed left deeply inspired by the alertness and curiosity of the NPMG students. The meeting proved once again that the most valuable education is born where there is freedom to ask questions and look for your own answers.