This Educator Wants to be ‘Bill Nye for Diverse Young People’ and Encourage Students to Pursue STEM Opportunities

In a middle school gymnasium filled with sixth, seventh and eighth graders, about half the students raised their hands when asked if they knew what artificial intelligence was.

The students at North Philadelphia’s Gesu School were gathered for a presentation from Justin Shaifer, aka Mr. Fascinate, about “Why STEM is Dope.”

The LA-based Shaifer’s goal is to be like Bill Nye the Science Guy and help bring diverse young people into STEM fields. He’s the founder of Fascinate Media and a Forbes’ 30 Under 30 honoree in education.

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